Movies for the Day, Monday, July 1, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Olivia de Havilland and Thomas A. Dorsey and Canada Day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







To Each His Own (1946) is about an
unwed mother who gives up her baby and
acts as the child's aunt's and prospers in
business.  This movie won an Oscar for Best
Actress, to Olivia de Havilland, born July
1, 1916.





To Each His Own

Say Amen, Somebody (1982) is a
documentary about gospel music, especially
focusing on Thomas A. Dorsey, sometimes
called the father of gospel music, who was
born July 1, 1899.






Say Amen, Somebody











Strangers in Good Company (1990) is
about women temporarily stranded in
the Canadian wilderness when their bus
breaks down.  They talk about life.  July
1 (1867) is Canada Day.





Strangers in Good Company

Movies for the Day, Monday, July 8, 2019

Today's movies mark the Ziegfeld Follies and the birthdays of Steve Lawrence and Tom Hanks.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Broadway Melody (1929) takes
vaudeville and showtime from
Braodway to the movies.  It harkens to
the Ziegfeld Follies, the first of which was
July 8, 1907.  See also Broadway Melody of
1936,  Broadway Melody of 1938 (with Judy
Garland), and Broadway Melody of 1940
(with Cole Porter).




The Broadway Melody







Steve and Eydie:  Our Love Is Here to
Stay (1975) was a musical special starring
Steve Lawrence, born July 8, 1935 and
pictured in 1999, and Eydie Gorme, born
August 16, 1928.  They married December
29, 1957.  This special won an Emmy for
Directing.





Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) is a very
popular and passionate romantic comedy
starring Tom Hanks, born July 9, 1956.
Washington State was admitted to the Union
November 11, 1889.




Sleepless in Seattle

Movies for the Day, Sunday, June 30, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Glenda Farrell and Billy Mills and Gay Pride Month.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Smart Blonde (1937) was the first of the
Torchy Blane series about an acerbic reporter
and a cop.  They investigate a murder.  The
reporter was played by Glenda Farrell, born
June 30, 1904.





Smart Blonde

Running Brave (1983) is the story of
Billy Mills, an American Indian runner
who won a gold medal at the 1964
Tokyo Olympics.  Mills was born June
30, 1938.  The Tokyo Olympics opened
October 10, 1964.






Running Brave














When Night Is Falling (1995) updates
the myth of Cupid and Psyche when opposites
attract in this movie about two women.  June
is Gay Pride Month.





When Night Is Falling

Movies for the Day, Saturday, June 29, 2019

Today's movies mark the interstate highway system and the birthdays of Ray Harryhausen and Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

They Drive By Night (1940) is about
truck driving brothers who battle the dangers
of the open road and a murder frame up.  The
Interstate Highway System was born June 29,
1956.  A very good movie.





They Drive By Night












Clash of the Titans (1981) is a
Greek myth movie.  Ray Harryhausen
often comes to mind for classic Greek myth
movie special effects.  Harryhausen was
born June 29, 1920.





Clash of the Titans













Saint-Ex (1996) is a biography of
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, aviator and
author of The Little Prince.  He was born
June 29, 1900.






Saint-Ex

Movies for the Day, Friday, June 28, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of John Cusack, the Stonewall anniversary, and the birthday of Mel Brooks.


Which of today's movies would you watch?

Say Anything (1989) is a romantic comedy
about teen love.  It stars John Cusack,
born June 28, 1966.







Say Anything











Misery (1990) is based on a
Stephen King thriller about an
author's sick obsessed fan.  This movie
features an American Film Institute Villain,
Annie Wilkes.  This movie won an Oscar
for Best Actress, to Kathy Bates, born
June 28, 1948.  King was born September
21, 1947.



Misery

American Film Institute Life
Achievement Award:  A Tribute to
Mel Brooks (2013) highlights the career
of the comedian on TV and in the
movies.  Brooks was born June 28,
1926.  This TV show won an Emmy for
Outstanding Variety Special.






A Tribute to Mel Brooks

Movies for the Day, Thursday, June 27, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Helen Keller, Stonewall's anniversary, and weddings.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Miracle Worker (1979) is about the
relationship between deaf and blind Helen
Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan.  Keller
was born June 27, 1880.  This TV movie won Emmys
for Lead Actress, to Patty Duke, born December 14,
1946, Hairstyling, and as Outstanding Drama or
Comedy Special.



