(Saturday, November 25, 1995) — “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” by Whitney Houston peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the singer’s eleventh of eleven number one hits on the chart (1985-1995).
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‘Toy Story’ premieres in Hollywood 20 years ago today (Nov 19 1995)
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(Sunday, November 19, 1995) — 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 El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
Directed by John Lasseter, the film starred Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, John Morris, Erik von Detten, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey, Sarah Freeman and Penn Jillette.
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‘Casino’ premieres in New York City 20 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 Coronet Theater in New York City.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film starred Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci.
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James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York 20 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)
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(Monday, November 13, 1995) — 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 in New York City. Continue reading James Bond film ‘GoldenEye’ premieres in New York 20 years ago tonight (Nov 13 1995)
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‘The American President’ premieres in New York City 20 years ago tonight (Nov 8 1995)
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(Wednesday, November 8, 1995, evening 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 Theater in New York City.
Directed by Rob Reiner, the film starred Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox and Richard Dreyfuss.
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‘Seven’ premieres in New York City 20 years ago tonight (Sep 15 1995)
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(Friday, September 15, 1995, evening EST) — Seven, 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.
Directed by David Fincher, the film starred Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, John C. McGinley and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ by Coolio featuring L.V. peaks at #1 in USA 20 years ago today (Sep 9 1995)
(Saturday, September 9, 1995) — “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio featuring L.V. peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sep. 9/16/23, 1995).
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‘Kiss from a Rose’ by Seal peaks at #1 in USA 20 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.
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‘Babe’ released in the U.S. 20 years ago today (Aug 4 1995)
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(Friday, August 4, 1995) — Babe, a comedy-drama family 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.
Directed by Chris Noonan, the film starred James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski and Christine Cavanaugh.
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‘Apollo 13’ premieres in Beverly Hills 20 years ago today (June 22 1995)
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(Thursday, June 22, 1995) — Apollo 13, a historical docudrama film about the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis in 1970, premiered today at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California.
Directed by Ron Howard, the film starred Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris.
