1961: Atwt's Penny wasn't sure about Ellen's custody case.
1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas met Roger and Carolyn.
1978: Faith and Tom were married on Ryan's Hope.
1983: All My Children's Angie and Jesse enjoyed married life."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1961: On As the World Turns, Penny (Rosemary Prinz) told Ellen (Patricia Bruder) the Bakers had extended the lease of the house she and Jeff lived in. Penny question whether Ellen should continue her custody battle, especially after Mitchell Dru told her she didn't have a case.
1967: Dark Shadows' Barnabas met Roger and Carolyn.
1978: Faith and Tom were married on Ryan's Hope.
1983: All My Children's Angie and Jesse enjoyed married life."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1961: On As the World Turns, Penny (Rosemary Prinz) told Ellen (Patricia Bruder) the Bakers had extended the lease of the house she and Jeff lived in. Penny question whether Ellen should continue her custody battle, especially after Mitchell Dru told her she didn't have a case.
- 4/21/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Directed by Michael Winner
Screenplay by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais; original story by Michael Winner and Tom Wright
Featuring Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, Helmut Lohner, Wolfgang Preiss, Peter Carsten, Karin Baal
Just one look at the poster for Hannibal Brooks tells you United Artists didn’t know what to do with the film.
The promotional material focuses on the action, and the fact that Pollard is the action hero and not Reed, while ignoring the script’s attempt to portray warfare in shades of gray rather than stark black and white. But while the film has the best intentions, the script falters at the end, injecting a moralistic tone at odds with earlier scenes.
The film opens as Stephen Brooks (Reed), a British soldier in World War II, is captured by German troops. Brooks isn’t upset that he’ll spend the rest of the war as...
Screenplay by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais; original story by Michael Winner and Tom Wright
Featuring Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, Helmut Lohner, Wolfgang Preiss, Peter Carsten, Karin Baal
Just one look at the poster for Hannibal Brooks tells you United Artists didn’t know what to do with the film.
The promotional material focuses on the action, and the fact that Pollard is the action hero and not Reed, while ignoring the script’s attempt to portray warfare in shades of gray rather than stark black and white. But while the film has the best intentions, the script falters at the end, injecting a moralistic tone at odds with earlier scenes.
The film opens as Stephen Brooks (Reed), a British soldier in World War II, is captured by German troops. Brooks isn’t upset that he’ll spend the rest of the war as...
- 3/30/2012
- by Chris McMillan
- Planet Fury
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