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Interview: Marianna Palka, Indie Film Writer and Director of the film Glasgow Kiss
Interview with indie film writer and director Marianna Palka on her indie film Good Dick and Glasgow Kiss, her latest film works in progress.
Interview with indie film writer and director Marianna Palka on her indie film Good Dick and Glasgow Kiss, her latest film works in progress.
Category:1996 films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeff Biggers: Arizona's Precious Knowledge: Blockbuster New Film Chronicles Ethnic Studies Battle
Precious Knowledge is the type of unique and powerful film that could ultimately shift public perception and policy on one of the most misunderstood education programs in the country.
Precious Knowledge is the type of unique and powerful film that could ultimately shift public perception and policy on one of the most misunderstood education programs in the country.
1996 In Film
1996 In Film on WN Network delivers the latest Videos and Editable pages for News & Events, including Entertainment, Music, Sports, Science and more, ...
1996 In Film on WN Network delivers the latest Videos and Editable pages for News & Events, including Entertainment, Music, Sports, Science and more, ...
Major releases this year included Independence Day Fargo Trainspotting The English Patient Twister Scream Mars Attacks! Jerry Maguire and Madonna's Evita.
Contents
1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1996
5 Wide-released movies
5.1 JanuaryMarch
5.2 AprilJune
5.3 JulySeptember
5.4 OctoberDecember
6 Births
7 Notable deaths
8 Film debuts
Events
20 September - 75-year-old English actor Sir Dirk Bogarde suffers a severe stroke. He continued to need a wheelchair until his death in 1999.
James Cameron officially begins writing future blockbuster and highest grossing film of all time Avatar.
Top grossing films
Rank
Title
Studio
Actors
Director
Gross
1.
Independence Day
Fox
Will Smith Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum
Roland Emmerich
$817400891
2.
Twister
Warner Bros./Universal
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
Jan de Bont
$494471524
3.
Mission: Impossible
Paramount
Tom Cruise
Brian De Palma
$457696359
4.
The Rock
Hollywood
Sean Connery Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris
Michael Bay
$335062621
5.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Disney
Voices of Tom Hulce Demi Moore Tony Jay and Kevin Kline
Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale
$325338851
6.
101 Dalmatians
Disney
Glenn Close and Jeff Daniels
Stephen Herek
$320689294
7.
Ransom
Touchstone
Mel Gibson and Rene Russo
Ron Howard
$309492681
8.
The Nutty Professor
Universal
Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett Smith
Tom Shadyac
$273961019
9.
Jerry Maguire
TriStar
Tom Cruise Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cameron Crowe
$273552592
10.
Eraser
Warner Bros.
Arnold Schwarzenegger James Caan and Vanessa Williams
Chuck Russell
$242295562
Record 6,730 Entries for Academy's Nicholl Screenwriting Competition
A record 6,730 entries have been submitted to the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition for 2011. The Academy will award up to five fellowships of $30,000 each in November. The competition is open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be feature-length, original work of a sole author or two collaborative ...
A record 6,730 entries have been submitted to the Academy's Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition for 2011. The Academy will award up to five fellowships of $30,000 each in November. The competition is open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be feature-length, original work of a sole author or two collaborative ...
Shine (1996) - IMDb
Directed by Scott Hicks. With Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd. ... Factual errors: In the film, the character shows all signs of schizophrenia; not ...
Directed by Scott Hicks. With Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd. ... Factual errors: In the film, the character shows all signs of schizophrenia; not ...
http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/view2worldwide&yr1996&p.htm
Awards
John Mackenzie obituary
Film director whose career took him from gritty television plays to Hollywood thrillers People who talk wistfully of the "golden age of British television drama" are often accused of viewing the past through the rosy lens of nostalgia. But a clear-eyed examination of the era proves that such slots as the BBC's The Wednesday Play (1964-70) and Play for Today (1970-84) were unsurpassed as breeding ...
Film director whose career took him from gritty television plays to Hollywood thrillers People who talk wistfully of the "golden age of British television drama" are often accused of viewing the past through the rosy lens of nostalgia. But a clear-eyed examination of the era proves that such slots as the BBC's The Wednesday Play (1964-70) and Play for Today (1970-84) were unsurpassed as breeding ...
Fargo (1996) - IMDb
Directed by Joel Coen. With William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare. ... by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law) ...
