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

[Captain WH Rollins]

18th January 1973 - John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on BBC TV

18th January 1974 "6 Million Dollar Man" starring Lee Majors premiered on ABC TV

18th January 1975 - "Jeffersons" spinoff from "All in the Family" premiered on CBS

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[Captain WH Rollins]

A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the fourth week of January:

1917 (15)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Uncut Gems (15)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)

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[Captain WH Rollins]

19th January 1940 - The Three Stooges film "You Nazty Spy!" about the Nazis released with the disclaimer "Any resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons, living or dead, is a miracle."

19th January 1955 - "The Millionaire" TV program premiered on CBS

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[Captain WH Rollins]

A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the fourth week of January:

1917 (15)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Uncut Gems (15)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)

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[Captain WH Rollins]

If you enjoy watching Japanese animation films, the following are some of the best made, and are well worth buying. I have watched these films, and many more besides, over the years and have really enjoyed them.

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[Captain WH Rollins]

20th January 1949 - the first inaugural parade televised, for Harry Truman, watched by 10 million people

20th January 1978 - Columbia Pictures paid 9.5 million dollars for the movie rights to "Annie"

20th January 1990 - the 47th Golden Globes: "Born on the Fouth of July"

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21st January 1971 - "Alias Smith and Jones" premiered on ABC TV

21st January 1973 - Leslie Nielson appeared on M*A*S*H in "Ringbanger"

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[Captain WH Rollins]

Those of you who enjoy the film noire genre these two films are fine examples Double Indemnity (1944) and Sunset Boulevard (1950) - they are both listed in the American Film Institute's list of 100 best films of the 20th century - I would recommend them very much.

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[Captain WH Rollins]

22nd January 1940 - the first radio broadcast of "Road to Happiness" on CBS

22nd January 1947 - the first commercial TV station west of Mississippi opened in Hollywood, California

22nd January 1968 - "Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" premiered on NBC

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23rd January 1962 - "Jules et Jim", directed by François Truffau and starring Jeanne Moreau is released

23rd January 1975 - "Barney Miller" premiered on ABC TV

23rd January 1977 - Mini series "Roots" premiered on ABC

23rd January 1983 - "A-Team" premiered on NBC

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24th January 1927 - Alfred Hitchcock released his first film as director, The Pleasure Garden, in England

24th January 1933 - Noël Coward's "Design for Living" premiered in NYC

24th January 1940 - "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released

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Lost In Space - Complete Collection (1965) - this standard DVD boxset contains all 83 episodes from three seasons of Lost In Space - an American science fiction television series, broadcast between 1965-1968

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25th January 1961 - the first live national televised presidential news conference with JFK

25th January 1961 - Walt Disney's animated film "101 Dalmatians", directed by Clyde Geronimi and Hamilton Luske is released in the US

25th January 1970 - "M*A*S*H", directed by Robert Altman, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, is released (Palme d'Or 1970)

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26th January 1926 - John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of television in his laboratory in London

26th January 1931 - "Cimarron" directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne premiered in New York

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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) - this film is set in the late Hollywood of the 1960's, it is about the changing face of the film industry, and the careers of a TV star and his longtime stunt double, who are struggling to recognize the world they work in. Priced at £8.00 standard DVD format.

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[Captain WH Rollins]

A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the last week of January:

1917 (15)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Uncut Gems (15)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)

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17th January 1970 - the movie rating system modified "M" rating to "PG"

17th January 1976 - "Laverne & Shirley" TV spinoff from "Happy Days" premiered on ABC TV

17th January 1979 - the 36th Golden Globes, Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win

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Journey's End (2018) - released in early June 2018, this standard DVD is priced at just £5.00 - well worth the money.

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[Captain WH Rollins]

28th January 1960 - "The Goon Show"'s final episode on BBC radio

28th January 1973 - "Barnaby Jones" premiered on CBS TV

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[Captain WH Rollins]

A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the last week of January:

1917 (15)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Uncut Gems (15)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)

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Captain WH Rollins