Tweets on Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes was based on a novel by Pierre Boulle.

A 1966 pitch reel for PLANET OF THE APES. I didn't know this existed. Narrated by Paul Frees!https://t.co/wcturHBfn0
— Son of Karas (@QuandaryMan) March 17, 2023

“Oh my god, I’m back. I’m home.

PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

One of the most powerful, iconic and possibly prophetic scenes in movie history. #CharltonHeston

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— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) March 17, 2023

Behind the scenes on

PLANET OF THE APES (1968) pic.twitter.com/DiptrldPD6
— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) March 16, 2023

The Astrodome

The Astrodome was the first domed sports stadium. It is not the home of major teams anymore but it’s still standing. Hurricane Katrina evacuees were housed there. Its future is uncertain.

An iconic image by Neil Leifer of Sports Illustrated. His remote-control camera in the rafters of the Astrodome captured Muhammad Ali, his arms raised in victory, walking away from a supine Cleveland Williams during their fight on Nov. 14, 1966. pic.twitter.com/d8AZDLjsjp
— Ollie and Dave. (@BeachDog15) March 14, 2023

Astrodome, Houston, TX, ca 1963 – Progress is coming along on world's first domed stadium, Astros new ballpark would open on April 9, 1965 pic.twitter.com/yVlV9s8W04
— Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) March 5, 2023

Here are some images taken of the Astrodome on this day back on 3/3/65. The Dome was just over a month away from opening. Look to the left of the interior view and you can see the glare issue with the skylights, which were clear at the time.@houstoncitybeat pic.twitter.com/z1OsUh7YFw
— Mike Acosta (@AstrosTalk) March 4, 2023

Today in 2005, Harris County opens the Astrodome to 25,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees. pic.twitter.com/aOgwi9wo0b
— Houstorian (@Houstorian) September 1, 2021

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International House (1933)

International House (1933) has a cast that includes W. C. Fields, Bela Lugosi, Cab Calloway and Burns and Allen. I’ve seen it but don’t remember it well. The first tweet reminded me of it today. It’s on DVD.

Mary Jane Sloane as a Sugar Bowl, Lona Andre (centre) as a Chinese Tea Cup, and Gwen Zetter as a Tea Pot.

From pre-code Hollywood movie, International House (1933). pic.twitter.com/kgKWh7P8M0
— The Museum of Curiosities (@CuriosMuseum) March 18, 2023

Our birthday girl Lona Andre – born this date 3/2/1915 – shown here in the fabulously weird "International House" (1933) . She was the rare happy Hollywood girl, who had a wonderful life after retiring from film. pic.twitter.com/qRduev0GPp
— Noirchick In Old Hollywood (@Noirchick1) March 2, 2023

Nothing screams Pre-Code film more than a nearly naked, cellophane-wrapped chorus girl with a headdress made of giant teaspoons! From "International House" (1933) pic.twitter.com/TC0FYqcqBP
— Noirchick In Old Hollywood (@Noirchick1) August 10, 2022

Tweets and articles on the strange life of Jim Gordon

Drummer Jim Gordon, who died on March 13, 2023, was in Derek and the Dominos and played on many great records as a session musician. However, he was schizophrenic and killed his mother. He spent the rest of his life in jail.

Jim Gordon, a Wrecking Crew session drummer and member of Eric Clapton’s band Derek and the Dominos who was diagnosed with schizophrenia after murdering his mother, has died at the age of 77: https://t.co/qRlH5xHQJv pic.twitter.com/hqTjtDcPER
— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) March 16, 2023

1994 Washington Post article on Gordon

I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Jim Gordon. Some of you will know that Jim co-wrote 'Layla' with Eric when they were both in Derek & The Dominoes.
Jim also worked with George on the 'All Things Must Pass' album.
RIP pic.twitter.com/83YPA664yt
— Pattie Boyd (@thepattieboyd) March 16, 2023

Jim Gordon died Monday at the age of 77. Revisit our 1985 feature on the Eric Clapton drummer, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was serving a prison sentence for killing his mother in 1983. https://t.co/EmcJhzXO8I
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 16, 2023

Elvis Costello’s This Year’s Model was released on 3/17/78

This Year’s Model is a great album. It had a new fresh sound unlike anything I knew of when it was released.

3/17/78: Elvis Costello w/This Year's Model
More:
–@mgallucci: https://t.co/QnBfHXo0HN
–@FeedbackBos/@consequence: https://t.co/shomPahcR8
–@ChrisWillman: https://t.co/aEScJiLdRh
— MidCenturyCinema (@MidCenturyCinem) March 18, 2023

'This Year's Model', Elvis Costello's second album was released on March 17th, 1978.

The album features the hits "Pump It Up" & "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea". pic.twitter.com/lgxG3Zt0nk
— Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) March 17, 2023

Billboard to promote the release of Elvis Costello & The Attractions' 1978 album, 'This Year's Model' on the Sunset Strip, Hollywood, California pic.twitter.com/bKKXzRAXDt
— Barney Hurley (@barneyhurley1) March 6, 2023

Happy 45th Anniversary to @ElvisCostello's second studio album ‘This Year's Model’ originally released March 17, 1978 | Read our tribute by @tenelson65 + listen to the album here: https://t.co/qXiOrEVSVL pic.twitter.com/11kAsSSO5N
— ALBUMISM (@Albumism) March 17, 2023

In 2021 Elvis released 'Spanish Model', an album that came into existence after a dream he had listening to 'This Year's Model' in Spanish. The project brought together Latin artists and created bonds across generations & geography; while also exposing new melodies/tunes. pic.twitter.com/oIRCa8vSAT
— Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) March 18, 2022

Three poor tweets by the Washington Post

They are trying to appear unbiased but the tweets should say that Republicans are doing this. The articles are better.