Directed by Joel Coen. With William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare. ... by her wealthy father (who doesn't seem to have the time of day for son-in-law) ...
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: The English Patient - J&M Entertainment Miramax Films Tiger Moth Productions
Best Director: Anthony Minghella - The English Patient
Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush - Shine
Best Actress: Frances McDormand - Fargo
Best Supporting Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr. - Jerry Maguire
Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Binoche - The English Patient
Best Foreign Language Film: Kolya (Kolja) directed by Jan Svrk Czech Republic
The Van: Information from Answers.com
The Van . Plot: This is the third film adapted from a fictional trilogy by Irish writer Roddy Doyle about families living in a working-class Dublin neighborhood. ...
The Van . Plot: This is the third film adapted from a fictional trilogy by Irish writer Roddy Doyle about families living in a working-class Dublin neighborhood. ...
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:
Best Picture: The English Patient
Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush - Shine
Best Actress: Brenda Blethyn - Secrets & Lies
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Evita
Best Actor: Tom Cruise - Jerry Maguire
Best Actress: Madonna - Evita
Other
Best Director: Milos Forman - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Best Foreign Language Film: Kolya Czech Republic
DVD reviews: 'Battle: Los Angeles' sticks viewers with lousy film
The aliens hit hard and fast in filmmaker Jonathan Liebesman's "Battle: Los Angeles," but they're not nearly as destructible as the cliches and corny antics that hurt this invasion blockbuster.
The aliens hit hard and fast in filmmaker Jonathan Liebesman's "Battle: Los Angeles," but they're not nearly as destructible as the cliches and corny antics that hurt this invasion blockbuster.
Trainspotting: Information from Answers.com
Trainspotting . Plot: Mark Renton (. Visit Answers.com for Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary. ... time it opened in North America, on July 19, 1996, the film had made more than ...
Trainspotting . Plot: Mark Renton (. Visit Answers.com for Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary. ... time it opened in North America, on July 19, 1996, the film had made more than ...
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Secrets & Lies directed by Mike Leigh United Kingdom
Mala Sen obituary
Activist and author of a book about Phoolan Devi, the Indian bandit turned MP Mala Sen, who has died of oesophageal cancer aged 63, was best known for her 1991 book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi , which formed the basis for the critically acclaimed though controversial feature film Bandit Queen (1994), directed by Shekhar Kapur. Behind the personal story of Devi, which ...
Activist and author of a book about Phoolan Devi, the Indian bandit turned MP Mala Sen, who has died of oesophageal cancer aged 63, was best known for her 1991 book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi , which formed the basis for the critically acclaimed though controversial feature film Bandit Queen (1994), directed by Shekhar Kapur. Behind the personal story of Devi, which ...
Category:1996 in film - Wikimedia Commons
Category:1996 in film. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to: ... English: Films (motion pictures) and events in cinema in the year 1996. ...
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Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
Michael Collins directed by Neil Jordan U.K. / Ireland / U.S.A.
Every Little Thing
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Both the loosely translated English title and the original French ( La Moindre des choses , which would mean something more like "the least you can do" or "the least of these") of Nicolas Philibert's 1997 film relate intriguingly to its subject, the summer 1996 staging of Witold Gombrowicz's Operetta at La Borde, a renowned rural French asylum for the mentally ...
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Both the loosely translated English title and the original French ( La Moindre des choses , which would mean something more like "the least you can do" or "the least of these") of Nicolas Philibert's 1997 film relate intriguingly to its subject, the summer 1996 staging of Witold Gombrowicz's Operetta at La Borde, a renowned rural French asylum for the mentally ...
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Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee United States
Films released in 1996
Stand Up to Cancer Co-Founder Laura Ziskin Dies at Age 61
Acclaimed film producer and cancer activist Laura Ziskin died today at her home in Santa Monica at the age of 61. Ziskin, who lived with breast cancer for seven years, is survived by her husband, screenwriter Alvin Sargent, with whom she frequently collaborated; daughter, producer Julia Barry, and son-in-law, writer Eli Dansky.
Acclaimed film producer and cancer activist Laura Ziskin died today at her home in Santa Monica at the age of 61. Ziskin, who lived with breast cancer for seven years, is survived by her husband, screenwriter Alvin Sargent, with whom she frequently collaborated; daughter, producer Julia Barry, and son-in-law, writer Eli Dansky.
