Movie-A-Day #187: Frida (2002).
Today marks the birthday of the fabulous Frida Kahlo. In “Frida,” she was played by the equally fabulous Salma Hayek. Oh yeah.
Happy National Bikini Day! Of course, bikini aren’t just for sunbathing, as “The Bikini Car Wash Company” shows – they can be quality car wash apparel and the basis of a solid business plan. Maybe you should wear one today.
Movie-A-Day #185: Independence Day (1996).
“Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. ‘Mankind.’ That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom… Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution… but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: “We will not go quietly into the night!” We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”
Movie-A-Day #184: My Own Private Idaho (1991).
Idaho gained statehood on this day in 1890, becoming the 43rd state in the U.S. Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” has absolutely nothing to do with that, but what are ya gonna do?
Movie-A-Day #183: Amistad (1997).
On July 2, 1839, African captives bound for Cuba aboard the slave schooner La Amistad rebelled, gained control of the ship and eventually landed in Long Island, where they were taken into custody by the American government. The resulting trial, in which the Africans were represented by former President John Quincy Adams, became a referendum on slavery in the United States. It went all the way to the Supreme Court, which freed the surviving captives and allowed them to return home to Africa. The film “Amistad,” which stars Anthony Hopkins as Adams and Djimon Hounsou as rebellion leader Joseph Cinque, unfortunately gives the Africans kind of short shrift in favor of the white abolitionists.
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