Category Archives: movies 1990s

‘Toy Story’ animated adventure comedy film premieres in Hollywood 30 years ago today (Nov 19 1995)


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(Sunday, November 19, 1995, evening PDT)Toy Story, a computer-animated buddy-comedy adventure film that follows a group of anthropomorphic toys who pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present, premiered tonight at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Continue reading ‘Toy Story’ animated adventure comedy film premieres in Hollywood 30 years ago today (Nov 19 1995)

‘Casino’ epic crime drama film premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Nov 14 1995)


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(Tuesday, November 14, 1995, evening EST)Casino, a crime drama film about greed, deception, money, power and murder between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire, premiered tonight at the Coronet Theatre, a Broadway theater at 230 West 49th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. Continue reading ‘Casino’ epic crime drama film premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Nov 14 1995)

James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)


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(Monday, November 13, 1995, evening EST)GoldenEye, the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 officer James Bond, premiered tonight at Radio City Music Hall at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Continue reading James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)

‘The American President’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Nov 8 1995)


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(Wednesday, November 8, 1995, 6:30 p.m. EST)The American President, a romantic comedy-drama film about a widowed U.S. president and a lobbyist who fall in love, premiered tonight at the Ziegfeld Theatre located at 141 West 54th Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading ‘The American President’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago this hour (Nov 8 1995)

‘Se7en’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Sep 15 1995)


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(Friday, September 15, 1995, evening EDT)Se7en, a neo-noir crime psychological thriller film about a retiring police detective and his new partner who investigate a serial killer whose crimes mirror the seven deadly sins, premiered tonight at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City. Continue reading ‘Se7en’ premieres in New York City 30 years ago tonight (Sep 15 1995)

Woody Allen’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 30 years ago today (Sep 1 1995)


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(Friday, September 1, 1995, evening EDT)Mighty Aphrodite, a romantic comedy film about a New York sportswriter who discovers his adopted son is a genius and then seeks out the boy’s birth mother: a prostitute, premiered tonight at the Venice Film Festival. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Mighty Aphrodite’ premieres at Venice Film Festival 30 years ago today (Sep 1 1995)

‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Aug 26 1995)

(Saturday, August 26, 1995) — “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 30 years ago today (Aug 26 1995)

‘Babe’ comedy-drama film opens in U.S. and Canada 30 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1995)


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(Friday, August 4, 1995, 11:55 a.m. EDT)Babe, a comedy-drama film about a pig raised by sheepdogs who learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett, was released today in the U.S. and Canada, opening this hour (11:55 a.m. EDT) at Sony Lincoln Square & Imax Theater at 1998 Broadway in New York City. Continue reading ‘Babe’ comedy-drama film opens in U.S. and Canada 30 years ago this hour (Aug 4 1995)

‘Apollo 13’ docudrama film premieres in Beverly Hills 30 years ago this hour (June 22 1995)


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(Thursday, June 22, 1995, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. PDT)Apollo 13, a historical docudrama film about the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, premiered today at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading ‘Apollo 13’ docudrama film premieres in Beverly Hills 30 years ago this hour (June 22 1995)