1996 Academy Awards: Winners and History
From Filmsite.org. Details the nominees and winners of the Oscars awarded to films released in 1996.
From Filmsite.org. Details the nominees and winners of the Oscars awarded to films released in 1996.
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2 Days in the Valley
101 Dalmatians directed by Stephen Herek starring Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Joely Richardson Joan Plowright and Hugh Laurie
A
The Adventures of Pinocchio directed by Steve Barron starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas Martin Landau Udo Kier Rob Schnieder and Dawn French
Alaska starring Thora Birch Vincent Kartheiser Dirk Benedict and Charlton Heston
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 with voices by Charlie Sheen Dom DeLuise Ernest Borgnine Charles Nelson Reilly and Sheena Easton
L'appartement starring Vincent Cassel
The Arrival starring Charlie Sheen
The Associate starring Whoopi Goldberg
August
B
Bad Moon starring Mariel Hemingway and Michael Pare
The Bandit (Eskiya)
Barb Wire starring Pamela Anderson
Basquiat
Beautiful Girls starring Matt Dillon Natalie Portman Uma Thurman Rosie O'Donnell and Mira Sorvino
Beautiful Thing
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America directed by Mike Judge with guest voices by Bruce Willis Demi Moore Cloris Leachman Robert Stack and David Letterman
Bed of Roses starring Christian Slater and Mary Stuart Masterson
Before and After starring Meryl Streep Liam Neeson and Edward Furlong
Big Bully starring Tom Arnold and Rick Moranis
Big Night
The Birdcage directed by Mike Nichols and starring Robin Williams Nathan Lane Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest
Black Sheep starring Chris Farley and David Spade
Blood and Wine
Bottle Rocket
Bound starring Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly
Brassed Off
Breaking the Waves
Broken Arrow directed by John Woo starring John Travolta Christian Slater Samantha Mathis and Howie Long
Broken English
Bulletproof starring Damon Wayans Adam Sandler and James Caan
C
The Cable Guy directed by Ben Stiller starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick
Camping Cosmos
Carried Away
Carpool starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer
Celtic Pride
Chain Reaction starring Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman
The Chamber starring Chris O'Donnell and Gene Hackman
City Hall starring Al Pacino and John Cusack
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Comrades: Almost a Love Story Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Space Needle award
Courage Under Fire starring Denzel Washington
The Craft starring Robin Tunney Fairuza Balk Neve Campbell and Rachel True
Crash directed by David Cronenberg starring James Spader and Holly Hunter
The Crow: City of Angels
The Crucible starring Daniel Day-Lewis Winona Ryder Joan Allen and Paul Scofield
D
D3: The Mighty Ducks
Daddy's Girl
Daylight starring Sylvester Stallone
Dear God starring Greg Kinnear
The Dentist
Diabolique starring Sharon Stone Isabelle Adjani Chazz Palminteri and Kathy Bates
Different for Girls
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Down Periscope
Dragonheart starring Dennis Quaid
Dunston Checks In
E
Eddie directed by Steve Rash starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella
Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow
The English Patient directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story starring Moira Kelly
Eraser starring Arnold Schwarzenegger James Caan and Vanessa Williams
Escape from L.A. aka John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.
The Evening Star starring Shirley MacLaine
Everyone Says I Love You directed by Woody Allen
Evita - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) directed by Alan Parker and starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas
Executive Decision starring Kurt Russell Steven Seagal and Halle Berry
Extreme Measures
Eye for an Eye starring Sally Field Kiefer Sutherland and Ed Harris
F
The Fan - starring Robert De Niro Wesley Snipes and Benicio del Toro
Fargo made by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring Frances McDormand (Oscar winner) William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi
Fear - starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon
Fire by Deepa Mehta starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das
First Kid starring Sinbad Brock Pierce and Robert Guillaume
The First Wives Club starring Goldie Hawn Diane Keaton and Bette Midler
Fled
Flipper starring Elijah Wood
Flirting with Disaster
Floating Life
Fly Away Home starring Jeff Daniels Anna Paquin and Dana Delany
Follow Me Home
Foxfire
The Frighteners directed by Peter Jackson starring Michael J. Fox
From Dusk Till Dawn directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring George Clooney Quentin Tarantino Harvey Keitel and Juliette Lewis
G
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Get on the Bus
The Ghost and the Darkness starring Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas
Ghosts of Mississippi directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods
Girl 6
The Glimmer Man starring Steven Seagal and Keenen Ivory Wayans
The Great White Hype
H
Hamlet directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh with Julie Christie and Derek Jacobi
Happy Gilmore directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler
Hard Eight directed by P. T. Anderson
Harriet The Spy starring Michelle Trachtenberg and Rosie O'Donnell
Heaven's Prisoners
High School High
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco directed by David R. Ellis
The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Hype!
