“The Sound of Music” echoed throughout American movie theaters for the first time on this day in history, March 2, 1965. It remains among America’s favorite things some 60 years later. The film’s soaring tunes painted idyllic images of Alpine hills flowering
“Saving Private Ryan,” a terrifying account of the physical, mental and moral trauma suffered by American GIs during World War II, debuted in theaters on this day in history, July 24, 1998. “Saving Private Ryan,” writes the website CinemaScholars.com, “makes the claim
Yippee ki-yay! Bruce Willis introduced the world to the character of John McClane on this day in history, July 15, 1988, when the film “Die Hard” was released in theaters. The hit movie would result in four sequels: “Die Hard 2,” “Die
The Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump” was released in theaters on this day in history, July 6, 1994. An adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by author Winston Groom, the movie was a smash success and earned $678.2 million worldwide.
On this day in history, June 20, 1975, the movie “Jaws,” directed by Steven Spielberg, opened in theaters in the United States. “Jaws” tells the fictional story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach resort town. The movie
Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits ‒ gathered outside Greece’s parliament Thursday during a strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots and disrupted art school classes. More than 2,000 people took part