Movies for the Day, Monday, September 28, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Al Capp and Peter Falk and Hunting and Fishing Day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









Li'l Abner (1959) is a musical comedy
based on Al Capp's cartoon strip about
hillbillies in Dogpatch.  Capp was born
September 28, 1909.  See also Li'l Abner
(1940).





Li'l Abner

The Price of Tomatoes (1962) is
an episode of The Dick Powell Show
(Powell shown in 1938) in which
Peter Falk stars as a truck driver who
has an adventure.  Falk was born September
16, 1927.  Falk won an Emmy as Leading
Actor.







The Price of Tomatoes












Deadliest Catch (2005-) is a TV reality
series about Alaskan crab fisherman.  Its
274 episodes (thus far) have won many
Emmy awards.  September 26 is National
Hunting and Fishing Day.




Deadliest Catch

Movies for the Day, Sunday, September 27, 2020

Today's movies mark Jack the Ripper and the birthdays of Jim Thompson and Christopher Reeve.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








Jack the Ripper (1959) is about
the serial killer of women in London
about 1888.  He wrote a famous letter
dated September 27, 1888.  See also
Jack the Ripper (1988), a TV movie.





Jack the Ripper











After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
is about a troubled drifter and crime,
mystery, and romance.  This film
noir is based on the Jim Thompson novel
of the same name.  Thompson was born
September 27, 1906.





After Dark, My Sweet










Without Pity:  A Film About Abilities
(1996) is an informational special about
disabled persons living full, productive
lives.  It is narrated by Christopher Reeve,
pictured here before his paralyzing
accident.  Reeve was born September 25,
1952.





Without Pity: A Film About Abilities

Movies for the Day, Saturday, September 26, 2020

Today's movies mark two sitcoms and the birthday of George Gershwin.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) is the first of
a series of movies about a hillbilly duo.  See
also similar Beverly Hillbillies, which sitcom
premiered September 26, 1962.  The best entry
may have been Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
(1954).




Ma and Pa Kettle









A Very Brady Sequel (1996) is
based on the very popular TV sitcom
The Brady Bunch which premiered
September 26, 1969.





A Very Brady Sequel













'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
(1972) is a musical about the Gershwin brothers,
Ira and George, the latter born September 26,
1898.  It won Emmys for Music Direction,
Direction, and Outstanding Single Program.
See also Celebrating George Gershwin (1987)
(a two part special) and Rhapsody and Song:  A
Tribute to George Gershwin (1981).



'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Movies for the Day, Friday, September 25, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthdays of William Faulkner, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Michael Douglas.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







The Sound and the Fury (1959) is about
a young woman seeking independence from a
strict and declining aristocratic family in the
South.  It is based on the work by William
Faulkner, born September 25, 1897.




The Sound and the Fury










Testimony (1987) is a biopic of Soviet
era (and Stalin era) composer Dmitri
Shostakovich, born September 25,
1906.






Testimony














The War of the Roses (1989) is a
black comedy about divorce and a satire
on yuppie materialism.  It stars Michael
Douglas, born September 25, 1944.





The War of the Roses

Movies for the Day, Thursday, September 24, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthdays of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Jim Henson.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Tender is the Night (1962) is
about a mentally unstable wife of a
psychiatrist in 1920s Europe.  It is
based on the novel by F. Scott
Fitzgerald, born September 24, 1896.




Tender is the Night








The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
is a short about the famed puppeteer.
Henson was born September 24, 1936.






The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson












The Magical Wand Chase (2017) is
a Muppet adventure which won an
Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program
(2018).  The Sesame Street characters
have been on TV since 1969 when the educational
series began.  Jim Henson, creator of The
Muppets, was born September 24, 1936.




The Magical Wand Chase

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Today's movies mark a hunting and fishing day, the Jetsons, and the birthday of Bruce Springsteen.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

The End of the Game (1976)
is about hunting and fishing and
conservation.  It won an Oscar for Best
Documentary, Short Subject.
National Hunting and Fishing Day
is September 26, 2020, the fourth
Saturday in September.





The End of the Game












Jetsons:  The Movie (1990) is based
on the animated TV series that ran
from 1962-1963.  Sort of a Flintstones set
in the future.  The TV premiere was
September 23, 1962.  It was for kids and
focused on the problems of the nuclear
family.




Jetsons: The Movie











Springsteen on Broadway (2018) is a
TV documentary special of Springsteen's
final performance in a 236 show run on
Broadway.  It won an Emmy for Directing.
Springsteen was born September 23, 2020.




Springsteen on Broadway

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Today's movies mark Business Women's Day, Dear Diary Day, and Deaf Week.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







The Best of Everything (1959) is a drama
about women in the world of the
publishing business in New York City.
September 22 is American Business Women's
Day.





The Best of Everything










Harriet the Spy (1996) is about
a child playing spy and her secret
notebook.  This movie is mostly
for children.  September 22 is Dear
Diary Day.





Harriet the Spy










The Mozart of Pickpockets (2006) is a short
film about a pickpocket gang employing
a deaf-mute in Paris.  This film won an Oscar
for Best Short Film, Live Action.  International
Week of the Deaf is September 21 to September 25,
2020.





The Mozart of Pickpockets