International Cinema Day
December 28 is International Cinema Day. In 1895, this day saw the
premiere of the first film in history – “Workers
Leaving a Factory” – by the Lumière brothers in the Parisian cafe in
Parkway Kaputsinov. This film lasted only about 40 seconds – but, after all, it
was the very beginning of cinematography…
Birthdays
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th
President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive
Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and
then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. An intellectual with very
high writing standards, Wilson was a highly effective partisan campaigner as
well as legislative strategist. Wilson appealed to a gospel of service and
infused a profound sense of moralism into his idealistic internationalism, now
referred to as "Wilsonian". Wilsonianism calls for the United States
to enter the world arena to fight for democracy, and has been a contentious
position in American foreign policy.
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American
actor, film director, and film producer. He has received much critical acclaim
for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life
figures such as Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B.
Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. Washington has received two Golden Globe
awards and a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Glory
(1989) and Best Actor for Training Day (2001).
David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2.In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest contestants on the seventh season of American Idol.In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.
David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2.In 2007, at sixteen years old, he became one of the youngest contestants on the seventh season of American Idol.In May 2008 he finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes.
Thomas Alexander Dekker (born December 28, 1987) is an American film and television actor and a musician. He is also a singer and has written and produced two albums.
He is best known for his roles as John Connor in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Nick Szalinski on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, and Zach on Heroes. He also did the voice of Littlefoot in The Land Before Time V-IX (singing voice in The Land Before Time V) and as Fievel Mousekewitz in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island and An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster. He is also known for playing Jesse Braun in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and recently, Smith in Gregg Araki's film Kaboom. Dekker most recently starred as Adam Conant on The CW series The Secret Circle.
Every year on December 28 the world celebrates the International Cinema Day.
ReplyDeleteOn this day in 1895, in the basement of the Grand Cafe in Paris (Le Salon Indien du Grand Cafe) on Boulevard des Capucines, the first public cinema show was held, where the brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere showed the viewers 10 short films, among which was the famous short documentary The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station. During the screening of that film, the audience jumped from their seats and ran in horror away from the hall, fearing that the moving train on the screen would crush them.
Each film was then 17 meters long, which, when hand cranked through a projector, ran approximately 50 seconds. From that moment, regular film screenings began, accompanied by a piano or a saxophone. The motion pictures were sometimes also accompanied by text below the images.
World Cinema Day is an annual event held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival that brings high school students and teachers to the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Madison for the screening of a high-quality international film along with an introduction and discussion led by a UW faculty member or guest. Curricular materials based on the film are provided to participating schools in advance. This event is free, and there is no limit to the number of students a high school may bring.
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