On September 10, 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown Virginia colony council. What better way to commemorate one of the earliest acts of political bureaucracy in the land that would become the United States of America than by watching a cartoon featuring a Disney-fied "princess" character? And, as an added bonus, John Smith is voiced by Mel Gibson, that fine man that all children should strive to emulate. But hey, there's singing so history schmistory. Rock on, Pocahontas.
Really though, I'm more interested in the early John Smith adventures where he was a pirate and fought Ottoman Turks, supposedly beheading three commanders in duals, and then getting knighted by a Transylvanian Prince before being captured and sold as a slave, ending up as the love interest of some Greek woman in Constantinople. Where's THAT movie, Disney?
Alternate More Obvious Pick - Colin Firth turns 53 today. Why not enjoy The King's Speech? Firth gets to act with Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, both of whom play extremely normal characters, which is weird.
Movies for Non-Humans - Rin Tin Tin the First (there were three official Rin Tin Tins) was born today in 1918. He died in 1932, making him 14 in dog years and about 85 in human years. Since he's been dead for 81 years, does that mean he's been dead 330 dog years? Anyway, maybe you can track down Clash of the Wolves (1925). It's a silent film, so I guess you could call it a "Pre-Barky."
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