Movie-A-Day #182: Strange Brew (1983).
So, the McKenzie Brothers want to wish you a happy Canada Day, eh? Let’s hope you all got the rioting out of your system a few weeks ago and have a nice and polite celebration, OK?
Movie-A-Day #181: Corvette Summer (1978).
The very first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line on this date in 1953. It quickly established itself as the great American sports car, and as a symbol of summertime cruising and fun. “Corvette Summer” tried to cash in on that reputation, along with Mark Hamill’s new-found “Star Wars” celebrity, but in the end it just turned out to be a weak movie.
Movie-A-Day #180: Psycho (1960).
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bernard Herrmann. No one besides Ennio Morricone and John Williams have composed so many iconic pieces of film music. Perhaps his most memorable is the score for the shower scene in “Psycho,” which can still send shivers up your spine more than 50 years later.
Movie-A-Day #179: Stonewall (1995).
The modern gay rights movement began with the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, New York, on June 28, 1969, when patrons at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, decided to fight back against a police raid of the establishment instead of just backing down as usual. The confrontation drew an angry crowd and in the weeks that followed, demonstrations in support of the gay protestors sprang up around the country. The fight they started isn’t over yet, but with every June – Gay Pride Month – that passes, more victories are won. “Stonewall” tells their story, as does the 2010 documentary, “Stonewall Uprising.”
Movie-A-Day #178: Battleship Potemkin (1925).
On this day in 1905, sailors aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against harsh conditions on the ship. The protest spilled over onto the port in Odessa, where a crowd of thousands rallied in support of the sailors. The resulting riot heightened anti-Tsarist sentiments and eventually led to the Communist revolution of 1917. Sergei Eisenstein’s groundbreaking film “Battleship Potemkin” tells the story from the Soviet point of view, but it is also a landmark in the history of film and a must-see for any serious student of cinema. The Odessa steps sequence in particular has been the subject of countless tributes and homages over the years.
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