I
I Shot Andy Warhol
I'm Not Rappaport
In Love and War
Independence Day directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Will Smith Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum
Infinity
Intimate Relations
Irma Vep
The Island of Dr. Moreau starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer
J
Jack directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Robin Williams Diane Lane Brian Kerwin Jennifer Lopez and Bill Cosby
James and the Giant Peach directed by Henry Selick starring Miriam Margoyles Joanna Lumley Pete Postlethwaite and introducing Paul Terry
Jerry Maguire written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Tom Cruise Cuba Gooding Jr. and Rene Zellweger
Jingle All the Way starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Joe's Apartment starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward voices by Billy West animation directed by Chris Wedge
Joseph Conley Kevin Bacon Michael Traenor (1996)
The Juror starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin
K
Kazaam starring Shaquille O'Neal
Kingpin directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starring Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid
Kolya directed by Jan Sverk - Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
L
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
Larger than Life
Last Dance starring Sharon Stone and Rob Morrow
Last Man Standing
Licntropo
Lone Star
The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson
Looking for Richard
M
Mars Attacks! directed by Tim Burton with an all-star cast
Marvin's Room starring Meryl Streep Diane Keaton Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro
Mary Reilly directed by Stephen Frears starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich
Matilda starring Mara Wilson
Maximum Risk
Michael starring John Travolta Andie MacDowell and William Hurt
Michael Collins directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson - Golden Lion award
The Mirror Has Two Faces starring Barbra Streisand Jeff Bridges Pierce Brosnan Mimi Rogers and Lauren Bacall
Mission: Impossible directed by Brian De Palma and starring Tom Cruise
Memory Run
Moll Flanders
Mother starring Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds
Mr. Wrong starring Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Pullman
Mulholland Falls directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Nick Nolte Melanie Griffith and Jennifer Connelly
Multiplicity directed by Harold Ramis and starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell
Muppet Treasure Island directed by Brian Henson starring Tim Curry Billy Connolly Jennifer Saunders and introducing Kevin Bishop
My Fellow Americans
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
N
The Nutty Professor directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy
O
One Fine Day starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney
Original Gangstas
P
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996 National Board of Review Best Documentary 1997 Peabody Award)
The People vs. Larry Flynt starring Woody Harrelson Courtney Love and Edward Norton - Golden Bear award (for 1997)
Persons Unknown starring Naomi Watts Joe Mantegna Kelly Lynch
The Phantom starring Billy Zane
Phenomenon starring John Travolta Kyra Sedgwick Robert Duvall and Forest Whitaker
Pie in the Sky
The Pillow Book
The Portrait of a Lady directed by Jane Campion and starring Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich
The Preacher's Wife starring Denzel Washington Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance
Police Story 4: First Strike (released May 1996)
Primal Fear directed by Gregory Hoblit and starring Richard Gere Laura Linney and Edward Norton
Q
The Quest
R
Race the Sun
Ransom directed by Ron Howard starring Mel Gibson Rene Russo and Gary Sinise
Revive! Ultraman
Ridicule directed by Patrice Leconte starring Fanny Ardant Judith Godrche
The Rock starring Nicolas Cage Sean Connery and Ed Harris
Rumble in the Bronx
Romeo + Juliet directed by Baz Luhrman starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes
S
Santa with Muscles
Scream directed by Wes Craven and starring David Arquette Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox
Secrets & Lies directed by Mike Leigh and starring Brenda Blethyn - Palme d'Or award
Set It Off starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah
Sgt. Bilko
She's the One
Shine directed by Scott Hicks and starring Geoffrey Rush
The Silencers
Silent Trigger
Sleepers directed by Barry Levinson and starring Kevin Bacon Brad Pitt Jason Patric Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro
Sling Blade starring Billy Bob Thornton
A Small Domain
Some Mother's Son
Space Jam starring Michael Jordan Wayne Knight Theresa Randle Charles Barkley Patrick Ewing and Bill Murray voices by Danny DeVito
Space Truckers
The Spitfire Grill
Spy Hard starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan
Star Trek: First Contact
Stealing Beauty directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Striptease starring Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds
The Stupids starring Tom Arnold
The Substitute starring Tom Berenger
The Sunchaser directed by Michael Cimino
Sunset Park
Surviving Picasso directed by James Ivory
Swingers
T
Tender Fictions
That Thing You Do! written and directed by Tom Hanks and starring Tom Everett Scott and Liv Tyler
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Thinner
A Time to Kill directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Sandra Bullock Mathew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson
Tin Cup starring Kevin Costner Rene Russo and Don Johnson
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Trainspotting directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle - Golden space Needle award
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
The Trigger Effect
True Blue
The Truth About Cats & Dogs starring Janeane Garofalo Uma Thurman and Ben Chaplin
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will directed by Trevor Nunn starring Helena Bonham Carter
Twister directed by Jan de Bont and starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton
Two Much starring Antonio Banderas Melanie Griffith and Daryl Hannah
U
Unforgettable
Up Close & Personal starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer
Urban Safari
V
The Van
W
Waiting for Guffman directed by Christopher Guest.
