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Patton
1970
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. His battlefield genius garners him fear and respect from the Germans, and resentment and misunderstanding from the Allies. A military historian and poet, he believes he was a warrior in many past lives, and that he is destined for something great during this life, but his... Continue reading
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Ferris (played by Matthew Broderick) is a street-wise kid who decides to take the day off from school. Cameron his best friend is reluctantly persuaded to borrow his father's Ferrari, and together they hatch a plan to get Sloane, Ferris’s girlfriend out of class.
The classic cast includes suspicious dean of students Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones)... Continue reading
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
At the Macy's Department Store Thanksgiving Day parade, the replacement Santa proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main Macy's outlet.
He calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances that he is harmless, people begin to notice there is something special about Kris... Continue reading
Star Trek Television Show
Premiered on NBC on Thursday, September 8, 1966
Star Trek was created by Gene Roddenberry that followed the adventures of the crew of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise. The 1964 pilot "The Cage" featured Jeffrey Hunter as Enterprise captain Christopher Pike. The pilot was rejected by NBC executives as being too cerebral.
Another pilot entitled "Where... Continue reading
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Rather than spend his time in jail, McMurphy, played by Jack Nicholson convinces the guards that he's crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a hospital. His plan backfires when he is sent to a mental asylum. He fits in frighteningly well, and his different point of view actually begins to cause some of the patients to progress. He... Continue reading
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Set in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the restless years following World War II this is a story of Blanche DuBois, a fragile and neurotic woman on a desperate prowl for someplace in the world to call her own. Blanche explains her unexpected appearance on Stanley and Stella's (Blanche's sister) doorstep as nervous exhaustion. This, she claims... Continue reading
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
One of Hollywood's greatest, grandest and slickest musicals. The nostalgic, shamelessly-patriotic, entertaining film also supported the war effort as it paid tribute in its mostly fictional story to a popular Irish/American entertainer and the grand American gentleman of the theatre in the early 20th century.
The timeliness of its release, just after the... Continue reading
The Odd Couple
1968
Felix Ungar played by Jack Lemmon has just broken up with his wife. Despondent, he goes to kill himself but is saved by his friend Oscar Madison played by Walter Matthau. With nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to move in with him, at least for a while. The only problem is that Felix is neat, tidy, and neurotic, whereas Oscar is casual, and unorganized…. Hence... Continue reading
Peter Max made the cover of Life Magazine with a 9-page feature cover story inside. Max also debuted on television with the “Ed Sullivan Show” and appeared on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” Some of his renowned installations include a 600-ft-stage for the Woodstock Music Festival, a giant mural for the Winter Olympics and 10-foot guitars for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His art is on... Continue reading
Huey Long – “The Kingfish”
Huey Long grew up comfortable on a farm in the poorest section of Louisiana. He was self-confident and compassionate and aware that many of his poor friends and neighbors had no opportunity at all. His brilliance and boundless energy motivated him to charge into politics on a mission to champion the common man. He rose to the governorship of Louisiana in 1928,... Continue reading
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