Video: 'Airplane!' trailer

(Wednesday, July 2, 1980, 12 noon EDT) — When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying in Airplane!, an American parody film that opened today at Forum 47th Street theater at 1567 Broadway in Times Square, located in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Continue reading ‘Airplane!’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1980) →

Video: 'The Shining' trailer

(Friday, May 23, 1980, noon EDT) — Jack Torrance becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block in The Shining, an psychological horror film that opened today at Moss’ Criterion Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Shining’ opens in New York City 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1980) →

Video: 'The Empire Strikes Back' trailer

(Saturday, May 17, 1980, 2:30 p.m. EDT) — Three years after the events of Star Wars, Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels in The Empire Strikes Back, an American epic space opera film that premiered this afternoon at a benefit premiere for Special Olympics at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Continue reading ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ premieres at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1980) →