Happy 82nd birthday, Werner Herzog!

Happy 73rd birthday, Michael Keaton! Beetlejuice (1988) Director: Tim Burton

The Story of Temple Drake (1933) Director: Stephen Roberts Extremely controversial because of its content matter, the movie was banned in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Production Code Administration head Joseph Breen ordered that the film never be re-released once the Production

On this day, 29 years ago, Wong Kar-wai's "Fallen Angels" (1995) was released in Hong Kong.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972, Herzog) “Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.” --- Werner Herzog

Barry Lyndon (1975, Kubrick) “Observancy is a dying art. The essence of dramatic form is to let an idea come over people without it being plainly stated.” — Stanley Kubrick

On this day, 70 years ago, Federico Fellini's "La Strada" (1954) premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Zorba the Greek (1964, Cacoyannis) "It’s a great piece and it was a great stroke of luck to be in it. It seemed like a wild idea to do it, but it turned into one of the most famous films I ever made. It’s a classic, wonderful piece." --- Alan Bates

45 Years (2015) Director: Andrew Haigh

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Director: Stanley Kubrick