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Get to know the doc short: THE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary

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THE SOUNDS OF STREET VENDORS, 8min., USA/Cuba, Documentary
Directed by Michael Brims

A portrait of the music and the sounds of street vendors in Havana.

Film Type:Documentary, Short

Runtime:7 minutes 50 seconds

Completion Date:October 18, 2015

Production Budget:0 USD

Film Color:Color

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Died Today (September 28th): Harpo Marx (1888–1964)

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harpomarxHarpo Marx (1888–1964)

Born: November 23, 1888 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 28, 1964 (age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on ‘Duck Soup’] It was the only time I can remember that I worried about turning in a bad performance. The trouble was not with the script, the director, or the falls I had to take. The trouble was Adolf Hitler. His speeches were being rebroadcast in America. Somebody had a radio on the set, and twice we suspended shooting to listen to him scream.

The Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros		 ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros		 HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros		 AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros		 ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros		 GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe
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Died Today (September 28th): Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

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ericfleming.jpg Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

Born: July 4, 1925 in Santa Paula, California, USA

Died: September 28, 1966 (age 41) in Tingo Maria area, Peru

Drowned while filming a TV scene in Peru at age 41.

During Fleming’s enlistment in the Seabees in 1942, his face was shattered when a 200-pound block of steel slipped from a hoist. A long convalescence and four plastic surgical procedures created the face familiar to Rawhide (1959) viewers.

Fleming was unmarried and had no children. He was to have married long-time companion Lynne Garber within two days of his death.

His mother’s maiden name was Anderson.

 

 

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Died Today (September 28th): Elia Kazan (1909–2003)

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eliakazan.jpgElia Kazan (1909–2003)

Born: September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died: September 28, 2003 (age 94) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

His selection for an Honorary Oscar angered many in the filmmaking community on account of his being among the first to cooperate with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1952, which led to the blacklisting that ruined many careers in Hollywood because of their political beliefs, and that Kazan had publicly stated that he had no regrets for that action. In response, there were loud protests against his selection for the award and some attendees of the awards ceremony, such as Nick Nolte , Ed Harris, stayed in their seats and refused to applaud when he received the award.

[on Marlon Brando] He was deeply rebellious against the bourgeois spirit, the over-ordering of life.

Boomerang
1947
dir. Elia Kazan
starring
Dana Andrews
Lee J. Cobb
A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Vivien Leigh

Viva Zapata!
1952
dir. Elia Kazan
Starring
Marlon Brando
Anthony QuinnON THE WATERFRONTOn the Waterfront
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Eva Marie SaintA FACE IN THE CROWDA Face in the Crowd
1957
dir. Kazan
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia NealSplendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass
1961
dir. Kazan
starring
Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty

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Happy Birthday: John Sayles

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johnsayles.jpgJohn Sayles

Born: September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York, USA

[1983 interview] Because directing is very political and social, it takes up more of your time than writing does. It’s more demanding because you have to make the movie when the money is there. A book can just sit there; it doesn’t depend on anyone else. That’s what’s nice about it. You don’t have to rely on anyone else – you either do it or you don’t. Fiction writing is a break from movie-making for me.

EIGHT MEN OUT
1988
dir. John Sayles
Stars:
John Cusack
Clifton James

 

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Happy Birthday: Peter Finch (1916–1977)

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peterfinch.jpgPeter Finch (1916–1977)

Born: September 28, 1916 in South Kensington, London, England, UK
Died: January 14, 1977 (age 60) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Eletha Finch (9 November 1973 – 14 January 1977) (his death) (1 child)
Yolande Turner (4 July 1959 – 11 November 1965) (divorced) (2 children)
Tamara Tchinarova Finch (21 April 1943 – 17 June 1959) (divorced) (1 child)

[on screenplays]: It really is no good getting surgeons in, the script has to be right at the beginning; and it has taken me, I’m ashamed to say, some thirty years to find out that you mustn’t listen to anybody at lunch any more.

Success is a very tough mistress. For years, while you’re struggling, she wants nothing to do with you. Then, one day you find yourself in the room with her and even though the key is on the inside, you can’t leave. ‘You’ve made your choice’, she says, ‘I don’t care how exhausted you are – you’re going to stay here for the rest of your life making love to me’.

 

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Happy Birthday: Dita Von Teese

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ditavonteese.jpgDita Von Teese

Born: September 28, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan, USA

Married to: Marilyn Manson (3 December 2005 – 29 December 2007) (divorced)

I always get billed as ‘Dita, internationally known fetish supermodel’.

I’m really a small town girl from Michigan who has a good laugh that being a fancy-pants stripper got me here!

Some people say what I do isn’t very liberating. I say it’s pretty liberating to get $20,000 for 10 minutes work.

 

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Happy Birthday: J.T. Walsh (1943–1998)

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jtwalshJ.T. Walsh (1943–1998)

Born: September 28, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died: February 27, 1998 (age 54) in La Mesa, California, USA

(1997) I like to read fiction because it transports me away from Hollywood, and I like travel novels. I also drive up the coast to Santa Barbara to escape and get out of town. I stay the most at the San Ysidro Ranch. It’s a quiet and simple, protected village and no one bothers you. It’s also very pretty.

 

A Few Good Men
1992
dir. Rob Reiner
Starring
Tom Cruise
Jack Nicholson
Red Rock WestRed Rock West
1993
dir. John Dahl
starring
Nicolas Cage
Dennis Hooper

Breakdown
1997
dir. Jonathan Mostow
Cast
Kurt Russell
JT Walsh
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Happy Birthday: Jeffrey Jones

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jeffreyjones.jpgJeffrey Jones

Born: September 28, 1946 in Buffalo, New York, USA

My intentions as an actor are always to make whatever I’m doing work. I look for the piece to be good as a whole and then, hopefully, to have something good for myself as an actor. I’ve always been intent on giving to both the project and myself.

MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
1990
dir. John McTiernan
Stars:
Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin

 

The Devil’s Advocate
1997
dir. Taylor Hackford
Cast
Al Pacino
Keanu Reeves
MOVIEFERRIS BUELLERS DAY OFF
1985
dir. John Hughes
Starring:
Matthew Broderick
Alan Ruck		 SLEEPY HOLLOWSleepy Hollow
1999
dir. Tim Burton
Starring
Depp
Christina Ricci
AMADEUSAmadeus
1984
dir. Milos Forman
Starring
F Murray Abraham
Hulce

 

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Happy Birthday: Hana Mae Lee

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hanamaelee.jpgHana Mae Lee

Born: September 28, 1988 in Los Angeles County, California, USA

An Alumni of Otis College of Art and Design with a BFA in fashion design, having worked with mentors for Sean John, GamePro, La Blanca, Rozae Nichols, Hana Mae went on to design for Harley Davidson, Juicy Couture, Mossimo. She then began her own jewelry line in 2009; Hanamahn (“just one” in Korean). And in 2010 Hana Mae expanded into apparel and outerwear. She says her designs have the intention of “dare to inspire” rather than to the trends that come and go so quickly. The one of a kind pieces have been worn by collectors, musicians, actors and business creatives.

 

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