Video: 'Porpoise Song (Theme From "Head")'
(Saturday, October 5, 1968) — “Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)”/”As We Go Along” by The Monkees, the first single from the soundtrack album of their first feature film Head, was released today. Continue reading ‘Porpoise Song’/’As We Go Along’ by The Monkees released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 5 1968)
Video: 'Night of the Living Dead' trailer
(Tuesday, October 1, 1968, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Night of the Living Dead, an American independent horror film about seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, which is besieged by a large and growing group of “living dead” monsters, premiered tonight at the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh. Continue reading ‘Night of the Living Dead’ premieres in Pittsburgh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 1 1968)
Video: 'Oliver' trailer
(Thursday, September 26, 1968, evening BST) — Oliver, a musical drama film version of the Dickens classic about an orphan taken in by a band of boy thieves, premiered tonight at the Odeon, Leicester Square in London. Continue reading ‘Oliver’ premieres in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 26 1968)
Video: 'Funny Girl' trailer
(Wednesday, September 18, 1968, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Funny Girl, an American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film about comedienne Fanny Brice who fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn’t pretty, premiered tonight at the Criterion Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘Funny Girl’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1968)
Video: 'Head (Album) Lyrics' (14 videos)
(Saturday, August 3, 1968, 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees completed “Ditty Diego today at RCA Victor Studios in Hollywood, completing the recording sessions for Head, the band’s sixth studio album and the soundtrack to the group’s first and only feature film Head. Continue reading The Monkees complete ‘Head’ soundtrack album 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
Video: 'Hang 'Em High' trailer
(Wednesday, July 31, 1968, 9:15 a.m. CDT) — Hang ‘Em High, an American DeLuxe Color revisionist Western film about a mysterious drifter who survives a lynching then goes back for revenge, opened this morning at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago. Continue reading ‘Hang ‘Em High’ opens in Chicago 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 31 1968)
Video: 'The Beatles Yellow Submarine'
(Tuesday, July 16, 1968, evening BST; during sessions for The Beatles, also known as “The White Album”) — The Beatles attended the world premiere of their animated musical fantasy comedy film Yellow Submarine tonight at the London Pavilion on Piccadilly Circus. Continue reading The Beatles attend ‘Yellow Submarine’ premiere 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 17 1968)
Video: 'Paul McCartney,George Harrison and Ringo Starr promote The Beatles Yellow Submarine July 8th 1968'
(Monday, July 8, 1968, afternoon BST) — Nine days prior to its world première, The Beatles (minus John Lennon) attended a press screening of the band’s Yellow Submarine film today at the 102-seat Bowater House Cinema in Knightsbridge, London. Continue reading The Beatles attend press screening of ‘Yellow Submarine’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 8 1968)
Video: 'The Thomas Crown Affair' trailer
(Wednesday, June 19, 1968, evening EDT) — The Thomas Crown Affair, a film about a bored tycoon who turns to bank robbery and courts the insurance investigator assigned to bring him in, premiered tonight in Boston. Continue reading ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ premieres in Boston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1968)
Video: 'Rosemary's Baby' trailer (plus 8 clips)
(Wednesday, June 12, 1968, 10:10 a.m. EDT) — Rosemary’s Baby, an American psychological horror film about a young woman who fears the baby she’s carrying is the son of Satan, opened today at the Criterion Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1968)
