Cinema Films, DVD Films, DVD Boxsets, DVD TV Series

[Captain WH Rollins]

3rd May 1937 - Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulizer Prize for Gone With The Wind

3rd May 1944 - Going My Way, directed by Leo McCarey premiered in New York (Best Picture 1945)

3rd May 1948 - first broadcast of CBS Evening News, the longest running network news show in the US

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4th May 1944 - Gaslight, released

4th May 1959 - The 400 Blows, French film released

4th May 1975 - Seven Beauties, directed by Lina Wertmüller, released, first film directed by a women to be nominated for an Academy Award

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6th May 1957 - the last broadcast of I Love Lucy on CBS-TV

6th May 1977 - Beatles at Hollywood Bowl, released in the UK

6th May 2004 - TV sitcom Friends aired season finale in 10th and final season in US

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9th May 1958 - Vertigo, American film noir psychological thriller released

9th May 1980 - the horror film, Friday the 13th, released in US

9th May 1992 - the final episode of Golden Girls aired on NBC-TV

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12th May 1967 - the 20th Cannes Film Festival, Blowup won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film

12th May 1989 - Entertainment Tonight, 2,000th TV performance

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1917 (2019) - at the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers. The release date for this standadrd DVD disc is 18th May 2020 - price at £9.99

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24th June 1916 - Mary Pickford became the first female film star to get a million dollar contract

24th June 1949 - Hopalong Cassidy, became the first network western (NBC)

24th June 1956 - Steve Allen Show, returned on NBC-TV

24th June 1963 - the first demonstration of home video recorder, at BBC Studios, London

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[Captain WH Rollins]

What with the lockdown these past four months I have enjoyed re-watching many of the box sets in my collection - Bilko, Hancock's Half Hour, Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, and many of the classic science fiction films and TV series,

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[Captain WH Rollins]

5th July 1954 - the BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin

5th July 1989 - Seinfield screens its pilot episode on NBC

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17th July 1954 - construction of Disneyland commenced

17th July 1955 - Disneyland televised its grand opening in Anaheim, California

17th July 1968 - The Beatles' animated film, Yellow Submarine, premiered in London

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20th July 1935 - the first broadcast of Gang Busters on NBC Radio

20th July 1950 - Arthur Murray Party, premiered on ABC TV

20th July 2001 - Spirited Away, released in Japan (Academy Award Best Animated Feature 2003)

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22nd July 1959 - Ed Wood's cult classic, Plan 9 From Outer Space, called one of the worse films ever, premiered

22nd July 2016 - Japan’s Funai Electric announced the manufacture of world's last videocassette

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28th July 1951 - Walt Disney's animated musical film, Alice In Wonderland is released

28th July 1954 - On the Waterfront, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955)

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9th August 1930 - Betty Boop debuted in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes

9th August 1942 - CBS radio broadcast the debut of, Our Secret Weapon

9th August 1963 - Britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premiered

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The Twilight Zone - Original Series - 60th Anniversary - all 156 episodes in one Blue-Ray box set, from the classic show, one of the most unique and inventive television shows ever created

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23rd August 1938 - You Can’t Take It With You, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur premiered. Best Picture for 1939

23rd August 1946 - The Big Sleep, directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall premiered.

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1917 (2019) - at the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers - priced at £7,00 standard DVD format - well worth buying.

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4th September 1936 - Swing Time, directed by George Stevens, starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, is released

4th September 1951 - the first transcontinental TV broadcast, by US President Harry Truman

4th September 1961 - Carol Burnett and Richard Hayes Show premiered on CBS radio

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Red Dwarf - The Promised Land - for those of you who are Red Dwarf fans will love this, released in June 2020, and priced at £9.00 - it is the thirteenth outing of the sci-fi comedy. The DVD disc also comes with extra content - well worth the small purchase price.

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The Invaders: The Believers Box - a highly influential US cult science fiction TV series, (1967-1968), Season One, 17 episodes, Season Two, 26 episodes and a bonus disc, the box set is priced at £39.99 - well worth buying it, in any currency.

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