March 31
It's March 31st
On this day in 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
In 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S. Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor and it did not become effectively enforced until July 1, 1934.
List of pre-Code films
In 1970 – Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
In 1976 Led Zeppelin releases "Presence"
In 1998 – Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.
In 2005 – The dwarf planet Makemake (named after the Rapa Nui deity) is discovered.
Birthdays:
Ewan McGregor
as Bob Wilton in "The Men Who Stare at Goats"
Angus Young
Dennis Kamakahi
Rhea Perlman
in "Swap Meet"
Kristian Blak
Mick Ralphs
Pascal Danel
Christopher Walken
in his first starring role as Pvt. James H. Reese in
"The Happiness Cage" aka "The Mind Snatchers"
as Dr. Michael Anthony Brace in "Brainstorm"
as Fox in "New Rose Hotel"
as Robert in "The Comfort of Strangers"
Volker Schlöndorff
6 films on Criterion Channel
Arthur B. Rubinstein
In 1983 Rubinstein created the score to "Blue Thunder" using various synthesizers, combining them with brass, percussion and string ensembles. Using the Synclavier II and dubbing this with the Jupiter, the Prophet and the Moog analog synthesizers. Rubinstein also created a very unusual sound by placing a microphone inside a large empty water bottle and placing it underneath a Steinway grand piano.
Judith Rossner
"Looking For Mr. Goodbar"
Herb Albert
John D. Loudermilk
Shirley Jones
as Karen Williams in "Dark Purpose"
Richard Chamberlain
as Roderick in " The Madwoman Of Chaillot"
as Dr. Hubbard in "The Swarm"
as Nat Bridger in "Murder by Phone"
as David Burton in The Last Wave
Anita Carter
Nagisa Ōshima
as Murimato in
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
19 films on Criterion Channel
Lefty Frizzell
William Daniels
as Mr. Braddock in "The Graduate"
Beni Montresor
illustration for"May I Bring a Friend?"
Set design for "Sigfido"
aka "The Dragon's Blood"
John Fowles
"Wormholes: Essays and Occasional Writings"
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although John Fowles has tackled the unenviable task of adapting his own Chinese box novel very sensibly by simply lopping off several of its endless concentric circles, something has gone very wrong with the film. Both acting and direction are competent enough in an uninspired, workmanlike way, but this doesn't prevent the film from being faintly ludicrous some of the time and painfully unexciting all of the time. When Peter Sellers was asked whether he would make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he jokingly replied, "I would do everything exactly the same except I wouldn't see The Magus." Caine said that it was one of the worst films in which he had been involved because no one knew what it was about.
Jean Coutu
as Raymond St.-Jaques in "Panic"
Charles Guggenheim
on the Internet Archive
Official Website for Guggenheim Productions Inc.
The Charles Guggenheim Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Peggy Rea
as Mrs. Contini on Golden Girls
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (Uncredited) in
Lowell Fulson
Ted Post
Dorothy DeLay
Richard Kiley
as Woodrow Wilson King in "Pendulum"
Robert Stevenson
Etta Baker
Freddie Green
Victor Varconi
Priest of the Lyceum – Angel of the Lord in "Sodom and Gomorrah:The Legend of Sin and Punishment"
The film is distinguished, not so much by the strands of its often opaque plot, as by its status as the largest and most expensive film production in Austrian film history. In the creation of the film between 3,000 and 14,000 performers, extras and crew were employed.
as Dr. Myer in "The Man Who Turned To Stone"
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie covered ground that even at the time of release were already passé. It stated that the movie blends the juvenile delinquency genre with the horror-scifi which helps the movie and that the acting was credible.
Henri Marteau
John La Farge
"Centauress"
Mary Abigail Dodge
"Selected Writings"
Edward FitzGerald
His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Edward FitzGerald commented that all of his relatives were mad; further, that he was insane as well, but was at least aware of the fact.
Books by or about Edward FitzGerald on the Internet Archive
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Joseph Haydn
Haydn had matured physically to the point that he was no longer able to sing high choral parts. Empress Maria Theresa herself complained to Reutter about his singing, calling it "crowing". One day, Haydn carried out a prank, snipping off the pigtail of a fellow chorister. This was enough for Reutter: Haydn was first caned, then summarily dismissed and sent into the streets. He had the good fortune to be taken in by a friend, Johann Michael Spangler, who shared his family's crowded garret room with Haydn for a few months. Haydn immediately began his pursuit of a career as a freelance musician.
