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October 19, 1935 –The Looney Tunes short, Hollywood Capers, directed by Jack King and starring Beans the Cat, was released on this date. This film stars Beans in the character’s second solo cartoon; Porky also makes a cameo..

October 19, 1935 – The Merrie Melodies short, Little Dutch Plate, directed by Friz Freleng, was released on this date. Holland produced many collectibles tchotckies at the time, including the famous blue Delft ware seen in both the wall tiles and the figurine plates.

October 19, 1984 – One of the greatest concert movies, the Talking Heads film Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathon Demme opens in the US on this date. Jonathan Demme wanted to shoot additional performance footage on a soundstage made to recreate the Pantages Theater. The band vetoed this idea because they thought the lackContinue reading “Qu’est-ce que c’est?”

October 19, 1973 –Columbia Pictures released Sydney Pollack’s romantic drama, The Way We Were, written by Arthur Laurents and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, on this date. Despite their differences, Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford had a deep respect for each other and worked well together. They were both opposite in many ways, justContinue reading “The Way We Were opened”

October 18 is Alaska Day, observed in the U.S. state of Alaska. Previously, they tried celebrating Alaska Day in Hawaii. The seething resentment of stealing their nation hadn’t abated in Hawaii, so sponsors thought better of the plan. (Note to readers who find themselves in Alaska today – remind yourself which Dan Sullivan you mayContinue reading “Good odds, but odd goods”

October 18, 1957 –Given almost complete control of the program, the eponymously named The Frank Sinatra Show, a variety/drama anthology series, debuted on ABC on this date. Sinatra wanted to do a dramatic television series, while the ABC television network wanted him to host a variety show. The star and the network compromised – 13Continue reading “First time we found out it was Frank’s world”

October 18, 1974 –The highly influential independent film, A Woman Under the Influence, directed by John Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk debuted on this date. John Cassavetes could not find a distributor for the film after completion, and was at one point literally carrying the reels under his arm, from one theater toContinue reading “A Woman Under the Influence debuted”

October 18, 1952 –The Looney Tunes short, Tree for Two, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. This cartoon marks the debut of Spike and Chester, two dogs would chase Sylvester not once, but twice. Their second and last appearance would be in the 1954 short, Dr. Jerkyl’sContinue reading “Tree for Two premiered”

October 18, 1967 – The 19th animated feature and the first film Disney Studios released after Walt Disney’s death, Jungle Book, premiered on this date. The original child actor who voiced Mowgli, David Alan Bailey, had to be let go as his voice broke during the film’s three-year production.

October 18, 1969 –The cheerful little ditty, Is That All There Is?, by Peggy Lee, went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts, on this date. This song alternates between spoken narration and the sung chorus. It’s about a woman sunk in chronic boredom, perhaps depressed, to the point where she is not impressedContinue reading “Yup, that’s it”