Movies for the Day, Friday, November 29, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Busby Berkeley, Robert Guillaume, and C.S. Lewis.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









Footlight Parade (1933) is a musical
about a stage director.  It features three
Busby Berkeley numbers at the end- dance
and music.  This very good movie is on the
National Film Registry.  Busby Berkeley was
born November 29, 1895.




Footlight Parade










Benson (September 13, 1979, to
April 19, 1986) is a sitcom about a
butler who succeeds in politics.  It stars
Robert Guillaume, born November
30, 2019.  It won Emmys for Supporting
Actor, to Guillaume (1979) and Lead
Actor, to Guillaume (1985) and Technical
Direction (1985).  It was on for seven
seasons and 158 episodes.


Benson











The Chronicles of Narnia:  The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) is a fantasy
adventure suitable for children and adults.
It is based on the book by C.S. Lewis, born
November 29, 1898.  It won an Oscar for
Makeup.



The Chronicles of Narnia

Movies for the Day, Thursday, November 28, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Gloria Grahame, the launch of Mariner 4, and Thanksgiving.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) is a very
good Hollywood melodrama.  It won Oscars for
Supporting Actress, to Gloria Grahame, born
November 28, 1923, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography,
Costume Design, and Art/Set Decoration.  It
is on the National Film Registry.





The Bad and the Beautiful









Invaders From Mars (1953) is
a science fiction horror thriller told
from a little boy's point of view who
lives in a small town.  See also Invaders
From Mars (1986).  Mariner 4 launched
on its exploratory visit to Mars on
November 28, 1964.




Invaders From Mars













What's Cooking (2000) is about
Thanksgiving traditions as four ethnic
families in Los Angeles prepare for the
holiday.  In 2019, Thanksgiving is Thursday,
November 28.




What's Cooking

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Today's movies mark Games and Puzzles Week, Bible Week, and the birthday of Jimi Hendrix.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









The Last of Sheila (1973) combines
a murder and a mystery game.  November
24 to November 30, 2019, is Games and
Puzzles Week.  A very good movie.





The Last of Sheila












King David (1985) recounts
the Bible story of King David, king
of the ancient Israelites.  November
24, 2019, begins National Bible Week.




King David














Jimi Hendrix:  Hear My Train a Comin
(2014) is an episode of the PBS American
Masters series.  This profile won an
Emmy for Sound Mixing.  Hendrix, a rock n roller,
was born November 27, 1942.




Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Bill Wilson, Charles Schulz, and Tina Turner.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Birds Anonymous (1957) is a cartoon
spoof (at least the name) of Alcoholics
Anonymous starring Tweety Bird and
Sylvester the Cat.  It won an Oscar for Short
Subjects, Cartoons.  AA was founded
by Bill Wilson, born November 26, 1895.



Birds Anonymous














You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975)
is a cartoon special about members of the
Peanuts kids in a motocross race.  It won an
Emmy as Outstanding Children's Special.
Creator of the Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz, was
born November 26, 1922.




You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown

What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
is a musical biography of singer Tina
Turner, born November 26, 1938.  An
inspiring movie.




What's Love Got to Do With It

Movies for the Day, Monday, November 25, 2019

Today's movies mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, the appearance of Woody Woodpecker, and the founding of the Department of Homeland Security.

Which of today's movies would you watch?






Pandora's Box (1929) is about an alluring
young woman who falls prey to men.  November
25 is International Day for Elimination
of Violence Against Women.  An excellent
movie.  Silent.






Pandora's Box











The Barber of Seville (1944)
is a Woody Woodpecker cartoon about
Woody Woodpecker as a barber.  Woody
Woodpecker first appeared in Knock
Knock, released November 25, 1940.







The Barber of Seville










Homeland (2011-) is a TV series about a bipolar
CIA operative convinced of an imminent
terrorist attack.  This show won multiple
Emmys including Lead Actor, to Damian Lewis
(2012), Lead Actress, to Claire Danes (2012, 2013),
and Outstanding Drama Series (2012).  The
Department of Homeland Security was founded
November 25, 2002.



Homeland

Movies for the Day, Sunday, November 24, 2019

Today's movies mark Puzzles and Games Week, the Mother Goose Parade, and the birthday of Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









The Luzhin Defence (2000) is about a
Russian chess master in 1920's Italy who falls
in love.  It pictures chess as a compulsion.
Games and Puzzles Week brackets Thanksgiving
each year.





The Luzhin Defence











Shrek (2001) is a fairy tale
about a troll and others.  This popular
movie won an Oscar as Best Feature
Animation.  See also sequels- Shrek 2
(2004) and Shrek the Third (2007).  The
Mother Goose Parade celebration of
fairy tales in California takes place annually
on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.



Shrek

Lackawanna Blues (2005) is a TV movie about
a young boy growing up in a boarding house
in Lackawanna, New York, in the 1960s against
a backdrop of rythym and blues.  This movie won an
Emmy for Lead Actress, to S. Epatha Merkerson,
born November 28, 1952, and for Casting.  Ruben
Santiago-Hudson was born November 24, 1956.


Lackawanna Blues

Movies for the Day, Saturday, November 23, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Billy the Kid, Native Americans Month, and the birthday of Bruce Vilarich.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Young Guns (1988) is a western
about Billy the Kid, born November
23, 1859, and other young guns.  It was
followed by Young Guns II (1990).






Young Guns










Thunderheart (1992) is about an
FBI agent investigating a murder on
a Sioux reservation.  It it attentive to
the Sioux way of life.  November is
Native Americans Month.






Thunderheart











Get Bruce! (1999) is an inside
Hollywood comedy about comedy
writer Bruce Vilanch, born November
23, 1948.






Get Bruce!