Movies for the Day, Thursday, May 14, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthday of George Lucas, the founding of Jamestown, and the birthday of Cate Blanchett.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







THX 1138 (1971) is a science
fiction thriller about a dystopian future
from George Lucas, born May 14, 1944,
his first feature film.  See also Electronic
Labyrinth:  THX 1138 4EB (1967) from
Lucas (15 minutes) which is on the National
Film Registry.


THX 1138












Pocahontas (1995) is the animated
Disney movie about the romance between
the Native American princess Pocahontas
and Captain John Smith.  It won Oscars
for Original Song, Colors of the Wind, and
Score.  Jamestown was founded May 14,
1607.




Pocahontas










Blue Jasmine (2013) is about a troubled
New York socialite who moves to San Francisco
to be with her sister.  It is a Woody Allen film.
It won an Oscar for Best Actress, to Cate
Blanchett, born May 14, 1969.







Blue Jasmine