Forty-four years ago, the film The Muppet Movie premiered at Leicester Square Theatre in London attended by Princess Anne, with a subsequent Hollywood party at
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Happy 204th Birthday Walt Whitman
Today is the 204th birthday of the poet Walt Whitman. He is quoted as once saying “I am as bad as the worst, but, thank
Happy 127th Birthday Howard Hawks
Today is the 127th birthday of the film director Howard Hawks. He directed one of my very favorite films Bringing Up Baby as well as
Happy 114th Birthday Benny Goodman
Today is the 114th birthday of the musician and band leader Benny Goodman. Whenever I hear his music, I think of my grandparents. The hight
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
Fifty-three years ago today, the film The Out-of-Towners premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York before a general release on June 24 in
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Thirty-five years ago today, the science fiction horror comedy cult classic film Killer Klowns from Outer Space premiered. It is weirder and funnier than you
Happy 112th Birthday Vincent Price
Today is the 112th birthday of Vincent Price. I think my first exposure to him was probably the Hawaiian episodes of The Brady Bunch, followed
Happy 66th Birthday Siouxsie Sioux
Today is the 66th birthday of the singer Siouxsie Sioux. Amongst my group of high school friends, all the girls wanted to be her, half
Happy 116th Birthday Rachel Carson
Today is the 116th birthday of the author and environmentalist Rachel Carson. The world is literally a better place because she was in it and
Happy 146th Birthday Isadora Duncan
Today is the 146th birthday of the woman widely recognized as the mother of Modern Dance: Isadora Duncan. The world is a better place because
Happy 128th Birthday Dashiell Hammett
Today is the 128th birthday of the man that wrote some of the best detective novels of the early 20th century: Dashiell Hammett. A lot
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Forty-one years ago today, the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial premiered. It is one of those films that was groundbreaking at the time and is still
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