On December 5th, 1942, Cat People premiered in New York City at the Rialto Theater.
It was released regionally the next day and nationwide 20 days later on Christmas Day.
Starring Simone Simon, Keith Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph and Jack Holt.
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05 December 2021
04 December 2021
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
On December 4th, 1969, A Boy Named Charlie Brown was released in US theaters.
It is the first animated version of the Peanuts comic strip.
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03 December 2021
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was born on December 3rd, 1930.
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| Jean-Luc Godard |
The reclusive French - Swiss director was a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960’s.
Married twice to two of his leading women, Anna Karina and Anne Wiazemsky.
Some of his most critically acclaimed work was done with the late Karina.
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960) |
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| Anna Karina in Vivre Sa Vie (1962) |
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| Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965) |
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| Anne Wiazemsky in La Chinoise (1967) |
02 December 2021
Ants aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor
On Friday December 2nd, 1977, the made for TV movie Ants aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor premiered on ABC prime time.
Starring Lynda Day George (Mortuary), Bernie Casey, Barry Van Dyke, Brian Dennehy and introducing Suzanne Somers.
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| Lynda Day George |
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| The scene that traumatized 7 year old me. |
01 December 2021
The Sex Pistols and the Filth and the Fury
On December 1st, 1976, a very young group by the name of the Sex Pistols made their first TV appearance on the BBC Today Show hosted by Bill Grundy.
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| The Sex Pistols with Grundy and entourage including Siouxsie Sioux. |
The Sex Pistols had recently signed with EMI and were a last minute replacement for label mates Queen, who had to cancel. Bill Matlock had not yet been replaced by Sid Vicious.
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| Pre-Vicious Pistols with Matlock |
The Sex Pistols did what the Sex Pistols do. Profanities were uttered and chaos ensued, some of which was egged on by Grundy.
After the show the phones lit up like phones tend to do when uptight people get offended. Someone thought it a good idea to run the calls into the green room occupied by the Pistols and the chaos continued over the phone.
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| Bill Grundy |
Bill Grundy “retired” from television a short time later and the Sex Pistols crashed and burned their way into punk rock history with future antics and chaos. The media labeled this event as “The Filth and the Fury”.
The controversy partly contributed to the Sex Pistols being dropped by EMI a short time later.
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
30 November 2021
Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick was born on November 30th, 1943.
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| Terrence Malick |
The reclusive director’s award winning credits span almost 50 years.
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| Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen in Badlands (1973) with John Carter |
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| Adrien Brody in The Thin Red Line (1998) |
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| Sean Penn in The Tree of Life (2011) |
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| August Diehl and Valerie Pachner in A Hidden Life (2019) |
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29 November 2021
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd was born on November 29th, 1935.
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| Diane Ladd |
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| Chinatown (1974) |
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| With Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) |
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| …and again on the sitcom Alice (1980-81) |
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| Embryo (1976) |
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| Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) |
Not sure if I forgot that Diane Ladd was Laura Dern’s mom or if I just never knew.
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| Wild At Heart (1990) with daughter Laura Dern |
28 November 2021
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born on November 28th, 1984.
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| Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
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| Final Destination 3 (2006) |
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| Black Christmas (2006) |
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| Death Proof (2007) |
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| Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) |
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| The Thing (2011) |
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| 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) |
She is half of the duo “Got A Girl” with producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura.
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