August 8, 1969 –Three Dog Night released a cover version of the song Easy To Be Hard, on this date. The song was from the 1967 rock musical Hair. It was written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado, and Gerome Ragni, who put the musical together in the mid-1960s.
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Dizzy Dishes premiered
August 9, 1930 –A forerunner of the cartoon character Betty Boop made her debut in Max Fleischer’s animated short Dizzy Dishes on this date. In later films she loses the dog ears and becomes the familiar human character we know today.
Farewell, My Lovely premiered
August 8, 1975 –AVCO Embassy Pictures released Farewell, My Lovely, a film adaptation of the classic Raymond Chandler novel of the same name. The film starred Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Harry Dean Stanton, Joe Spinell, Sylvester Stallone, Jack O’Halloran, and even featured a cameo by hardboiled crime novelist Jim Thompson. TheContinue reading “Farewell, My Lovely premiered”
A place where nobody dared to go
August 8, 1980 –The fantasy musical Xanadu, starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, debuts to scathing reviews (“In a word, Xana-don’t.“) on this date, and inspires the Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst films of the year. The film was meant to launch Olivia Newton-John’s career as a solo star. Due to its complete failureContinue reading “A place where nobody dared to go”
Stand by for another ACME PSA
Bunkies, as we tell you every summer: avoid mosquitoes at all costs — they’re no good! Though not as top of mind as Legionnaires’ disease, mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and West Nile virus are once again on the rise in New York City – as they have been in the past. Beyond being itch-provoking summerContinue reading “Stand by for another ACME PSA”
Heavy Metal premiered opened
August 7, 1981 – The animated sci-fi film Heavy Metal went into general release in the US and Canada on this date. This movie was inspired by a long-running science fiction magazine of the same title, which began in Europe as Metal Hurlant. Most of the story segments are based on stories or characters featuredContinue reading “Heavy Metal premiered opened”
Crazy Rich Asians premiered
August 7, 2018 – Jon M Chu’s suprprise mega-hit romantic comedy (with all-Asian cast,) Crazy Rich Asians, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh, opened in Los Angeles on this date. Awkwafina was supposed to wear several different wigs throughout the movie; however, after putting on theContinue reading “Crazy Rich Asians premiered”
You Were Never Duckier premiered
August 7, 1948 – … Huh! I must be walking in my sleep. But how can I be walking in my sleep if I’m awake enough to know I’m walking in my sleep. The strange things people do in their sleep, especially if they’re awake. Chuck Jones guided Daffy Duck’s personality change from a “screwball”Continue reading “You Were Never Duckier premiered”
No one every told me about the sorrow …
August 7, 1971 –The Bee Gees early hit How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? topped the charts on this date. It became their first US #1 hit. This was written during the same afternoon as The Bee Gees‘ previous American hit, Lonely Days in Barry Gibb’s basement flat at Addison Road, Holland Park, London.
Help! the album dropped
August 6, 1965 –The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date. Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the pose becauseContinue reading “Help! the album dropped”
The Haus of Dcaligari 