Category Archives: Movies 1970s

‘A Clockwork Orange’ opens in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1971)

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Video: 'A Clockwork Orange' trailer

(Sunday, December 19, 1971, midnight PST) — The first public screening of A Clockwork Orange, a dystopian crime film about a charismatic delinquent who volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem, took place early this morning at a special midnight showing at Hollywood Pacific Theatre to benefit the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, also called Filmex. Continue reading ‘A Clockwork Orange’ opens in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1971) →

James Bond film ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ opens in Munich, West Germany 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1971)

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Video: 'Diamonds Are Forever' trailer

(Tuesday, December 14, 1971) — James Bond impersonates a diamond smuggler to infiltrate a smuggling ring, and soon uncovers a plot by his old nemesis Blofeld to use the diamonds and build a giant laser in Diamonds Are Forever, the seventh in the James Bond spy film series produced by Eon Productions, which opened today in Munich, West Germany. Continue reading James Bond film ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ opens in Munich, West Germany 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1971) →

‘Theme From ‘Summer of ’42’ by Peter Nero peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1971)

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(Saturday, December 11, 1971) — “Theme From “Summer of ’42”” by Peter Nero peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Theme From ‘Summer of ’42’ by Peter Nero peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 11 1971) →

Ravi Shankar documentary ‘Raga’ featuring George Harrison opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1971)

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Video: 'Raga' trailer

(Tuesday, November 23, 1971, 12:00 p.m. EST) — Raga, documentary film about the life and music of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, featuring former Beatle George Harrison, opened today at the Carnegie Hall Cinema in New York City. Continue reading Ravi Shankar documentary ‘Raga’ featuring George Harrison opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1971) →

‘Blindman’ film featuring Ringo Starr premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1971)

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Video: 'Blindman' trailer

(Monday, November 15, 1971) — Blindman, a Spaghetti Western film about a blind, but deadly, gunman, who is double crossed after he’s hired to escort fifty mail order brides to their miner husbands, premiered today in Rome. Continue reading ‘Blindman’ film featuring Ringo Starr premieres in Rome 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 15 1971) →

Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ film with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1971)

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Video: '200 Motels' trailer

(Wednesday, November 10, 1971, 1:00 p.m. EST) — 200 Motels, an American-British surreal musical film about life on the road with the band Mothers of Invention, opened today at the Plaza Theater on 58th Street east of Madison Avenue in New York City. Continue reading Frank Zappa’s ‘200 Motels’ film with ex-Beatle Ringo Starr opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 10 1971) →

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film premieres in Amsterdam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1971)

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(Thursday, October 21, 1971) — Fiddler on the Roof, an American epic musical comedy-drama film about a poor Jewish milkman in pre-revolutionary Russia who must contend with marrying off his daughters while anti-semitic sentiment threatens his home, premiered today at a benefit screening in Amsterdam (it would open in New York on Nov. 3, 1971). Continue reading ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ film premieres in Amsterdam 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1971) →

Ringo Starr completes recording ‘Blindman’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 19 1971)

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Video: 'Blindman'

(Thursday, August 19, 1971) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr completed two consecutive days of recording the song “Blindman” today at Apple Studios in London. Continue reading Ringo Starr completes recording ‘Blindman’ in London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 19 1971) →

‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ premieres in Coral Gables, Florida 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1971)

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Video: 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' trailer

(Tuesday, June 29, 1971, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, an American musical fantasy film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, premiered tonight at Loew’s Riviera in Coral Gables, Florida, to benefit the Miami Herald‘s Send-a-Kid-to-Camp fund. Continue reading ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ premieres in Coral Gables, Florida 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1971) →

Woody Allen’s ‘Bananas’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1971)

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(Wednesday, April 28, 1971, scheduled for noon EDT) — Bananas, a comedy film directed by Woody Allen about a neurotic New Yorker who follows the object of his affections to the fictional Central American country of San Marcos, where she is involved in a revolution, opened today at The Coronet in New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Bananas’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1971) →