Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

September 18, 1837 - Teddy Young and Charles Tiffany open "Tiffany & Young" in New York City. It becomes Tiffany & Co. later on which inspires a story by Truman Capote titled "Breakfast at Tiffany's" which Blake Edwards turned into a movie of the same name. George "Hannibal" Peppard stars alongside legendary leading lady Audrey Hepburn with help from Buddy "Jed Clampett" Ebsen and Mickey Rooney. We also get the classic Henry Mancini song "Moon River" from the soundtrack.
Oh, and two men known more for their voices than their faces also have roles: Alan "Fred Flintstone" Reed and Mel "99% of all cartoon voices" Blanc.
And, if you were in college at any point during the 1990's, you now have that Deep Blue Something song stuck in your head. You're welcome.

Alternate Completely Out There Pick - In 1975, Patty Hearst was arrested after being on the FBI's Most Wanted list for a year. You might remember Ms. Hearst (now Patricia Campbell Hearst Shaw) as the wealthy socialite heiress who was kidnapped by something called the Symbionese Liberation Army but then decided they were okay and helped them rob a bank. She went to jail but President Jimmy Carter commuted the sentence so she got out early and then President Bill Clinton pardoned her. Oh, and she's an actress too. She's like a combination of Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan. Too bad she was about a quarter century too early for reality TV.
Apparently, John Waters digs her and so she shows up in his movies a lot. Like the 1990 Johnny Depp flick Cry-Baby.

That's Harsh, Man - Lance Armstrong turns 42 today! Might I suggest The Jerk with Steve Martin?

It Happened One Night (1934)

Happy Birthday! Claudette Colbert would be 110 today (had she not died in 1996). But you can still watch her when she was in her early 30's by turning on It Happened One Night (1934). Aside from Ms.Colbert winning the Oscar for Best actress, this Academy Award juggernaut also brought home best actor (Clark Gable), best writing (Robert Riskin), best director (Frank "It's a Wonderful Life" Capra), and the big prize, best picture. Yeah, it's a pretty good flick.
And for you guys out there, it isn't just some sappy romance movie. Nope, it's really more of a comedy and in many places, pretty screwball. Not as ludicrous as The Marx Brothers, for sure, but if you don't at least chuckle from time to time, you must work for the IRS.

That's Harsh, Man - 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Ike hitting South Texas. What's Love Got to Do with It is about another asshole named Ike that liked to beat up on things. Laurence "Larry/Cowboy Curtis/Morpheus" Fishburne plays Ike Turner to Angela Bassett's Tina. I don't recommend watching it with Phil Spector.

Alternate Completely Out There Pick - In 335, Emperor Constantine the Great consecrated the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the place where some people believe Jesus was crucified and buried. 1,670 years later, Constantine was released and the person that greenlit this POS should be crucified and buried. John Constantine is a Scouser (from Liverpool, England) who is very English and used to front a 1970's punk band when not getting in over his head in magic related hijinks. In the movie, he's played by Keanu Reeves, which pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie.

The Waterboy (1998)

Adam Sandler turns 47 today! Give him some candy! So many movies to choose from for Adam Sandler... some of them are even good! My normal go-to Sandler pick is The Wedding Singer, mostly because of the Billy Idol cameo (and it's a good movie), although I actually do enjoy Happy Gilmore and 50 First Dates, but it must be The Waterboy for today. After all... it's college football time and The Waterboy is a movie about college football... more or less.
Sandler, being known for ridiculous characters, might have his best ridiculous character here. He's a savant (with regards to drinking water) but sufficiently stupid and over the top without going, in the immortal and un-politically correct words of Kirk Lazarus, "full retard." And he surrounds himself with completely ridiculous characters played by Kathy Bates, Henry "The Fonz" Winkler, and Fairuza Balk. And then of course, there is the character of "Farmer Fran" played by Blake Clark. That is one of the silliest characters ever to appear in a football movie.
Also of note, this was Jerry Reed's last role. And dang... he was just mean!

Alternate Pick -  In 1956, Elvis Presley first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. And the world was never the same. Shortly thereafter, Elvis made his movie debut in Love Me Tender.

That's Harsh, Man - Duck Soup, the 1933 Marx Brothers classic, tells the tale of President & Dictator of the bankrupt nation of Freedonia, Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) and the hijinks that ensue when he declares war on neighboring Sylvania. Chico and Harpo play Sylvanian spies... like that's a good idea. It's inept politicians and poorly executed war mongering done hilariously!
In other news, today is the day North Korea celebrates its Independence Day.

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

On this day in 1915, legendary actress Ingrid Bergman was born. On this day in 1982, legendary actress Ingrid Bergman died. It was not the best result for a 67th birthday party. Bergman died from breast cancer.
She won lots of awards over her career and some folks consider her the best ever. The obvious pick for today would be "Casablanca," but a) it's too obvious and b) I think it's overrated. Instead, I'm going with one of her later films, "Murder on the Orient Express." Granted, she wasn't the lead, but she did win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this film (the only award this film won out of 6 nominations). Double points for the Bogart connection where Bergman appears with her Casablanca co-star's last wife, Lauren Bacall.

That's Harsh, Man - It's the Christian Feast Day for the beheading of John the Baptist! How about a salami sandwich and a viewing of "Godspell"?

Now You're Just Being Silly - 1825: Portugal recognizes Brazil's independence. Terry Gilliam's film "Brazil" has absolutely nothing to do with that.

Ingrid Bergman's Bacon number is 2
Lauren Bacall's Bacon number is 2
Terry Gilliam's Bacon number is2

To Kill a King (2003)

 On August 28, 1648, the Siege of Colchester concluded, essentially ending the English Civil War. Four days before, Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Preston and when word reached the Parliamentary & Royalist forces at Colchester, the Royalists surrendered.
This, of course, led to the installation of Cromwell as Lord Protector and thus did the wacky hijinks ensue!
"To Kill a King" recounts the fun times after the Siege and the relationship between Sir Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott) and Cromwell (Tim Roth) along with King "Loser" Charles I (Rupert Everett).

That's Harsh, Man - Robert Shaw died on this day in 1978. In 1975, he (SPOILERS) died at the end of "Jaws". 

Now You're Just Being Silly - It's the Feast of St. Augustine! Go outside and watch your grass grow!

Dougray Scott's Bacon number is 2
Tim Roth's Bacon number is 2
Rupert Everett's Bacon number is 2
Robert Shaw's Bacon number is2