Video: 'All this and WWII' (28 videos)
(Monday, October 25, 1976) — The soundtrack album to the musical documentary All This and World War II, which juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s, was released today, 17 days before the film’s release. Continue reading ‘All This And World War II’ soundtrack album released 50 years ago today (Oct 25 1976)
Video: 'Marathon Man' trailer
(Wednesday, October 6, 1976, 9:00 a.m. EDT) — Marathon Man, a suspense thriller film about a covert government group that uncovers a criminal plot run by Nazi War criminals, premiered this morning at Loew’s State 1 theater at 1540 Broadway on Times Square in New York City. Continue reading ‘Marathon Man’ suspense thriller film premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Oct 6 1976)
Video: 'The Front' trailer
(Thursday, September 30, 1976, 12:15 p.m. EDT) — The Front, a drama film set against the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s, opened today at the Coronet Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Front’ drama film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Sep 30 1976)
(Saturday, August 7, 1976) — “I’m Easy” by Keith Carradine peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Video: 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' trailer
(Tuesday, June 29, 1976, 6:00 p.m. MDT) — The Outlaw Josey Wales, a revisionist Western film about a peaceful farmer who turns vigilante when soldiers murder his family, was pre-screened today at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, Idaho, during a five-day conference entitled Western Movies: Myths and Images. Continue reading ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ revisionist Western film premieres in in Ketchum, Idaho 50 years ago this hour (Jun 26 1976)
Video: 'The Omen' trailer
(Friday, June 25, 1976, 10:00 a.m. EDT) — The Omen, a American-British supernatural horror-drama film about the young son of an American diplomat and his wife (living in London) who turns out to be marked with the sign of Satan (the infamous “666”), was released in U.S. theaters today (opening this morning at the National theater at Broadway and W. 44th St. in Times Square). Continue reading ‘The Omen’ supernatural horror film opens in Manhattan 50 years ago this hour (Jun 25 1976)
Video: 'Annie Hall (4/12) Movie CLIP - Cooking Lobster (1977) HD'
(Wednesday, May 19, 1976) — Principal photography for Woody Allen’s Annie Hall film began today on the South Fork of Long Island with the scene in which Alvy and Annie boil live lobsters; filming continued periodically for the next ten months. Continue reading Principal photography for ‘Annie Hall’ begins on Long Island, New York 50 years ago today (May 19 1976)
Video: 'All the President's Men' trailer
(Sunday, April 4, 1976, 8:30 p.m. EST) — All the President’s Men, a political thriller film about two journalists (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward) investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, premiered tonight in the Eisenhower Theatre at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as a benefit for the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Continue reading ‘All the President’s Men’ opens in Washington, DC 50 years ago this hour (Apr 4 1976)
Video: 'Bad Motivator'
(Monday, March 22, 1976) — Principal photography for the first Star Wars movie, directed by George Lucas, began today in the Tunisian desert for the scenes on Tatooine. Continue reading Principal photography for first ‘Star Wars’ movie begins 50 years ago today (Mar 22 1976)
Video: 'Taxi Driver' trailer
(Sunday, February 8, 1976, first showing advertised for 12:00 noon EST) — Taxi Driver, a vigilante film with neo-noir and psychological thriller elements about a loner who becomes fixated on a teen prostitute, opened today at the Coronet Theater, 230 West 49th Street, Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading ‘Taxi Driver’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour (Feb 8 1976)
