(Saturday, April 19, 1980) — “Call Me” by Blondie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Apr. 19/26, May 3/10/17/24, 1980). Continue reading ‘Call Me’ by Blondie peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 19 1980)
Category Archives: Movies 1980s
‘Glory’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1989)
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(Sunday, December 10, 1989, evening EST) — Glory, an American war film about a young, white army officer is assigned to lead an all-black unit in the American Civil War, premiered tonight at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Glory’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1989)
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‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’ opens in Manhattan 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 13 1989)
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(Friday, October 13, 1989, noon EDT) — Crimes and Misdemeanors, an American existential comedy-drama film about an ophthalmologist whose mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman, opened today at three theaters in Manhattan, including Loews Tower East, Loews 34th Street Showplace and Loews 84th Street Six. Continue reading ‘Crimes and Misdemeanors’ opens in Manhattan 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 13 1989)
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‘Batdance’ by Prince peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1989)
(Saturday, August 5, 1989) — “Batdance” by Prince peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Batdance’ by Prince peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1989)
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‘When Harry Met Sally…’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1989)
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(Wednesday, July 12, 1989, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — When Harry Met Sally…, an American romantic comedy film about a man and a woman who turn a feud into a lasting friendship, until love threatens to ruin everything, opened this morning at The Beekman Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 12 1989)
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‘Batman’ premieres in Westwood 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1989)
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(Monday, June 19, 1989, 8:00 p.m. PDT) — The Caped Crusader takes on his deadliest foe — the Joker — in Batman, the first installment of Warner Bros.’ initial Batman superhero film series that premiered tonight at the Bruin and Village theaters in Westwood, California. Continue reading ‘Batman’ premieres in Westwood 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 19 1989)
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James Bond film ‘Licence to Kill’ premieres in London 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1989)
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(Tuesday, June 13, 1989, evening BST) — Licence to Kill, the sixteenth in the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions, and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton in the role of the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, premiered tonight at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Continue reading James Bond film ‘Licence to Kill’ premieres in London 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 13 1989)
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‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
(Saturday, June 10, 1989) — “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1989)
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‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1989)
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(Wednesday, May 24, 1989, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been kidnapped by Nazis in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, an American action-adventure film that opened this morning at the Gemini Twin theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ opens in New York 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1989)
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‘Two Hearts’ by Phil Collins peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1989)
(Saturday, January 21, 1989) — “Two Hearts” by Phil Collins peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Jan. 14/21, 1989). Continue reading ‘Two Hearts’ by Phil Collins peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 21 1989)
