Taste the Blood of Showbiz History
Friday, May 1, 2020 at 9:00AM 5 random things that happened on this day in showbiz history...
1941 Citizen Kane has its world premiere in NYC
1969 Wes Anderson born in Houston, Texas
1970 Happy 50th anniversary to Hammer Horror's Taste the Blood of Dracula starring Christopher Lee which opened on this day.
1998 Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke get hitched, two days after Uma's 28th birthday and two months before the birth of their daughter Maya (who is now an actress, see Stranger Things season 3). They had co-starred in the previous year's sci-fi drama Gattaca and will make two more films together (Chelsea Walls and Tape) as well as a second child before separating in 2003 - a very big year for Uma, professionally. Yes Uma has been on our brains this week.
2000 Gladiator has its world premiere in Los Angeles before opening nationwide the following weekend and becoming an enormous hit. Later it competed for Best Picture at the big awards show and when the envelope was opened it was always...
GLADIATOR!"
Reader Comments (9)
I know it's a gif, but I can still hear her.
MrW -- right? Although in this gif she's saying 'ya'll y'all y'all. i couldn't find the one where she's saying gladiator. but it's a minute before this.
Taylor presenting Gladiator at the globes is in the category of Ingrid presenting the tie, Barbara awarding Bigelow the oscar for director and Julia awarding Denzel his second award. Iconic reading of winners that are ingrained in my mind.
Jane Fonda presenting Parasite best picture while a recent moment also goes in that category because she knew what the moment ment.
Steven Soderbergh for Traffic and Marcia Gay Harden for Pollock — is that the last time there were two huge surprises in the above-the-line categories in the same ceremony?
Christopher Lee is still the most terrifying Dracula in movie history
Jack Nicholson's "whoa" after announcing Crash as BP in 2006 he hadn't come for that and his reaction said it all.
Frances McDormand's "Olivia Colman" she might as wll have said "You Lost Glenn"
Anytime Babs especially if her finger nails are present is worthy of it's own mini movie.
Kevin Spacey announcing Julia's crowning in 2001.
Nic Cage announcing Frances the winner in 1997
Robin Williams making 2 jokes abut Dames before he hands Judi hers.
Bette Davis announcing Paul Newman 1987
The trio of Lucas,Spielberg and Coppola giving Scorsese his 2007
Spielberg giving the Oscar to his mate Zemeckis
The lovely way Forest Whittaker says Marion Cotillard it's like a tiny lullaby as Julie C thinks of her shopping.
Sean Connery's "Catherine"
Kirk's Melissa Leo with HBC miming along.
Ethan and Uma... So cute!
I will always treasure Spike Lee's little smile and then, "BONG JOON HO!"
Gladiator sucked!