John Boorman was born on January 18th, 1933 in Middlesex, England.
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| John Boorman |
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| Deliverance (1972) |
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| Zardoz (1974) |
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| The Exorcist II The Heretic |
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| Excalibur (1981) |
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18 January 2022
17 January 2022
Sex Pistols Call It Quits
On January 17th, 1978 the Sex Pistols called it quits.
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| The Sex Pistols (1975-1978) |
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
16 January 2022
John Carpenter
John Carpenter was born on January 16th, 1948 in Carthage, New York.
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| John Carpenter |
The filmmaker / artist / producer is responsible for a long list of successful horror, action and science fiction movies.
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| Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) |
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| Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles and Nancy Loomis in Halloween (1978) |
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| The Fog (1980) with Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Atkins |
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| Escape From New York (1981) with Tom Atkins and Ernest Borgnine |
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| The Thing (1982) with Keith David |
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| Christine (1983) |
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| Prince of Darkness (1987) with Donald Pleasence |
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| They Live (1988) with Keith David |
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| In the Mouth of Madness (1994) with Sam Neill |
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| With collaborator Debra Hill |
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| With Hill and special effects artist Rob Bottin on the set of The Fog |
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| the Coupe de Villes John Carpenter, Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace |
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| The John Carpenter Band |
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15 January 2022
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger was born on January 15th, 1879 in London.
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| Ernest Thesiger (1879-1961) |
His career in film and stage spanned 45 years but is best known for his role as Dr. Pretorius in James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester.
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| The Old Dark House (1932) |
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| The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke |
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| The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff  |
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| Scrooge (1951) |
14 January 2022
Sex Pistols Last Stand
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
13 January 2022
Angel
On January 13th, 1984, Angel was released in US theaters.
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| Angel (1984) |
Starring Donna Wilkes, Rory Calhoun, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, John Diehl as the killer and Steven M. Porter as YoYo Charlie.
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| Donna Wilkes as Molly Stewart |
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| Donna Wilkes as Angel |
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| Dick Shawn, Donna Wilkes and Cliff Gorman |
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| Dick Shawn, Donna Wilkes and Rory Calhoun |
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| Susan Tyrrell |
Due to the success of Angel a sequel was cranked out and released in less than a year with much of the fictionally surviving cast returning with the main exception of Angel being played by Betsy Russell. It was said that Donna Wilkes didn’t accept the role due to salary restraints.
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| Avenging Angel (1985) |
12 January 2022
The Invisible Man Returns
On January 12th, 1940, The Invisible Man Returns was released nationwide in the US. It is a sequel to The Invisible Man (1933).
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| The Invisible Man Returns |
Starring Vincent Price, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nan Grey and John Sutton.
Screenplay by Curt Siodmak.
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| Nan Grey and Vincent Price |
John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown and William Hedgecock we’re all nominated for and Oscar for Best Special Effects, but lost to the Thief of Bagdad.
11 January 2022
Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel was released in US theaters on January 11th, 1985.
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| Avenging Angel (1985) |
It is a sequel to 1984’s Angel starring Donna Wilkes. Avenging Angel was made in less than a year following the success of Angel. The sequel did not perform as well as the original.
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| Angel (1984) |
Starring Betsy Russell as Molly “Angel” Stewart, Rory Calhoun and Susan Tyrrell.
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| Betsy Russell |
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| Susan Tyrrell |
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| Rory Calhoun and Betsy Russell |
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