The Avengers (2012)

May 7th, 2016 is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY !!!!!! 

Wikipedia.org Article for Free Comic Book Day:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Comic_Book_Day

Enjoy this Film366.com video where Phil tells the story about how he accidentally turned himself into Thor.


Witness a modern masterpiece, a Joss Whedon great, the 6th entry in the Marvel MCU Franchise and the day the comics finally came alive in ..........

The Avengers (2012)

Run Time:  143 mins
Genre:  Action, Fantasy, Comic Book
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Joss Whedon
Starring:  Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848228/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Wikipedia.org Article fr the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Joss Whedon:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon

Enjoy this Podcast from The Dying Breed Movie Club Meets the Movies: Episode 4: The Avengers on YouTube: We talk about the first five movies and end on The Avengers (2012).  

Also there is an excellent story told by Chris, about his trip to the comic book store for Free Comic Book Day back in 2012, complete with animated illustrations by Josh Taback found at the 6:00 mark:

Wikipedia.org Article for Robert Downey JR.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.

Wikipedia.org Article for Chris Evans:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Evans_(actor)

Wikipedia.org Article for Mark Ruffalo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo

Wikipedia.org Article for Chris Hemsworth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth

Wikipedia.org Article for Scarlett Johansson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlett_Johansson

Wikipedia.org Article for Jeremy Renner:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Renner

Wikipedia.org Article for Tom Hiddleston:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hiddleston

Wikipedia.org Article for Clark Gregg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gregg

Wikipedia.org Article for Cobie Smulders:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobie_Smulders

Wikipedia.org Article for Stellan Skarsgård:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellan_Skarsg%C3%A5rd

Find the link to Samuel L. Jackson's Wikipedia.org Articles from our Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/long-kiss-goodnight-1996.html

or our Jurassic Park (1993) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/02/jurassic-park-1993.html

He is also in Do The Right Thing (1989):
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/do-right-thing-1989.html

And, Goodfellas (1990):
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/02/goodfellas-1990.html

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:


If you don't know what Free Comic Book Day is all about, here's a video...


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Avengers (2012) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/the-avengers-84739

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:

http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-avengers/304056/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 

For our next Film of the Day .....................

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Today is National Nurse's Day in the United States !!!!!!

While we're sure there's plenty of great "Nurse" films, this one came to our minds instantly and it's a classic romance on the front, in Europe, during WWI ...

Front Lines - Nurses at the Front during WWI on YouTube:


So, Let's visit love in WWI with ......

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

Run Time:  80 mins
Genre:  Drama, Romance, War
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black and White
Director:  Frank Borzage
Starring:  Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou and Mary Philips

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022879/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Farewell_to_Arms_(1932_film)

Wikipedia.org Article for Helen Hayes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hayes

Wikipedia.org Article for Gary Cooper:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cooper

Wikipedia.org Article for Adolphe Menjou:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Menjou

Wikipedia.org Article for Mary Phillips:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Philips

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Frank Borzage:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Borzage

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:

Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch A Farewell to Arms (1932) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/a-farewell-to-arms-51875


A Farewell To Arms (1932) Full Length English HD on YouTube:


Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/a-farewell-to-arms/114369/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 
For our next Film of the Day .....................

El Mariachi (1992)

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!!!!

Wikipedia.org Article for Cinco de Mayo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

Here's a great film to watch...then learn the behind-the-scenes story of the production. Especially if you aspire to become a filmmaker.

What's cool about this trailer is that it links the film and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez to a previous Film366 film and film-maker...



For our Boyz in the Hood Film366 review, click here.

........... El Mariachi (1992)

Run Time:  81 mins
Genre:  Action, Thriller, Crime
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Robert Rodriguez
Starring:  Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez and Peter Marquardt

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104815/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mariachi

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Robert Rodriguez:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rodriguez

Wikipedia.org Article for Carlos Gallardo:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Gallardo_(actor)

The Making of "El Mariachi" - The Robert Rodriguez Ten Minute Film School on YouTube:

Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch El Mariachi (1992) online or on TV right now:

https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/el-mariachi-8456

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:

http://www.tvguide.com/movies/el-mariachi/129574/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 

For our next Film of the Day .....................

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

May the Fourth Be With You!

On this Star Wars Day, we'd like to point you to one of the most influential films that inspired George Lucas to make Star Wars. It's none other than Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. How much is Hidden Fortress like Star Wars? Watch this fan-made trailer of Hidden Fortress set to the music of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer on YouTube .....



