Movies for the Day, Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Today's movies mark the stock market crash, national cat day, and an Internet anniversary.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) is a
lighthearted story about a Depression
era hobo.  The Stock Market crashed
October 29, 1929.  A very good movie.





Hallelujah, I'm a Bum











The Aristocats (1970) is an
animated feature film comedy about cats.
October 29, 2019, is National Cat
Day.





The Aristocats










Startup.com (2001) is a documentary
about an the startup and failure of an
Internet company- an online service
business.  An excellent movie.  The
Internet was created October 29, 1969.






Startup

Movies for the Day, Monday, October 28, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Elsa Lancaster, a Statue of Liberty anniversary, and the birthday of Julia Roberts.


Which of today's movies would you watch?








Witness for the Prosecution (1957) is about
a murder trial with twists and turns.  This
excellent courtroom drama won a Golden Globe
for Supporting Actress, to Elsa Lancaster, born
October 28, 1902.





Witness for the Prosecution











Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972) is about
a photographer with a plot to blow up
the Statue of Liberty to gain fame.  This
is a short film.  The Statue of Liberty
opened October 28, 1886.




Hot Dogs for Gauguin














Notting Hill (1999) is a romantic
comedy featuring a London bookshop
owner and a world famous movie star.
This movie stars Julia Roberts, born
October 28, 1967.




Notting Hill

Movies for the Day, Sunday, October 27, 2019

Today's movies mark a subway anniversary, the birthday of Roberto Benigni, and the release of The Incredibles.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
is a thriller about a New York City subway
train hijacked for ransom.  A very good movie.
The New York City subways began operation
October 27, 1904.





The Taking of Pelham One Two Three










Life Is Beautiful (1997) is a celebration
of the human spirit against the Holocaust
and concentration camps.  It won Oscars
for Best Actor, to Roberto Begnini,
born October 27, 1952, for Original
Dramatic Score, and for Best Foreign
Language Film.




Life Is Beautiful












The Incredibles (2004) is an animated
movie about a suburban family of
superheroes.  It won Oscars for Best Animated
Feature Film and for Sound Editing.
It was released October 27, 2004.




The Incredibles

Movies for the Day, Saturday, October 26, 2019

Today's movies mark the gunfight at OK Corral and the birthdays of Danton and Seth MacFarlane.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) is a
western about Tombstone and the famous
gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26,
1881, involving Wyatt Earp, born March 19,
1848, Doc Holliday and the Clanton gang.






Gunfight at the O.K. Corral








Danton (1983) is about the French
Revolution and Terror and the rivalry
between Georges Danton, born October
26, 1759, and Robespierre.  An excellent
movie.






Danton











Family Guy (1999- ) is an award-winning
long running animated sitcom about a
wacky family in Rhode Island.  There have
been over 330 episodes.  Creator Seth
MacFarlane was born October 26,
1973.  It is a lampoon of American culture and
an adult sitcom.  The family is the Griffen
family.


Family Guy

Movies for the Day, Friday, October 25, 2019

Today's movies mark a Russian anniversary and the birthdays of Johann Strauss and Klaus Barbie.

Which of today's movies would you watch?






October (Ten Days That Shook the World)
(1928) is about the Russian Revolution which began
October 25, 1917, according to the old Russian
calendar.  Aka Great October Socialist
Revolution.





October









Johann Mouse (1953) is a
Tom and Jerry cartoon inspired by
the work of Viennese composer
Johann Strauss, born October 25,
1825.  It won an Oscar for Cartoons.





Johann Mouse










Hotel Terminus:  The Life and Times of
Klaus Barbie (1988) is about the life
of the Nazi war criminal, including after
World War II.  Barbie was born October 25,
1913.  This movie won an Oscar for Best
Feature Documentary.  A very good movie.



Hotel Terminus

Movies for the Day, Thursday, October 24, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Kevin Kline, World's End Day, and a Hungary national holiday.

Which of today's movies would you watch?










Peace on Earth (1939) is a great cartoon
about a post-apocalyptic world without
humans in which squirrels discuss man's fate.
World's End Day was October 22, 1844.






Peace on Earth











The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is
a romantic comedy about lonelyhearts
in Hungary who are unwitting pen pals.
This passionate movie, set in Budapest,
is on the National Film Registry.  A very
good film.



The Shop Around the Corner

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) is a farce
about a bank robbery scheme.  This movie
won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, to
Kevin Kline, born October 24, 1947.






A Fish Called Wanda

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Today's movies mark a Bigfoot anniversary, China's national holiday, and Roller Skating Month.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Harry and the Hendersons (1987) is a
family comedy about Bigfoot.  The most
famous film of Bigfoot, the Patterson-Gimlin
film, is from October 20, 1967.  This movie
won an Oscar for Makeup.







Harry and the Hendersons









The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
(1958) is about an Englishwoman who
runs an inn in China in turbulent times,
including the Japanese invasion.  China's
national holiday is October 1.  This movie
won a Golden Globe for Motion Picture
Promoting International Understanding.




The Inn of the Sixth Happiness










Rollerball (1975) is science fiction
(set in 2018) about a future violent sport
of Rollerball.  October is Roller Skating
Month.





Rollerball