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July 26, 1952 – The Merrie Melodies cartoon, Oily Hare, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Bugs Bunny, was released on this date The comically stretched limo is modeled after a 1952 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special.

July 26, 1991 –One of Mel Brooks non-film parody movies, Life Stinks, starring Mel, Leslie Ann Warren, Howard Morris, and Jeffrey Tambor was released on this date. (This was one of my father-in-law’s favorite movies.) The film screened out-of-competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 playing at a “surprise screening“. France, being the homeContinue reading “Life Stinks opened”

July 26, 1985 –The award-winning drama, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by Héctor Babenco, based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, and starring William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, and Denise Dumont, was released on this date. During rehearsals, the two actors had trouble finding the chemistry theyContinue reading “The Kiss of The Spider Woman premiered”

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.. — Abraham Lincoln (I wonder how that worked out for him?) For some reason, today is All or Nothing Day. All or Nothing Day is a time to take risks and live on the edge. Live likeContinue reading “Life is short, break the rules”

July 26, 1943 –Michael Philip Jagger, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, occasional film producer and actor, was born on this date. Ponder this: Deveraux Octavian Basil Jagger, Mick’s eighth child (who is almost ten years old) is the grand uncle to his half sister Jade Jagger Fillary’s first granddaughter, Ezra Key, whoContinue reading “I’d rather be dead than singing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m forty-five. (Oops!)”

July 25, 1989 –After leaving Def Jam, Beastie Boys release their second album, Paul’s Boutique, on Capitol Records, on this date. Paul’s Boutique was a very big deal because it determined the whether the Beastie Boys were going to be a short-lived novelty act (not a stretch considering their big hit (You Gotta) Fight forContinue reading “To all the Brooklyn girls …”

July 25, 1986 –Paramount Pictures released the Mike Nichols version of the Nora Ephron novel, Heartburn, starring Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and Kevin Spacey (in his film debut) on this date. Jack Nicholson replaced Mandy Patinkin as Mark Forman. Patinkin was originally cast as the male lead but was suddenly replaced by Nicholson after twoContinue reading “Heartburn opened”

July 25, 2010 – An undated television series based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of his famous detective Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, premiered on the BBC, on this date. Many of the crew in Sherlock are related. Sherlock’s parents are actually actor Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton;Continue reading “The game is on”

Today is National Carousel Day. Everyone today should pick your horse or tiger come along for a spin! On this date in 1871, the first carousel patent was issued to William Schneider and he is considered the official inventor of the modern carousel by the US Patent Office.

July 25, 1953 – The Merrie Melodies cartoon, Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century, starring Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant and Marvin the Martian as his opponent, was released on this date Considering the period in which the cartoon was produced (the Second Red Scare was inContinue reading “Heh, well, whaddaya know… it disintegrated.”