Daily Archives: June 25, 2012

Filming of Rolling Stones concert movie concludes 40 years ago tonight (1972)


Video: 'Brown Sugar ' (June 25, 1972, evening)

(Sunday, June 25, 1972, evening) — Bob Freeze and Steve Gebhardt of Butterfly Films concluded filming for Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones, a concert movie featuring the British rock band The Rolling Stones, tonight at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas. Continue reading Filming of Rolling Stones concert movie concludes 40 years ago tonight (1972)

‘Blade Runner’ opens in the U.S. 30 years ago today (1982)


Video: 'Blade Runner' trailer

(Friday, June 25, 1982)Blade Runner, a science fiction film about an ex-cop who comes out of retirement in order to hunt down androids who are being reproduced for purpose of slavery, opened today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by Ridley Scott, the film stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos and Daryl Hannah.

‘The Thing’ opens in U.S. theaters 30 years ago today (1982)


Video: 'The Thing' trailer

(Friday, June 25, 1982)The Thing, a science fiction horror film about scientists in the Antarctic who are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills, opened today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by John Carpenter, the film stars Kurt Russell.

‘Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl’ opens 30 years ago today (1982)


Video: 'Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl' trailer

(Friday, June 25, 1982)Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, a concert film in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, opened today in U.S. theaters.

Directed by Terry Hughes and Ian MacNaughton, the film stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland and Neil Innes.

Mitchell’s wife claims she’s a ‘political prisoner’ 40 years ago today (1972)


Video: Mrs. Mitchell telephones Thomas (at 7:00)

(Sunday, June 25, 1972) — Eight days after the Watergate break-in, Martha Mitchell, wife of John Mitchell, who was head of Nixon’s re-election campaign, called UPI White House correspondent Helen Thomas again (see June 22) and asserts that she is a political prisoner in her own home. Continue reading Mitchell’s wife claims she’s a ‘political prisoner’ 40 years ago today (1972)

Space shuttle Columbia heads into orbit 20 years ago this hour (1992)


Video: STS-50 launch and landing

(Thursday, June 25, 1992, 12:12:23 p.m. EDT) — The space shuttle Columbia broke through the clouds and roared into orbit today on a marathon 13-day mission that is expected to lead to even longer trips and, eventually, full-time stays in space.