Thursday, August 20, 2020

Movies for the Day, Thursday, August 20, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthday of a Libyan hero, the launch of Voyager 2, and the birthday of Billy Gardell.

Which of today's movies would you watch?





Lion of the Desert (1981) is about the
battle between Italian occupiers of
Libya under Mussolini and rebels lead by
Omar Mukhtar, born August 20, 1862.
Th period covered is 1911 to 1931.





Lion of the Desert









Starman (1984) is about a widow helping
an alien back to his spaceship.  The alien
had come to Earth in response to the
invitation found on the gold phonograph
record installed on the Voyager 2 space
probe launched August 20, 1977.




Starman













Mike & Molly (2010 to 2016) is a TV
sitcom that was on for six seasons and
127 episodes.  It stars Billy Gardell, born
August 20, 1969, and Melissa McCarthy,
born August 26, 1970.  It won Emmys for
Lead Actress, to McCarthy for playing Molly
Flynn (2011) and Cinematography (2015).





Mike & Molly






































































































































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