1951: Love of Life premiered on CBS.
1979: As the World Turns' Doug and Annie declared their love.
1981: General Hospital's Alan proposed to Susan.
1986: Another World's Mitch met his son, Matthew."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1951: Daytime soap opera Love of Life, created by Roy Winsor, premiered on CBS, three weeks after Search for Tomorrow debuted on the network. Both shows started as 15-minute serials but Love of Life would expand to 30 minutes in 1958, and remain a half hour until its final episode on February...
1979: As the World Turns' Doug and Annie declared their love.
1981: General Hospital's Alan proposed to Susan.
1986: Another World's Mitch met his son, Matthew."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1951: Daytime soap opera Love of Life, created by Roy Winsor, premiered on CBS, three weeks after Search for Tomorrow debuted on the network. Both shows started as 15-minute serials but Love of Life would expand to 30 minutes in 1958, and remain a half hour until its final episode on February...
- 10/5/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Exclusive: Lin Shaye (Insidious), Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs) and Henry Thomas (The Haunting Of Hill House) lead cast in U.S. horror-thriller Dreamkatcher.
The film, currently shooting, follows a Manhattan therapist (Mitchell) who travels upstate with her boyfriend (Thomas) and his orphaned son who is tormented by nightmares of his dead mother. When the husband is forced to return to the city, the therapist remains with the boy and they encounter a mysterious neighbor (Shaye) in the woods.
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Banana Split Movie) plays the son. Jules Willcox (Under The Silver Lake) and Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring) round out the supporting roles.
The movie marks the feature debut of Kerry Harris from a script by Dan V. Shea, based on a story by Harris and Shea. Producers are Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions (Measure Of A Man), Orian Williams (Control), Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas) and Harris. Executive...
The film, currently shooting, follows a Manhattan therapist (Mitchell) who travels upstate with her boyfriend (Thomas) and his orphaned son who is tormented by nightmares of his dead mother. When the husband is forced to return to the city, the therapist remains with the boy and they encounter a mysterious neighbor (Shaye) in the woods.
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong (The Banana Split Movie) plays the son. Jules Willcox (Under The Silver Lake) and Joseph Bishara (The Conjuring) round out the supporting roles.
The movie marks the feature debut of Kerry Harris from a script by Dan V. Shea, based on a story by Harris and Shea. Producers are Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions (Measure Of A Man), Orian Williams (Control), Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas) and Harris. Executive...
- 7/12/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
1951: Love of Life premiered on CBS.
1979: As the World Turns' Doug and Annie declared their love.
1981: General Hospital's Alan proposed to Susan.
1986: Another World's Mitch met his son, Matthew."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1951: Daytime soap opera Love of Life, created by Roy Winsor, premiered on CBS, three weeks after Search for Tomorrow debuted on the network. Both shows started as 15-minute serials but Love of Life would expand to 30 minutes in 1958, and remain a half hour until its final episode on February 1, 1980. None of the original actors stayed from beginning to end but director Larry Auerbach did.
1979: As the World Turns' Doug and Annie declared their love.
1981: General Hospital's Alan proposed to Susan.
1986: Another World's Mitch met his son, Matthew."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1951: Daytime soap opera Love of Life, created by Roy Winsor, premiered on CBS, three weeks after Search for Tomorrow debuted on the network. Both shows started as 15-minute serials but Love of Life would expand to 30 minutes in 1958, and remain a half hour until its final episode on February 1, 1980. None of the original actors stayed from beginning to end but director Larry Auerbach did.
- 9/25/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The Movie Pool drinks in the first-ever Blu-ray release of Leaving Las Vegas!
Blu-ray Specs
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p high definition)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Rating: Unrated (Extended version of an R rated film)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, Spanish Mono, French Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Spanish, French
Special Features: Original theatrical trailer
The Set-up
After losing his wife and his job in Los Angeles, an alcoholic named Ben (Nicholas Cage) goes to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. While there, he forms an unlikely relationship with a prostitute named Sera (Elizabeth Shue).
Screenplay by: Mike Figgis
Executive Producer: Lila Cazes and Annie Stewart
Director: Mike Figgis
The Delivery
This Mike Figgis drama features Nicholas Cage in perhaps his greatest performance, which was rewarded with the Best Acting Oscar. Under Figgis' direction, Cage never goes too far over the top, something he would...
Blu-ray Specs
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (1080p high definition)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Rating: Unrated (Extended version of an R rated film)
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, Spanish Mono, French Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Spanish, French
Special Features: Original theatrical trailer
The Set-up
After losing his wife and his job in Los Angeles, an alcoholic named Ben (Nicholas Cage) goes to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. While there, he forms an unlikely relationship with a prostitute named Sera (Elizabeth Shue).
Screenplay by: Mike Figgis
Executive Producer: Lila Cazes and Annie Stewart
Director: Mike Figgis
The Delivery
This Mike Figgis drama features Nicholas Cage in perhaps his greatest performance, which was rewarded with the Best Acting Oscar. Under Figgis' direction, Cage never goes too far over the top, something he would...
- 6/6/2011
- Cinelinx
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