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October 19, 1983 –Pearl Jam’s second studio album, Vs., was released in the US, on this date. The album sold over 7 million copies just in America and holds up as one of their best.

October 19, 1963 – The Merrie Melodies short, Mad as a Mars Hare, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian, was released on this date. This was the final cartoon completed by Chuck Jones prior to his firing in 1962.

October 19, 1946 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Mouse-Merized Cat, directed by Bob McKimson was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/0EO0l50qg1iu Much like Frank Tashlin’s Tale of Two Mice (1945), in this cartoon both Babbit and Catstello are recast as mice wanting to get cheese while avoiding a cat, and has Catstello turning against BabbitContinue reading “The Mouse-Merized Cat premiered”

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”