Video: 'Hotel Rwanda' trailer
(Saturday, September 11, 2004) — Hotel Rwanda, a historical drama film about a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Terry George, the film starred Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix and Nick Nolte.
Video: 'Places in the Heart' trailer
(Tuesday, September 11, 1984) — Places in the Heart, a drama film about a farmer’s widow who fights to keep her land during the Depression, premiered today at the Toronto Film Festival.
Directed by Robert Benton, the film starred Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.
Video: 'Battle of Lake Champlain'
(Sunday, September 11, 1814, 10:30 a.m. local time; during the War of 1812) — An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British today in the Battle of Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, New York, finally ending British invasions of the northern States.
Video: 'The Shawshank Redemption' trailer
(Saturday, September 10, 1994) — The Shawshank Redemption, a drama film about a man who discovers himself after he is sentenced to life in prison, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Frank Darabont, the film starred Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows and James Whitmore.
Video: 'Jeopardy!' (Sept. 10, 1984, parts 1-2)
(Monday, September 10, 1984) — A revival of the TV game show Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek premiered today in syndication.
Video: 'Sabrina' trailer
(Thursday, September 9, 1954) — Sabrina, a romantic comedy film about two wealthy brothers who fall for the chauffeur’s daughter, premiered today in London.
Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden.
Video: 'Snake River Canyon jump 1973-EVEL KNIEVEL Awesome video!!'
(Sunday, September 8, 1974, 3:36 p.m. MDT) — With much media fanfare, daredevil Evel Knievel tried and failed to leap the mile-wide chasm of the Snake River Canyon today on his specially engineered rocket motorcycle.
His drogue parachute malfunctioned and opened on take-off. Evel and his contraption floated to the bottom of the canyon, landing on the riverbank directly below his launch ramp.
Video: 'Downfall' trailer
(Wednesday, September 8, 2004) — Downfall, a German war film depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany in 1945, premiered today in Munich, Germany.
Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, the film starred Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Corinna Harfouch, Juliane Köhler and Thomas Kretschmann.
Video: 'Blood Simple' trailer
(Friday, September 7, 1984) — Blood Simple, a period drama film about a rich but jealous man who hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, the film starred John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams and M. Emmet Walsh.
Video: 'Amadeus' trailer
(Thursday, September 6, 1984) — Amadeus, a period drama film about the 18th century composer Salieri who confesses to a deadly rivalry with Mozart, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Miloš Forman, the film starred F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce and Elizabeth Berridge.