The War at Home
Wedding Bell Blues
Werewolf
The West
White Squall starring Jeff Bridges
The Wind in the Willows
X
Y
Z
Wide-released movies
JanuaryMarch
January 1996
January 5 - 12 Monkeys
January 12 - Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Eye for an Eye Dunston Checks In Bio-Dome
January 19 - From Dusk Till Dawn
January 26 - Bed of Roses Big Bully
February 1996
February 2 - Black Sheep The Juror White Squall
February 9 - Broken Arrow Beautiful Girls
February 16 - Happy Gilmore Mr. Wrong Muppet Treasure Island
February 23 - Mary Reilly Before and After
March 1996
March 1 - Down Periscope Up Close & Personal
March 8 - The Birdcage
March 15 - Ed Executive Decision Two Much
March 22 - Diabolique Flirting with Disaster
March 29 - Sgt. Bilko
AprilJune
April 1996
April 5 - Primal Fear A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
April 12 - Fear James and the Giant Peach
April 19 - Celtic Pride Mrs. Winterbourne The Substitute
April 26 - Mulholland Falls The Truth About Cats & Dogs Sunset Park The Quest
May 1996
May 3 - Barb Wire The Craft The Great White Hype Last Dance The Pallbearer
May 10 - Twister
May 17 - Flipper Heaven's Prisoners
May 24 - Mission: Impossible Spy Hard
May 31 - The Arrival Dragonheart Eddie
June 1996
June 7 - The Phantom The Rock
June 14 - The Cable Guy Moll Flanders
June 21 - Eraser The Hunchback of Notre Dame
June 28 - The Nutty Professor Striptease
JulySeptember
July 1996
July 3 - Independence Day
July 5 - Phenomenon
July 12 - Courage Under Fire Harriet the Spy
July 19 - Fled The Frighteners Kazaam Multiplicity
July 26 - A Time to Kill Kingpin Joe's Apartment The Adventures of Pinocchio
August 1996
August 2 - Chain Reaction Matilda
August 9 - Escape from L.A. Jack
August 16 - The Fan Tin Cup Alaska Bordello of Blood
August 23 - The Island of Dr. Moreau A Very Brady Sequel Carpool
August 30 - First Kid The Stupids
September 1996
September 6 - Bogus Bulletproof
September 13 - Maximum Risk Fly Away Home Feeling Minnesota
September 20 - The First Wives Club Last Man Standing
September 27 - 2 Days in the Valley Extreme Measures
OctoberDecember
October 1996
October 4 - That Thing You Do! The Glimmer Man Bound
October 11 - The Ghost and the Darkness The Long Kiss Goodnight The Chamber Michael Collins
October 18 - Sleepers
October 25 - The Associate High School High
November 1996
November 1 - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Dear God Larger Than Life
November 8 - Ransom Set It Off
November 15 - Space Jam The Mirror Has Two Faces The English Patient
November 22 - Jingle All the Way Star Trek: First Contact
November 29 - 101 Dalmatians
December 1996
December 6 - Daylight
December 13 - Jerry Maguire Mars Attacks! The Preacher's Wife
December 20 - Scream Beavis and Butt-Head Do America One Fine Day My Fellow Americans
December 27 - Michael The Evening Star Evita
