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June 10, 1933 –The charming Merrie Melodies short, I Like Mountain Music, directed by Rudolf Ising, was released on this date. The cartoon contains caricatures of popular personalities of the period include Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers, Ed Wynn, Edward G. Robinson, George Arliss, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and King Kong.

June 10, 1975 – The comedy, Love and Death, directed by Woody Allen and starring Woody Allen, and Diane Keaton, opened on this date. The movie is considered a spoof of the Russian novel, particularly the works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, particularly The Idiot, The Gambler, War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Crime andContinue reading “Love and Death premiered”

June 10, 1968 – The classic romantic drama, Petulia, directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Joseph Cotten, and Richard Chamberlain, opened on this date. The radical editing techniques employed by the film were the subject of many angry exchanges between director Richard Lester and Rudi Fehr,Continue reading “Petulia premiered”

Today is International Archives Day. Don’t worry about how to celebrate the holiday correctly, the various Congressional, Senate and Independent committees already has all the information you might need. So you can just go about your business; They’re already on the case. Take it from your doctor and check out Archives.gov (or Archive.org); just aboutContinue reading “Inspiring but overwhelming”

June 9, 1962 –The thriller, Experiment in Terror, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers and Ross Martin, opened on this date. Blake Edwards was a fan of Alfred Hitchcock as evidenced by his homage to his filmmaking such as in the telephonic terror of Dial M for Murder, theContinue reading “Experiment in Terror premiered”

June 9, 1947 –Another of Orson Welles‘ (The patron saint of Independent film makers) mangled studio films The Lady from Shanghai was released on this date. Orson Welles’ original rough cut of this picture ran 155 minutes (the released version ran 92 minutes). Numerous cuts made by Columbia Pictures executives included a shortening of theContinue reading “But, you know, I’m pretty tired of both of us.”

June 9, 1945 – The last appearance of a ‘nude‘ Tweety and before his famous pairing with Sylvester, A Gruesome Twosome, was released in the US on this date. Tweety rides on the back of a classic Vaudeville style horse in a salute to the popular radio drama The Lone Ranger.

June 9, 1934 –92 years ago today, an American legend made his first appearance on the silver screen. The Silly Symphony short The Wise Little Hen premiered; it star, resplendent in his trademark sailor jacket and cap. Since then, he has appeared in over 450 films in more than 200 languages, held lead roles inContinue reading “The first time we met Donald”

June 9, 1978 –The Rolling Stones‘ 14th British and 16th American studio album, Some Girls, was released on this date. The album cover was a parody of a newspaper ad for wigs, but the women wearing the wigs were celebrities like Raquel Welch, Lucille Ball, and Farrah Fawcett. They had to remove the famous womenContinue reading “I’ve been holding out so long”

June 8, 1974 –Dolly Parton’s single I Will Always Love You went to No.1 on the US country charts on this date. Elvis Presley let it be known that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter toContinue reading “If I should stay I would only be in your way”