The Miracle Worker









All Over the Guy (2001) is a
romantic comedy about male
homosexuality.  June is Gay
Pride Month and tomorrow, June 28
(1969) is the anniversary of  Stonewall.





All Over the Guy













Wedding Crashers (2005) is a popular
movie about two guys who crash weddings.
It is a romantic comedy.  June is the
traditional wedding month.





Wedding Crashers

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Today's movies mark a day against drug abuse and the birthdays of Eleanor Parker and Antonia Brice.


Which of today's movies would you watch?






To the Ends of the Earth (1948) is about
a government agent after a narcotics smuggling
ring.  This a very good thrilling movie.  June 26
is United Nations Day Against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking.






To the Ends of the Earth

A Millionaire for Christy (1951) is a romantic
screwball comedy about a gold digging girl
seeking a rich husband.  It stars Fred
MacMurray, born August 30, 1908, and
Eleanor Parker, born June 26, 1922.







A Millionaire for Christy










Antonia:  A Portrait of the Woman (1974)
is a documentary about musician and
groundbreaking female symphony conductor
Antonia Brice, born June 26, 1902.  This
movie is on the National Film Registry.





Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Today's movies mark the anniversaries of Little Bighorn and the Korean War and the birthday of George Orwell.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

They Died With Their Boots On (1941) is a dramatic
western about George Armstrong Custer and
the Battle of Little Bighorn, which occurred
June 25, 1876.






They Died With Their Boots On

Why Korea? (1951) examines
the reasons the United States
entered the Korean War, which
began June 25, 1950.  This film
won an Oscar for Best Short
Documentary.






Why Korea?














Animal Farm (1954) is an animated
version of George Orwell's classic about
politics and government.  Orwell was born
June 25, 1903.




Animal Farm

Movies for the Day, Monday, June 24, 2019

Today's movies mark a Scottish holiday, the birthday of Ambrose Pierce, and June graduations.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Tight Little Island (1949) is an excellent
comedy about a World War II ship loaded with
whisky sinking off the coast of a Scottish
island.  June 24 (1314) is Bannockburn Day,
commemorating the battle where Robert Burns
won independence for Scotland.





Tight Little Island









Occurence at Owl Creek (1961) is
about a Civil War execution, aka
La Riviere du Hibou.  It is based on the
story by Ambrose Pierce, born June 24,
1842.  It won an Oscar for Best Live
Action Short Subject.






Occurence at Owl Creek












There Goes My Baby (1994) is about
graduating high school seniors in Los
Angeles in 1965- currents of JFK, civil rights,
and Vietnam.  June is the traditional high
school graduation month.





There Goes My Baby

Movies for the Day, Sunday, June 23, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of an English king, Bob Fosse, and Alfred Kinsey.

Which of today's movies would you watch?










A King's Story (1965) is a documentary
look at King Edward VIII, born June 23,
1894, who abdicated the throne in 1936.





A King's Story













Bob Fosse Steam Heat (1990) is a
documentary look at the famous dancer
and choreographer, who was born
June 23, 1927.  It won an Emmy for
Outstanding Informational Special.
It was an episode of Great Performances:
Dance in America on PBS.



Bob Fosse Steam Heat













Kinsey (2004) is a dramatic biography
of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, born
June 23, 1894.  Laura Linney, born
February 5, 1964, was nominated for an
Oscar as Best Actress for her role in the
movie.



Kinsey

Movies for the Day, Saturday, June 22, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of H. Rider Haggard and Erich Marie Remarque and the release of Born Free.

Which of today's movies would you watch?





Three Comrades (1938) is a very good
movie set in post World War I Germany
about three friends who share a love for
a dying woman.  It is based on a tale by
Erich Marie Remarque, born June 22, 1898.




Three Comrades













King Solomon's Mines (1950) is an
adventure story about a search for
diamond mines in Africa.  It won Oscars
for Cinematography and Film Editing.
It is based on the story of H. Rider
Haggard, born June 22, 1856.  See also
King Solomon's Mines (1937).




King Solomon's Mines










Bringing Up Baby (1938) is a great
screwball comedy featuring an heiress,
a zoologist, romance, and a pet leopard.
This passionate movie is on the National
Film Registry.  A great movie about lions,
Born Free, was released June 22, 1966.



Bringing Up Baby

Movies for the Day, Friday, June 21, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Al Hirschfeld, skateboarding, and summer.


Which of today's movies would you watch?