Births
January 1 Mary Gibbs actress
February 28 Bobb'e J. Thompson actor
April 14 Abigail Breslin actress
April 17 Dee Dee Davis actress
July 23 - Rachel G. Fox actress
August 21 Jamia Simone Nash actress
December 8 - Teala Dunn actress
December 11 - Hailee Steinfeld
Notable deaths
Month
Date
Name
Age
Country
Profession
Notable films
January
1
Virgil W. Vogel
76
Director Film Editor
The Mole People The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
7
William H. Clothier
92
Cinematographer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The Alamo Big Jake McLintock! The Cheyenne Social Club Rio Lobo
10
Al Silvani
85
Actor
Rocky The Gauntlet Every Which Way But Loose
13
Mark Herron
67
Actor
8 1/2 Girl in Gold Boots Eye of the Cat
19
Don Simpson
52
Producer
Top Gun The Rock Bad Boys Flashdance Beverly Hills Cop
21
William Larsen
68
Actor
JFK Heaven Can Wait Being There
February
2
Gene Kelly
83
Actor Singer
Singin' in the Rain An American in Paris Xanadu On the Town Inherit the Wind Viva Knievel!
6
Patsy Smart
77
Actress
The Elephant Man The Pink Panther Strikes Again Electric Dreams
13
Martin Balsam
76
Actor
Psycho 12 Angry Men Breakfast at Tiffany's Tora! Tora! Tora! Cape Fear Little Big Man The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
13
Scott Beach
65
Actor
Stand by Me Mrs. Doubtfire American Graffiti The Right Stuff
15
McLean Stevenson
68
Actor
The Cat from Outer Space The Christian Licorice Store
16
Roger Bowen
63
Actor
MASH What About Bob Zapped! Tunnel Vision Steelyard Blues
25
Haing S. Ngor
55
Actor
The Killing Fields My Life Heaven & Earth
March
4
Whit Bissell
86
Actor
Hud The Magnificent Seven The Defiant Ones The Time Machine Airport
10
George Burns
100
Actor
Oh God! The Sunshine Boys Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Radioland Murders Honolulu
16
Charlie Barnett
41
Actor
D.C. Cab Nobody's Fool
28
Barbara McLean
92
Film Editor
All About Eve Twelve O'Clock High The Robe Viva Zapata! The Desert Rats
April
5
Norman Rockett
84
Set Decorator
Planet of the Apes Tora! Tora! Tora! The Greatest Story Ever Told The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
6
Greer Garson
91
Actress
Mrs. Miniver The Chase The Singing Nun Random Harvest Madam Curie Julius Caesar
8
Ben Johnson
77
Actor
The Last Picture Show The Wild Bunch The Getaway Red Dawn Angels in the Outfield Tex
16
Lucille Bremer
79
Actress
Meet Me in St. Louis Ziegfeld Follies
21
Luigi Pistilli
66
Actor
The Good the Bad and the Ugly For a Few Dollars More A Bay of Blood Cagliostro
26
Stirling Silliphant
78
Screenwriter
In the Heat of the Night The Poseidon Adventure The Towering Inferno Over the Top Charly
May
3
Jack Weston
71
Actor
The Thomas Crown Affair Dirty Dancing Ishtar The Cincinnati Kid
19
Margaret Rawlings
89
Actress
Roman Holiday Hands of the Ripper Follow Me!
