Stuff I like
On March 14th, 2003 Willard was released in US theaters.
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| Willard (2003) |
It is a remake of Willard (1971) starring Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Sondra Locke and Ernest Borgnine.
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| Willard (1971) |
The remake stars Crispin Hellion Glover as Willard.
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| Crispin Glover |
On January 14th, 1978, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, CA., Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook performed live for the last time together as the Sex Pistols.
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| Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones and Paul Cook |
After a one song encore of the Stooges “No Fun” Rotten’s last words were: “Ever get the feeling you been cheated? Good Night.”
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| No Fun |
By January 17th the band had separated with Rotten making an announcement the next day.
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
1/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins
It’s quite possible that Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16th, 1770.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
No one is quite sure as it was so long ago and no birth record was ever located. Also his father was always ambiguous about his age as he was touting his son as a child prodigy and may have been dishonest about his actual age on occasion.
Ludwig’s Birthplace in Bonn
It is known that he was baptized on the 17th and it was common practice to have a newborn baptized within a day. So most scholars agree that Beethoven was born on December 16th, give or take.
On November 9th, 1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters, immediately triggering a bunch of squares.
Protests ensued and the movies was taken out of most theaters in less than two weeks. In that short time it grossed 2.4 million and briefly outperformed Nightmare on Elm Street, which was in theaters at the same time.
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| Robert Brian Wilson as (18 year old) Billy Chapman |
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| Linnea Quigley about to get the point |
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| Catatonic grandpa’s big scene |
On November 7th, 1986 the biopic Sid and Nancy was released in the US.
The movie tells the tale of a fateful and destructive relationship between Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen.
Directed by Alex Cox and starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Web as Sid and Nancy.
At one point Daniel-Day Lewis and Courtney Love were being considered for the lead roles.
Let’s take a moment to consider that alternate reality.
Love did end up with a smaller role in the film.
The lock and dog chain that Oldman wore in the film was given to him by Sid’s mother when he visited her while researching for the role.
This record is one of my oldest possessions.
One of the first things I bought with my own money.
It still skips in all the same places.
Also on this date:
The Boogeyman was released in 1980
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
1/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins
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| Orson Welles and H.G. Wells |
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| Night of the Demons (1988) |
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| Linnea Quigley |
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| Amelia Kinkade |
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| Night of the Demons (2009) |
On October 13th, 1973 Badlands premiered at the New York Film Festival.
The film is the directorial debut of Terrence Malick.
The film stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. It is loosely based upon the real life actions of Charles Starkweather and Carol Ann Fugate, who went on a bit of a murdering spree in the late 50’s.
The subject matter would also be revisited in Kalifornia (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994)
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| Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in Badlands |
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| Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen in Badlands |
In late August of 1978 Sid Vicious and girlfriend Nancy Spungen took up residence at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City.
On the morning of October 12th, 1978 Sid was arrested and charged with stabbing and murdering Nancy.
This lead to suicide attempts, an additional arrest for assault and his subsequent overdose and death just less than four months later.
Also on this date:
The novel the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was released in 1979
Sex Pistols Timeline:
10/8/1976 - Sex Pistols Sign with EMI
12/1/1976 - Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
1/6/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by EMI
3/10/1977 - Sex Pistols Sign to A&M
3/16/1977 - Sex Pistols Dropped by A&M
4/3/1977 - Sid Vicious First Gig
5/27/1977 - Sex Pistols Release God Save the Queen
6/7/1977 - Sex Pistols Boat Party
1/5/1978 - Sex Pistols 1978 Tour Begins
1/14/1978 - Sex Pistols Last Stand
1/17/1978 - Sex Pistols Call It Quits
10/12/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder
10/23/1978 - Sid Vicious Suicide Attempt
12/9/1978 - Sid Vicious Arrested for Assault
1/2/1979 - Sid Vicious Murder Trial Begins
On Tuesday October 1st, 1968 Night of the Living Dead premiered in Pittsburgh, PA at the Fulton Theater.
Written, directed, photographed and edited by George A. Romero and co-written by John Russo.
Starring Duane Jones and Judith O’Dea.
The following Friday it was released nationwide and was shown as a Saturday matinee, as was typical for horror movies at the time.
After a nation of young children were traumatized for life the film found a more appropriate time slot during midnight showings.
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Also on this date:
Ted Healy was born in 1896