The Line King:  The Al Hirschfeld Story
(1996) is a biographical look at the famous
caricaturist.  This is a very good documentary.
Hirschfeld was born June 21, 1903.





The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story











Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) is
about skateboarders in Venice,
California, in the 1970s and a reunion.
A very good movie.  Go Skateboarding
Day is June 21, founded by the
International Association of Skateboard
Companies.




Dogtown and Z-Boys











Swimming Pool (2003) is a French thriller
about a voluptuous woman and an uptight
female English novelist.  Summer begins
June 21.




Swimming Pool

Movies for the Day, Thursday, June 20, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Erroll Flynn and Audie Murphy and the Jaws premiere.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








The Adventures of Don Juan (1948) is a
swashbuckler starring Erroll Flynn, born June
20, 1909.  It won an Oscar for Costume
Design.





The Adventures of Don Juan

To Hell and Back (1955) is based on
the autobiography of Audie Murphy, the most
decorated World War II soldier.  The
movie stars Murphy who was born June
20, 1924.




To Hell and Back















Blue Water, White Death (1971) is a
documentary about great white sharks.
The great shark movie, Jaws, premiered
June 20, 1975.




Blue Water, White Death

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Elbert Hubbard, Edgar Allen Poe, and Jean Dujardin.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








A Message to Garcia (1936) is historical
fiction set during the Spanish American War in
1898 and is based on an actual event of a message
carried from President McKinley to Cuba captured
in an inspirational essay by Elbert Hubbard in 1899.
Hubbard was born June 19, 1856.





A Message to Garcia










Tales of Terror (1962) recounts four
of Edgar Allen Poe's stories.   Poe was
born June 19, 1809.






Tales of Terror













The Artist (2011) is about a film
star during Hollywood's silent era from
about 1927 to 1932.  It won Oscars for
Best Picture, Best Actor, to Jean Dujardin,
Directing, Costume Design, and Original
Score.  Dujardin was born June 19, 1972.


The Artist

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Today's movies mark a liberal anniversary and the birthdays of Paul McCartney and Ron Stallworth.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









The Weather Underground (2002) is a documentary
about the 1970s radical activists on the left.  It organized
at the SDS Convention in Chicago which began June
18, 1969.  It was nominated for an Oscar as Best
Feature Documentary.




The Weather Underground













Paul McCartney in Red Square (2003)
tells the story of his concert in Russia.
McCartney was born June 18, 1942.
This film won an Emmy for Editing.






Paul McCartney in Red Square
















BlackKlansman (2018) is based on the
true story of a black man, police officer
Ron Stallworth, who infiltrates the KKK
in Colorado.  Stallworth was born June 18,
1953.  This movie won an Oscar for Best
Adapted Screenplay.




BlackKlansman

Movies for the Day, Monday, June 17, 2019

Today's movies mark a desert day, an apartheid anniversary, and an Iceland holiday.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Living Desert (1953) is a nature
documentary about a desert in the United
States.  It is on the National Film Registry and
won an Oscar for Best Feature Documentary.
June 17 is World Day to Combat Desertification
and Drought.




The Living Desert












A World Apart (1988) is a story set
in South Africa in 1963 which explores
apartheid.  The last apartheid law was
repealed June 17, 1991.





A World Apart















Cold Fever (1995) is about a man's
quest and trek in Iceland.  Iceland's
Independence Day is June 17 (1944).





Cold Fever

Movies for the Day, Sunday, June 16, 2019

Today's movies mark Father's Day and the birthdays of Joyce Carol Oates and Geronimo.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Father Knows Best (October 3, 1954 to
May 23, 1960) is a beloved sitcom about a
wise father, his wife and three children.  Mr.
Anderson is played by Robert Young, born
February 22, 1907.  It lasted six seasons and 203
episodes.  It won Emmys for Best Actor, to
Robert Young (1957, 1958), Best Actress, to
Jane Wyatt (1958, 1959, 1960), and Direction (1959).
Father's Day is June 16 (2019).



Father Knows Best

In the Region of Ice (1976) is about a
nun and others.  It is based on the short
story by acclaimed writer Joyce Carol
Oates, born June 16, 1938.  It won an Oscar
for Best Live Action Short Film.




In the Region of Ice















Geronimo:  An American Legend (1993)
is a TV movie western about the great
Apache warrior.  It won an Emmy for
Cinematography.  Geronimo was born
June 16, 1829.




Geronimo: An American Legend