November 2, 1942 –Another Preston Sturges laugh out loud comedy, The Palm Beach Story, opened on this date. (Sturges, himself, had to shove a handkerchief in his mouth to avoid ruining a take by laughing.) In the long dolly shot of Joel McCrea and Mary Astor strolling on the pier from Rudy Vallee’s yacht, PrestonContinue reading “Hooray for the Ale & Quail Club”
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I know, I know, but I can only do it once
November 2, 1957 – The often edited for S & P (I definitely should know) Bugs vs. Daffy Looney Tunes cartoon, Show Biz Bugs, premiered on this date. The segment when Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were dancing to Tea for Two was used for the opening scene, (as other Warner Brothers‘ popular animation starsContinue reading “I know, I know, but I can only do it once”
Outlandos d’Amour went on sale
November 2, 1978 –The Police release their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour, on this date. The working title, Police Brutality, was changed to make is sound more romantic. The title loosely translates as Outlaws of Love but the term Outlandos is actually a mix of the words for Outlaws and Commandos. The Police started mading videosContinue reading “Outlandos d’Amour went on sale”
There’s a sort of delightful menace in the air.
The name November comes from the Latin “novem” which is the Latin for the nine. In the early Roman calendar, it was the ninth month. According to the Gregorian calendar, November is the eleventh month of the year. Go figure. The Roman Senate elected to name the eleventh month for Tiberus Caesar and since AugustusContinue reading “There’s a sort of delightful menace in the air.”
Another Hitchcock classic
November 1, 1938 –The Alfred Hitchcock film, The Lady Vanishes, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave opened in the US on this date. The plot has clear references to the political situation leading up to World War II. The British characters, originally trying their hardest to keep out of the conflict, end up working togetherContinue reading “Another Hitchcock classic”
I don’t think I’d get past a dozen eggs
November 1, 1967 – Warner Brothers released one of Paul Newman’s signature films, Cool Hand Luke on this date. Originally, the scene where Luke plays Plastic Jesus as an ode to his mother was scheduled for the beginning of the shoot, but after Paul Newman insisted on learning the instrument, director Stuart Rosenberg delayed itContinue reading “I don’t think I’d get past a dozen eggs”
Suspicious Minds topped the charts
November 1, 1969 –Elvis Presley single Suspicious Minds went to No. #1 on the Billboard Charts on this date. It was his last #1 hit in his lifetime. This was a big comeback song for Elvis, who hadn’t had a US #1 hit since Good Luck Charm in 1962. He had been making a seriesContinue reading “Suspicious Minds topped the charts”
It used to be knows as Ten Little Indians
October 31, 1945 –René Clair’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery And Then There Were None was released in the US on this date. In recent years it has come to light that much of Agatha Christie’s plot appears to have been inspired by a little-known 1930 play by Owen Davis titled The NinthContinue reading “It used to be knows as Ten Little Indians”
The Mission premiered
October 31, 1986 –Roland Joffé’s powerful historical drama, The Mission, starring, Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn, and Liam Neeson, premiered in the US on this date. The film was released four years after its uncredited source book The Lost Cities of Paraguay by Father C. J. McNaspy was published. McNaspy also acted asContinue reading “The Mission premiered”
We come from the land of the ice and snow
October 31, 1970 –Led Zeppelin started a four week run, on this date, at No.1 on the Billboard album chart with Led Zeppelin III, the bands second US chart topper. Although critics were typically confused over the change in musical style and gave the album a mixed response, Led Zeppelin III has since been acknowledgedContinue reading “We come from the land of the ice and snow”
The Haus of Dcaligari 