July 14, 1989 –Rob Reiner iconic rom-com , written by iconic writer, Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally, starring, Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, opened in limited release on this date. The orgasm scene was filmed at Katz’s Deli, an actual restaurant on New York’s E. Houston Street. The table atContinue reading “The joys of deli meat were illuminated”
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Easy Rider premiered
July 14, 1969 – Dennis Hopper’s seminal ’60s classic, Easy Rider, starring Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, opened in the US on this date. Dennis Hopper was going through a very bad time during production (something he later put down to marijuana not being his “creative drug of choice”). He was in aContinue reading “Easy Rider premiered”
Naked people have little or no influence on society.
Today is National Nude Day. I would say for the most part, there are very few people who should actually celebrate the holiday in public. Please feel free to celebrate responsibly within the confines of your own home.
Caribou topped the charts
July 13, 1974 –Elton John’s eighth studio Caribou went to No.1 on the Billboard Album Chart on this date, It became his third No.1 album. Elton and his band toured the last five months of 1973 before heading into Caribou Ranch studios in Colorado in January 1974 to record their next album in a windowContinue reading “Caribou topped the charts”
For a brief moment, we were all together
July 13, 1985 –40 years ago, I had only recently patented the long birthday weekend…. (I love that WNEW thought that George Segal and Marilyn McCoo were the perfect host for their coverage of Live Aid.) (Find time to watch this short segment of a documentary about behind the scenes events of the Live AidContinue reading “For a brief moment, we were all together”
Ghost premiered
July 13, 1990 –Jerry Zucker’s romantic thriller Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tony Goldwyn, opened in the US on this date. The role of Oda Mae Brown was not written with Whoopi Goldberg in mind, but Patrick Swayze, an admirer of hers, convinced the producers that she would be right forContinue reading “Ghost premiered”
The Great Gatsby premiered
July 13, 1949 – Paramount Picture’s releases second film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, The Great Gatsby, starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Shelley Winters, and Howard Da Silva, opened in the US on this date. The original director was John Farrow. However, he was replaced with ElliottContinue reading “The Great Gatsby premiered”
The video that started a fashion trend
July 12, 1984 –Madonna’s Like a Virgin video premiered on MTV on this date and became an instant hit. The songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg wrote Like A Virgin. Other songs they have written include Eternal Flame by the Bangles, So Emotional by Whitney Houston, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, and AloneContinue reading “The video that started a fashion trend”
Boyz N the Hood opened
July 12, 1991 –John Singleton directorial debut, Boyz N the Hood, starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut, Larry Fishburne, Nia Long, Regina King, and Angela Bassett, went into general release on this date. (John Singleton’s Oscar nomination for Best Director at the age of 24 made him the youngest director to ever receiveContinue reading “Boyz N the Hood opened”
We caught our first glimpse of Northern Exposure
July 12, 1990 – Viewers first met Dr. Joel Fleischman and the folks in Cicely, Alaska when Northern Exposure premiered on CBS TV on this date. The mural for Roslyn’s Café in the opening credits is an actual café. The apostrophe and an S was added in since the show is supposed to take placeContinue reading “We caught our first glimpse of Northern Exposure”
