Beauty and The Beast opens across the U.S. in 1947. Jean Cocteau’s French classic mixes post-war allegory and the famous...
Freddie Francis is born in London in 1917. The award-winning British cinematographer and director made mostly horror films as a...
Michael Carreras is born in London in 1927. The son of Hammer Films founder James Carreras becomes a key figure...
Scream opens across the U.S. in 1996. Wes Craven’s slasher satire based on the real-life Gainesville Ripper is a hit,...
A Christmas Carol is published in 1843. Originally titled A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,...
Steven Spielberg is born in Cincinnati in 1946. The highest-grossing filmmaker in history and probably the most famous living director,...
Bill Pullman is born in Hornell, NY in 1953. The stage, film and TV actor includes Independence Day, The Serpent...
Hammer Studios’ The Mummy opens in the U.S. in 1959. The iconic British studio’s version of the monster movie borrows...
Young Frankenstein is released in 1974. Writer/director Mel Brooks’ spoof of Universal’s Frankenstein movies is the first Hollywood film to...
Edward Scissorhands opens across the the U.S. in 1990. Based on sketches from director Tim Burton’s youth, and originally intended...