Video: '1992 Oscar Winners'
(Monday, March 29, 1993, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Unforgiven won four Oscars tonight at the 65th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Clint Eastwood for Best Director. Al Pacino won Best Actor for Scent of a Woman and Emma Thompson won Best Actress for Howards End. Continue reading ‘Unforgiven’ wins Best Picture at 65th Academy Awards 20 years ago this hour (1993)
Video: 'Paul McCartney-Give My Regards to Broad Street-Full Movie-HQ' (cape/top hat scenes begin at 1:18:46)
(Wednesday, March 29, 1983) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney filmed scenes today at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, England, for the movie Give My Regards To Broad Street, wearing a top hat and cape. The film, directed by Peter Webb, was written and starred McCartney.
(Monday, March 29, 1943; during World War II) — Rationing of meat, fats and cheese began today in the United States. Rationed meats included beef, pork, veal, lamb, and tinned meats and fish. Poultry, eggs, fresh milk—and Spam—were not rationed. Cheese rationing started with hard cheeses since they were more easily shipped overseas.
Video: 'The Birds Official Trailer #1 - Charles McGraw Movie (1963) HD'
(Thursday, March 28, 1963) — The Birds, a suspense/horror film about a wealthy San Francisco socialite who pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people, opened today in New York City.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film stars Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Tippi Hedren.
Video: 'Korean War - PART 28, End of the War, 6.25' (at 0:42-0:53)
(Saturday, March 28, 1953; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — The Chinese and North Korean Communist commanders accepted today a long-standing United Nations proposal for an immediate exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war by both sides in Korea, and at the same time proposed immediate resumption of suspended armistice talks.
Video: '1972 Oscar Winners'
(Tuesday, March 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m. EST) — The Godfather won three Oscars tonight at the 45th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Marlon Brando for Best Actor (he declined). Bob Fosse won Best Director and Liza Minnelli Best Actress, both for Cabaret. Continue reading ‘The Godfather’ wins Best Picture at 45th Academy Awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: Mar. 23-26, 1973 (at 2:39)
(Monday, March 26, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — James W. McCord Jr., a convicted Watergate conspirator, says White House Counsel John W. Dean, the man U.S. President Richard Nixon appointed to investigate the Watergate bugging, himself “was involved in preparations for the bugging,” the Los Angeles Times reported today.
Video: 'Ringo Starr - "Ringo Rama" [Full Album]'
(Tuesday, March 25, 2003) — Ringo Rama, the 12th studio album by Ringo Starr since The Beatles broke up, was released today in the U.S.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Live Rehearsal March 25, 2003'
(Tuesday March 25, 2003) — “Back in the World Exclusive Rehearsal,” featuring Beatle Paul McCartney and his band performing six songs at Docklands Arena in London, premiered today.
Video: '[Trailer] James Bond - Live and Let Die (1973)'
(Sunday, March 25, 1973) — Principal photography on Live and Let Die, the eighth spy film in the James Bond series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, concluded today. The film would open in the U.S. on June 27, 1973.
