Movies for the Day, Monday, January 15, 2018

Today's movies mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Wolf Moon, and Figure Skating Month.

King:  A Filmed Record...Montgomery to 
Memphis (1970) is a documentary history
of Martin Luther King Jr., the great civil
rights activist whose birthday is a national
holiday celebrated today in 2018.  This movie
is on the National Film Registry.



King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis









The Howling (1981) is about
werewolves and is another installment
in my January Wolf Moon series, to
be continued January 20, 25, and 30.
Followed by Howlings II through VI (the
last in 1991).





The Howling









The Cutting Edge (1992) is about
Olympic figure skating, especially
pairs.  January is National Figure
Skating Month.  Also, the Winter
Olympics are coming up in February
2018.





The Cutting Edge

Movies for the Day, Sunday, January 14, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of the creator of an experimental film, controversial evangelist Marjoe Gunther, and Albert Schweitzer.

Dog Star Man (1964) is a series of short
experimental films by Stan Brakhage, born
January 14, 1933.  Brakhage wrote, directed, and
starred.  The films are about creation, the
universe and life.  The Dog Star is Sirius.  The
movie is on the National Film Registry.






Dog Star Man







Marjoe (1972) is a documentary expose
focused on evangelist Marjoe
Gortner, born January 14, 1944.
The movie won an Oscar as Best
Feature Documentary.






Marjoe








Light in the Jungle (1990) is a biography
of the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa.
The Nobel Prize winner was born January 14,
1875.






Light in the Jungle

Movies for the Day, Saturday, January 13, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of author Michael Bond, the anniversary of an air disaster, and the birthday of actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Paddington (1976 to 1980) is a children's
television series about the adventures of a teddy
bear in London.  The series is based on a
children's book series by Michael Bond.  The
series won an Emmy as Outstanding Children's
Program in 1981.




Paddington










Flight 90:  Disaster on the Potomac
(1984) is based on the actual crash
of Air Florida Flight 90 on the Potomac
River in Washington, D.C., on
January 13, 1982.  This is a television
movie.





Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac











Veep (2012- ) is a political satire and comedy
starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born January
13, 1961.  She has won multiple Emmys as
lead actress in the television series.  She plays
Vice President Selina Meyer.  In 2015, it won an
Emmy as Outstanding Comedy Series.



Veep

Movies for the Day, Friday, January 12, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of authors Jack London, Isaac Asimov, and Charles Perrault.

The Call of the Wild (1935) is about
adventure and romance during the
Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska and the
Yukon.  It is based on the classic novel
by Jack London, born January 12, 1876.
Another version was released in 1972.





The Call of the Wild

Colossus:  The Forbin Project
(1970) is about a supercomputer run amok.
This artificial intelligence science fiction
thriller is presented in honor of Isaac Asimov,
born January 2, 1920, who was a science
fiction author especially known for robotics
stories.  See also January 2 and upcoming January 22.



Colossus: The Forbin Project








Cinderella (1997) is an updated African
American version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's
musical version of Cinderella.  The most popular
version of Cinderella dates to Charles Perrault,
born January 12, 1628.  It received an Emmy
for Art Direction.




Cinderella

Movies for the Day, Thursday, January 11, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of author Alan Paton, a Zulu war, and the birthday of director James Merendino.

Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) is about
black/white relations in South Africa and is
based on the novel by Alan Paton, born
January 11, 1903.  Another version was made
in 1995.





Cry, the Beloved Country









Zulu (1964) is the story of the heroic
stand by outnumbered British soldiers
against the mighty Zulu warriors in
Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War which
took place from January 11 to July 4,
1879.  In 1979, a prequel was released,
Zulu Dawn.



Zulu









SLC Punk! (1998) is about punk
rock in Salt Lake City circa 1985.
It is loosely based on experiences by
writer and director James Merendino.







SLC Punk!

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Today's movies mark an anniversary of the League of Nations, the Wolf Moon, and International Child Centered Divorce Month.

Civilization (1916) is an anti-war morality
tale about a fictitious kingdom in a time of
war.  It has parallels to America and President
Wilson before entry into World War I.  This movie
is on the National Film Registry.  The League
of Nations anniversary is January 10, 1920.  The
League is the predecessor of the United Nations.



Civilization








Wolf (1994) is about a werewolf
in a modern urban setting.  January
is Wolf Moon month and this is part of
my werewolf series this month- to be continued
on January 15, 20, 25 and 30.





Wolf












The Quiet Room (1996) is about a seven-year
old girl seeking refuge from battling parents.  From
the girl's perspective.  January is International
Child Centered Divorce Month.





The Quiet Room

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of cartoonist Chic Young, President Nixon, and actor J.K. Simmons.

Blondie (1938) is about Dagwood Bumstead and
family, including wife Blondie.  The movie
is based on the popular and very long-running
comic strip by Chic Young.  Young was born
January 9, 1901.





Blondie









All the President's Men (1976) is a great
film about journalists Woodward and Bernstein
as they uncover the Watergate scandal that
leads to President's Nixon's resignation.  Nixon
was born January 9, 1913.  This thrilling and inspiring
movie won Oscars for Supporting Actor, to
Jason Robards, Writing, Art/Set Decoration and
Sound.  The movie gave us two American Film
Institute Heroes:  Bob Woodward and Carl
Bernstein.  The movie is on the National Film
Registry.

All the President's Men

Whiplash (2014) is about a jazz teacher, played
by J.K. Simmons, who was born January 9,
1955.  The movie won Oscars for Supporting
Actor, to Simmons, Sound Mixing, and Film
Editing.




Whiplash