Cinema Films, DVD Films, DVD Boxsets, DVD TV Series

[Captain WH Rollins]

A interesting small selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the last week of September, and the first week of October:

Judy (12A)
Hustlers (15)
Ad Astra (12A)
The Farewell (PG)
Exhibition on Screen: Degas (12A)

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

A interesting small selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the first week of October:

Joker (15) - Berlin Bouncer (15*) - Judy (12A) - Hustlers (15) - Ad Astra (12A) - The Farewell (PG) - Exhibition on Screen: Degas (12A)

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

A really interesting mix of cinema films to watch out for, during the second week of October:

Judy - Joker - Hustlers - Ad Astra - Big Hero 6 - The Farewell - The Peanut Butter - Millennium Mambo
The March of Fools - Berlin Bouncer

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[ItsRalphy]

A really interesting mix of cinema films to watch out for, during the second week of October:

Judy - Joker - Hustlers - Ad Astra - Big Hero 6 - The Farewell - The Peanut Butter - Millennium Mambo
The March of Fools - Berlin Bouncer

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Captain WH Rollins

Have seen Judy and it is brilliantly produced and performed. For this first time for amny a film we left the cinema with my wife sobbing - really sad story. No idea how accurate, but so compelling.

 

[david smith]

I just saw Godzilla king of monsters it was fantastic, u need to watch it

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

13th October 1950 - "All About Eve" directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter premieres (Academy Awards Best Picture 1951)

13th October 1960 - the third presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood & Kennedy in NY

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

14th October 1930 - George Gershwin and Ira Gershin's musical "Girl Crazy" starring Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman premieres in NYC

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[Captain WH Rollins]

15th October 1940 - "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin released

15th October 1951 - "I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS

15th October 1953 - John Patrick's "Teahouse of the August Moon" premieres in New York

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

I Dream Of Jeannie - the complete box set of 5 seasons and 139 episodes, a situation comedy which ran from 1965-1970 (great shame about the packaging, it does not look the best, unfortunately).

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[Captain WH Rollins]

17th October 1888 - Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie)

17th October 1939 - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released

17th October 1956 - "Around the World in 80 Days", based on the book by Jules Verne, directed by Michael Anderson and starring David Nivon and Cantinflas, premieres in New York

17th October 1968 - "Bullitt" directed by Peter Yates and starring Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset is released

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[Captain WH Rollins]

18th October 1922 - British Broadcasting Company (BBC) founded, later called British Broadcasting Corporation

18th October 1961 - "West Side Story", directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, the film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical, starring Natalie Wood, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1962)

18th October 1967 - Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" film is released

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[Captain WH Rollins]

19th October 1988 - US Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows

19th October 1990 - "Dances with Wolves" directed by Kevin Costner and starring Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell premieres in Washington, D.C. (Academy Awards Best Picture 1991)

19th October 2018 - "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Curtis makes a record $77m for a horror film with a female lead, biggest debut any film with female lead over 55

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[Captain WH Rollins]

20th October 1930 - the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premieres on NBC radio

20th October 1955 - Publication of "The Return of the King", the 3rd and final volume of "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London

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[Captain WH Rollins]

21st October 1957 - Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens in Memphis, Tennessee

21st October 1964 - film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965)

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Captain WH Rollins

 

[Captain WH Rollins]

22nd October 1930 - the first concert of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult

22nd October 1942 - "Now, Voyager" film directed by Irving Rapper starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid and Claude Rain premieres in New York

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[Captain WH Rollins]

23rd October 1941 - Walt Disney's animated film "Dumbo" released

23rd October 1952 - "Limelight" premiered directed, written, produced and starring Charlie Chaplin and Claire Bloom with appearance by Buster Keaton

23rd October 1956 - the first video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast

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[Captain WH Rollins]

24th October 1929 - Rudy Vallee's "The Fleishmann's Yeast Hour" begins broadcasting on NBC radio

24th October 1962 - "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released

24th October 2002 - Wuxia film "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jet Li released in China (US release 2004)

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[Captain WH Rollins]

26th October 1984 - "The Terminator" directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US

26th October 1985 - CBS' premiere of fact based TV film "Children of the Night", based on sociology student Lois Lee's expose on female crime and inconsistent enforcement of prostitution laws in Los Angeles

26th October 2015 - "Spectre", 24th James Bond film, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig premieres in London

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[Captain WH Rollins]

29th October 1998 - ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission

29th October 2008 - "Quantum of Solace" 22nd James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko, premieres in London

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[Captain WH Rollins]

The Invaders: The Believers Box - 1967-1968, two seasons of the 1960s US cult science fiction TV series, the box set is priced at just £24.00 - well worth buying it, in any currency.

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Captain WH Rollins