Wikipedia.org Article for Star Wars VII:  The Force Awakens (2015):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

But let's talk about .........

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Run Time:  126 mins
Genre:  Adventure, Drama
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black and White, Subtitled
Director:  Akira Kurosawa
Starring:  Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki and Takashi Shimura

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hidden_Fortress

Find the link to Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune and Takashi Shimura's Wikipedia.org Articles from our Seven Samurai (1954) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/seven-samurai-1954.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Minoru Chiaki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Chiaki

The Real Trailer for the Film on YouTube:


And here is Chris' very first DIGGING STAR WARS episode about - you guessed it - The Hidden Fortress...


George Lucas on "The Hidden Fortress" on YouTube:


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Hidden Fortress (1958) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/the-hidden-fortress-11555

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-hidden-fortress/100841/

Check back in tomorrow ...................... 
For our next Film of the Day .....................

Gone with the Wind (1939)

This Day in History !!!!!!

Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction on this day in 1937 for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936) ........

Wikipedia.org Article for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction

Wikipedia.org Article for Margaret Mitchell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mitchell

Wikipedia.org Article for the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind

......... need we say more?

Here is the Blu-Ray Trailer for the Film on YouTube:



Run Time:  238 mins
Genre:  Drama, Romance, Historical, War
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Color
Director:  Victor Fleming
Starring:  Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031381/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)

Find the link to Clark Gable's Wikipedia.org Article from our San Francisco (1936) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/04/san-francisco-1936.html

or our Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/03/mutiny-on-bounty-1935.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Victor Flemming:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Fleming

Wikipedia.org Article for Leslie Howard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Howard_(actor)

Wikipedia.org Article for Olivia de Havilland:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_de_Havilland

Wikipedia.org Article for Vivian Leigh:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivien_Leigh

This isn't the first time Chris has asked you to watch this epic. Here's a Digging Star Wars: Gone with the Wind...


And this picture gives you just a taste of why Chris compared Gone with the Wind to everyone's favorite Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back...

For the Film366 Empire review, click here.

The Making of "Gone With The Wind" on YouTube:



Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Gone with the Wind (1939) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/gone-with-the-wind-79822

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/gone-with-the-wind/124809/

Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................

Raising Arizona (1987)

Happy Baby Day !!!!

May 2nd is Baby Day. No, seriously. It is.

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/baby-day/

In honor of this, we present...

....... Raising Arizona (1987)

Run Time:  94 mins
Genre:  Comedy
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Joel and Ethan Coen 
Starring:  Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe, Sam McMurray, Frances McDormand and Randall "Tex" Cobb

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093822/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Arizona

Wikipedia.org Article for Nicolas cage:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage

Wikipedia.org Article for Holly Hunter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly_Hunter

Wikipedia.org Article for Trey Wilson:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Wilson

Find John Goodman's Wikipedia.org Article from our Big Lebowski (1998) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-big-lebowski-1998.html

Wikipedia.org Article for William Forsythe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Forsythe_(actor)

Wikipedia.org Article for Randall "Tex" Cobb:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_%22Tex%22_Cobb

Find Joel and Ethan Coen's Wikipedia.org Articles from our Big Lebowski (1998) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-big-lebowski-1998.html

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:

Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Raising Arizona (1987) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/raising-arizona-32376

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/raising-arizona/115380/

Check back in tomorrow ......................
For our next Film of the Day .....................

Modern Times (1936)

Happy International Workers Day !!!!!!

Let's join a true legend and watch Charlie Chaplan do his thing !!!!

Find Charlie Chaplan's Wikipedia.org Article from our The Gold Rush (1925) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-gold-rush-1925.html

Wikipedia.org Article for International Workers Day AKA May Day:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day

Unite and watch the Modern Times trailer...below on YouTube!


MODERN TIMES (1936)

Run Time:  87 mins
Genre:  Comedy, Drama
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black & White
Director:  Charles Chaplin
Starring:  Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Sandford and Chester Conklin

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027977/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)

Wikipedia.org Article for Paulette Goddard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulette_Goddard

Wikipedia.org Article for Henry Bergman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bergman

Full Movie: Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (1936) Part 1 on YouTube:


Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch Modern Times (1936) online or on TV right now:
https://gowatchit.com/watch/movies/modern-times-5553

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/modern-times/106547/

CHECK IN TOMORROW ............................
For our next Film of the Day ...................


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