August 3, 1966 – Following the end of the series, Columbia Pictures released the animated film, The Man Called Flintstone, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and featuring the voice work of Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, and Gerry Johnson, on this date. This was the last Hanna-Barbera theatrical cartoon for ColumbiaContinue reading “The Man Called Flintstone premiered”
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Performance premiered (finally)
August 3, 1970 – Shelved for two years after a disastrous test screening at which audiences yelled at the screen and walked out of the theater, Warner Brothers finally released Performance, directed by Donald Cammell, and Nicolas Roeg, and starring James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and Michèle Breton, on this date in New YorkContinue reading “Performance premiered (finally)”
Weird Science popped up from the lab
August 2, 1985 –Universal Pictures released the sci-fi comedy film Weird Science, directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock and Ilan Mitchell-Smith, on this date. In the scene where Bill Paxton is speaking to Kelly LeBrock while interrogating everyone over what had happened the previous night, in the background, Suzanne SnyderContinue reading “Weird Science popped up from the lab”
Parenthood opened
August 2, 1989 –Universal Pictures released Ron Howard’s film, Parenthood, starring Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Martha Plymton and Keanu Reeves on this date. This movie is based on Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo Mandel’s experiences as parents.
One of These Nights topped the charts
August 2, 1975 –The eponymously named title track from their One of These Nights album, became the Eagles second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, after Best Of My Love, on this date. Glenn Frey cited this as an example of how he and Don Henley clicked as songwriters. “I’d go over toContinue reading “One of These Nights topped the charts”
Aviation Vacation premiered
August 2, 1941 – The Merrie Melodies short, Aviation Vacation, directed by Tex Avery, was released on this date. This is the last cartoon to list Tex Avery as a credited director, as All This and Rabbit Stew and The Bug Parade do not credit him.
A Special Word for the day
Force Majeure (Those of you with delicate sensibilities may wish to skip this story.) You may have wondered when the phrase Act of God first came into use. You’ve seen it on legal forms and may have unfortunately encountered it while trying to collect on your homeowner’s insurance policy. As with many things, the EnglishContinue reading “A Special Word for the day”
Destroy All Monsters premiered
August 1, 1968 – The epic Toho Co. kaiju film, Destroy All Monsters (AKA Kaiju So-shingeki), directed by Ishiro Honda,and starring Akira Kubo, Jun Tazaki, Yukiko Kobayashi and Yoshio Tsuchiya, opened in Japan on this date. This is the second film in the Godzilla series since Godzilla, in which Godzilla actually appears in or attacksContinue reading “Destroy All Monsters premiered”
The Six Wives of Henry VIII premiered in the US
August 1, 1971 – The acclaimed BBC series, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, (originally aired in England in 1970} , debuted on PBS, on this date. Costume Designer John Bloomfield worked for nearly a year on the mini-series. He spent three months doing basic research at the National Portrait Gallery, Windsor Castle, and variousContinue reading “The Six Wives of Henry VIII premiered in the US”
You know I work all day
August 1, 1964 –The Beatles’ single A Hard Day’s Night went to the top of the Billboard Charts on this date. It became the fifth US No. 1 single the Beatles scored in seven months. The title was taken from an expression Ringo used to say. In a 1964 interview with DJ Dave Hull, RingoContinue reading “You know I work all day”
