Wednesday, May 31, 2023

On this day in movie history - Easy Money (2000):


Easy Money,
French title: Argent content,
directed by Philippe Dussol,
was released in France on May 31, 2001.
18-minute short movie, filmed in color and black and white.
Written by Philippe Dussol and Mathias Pothier.

Cast:
Anne Charrier, Fred Dussol, Philippe Dussol.

Born on this day – Rainer Werner Fassbinder:


Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Director

Actor

Composer

Writer

May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982

Born on this day – Nicole Van Goethem:


Nicole Van Goethem

Animator

Illustrator

Writer

Director

May 31, 1941 - March 3, 2000

Born on this day – Kathlyn Williams:


Kathlyn Williams

Actress

Director

Writer

May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960

Born on this day – Don Ameche:


Don Ameche

Actor

Comedian

Vaudevillian

May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993

Born on this day – Walt Whitman:


Walt Whitman

Writer

May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

World MS Day – May 30:


In support of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research:

On this day in movie history - The Terror (1963):


The Terror,
directed by Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale,
Monte Hellman, Jack Hill, Dennis Jakob and Jack Nicholson,
written by Leo Gordon, Jack Hill and Roger Corman,
was released in France on May 30, 1963.
Music by Ronald Stein.


Cast:
Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze.

On this day in movie history - While the City Sleeps (1956):


While the City Sleeps,
directed by Fritz Lang,
written by Casey Robinson,
based on the novel The Bloody Spur by Charles Einstein,
was released in France on May 30, 1956.
Inspired by the true 1946 case the Chicago serial killer William Heirens.
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert.


Cast:
Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, John Drew Barrymore, James Craig, Ida Lupino, Robert Warwick, Mae Marsh, Ralph Peters, Sandra White, Larry J. Blake, Celia Lovsky, Ed Hinton, Pitt Herbert, Vladimir Sokoloff, David Andrews, Eddie Baker, Ralph Brooks, Leonard Carey, Russell Custer, John Damler, Sayre Dearing, George DeNormand, Joe Devlin, Sam Finn, Mike Lally, Andrew Lupino, Ralph Manza, Mickey Martin, Joey Ray, Cosmo Sardo, Charles Sherlock, Olan Soule, Bert Stevens, Carleton Young.

Born on this day – Michael J. Pollard:


Michael J. Pollard

Actor

May 30, 1939 – November 20, 2019

Born on this day РAgn̬s Varda:


Agnès Varda

Director

Writer

Photographer

Artist

May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019

Born on this day – Howard Hawks:


Howard Hawks

Director

Producer

Writer

May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977

Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day:

In honor of all who served.

We will never forget.

Born on this day – Kevin Conway:


Kevin Conway

Actor

Director

May 29, 1942 – February 5, 2020

Born on this day – Clifton James:


Clifton James

Actor

May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017

Born on this day – Janice Logan:


Janice Logan

Actress

May 30, 1915 – October 23, 1965

Born on this day – Gregg Toland:


Gregg Toland

Cinematographer

May 29, 1904 – September 28, 1948

Born on this day – Bob Hope:


Bob Hope

Comedian

Actor

May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003

Born on this day – Beatrice Lillie:


Beatrice Lillie

Actress

Singer

Comedienne

May 29, 1894 – January 20, 1989

Born on this day – Max Brand:


Max Brand

Writer

May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944