May 28, 1982 –Roxy Music release their eighth and final album, Avalon, on this date. Avalon was Roxy Music’s most successful studio album. It stayed at number one on the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, and stayed on the chart for over a year.
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Melody premiered
May 28, 1953 –Walt Disney’s first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, Melody, opened on this date Originally there was going to be an entire series of Adventures in Music shorts but in fact, only one other was made: the Academy Award-winning Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.<br /
The Isle of Pingo Pongo premiered
May 28, 1938 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Isle of Pingo Pongo, directed by Tex Avery, starring Elmer Fudd/ Egghead, debuted on this date. (This is the first cartoon to use the name Elmer Fudd, although it only uses “Elmer” on the lobby card.) This short is no longer aired on TV due toContinue reading “The Isle of Pingo Pongo premiered”
Please be careful to watch out for the traffic.
It’s the start of Manhattanhenge time again (today and tomorrow.) For all of you Illuminati conspiratorialists, ponder the fact that many of Hip Hops multi-millionaire performers are New Yorkers. Also consider that the two times of Manhattanhenge happens to correspond with Memorial Day and Baseball’s All Star break. Manhattan’s grid was originally proposed in 1811,Continue reading “Please be careful to watch out for the traffic.”
On With the Show! premiered
May 28, 1929 –Warner Bros released the film On With the Show! on this date. It was the first movie shown to be fully in color and fully in sound. (A color version of the film thought to have been lost has recently been rediscovered.) It was the second movie produced by Warner Brothers, andContinue reading “On With the Show! premiered”
This was really bad (Now in the extended version)
May 28, 1993 – The action comedy Super Mario Bros., a live adaptation of the popular Nintendo game starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi, debuts in US theaters, on this date. The movie is a huge flop but is noted for its stunning visual effects. In his 2007 autobiography John LeguizamoContinue reading “This was really bad (Now in the extended version)”
Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
May 27, 1933 – Walt Disney classic take on The Three Little Pigs, opened on this date. The commercial tie-in with Esposito’s pork sausages during the original screenings of the cartoon wasn’t such a big hit though.
An Egg Scramble premiered
May 27, 1950 – The Merrie Melodies short, An Egg Scramble, directed by Bob McKimson, starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This short marks the first appearance of Miss Prissy.
Duck Soup to Nuts premiered
May 27, 1944 – The Looney Tunes short, Duck Soup to Nuts , directed by Friz Freleng, starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, debuted on this date. One of the few times Daffy is shown with a wife and family of ducklings. But they turn out to only be daffy pals of his.
Popi premiered
May 27, 1969 –United Artists released the comedy-drama Popi, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Alan Arkin and Rita Moreno, on this date. The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Alan Arkin and Rita Moreno.
