Which of today's movies would you watch?
Dinner at Eight (1933) is a comedy drama
about a high society dinner at which guests make
revelations. This is an excellent movie. New
Amsterdam, precursor to New York City, was
incorporated February 2, 1653.
Dinner at Eight
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
(1967 - 1970) was a popular comedy variety
show that veered to topical and political
satire. It won an Emmy for Writing. There were
71 episodes. Tommy Smothers was born
February 2, 1937, the show first aired February
5, 1967, and Dick Smothers was born November
20, 1938.
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Deliverance (1972) is about four suburbanites
on a canoe trip in the rural South. This thrilling
and excellent movie is based on the novel by
James Dickey, born February 2, 1923. It is a sort of
Heart of Darkness set in 1970s Appalachia and pits
rural vs. urban and even civilized vs. uncivilized. It is
on the National Film Registry.
Deliverance
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