I adore Grace Jones so damned much. Seeing her in Conan was such a mind-blowing experience for me as a child. Living in a rural, segregated area where everyone tried to be the same gave me so much hope for a bigger, brighter world beyond my town lines.

Happy 93rd Birthday to the lovely Constance Towers, Emmy-nominated actress, beloved for films SHOCK CORRIDOR, THE NAKED KISS, THE RELIC, A PERFECT MURDER, TV like PERRY MASON, CAPITOL, L.A. LAW, SUNSET BEACH, GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE 4400, and on stage in GUYS AND DOLLS, CAMELOT, MAME, and much more.

happy 80th birthday to the icon CHER !!!

"Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great." - Cher Happy 80th Birthday to the forever legendary, blazing, influential, Oscar/Emmy/Grammy-winning singer and actress, who was #BOTD on 5/20/1946.

Happy birthday @cher ! Welcome to the 80's. 😉

Happy 80th birthday to the legendary Cher.

Happy 80th birthday to Cher, who has always understood the assignment.

"If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, "Speed it up a little". - James Stewart Remembering the one-of-a-kind, Oscar-winning & classic Hollywood legend and military aviator on his 118th birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/20/1908 and passed away at 89 on 7/2/1997.

Remembering one of Hollywood’s most enduring & beloved Actors — the late great JAMES STEWART born 118yrs ago today 🎂

#BOTD 1908. Remembering actor and military aviator James Stewart. (d.1997) #Filmsky

Happy Birthday to the great Mike Flanagan, award-winning & extremely innovative writer, director, producer, editor, and modern master of horror, who was #BOTD on 5/20/1978. @mikeflanaganfilm.com

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” - Malcolm X Remembering the powerful revolutionary, Black nationalist leader, and civil rights icon on his 101st birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/19/1925.

Happy 87th Birthday to the great Nancy Kwan, groundbreaking & award-winning Chinese-American actress, beloved for her roles in THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG, FLOWER DRUM SONG, HONEYMOON HOTEL, THE WRECKING CREW, OUT OF THE DARKNESS, DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY, HAWAII FIVE-O, KUNG FU, and many more.

Happy birthday, Nancy Kwan!

"I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live." - Grace Jones Happy Birthday to the legendary, ahead of her time and dynamic, Grammy-nominated Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress, who was #BOTD on 5/19/1948.

Happy 78th birthday, singer, songwriter, actress, and model Grace Jones. 🎂

Happy birthday to Grace Jones

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." - Nora Ephron Remembering and celebrating the legendary and pioneering Oscar/Tony-nominated writer, journalist, playwright, and filmmaker on her 85th birthday. She was #BOTD on 5/19/1941 and sadly passed away at 71 on 6/26/2012.

Happy Birthday to riveting, Oscar-winning Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg, acclaimed for his films THE CELEBRATION, SUBMARINO, THE HUNT, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, THE COMMUNE, KURSK, and ANOTHER ROUND. He was #BOTD on 5/19/1969.

Donald Trump is essentially giving a stimulus check to people who broke the law on January 6th — not paid for by him, but instead. paid for by you! Essentially our tax dollars going to a bunch of racist assholes who smeared shit on the Capitol’s walls. Gotta be proud, huh?!

"Yes, I wear foundation. Yes, I live with a man. Yes, I'm a middle-aged fag. But I know who I am, Val. It took me twenty years to get here, and I'm not gonna let anybody destroy that. Fuck the senator, I don't give a damn what he thinks." Robin Williams - The Birdcage

The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.

Happy Birthday to underappreciated but darkly idiosyncratic Oscar-nominated filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Terry Zwigoff, acclaimed for his films LOUIE BLUIE, CRUMB, GHOST WORLD, BAD SANTA, and ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL. He was #BOTD on 5/18/1949.

Remembering legendary and maverick Oscar-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, journalist and novelist Richard Brooks on his 114th birthday, acclaimed for films BLACKBOARD JUNGLE, THE CATERED AFFAIR, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, ELMER GANTRY, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, IN COLD BLOOD, and LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR.

Writer/director Richard Brooks was BOTD in 1912 & died in 1992 at 79. The tall, macho helmer made "Elmer Gantry" (1960), "The Professionals" (1966) & "In Cold Blood" (1967) but "Looking For Mr. Goodbar"(1977) is his best. I wrote about it @talkhouse.bsky.social here: talkhouse.com/12795/

Richard Brooks (with scenes from his film adaptation of Judith Rossner's "Looking For Mr. Goodbar") - BOTD

"There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness." - Frank Capra Remembering and celebrating the legendary Oscar-winning Italian-born American filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, and cinematic optimist on his 129th birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/18/1897

Remembering one of the greatest Directors of all time, one of my favourite Directors of all time, and a 3-time Academy Award winning legend — FRANK CAPRA — born 129yrs ago today.

“Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion. Just thinking foolishly that you will be able to do what you want to do”. - Tina Fey Happy Birthday to the brilliant and effortlessly talented Emmy-winning & Grammy/Tony-nominated actress, comedian, producer, and writer.

Remembering and celebrating the one and only Jean Gabin, legendary and commanding French actor and singer on his 122nd birthday, beloved for roles in THE LOWER DEPTHS, PEPE LE MOKO, GRAND ILLUSION, PORT OF SHADOWS, LA BETE HUMAINE, LE JOUR SE LEVE, LE PLAISIR, TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI, and many more.

Remembering unsung Irish-American classic film, radio & TV actress Maureen O'Sullivan on her 115th birthday, famous her roles in TARZAN THE APE MAN, THE THIN MAN, DAVID COPPERFIELD, THE DEVIL-DOLL, A DAY AT THE RACES, THE BIG CLOCK, THE TALL T, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED, and more

Happy 86th Birthday to the great Grace Zabriskie, brilliant character actress, acclaimed for roles in NORMA RAE, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, WILD AT HEART, CHILD'S PLAY 2, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, TWIN PEAKS, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, THE GRUDGE, INLAND EMPIRE, THE BURNING BED, BIG LOVE, and more.

"Like all artists, I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation." - Dennis Hopper Remembering and celebrating the Oscar/Emmy-nominated actor, director, writer, photographer, visual artis, and all-time rebel on his 90th birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/17/1936.

DENNIS HOPPER — born 90yrs ago today — Los Angeles (1956) 📷 by Richard C. Miller

Remembering and missing the amazing Bill Paxton, versatile Emmy-nominated actor, filmmaker, producer, and musician, on his what should have been his 71st birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/17/1955 and sadly passed at 61 on 2/25/2017.

Happy Birthday to the late Bill Paxton, born 71 years ago today

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

Remembering underrated Oscar/Emmy-nominated classic film, radio & stage actress Margaret Sullavan on her 117th birthday, known for films ONLY YESTERDAY, THE GOOD FAIRY, THREE COMRADES, THE SHOPWORM ANGEL, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE MORTAL STORM, and CRY 'HAVOC', and more.

"You must put the odor of the human body into images describe for me the implacable, the egoistic, the sensual, the cruel there are nothing but disgusting people in this world." - Kenji Mizoguchi Remembering the legendary Japanese filmmaker and seminal cinematic realist on his 128th birthday.

"Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing." - Henry Fonda Remembering and celebrating the legendary and compelling Oscar/Grammy/Tony-winning & Emmy-nominated classic Hollywood actor and Navy veteran on his 121st birthday. He was #BOTD on 5/16/1905.

HENRY FONDA — born 121yrs ago today — with Jane & Peter on the set of 'Sunday In New York’ in 1963.

Henry Fonda with a kitten on his lap Fonda was BOTD in 1905 #Caturday

Remembering Henry Fonda, born on this day, 1905. Pictured here in The Grapes of Wrath, 1940.

Happy Birthday to the great Debra Winger, Oscar/Emmy-nominated actress & 80's icon, acclaimed for her roles in URBAN COWBOY, AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, THE SHELTERING SKY, A DANGEROUS WOMAN, SHADOWLANDS, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, THE LOVERS, KAJILLIONARIE, and more.

Rosie Perez is a really solid addition to #NoirAlley. #TCMParty

Maybe next time, don't talk to strangers, even if they look as boyishly handsome as Robert Walker. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StrangersOnATrain

The Merry Go Round, definitely one of the greatest set pieces of Hitchcock's career. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StrangersOnATrain

Only Hitchcock could make tennis look so fun. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StrangersOnATrain

So-called physician Bill Cassidy who literally abandoned all modern medicine and scientific principles to help deranged chaos agent RFK Jr seize control of US Health has officially lost his primary coming in 3rd place. Good riddance asshole.

and, also in 35mm., Jill Sprecher's Clockwatchers, at 5:45pm, with some images of cold graphic bureaucratic comedy, underpinned by desperate longing, reminiscent of Playtime; introduced by John Early (scroll down: link.newyorker.com/view/5bea068...