Republicans don’t want to raise the debt limit.

Republicans want to limit the response to future pandemics.

Republicans want to limit voting rights.

In a sane world, lawmakers might respond to bank turmoil by recognizing that there's more fragility in the financial system than once understood. Maybe they'd back off on threats to default on U.S. debt.
Unfortunately we do not live in that world. https://t.co/VYYYdvNrA2
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 17, 2023

In the next pandemic, North Dakota can't make residents wear masks.

Ohio health officials can't shutter businesses.

The president can't force a vaccine or test mandate.

Inside the 3 year culmination of public health handcuffing w/ @JoelAchenbach https://t.co/OjjJzQMzKx
— Lauren Weber (@LaurenWeberHP) March 8, 2023

President Biden came to a seminal site of the civil rights movement — one that led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 — to try to inject urgency into changing the country’s voting rights laws once more. My latest from Selma: https://t.co/Bp0G8iGaD5
— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 6, 2023

Great Twitter thread on commercials directed by film directors

One of the greatest link threads ever—compiled by @m_hulot — ads directed by great filmmakers. (HT @RosenblumTed) https://t.co/3REPM6mkZU
— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) March 18, 2023

The Trump cult still rules the GOP

I guess they are cool with the potential indictments. Nothing will shake their devotion to their cult leader. Most other Republicans are too afraid of their voter base to challenge Trump on anything.

Monmouth shows Trump continuing to gain in the presidential primary, with Trump up 41-27.
This is longest-long-term trend from a high-quality poll in the race. Since December, Trump has gained 15 points while DeSantis has lost 12 points= pic.twitter.com/2xhtECqfy1
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) March 22, 2023

DeSantis, on Defense, Shows Signs of Slipping in Pollshttps://t.co/pgFDk82B9d pic.twitter.com/RbWLUqOGaa
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) March 17, 2023

Trump’s lead over DeSantis more than doubled from last month, a recent Quinnipiac University national poll finds.https://t.co/KiAnQ6Ty4C
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 16, 2023

2024 National Republican Primary:

Trump 46% (+14)
DeSantis 32%
Haley 5%
Pence 3%
Cruz 2%
Cheney 2%
Pompeo 1%
Noem 1%
Christie 1%
T. Scott 1%
Sununu 1%
Youngkin 0%
Hutchinson 0%
Johnson 0%
Ramaswamy 0%
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Head-2-Head:
Trump 51% (+11)
DeSantis 40%

.@QuinnipiacPoll, 677 RV 3/9-13
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) March 15, 2023

2024 Texas Republican Primary:

Trump 43% (+16)
DeSantis 27%
Haley 5%
Pence 4%
Cruz 4%
Ramaswamy 2%
T. Scott 1%
Pompeo 1%

.@CWS_Research/@DefendTXLiberty, 879 LV, 2/28-3/2https://t.co/an850xXL38
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) March 16, 2023

"Quinnipiac University’s latest survey of Republican and Republican-leaning voters found Trump winning 46% of support in a hypothetical GOP primary field, with DeSantis receiving 32%." https://t.co/ihg5tPuS04
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) March 18, 2023

We aren't fooled by the DeSantis hype, Trump still controls the Republican party. They aren't done with him and vice versa. pic.twitter.com/tv3PQywcpf
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) March 17, 2023

Tod Browning retrospective

Tod Browning directed many fine films starting in the silent era. He is best known for horror films such as Dracula (1931) and Freaks (1932), featuring a large cast of carnival performers. Dracula is widely available on DVD and Blu-ray. Freaks was on DVD but I think it’s out of print now. TCM shows it sometimes and I highly recommend it. It must have been shocking when it was new. It was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s as I recall.

Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning, taking place March 17-26, sinks into Tod Browning's body of work, which reveals a visionary with an eye for stylization, memorable performances from Hollywood stars & non-professional actors, and groundbreaking achievements in horror. 🩸 pic.twitter.com/Y80rXSsPUd
— Film at Lincoln Center (@FilmLinc) March 6, 2023

Film at Lincoln Center is hosting a retrospective of Tod Browning, the transgressive mind behind 'Freaks' and 'Dracula' (1931). Learn more here. https://t.co/SZsPfp0o8S
— Dread Central (@DreadCentral) March 15, 2023

For your consideration… 🧛

Tod Browning's DRACULA screens on 35mm this Saturday and next Sunday during Unspeakable: The Films of Tod Browning: https://t.co/qpzGvNEFxC pic.twitter.com/a2ldwhotpr
— Film at Lincoln Center (@FilmLinc) March 15, 2023

I wrote about Tod Browning, the boy who actually ran away to join the circus, and about the superlative retrospective of his films at @FilmLinc starting today. One of cinema’s earliest masters, he narrowly missed seeing his genius recognized: https://t.co/LxxpdJEmsS
— Charles Bramesco (@intothecrevasse) March 17, 2023

O’Grimacey, a discontinued McDonald’s mascot

Philadelphia and the demise of Uncle O’Grimacey, McDonald’s onetime Shamrock Shake mascot https://t.co/MXBz9FCN5g pic.twitter.com/n1iPyMyukb
— Billy Penn (@billy_penn) March 16, 2023