Fitzgerald’s Gatsby: America Unravelled
4/10: Often thought of as the Great American Novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published on this day in 1925. Though it received…
Category: Film
Auteur: Marguerite Duras
4/4: Marguerite Duras, the screenwriter, novelist, essayist and playwright, was born in French Indochina (now Vietnam) on this day in 1914. Moving to France in…
Marlon Brando: Pioneer of Truth
In a handful of New York stage appearances and some 40 films, Marlon Brando — born in Omaha on this day in 1924 — created…
2001: Odyssey for the Ages
http://https://youtu.be/ARJ8cAGm6JE 2001: A Space Odyssey, the landmark cinematic space adventure directed by Stanley Kubrick as derived from Arthur C. Clarke’s 1951 short story “The Sentinel”,…
The Many Lives of Debbie Reynolds
Born on this day in 1932, Debbie Reynolds sustained a career as an actress and singer on stage, on television, and in film and recordings for nearly…
The Point: An Animated Fable from Harry Nilsson
An animated musical fable conceived by Harry Nilsson and animated by Murikami-Wolf Studios, The Point was broadcast by the ABC network as an installation for their Movie…
The Life and Work of Akira Kurosawa
Born on this day in 1910, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa entered the film world in 1936 after a brief career as a painter. By the…
The Godfather: A Critical Darling and Financial Success
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, the screen adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather premiered on this date in 1972. A…
Selma: A Film to Capture a Movement
On this day in 1965 began the non-violent civil rights protest marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama depicted in the film Selma. Directed by Ava…
The Sound of Music: A Timeless Classic
The Sound of Music, the film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, opened on this date in 1965. Based on the real life story of…