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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 5h

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 19, 2001

Johnny Depp stars as an opium-addicted inspector hunting for Jack the Ripper in 'From Hell' set in Victorian London in this stylish and graphic horror-mystery from the Hughes Brothers.

#FilmHistory #Horror #Mystery

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 1d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 18, 1961

'West Side Story' the groundbreaking musical film, a modern retelling of "Romeo and Juliet" set in New York City, has its world premiere. The film would go on to win 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

#FilmHistory #Musical #BestPicture

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 2d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 17, 1997

Keanu Reeves stars as a hotshot lawyer who joins a high-powered New York law firm in 'The Devil's Advocate' run by the charismatic and sinister John Milton , who is later revealed to be the Devil himself was released.

#FilmHistory #Thriller #AlPacino

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 3d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 16, 2009

Spike Jonze's visually inventive and emotionally resonant live-action adaptation of the classic children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak was released.

#FilmHistory #SpikeJonze #Adaptation

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 4d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 15, 1999

'Fight Club' David Fincher's now-iconic and controversial film, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, received its U.S. wide release, initially dividing critics but eventually becoming a massive cult classic.

#FilmHistory #CultClassic #DavidFincher

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 5d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 14, 1994

'Pulp Fiction' Quentin Tarantino's groundbreaking and wildly influential crime film, a masterclass in non-linear storytelling and pop culture dialogue, was released in theaters across the U.S.

#FilmHistory #QuentinTarantino #PulpFiction

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 6d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 13, 2017

'The Meyerowitz Stories' Noah Baumbach's poignant and witty comedy-drama, featuring acclaimed performances by Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and Dustin Hoffman, was released on Netflix and in select theaters.

#FilmHistory #NoahBaumbach #ComedyDrama

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 7d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 12, 1968

Hugh Jackman, the Australian actor, singer, and producer, beloved for his iconic, long-running role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" series and for his acclaimed performances in "The Prestige" and "Les Misérables," was born in Sydney.

#FilmHistory #HughJackman

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 8d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 11, 2013

Paul Greengrass directs Tom Hanks in this gripping thriller 'Captain Phillips' based on the true story of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates.

#FilmHistory #TomHanks #BasedOnATrueStory

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 9d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 10, 2014

Damien Chazelle's intense and electrifying drama 'Whiplash' about a young jazz drummer (Miles Teller) and his abusive instructor (J. K. Simmons in an Oscar-winning role) is released in select theaters.

#FilmHistory #IndependentFilm

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 10d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 9, 1992

Robert Redford directed the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning drama 'A River Runs Through It' based on the semi-autobiographical novella by Norman Maclean, starring Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt.

#FilmHistory #RobertRedford #Drama

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 11d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 8, 1970

Matt Damon, the American actor, producer, and Oscar-winning screenwriter, known for his iconic roles in the "Bourne" and "Ocean's" franchises, as well as films like "Good Will Hunting" and "The Martian," was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

#MattDamon

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 12d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 7, 2016

'The Birth of a Nation' premiered as Nate Parker directs and stars in this historical drama based on the story of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner

#FilmHistory #HistoricalDrama

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 13d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 6, 1960

'Spartacus' Stanley Kubrick's sweeping historical epic, starring Kirk Douglas as the rebellious slave leader, has its world premiere in New York City, becoming a landmark of the genre.

#FilmHistory #ClassicCinema #StanleyKubrick

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 14d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 5, 2001

Denzel Washington delivered an Academy Award-winning performance as a corrupt LAPD narcotics detective in 'Training Day' who puts his rookie partner (Ethan Hawke) through a harrowing one-day evaluation.

#FilmHistory #CrimeThriller #DenzelWashington

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 15d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 4, 2019

Todd Phillips's dark and controversial psychological thriller 'Joker', a standalone origin story for the iconic Batman villain, is released, featuring an Academy Award-winning performance by Joaquin Phoenix.

#FilmHistory #Joker #DCComics

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 16d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 3, 2014

'Gone Girl' David Fincher's tense and stylish psychological thriller, based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn and starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, was released.

#FilmHistory #PsychologicalThriller #DavidFincher

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 17d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 2, 1974

The original, highly influential crime thriller 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, about the hijacking of a New York City subway train, has its U.S. premiere in New York.

#FilmHistory #70sFilm #CrimeThriller

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 18d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 1, 2010

David Fincher's critically acclaimed biographical drama The Social Network about the founding of Facebook, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg and featuring an Oscar-winning screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, was released.

#DavidFincher #Facebook

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 19d

🎬 On This Day in Film – September 30, 1955

James Dean, the iconic American actor, a symbol of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement for his roles in "Rebel Without a Cause" and "East of Eden," was killed in a car crash at the age of 24,

#FilmHistory #JamesDean #HollywoodIcon

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 20d

🎬 On This Day in Film – September 29, 2017

Tom Cruise starred in thie action-comedy 'American Made,' based on the life of Barry Seal, a TWA pilot who becomes a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel and a CIA informant in the 1980s.

#FilmHistory #TomCruise #BasedOnATrueStory

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 21d

🎬 On This Day in Film – September 28, 2012

Rian Johnson's critically acclaimed sci-fi action film 'Looper' was released, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt who executes targets sent back from the future, until his next target is his older self (Bruce Willis).

#FilmHistory #SciFi #RianJohnson

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 22d

🎬 On This Day in Film – October 27, 2006

'Babel', Alejandro G. Iñárritu's ambitious, Oscar-nominated drama, featuring an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in four interlocking stories set across the globe, was released in select theaters.

#FilmHistory #Drama #AlejandroInarritu

South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 22d

🎬 On This Day in Film – September 27, 1922

Arthur Penn, the influential American director and producer, a key figure of the New Hollywood wave, known for "Bonnie and Clyde" as well as "The Miracle Worker" and "Little Big Man," was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

#FilmHistory #Filmmaker

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South of Forty @s40films.bsky.social · 23d

🎬 On This Day in Film – September 26, 2014

Denzel Washington starred as Robert McCall in 'The Equalizer', as a man with a mysterious past who comes out of retirement to serve vengeance for the helpless, in this hard-hitting action-thriller.

#FilmHistory #ActionThriller #DenzelWashington