23
Patrick Cargill
77
Actor
Father Dear Father Help! Up Pompeii Inspector Clouseau
29
Jennings Lang
81
Producer
High Plains Drifter Earthquake The Front Page
29
Jeremy Sinden
45
Actor
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Chariots of Fire Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse The Object of Beauty Let Him Have It
30
Natividad Vaco
83
Actor
The Magnificent Seven The Man with Two Brains Cheech and Chong's Next Movie The Milagro Beanfield War
June
1
Michael Fox
75
Actor
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane The Longerst Yard The Beast from 20000 Fathoms The Dunwich Horror
2
John Alton
94
Cinematographer
An American in Paris Father of the Bride He Walked by Night
3
Peter Glenville
82
Director
Becket The Comedians Term of Trial Summer and Smoke
5
Vito Scotti
78
Actor
The Godfather The Aristocats Get Shorty Loaded Weapon 1 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Von Ryan's Express
6
Marc de Jonge
47
Actor
Rambo III Empire of the Sun
7
Percy Edwards
88
Actor
Labyrinth The Dark Crystal The Island of Adventure The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
10
Jo Van Fleet
81
Actress
Annie Hall Cool Hand Luke East of Eden Gunfight at the O.K. Corral The Tenant
27
Albert R. Broccoli
87
Producer
Dr. No Goldfinger From Russia with Love Diamonds Are Forever Moonraker Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Octopussy
July
1
Steve Tesich
53
Screenwriter
Breaking Away
13
Pandro S. Berman
91
Producer
Father of the Bride Top Hat A Patch of Blue Jailhouse Rock
15
Dana Hill
32
Actress
European Vacation Tom and Jerry: The Movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame Jetsons: The Movie Rover Dangerfield
21
Luana Anders
58
Actress
Easy Rider The Two Jakes The Last Detail Dementia 13
24
Virginia Christine
76
Actress
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Judgment at Nuremberg Invasion of the Body Snatchers Billy the Kid vs. Dracula The Cobweb
30
Claudette Colbert
92
Actress
It Happened One Night Since You Went Away Drums Along the Mohawk The Palm Beach Story Texas Lady The Egg and I Zaza Sleep My Love Family Honeymoon
August
3
Guido Alberti
86
Actor
8 1/2 Saving Grace
11
Charles McGregor
73
Actor
Blazing Saddles Superfly Born to Win Three the Hard Way
14
Bob Hannah
57
Actor
Driving Miss Daisy The Prince of Tides Fried Green Tomatoes Coal Miner's Daughter Chattahoochee Carny
15
Joe Seneca
77
Actor
Kramer vs. Kramer Malcolm X A Time to Kill The Blob Silverado The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Crossroads Mo' Better Blues
16
Miles Goodman
46
Composer
Little Shop of Horrors Dunston Checks In What About Bob Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Muppet Christmas Carol Blankman Teen Wolf
September
7
Bibi Besch
56
Actress
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Steel Magnolias Tremors My Family Meteor
7
Joseph F. Biroc
93
Cinematographer
It's a Wonderful Life Airplane! Escape from the Planet of the Apes The Grissom Gang
10
Joanne Dru
74
Actress
All the King's Men She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Red River
13
Tupac Shakur
25
Singer Actor
Juice Poetic Justice Above the Rim Gridlock'd
22
Dorothy Lamour
81
Actress
Road to Morocco The Greatest Show on Earth Creepshow 2 Road to Rio Road to Utopia
30
George Zuckerman
80
Screenwriter
Written on the Wind The Tarnished Angels
October
4
Stephen J. Friedman
59
Producer
The Last Picture Show Slap Shot Enemy Mine The Big Easy There Goes the Neighborhood
8
William Prince
83
Actor
Network Family Plot Spies Like Us Cyrano de Bergerac
16
Jason Bernard
58
Actor
Liar Liar While You Were Sleeping No Way Out WarGames
30
John Young
80
Actor
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Chariots of Fire Time Bandits The Wicker Man
November
12
Peter Leeds
79
Actor
The Last Time I Saw Paris Love Me or Leave Me
22
Mark Lenard
72
Actor
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Annie Hall Hang 'Em High
29
Jordan Cronenweth
61
Cinematographer
Blade Runner Peggy Sue Got Married Altered States Final Analysis
December
8
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
46
Actor
Ragtime A Soldier's Story
12
Larry Gates
81
Actor
In the Heat of the Night Invasion of the Body Snatchers Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Funny Lady Leonard Part 6 Airport The Sand Pebbles
19
Marcello Mastroianni
72
Actor
8 1/2
20
Carl Sagan
62
Author Screenwriter
Contact
27
Edward Carfagno
67
Visual Effects Artist
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Ghostbusters II Speed Richie Rich Rambo Executive Decision
Film debuts
Gael Garca Bernal
Emily Mortimer
Samantha Morton
Review: ‘A Somewhat Gentle Man’
Above: Stellan Skarsgård (center) is a gangster of sorts in "A Somewhat Gentle Man."
Above: Stellan Skarsgård (center) is a gangster of sorts in "A Somewhat Gentle Man."




