Johann Sebastian Bach
On this day in 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
In 1930 – The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S. Although the Code was adopted in 1930, oversight was poor and it did not become effectively enforced until July 1, 1934.
List of pre-Code films
In 1970 – Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
In 1976 Led Zeppelin releases "Presence"
In 1998 – Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.
In 2005 – The dwarf planet Makemake (named after the Rapa Nui deity) is discovered.
Birthdays:
Ewan McGregor
as Bob Wilton in "The Men Who Stare at Goats"
Angus Young
Dennis Kamakahi
Rhea Perlman
in "Swap Meet"
Kristian Blak
Mick Ralphs
Pascal Danel
Christopher Walken
in his first starring role as Pvt. James H. Reese in
"The Happiness Cage" aka "The Mind Snatchers"
as Dr. Michael Anthony Brace in "Brainstorm"
as Fox in "New Rose Hotel"
as Robert in "The Comfort of Strangers"
Volker Schlöndorff
6 films on Criterion Channel
Arthur B. Rubinstein
In 1983 Rubinstein created the score to "Blue Thunder" using various synthesizers, combining them with brass, percussion and string ensembles. Using the Synclavier II and dubbing this with the Jupiter, the Prophet and the Moog analog synthesizers. Rubinstein also created a very unusual sound by placing a microphone inside a large empty water bottle and placing it underneath a Steinway grand piano.
Judith Rossner
"Looking For Mr. Goodbar"
Herb Albert
John D. Loudermilk
Shirley Jones
as Karen Williams in "Dark Purpose"
Richard Chamberlain
as Roderick in " The Madwoman Of Chaillot"
as Dr. Hubbard in "The Swarm"
as Nat Bridger in "Murder by Phone"
as David Burton in The Last Wave
Anita Carter
Nagisa Ōshima
as Murimato in
"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"
19 films on Criterion Channel
Lefty Frizzell
William Daniels
as Mr. Braddock in "The Graduate"
Beni Montresor
illustration for"May I Bring a Friend?"
Set design for "Sigfido"
aka "The Dragon's Blood"
John Fowles
"Wormholes: Essays and Occasional Writings"
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Although John Fowles has tackled the unenviable task of adapting his own Chinese box novel very sensibly by simply lopping off several of its endless concentric circles, something has gone very wrong with the film. Both acting and direction are competent enough in an uninspired, workmanlike way, but this doesn't prevent the film from being faintly ludicrous some of the time and painfully unexciting all of the time. When Peter Sellers was asked whether he would make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he jokingly replied, "I would do everything exactly the same except I wouldn't see The Magus." Caine said that it was one of the worst films in which he had been involved because no one knew what it was about.
Jean Coutu
as Raymond St.-Jaques in "Panic"
Charles Guggenheim
on the Internet Archive
Official Website for Guggenheim Productions Inc.
The Charles Guggenheim Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Peggy Rea
as Mrs. Contini on Golden Girls
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (Uncredited) in
Lowell Fulson
Ted Post
Dorothy DeLay
Richard Kiley
as Woodrow Wilson King in "Pendulum"
Robert Stevenson
Etta Baker
Freddie Green
Victor Varconi
Priest of the Lyceum – Angel of the Lord in "Sodom and Gomorrah:The Legend of Sin and Punishment"
The film is distinguished, not so much by the strands of its often opaque plot, as by its status as the largest and most expensive film production in Austrian film history. In the creation of the film between 3,000 and 14,000 performers, extras and crew were employed.
as Dr. Myer in "The Man Who Turned To Stone"
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found the movie covered ground that even at the time of release were already passé. It stated that the movie blends the juvenile delinquency genre with the horror-scifi which helps the movie and that the acting was credible.
Henri Marteau
John La Farge
"Centauress"
Mary Abigail Dodge
"Selected Writings"
Edward FitzGerald
His most famous poem is the first and best-known English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
Edward FitzGerald commented that all of his relatives were mad; further, that he was insane as well, but was at least aware of the fact.
Books by or about Edward FitzGerald on the Internet Archive
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Joseph Haydn
Haydn had matured physically to the point that he was no longer able to sing high choral parts. Empress Maria Theresa herself complained to Reutter about his singing, calling it "crowing". One day, Haydn carried out a prank, snipping off the pigtail of a fellow chorister. This was enough for Reutter: Haydn was first caned, then summarily dismissed and sent into the streets. He had the good fortune to be taken in by a friend, Johann Michael Spangler, who shared his family's crowded garret room with Haydn for a few months. Haydn immediately began his pursuit of a career as a freelance musician.
Johann Sebastian Bach
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