Wonka (2023) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Dec 15, 2023
Based on the character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. From Paul King, writer/director ….
Willy Wonka origin film starts shooting in the UK with Timothée Chalamet and Rowan Atkinson
Shooting has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonka, with Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (upcoming Dune, Call Me By Your Name) in the titular role and filmmaker Paul King (the Paddington films) at the helm. Wonka is based on characters by Roald Dahl and is inspired Dahl’s most beloved characters, Willy Wonka. The film takes place ….
JVC (1976) | Announcements | Sep 9, 1976
The president of JVC introduces the first VCR device to use VHS tapes – the Victor HR-3300 – in Japan on this day in 1976. The device went on sale Halloween Day that same year.
First VCR to Ever Use VHS Tapes Released (1976) | Milestones | Oct 31, 1976
JVC began selling the HR-3300 in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan on this day. The model becomes the first VCR to use VHS tapes ever sold.
JVC (2008) | Announcements | Oct 28, 2008
The last standalone JVC VHS-only unit was produced.
The Toll of the Sea (1922) | Firsts, World Premieres | Nov 26, 1922
The Toll of the Sea – the first successful two-color (red and green) Technicolor feature film – premiered in New York City. This film was considered lost for many years. It was restored in 1985 from the original camera negative.
Casablanca (2013) | Film Screenings | Nov 17, 2013
After a successful fundraising campaign to purchase a digital projector, the last Loew’s “Wonder Theatre” built in New York City – today called United Palace Theatre – screened its first movie in more than 44 years, Casablanca. The theater was originally called the Loew’s 175th Street Theatre and opened in 1930 as a 3,444 seat ….
Michelangelo (1512) | Art Exhibitions, Art Openings | Nov 1, 1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
William Shakespeare Play The Tempest Performed for First Time (1611) | Firsts, Plays and Musicals | Nov 1, 1611
William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. The Tempest is thought to be one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a ….
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1894) | Art Exhibitions | Nov 1, 1894
Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show.
First Bare Breasted Photo of a Woman Appears in National Geographic (1896) | Milestones | Nov 1, 1896
A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
Library of Congress Opens to the Public (1897) | Launches and Openings, Milestones | Nov 1, 1897
The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room at the U.S. Capitol.
Ansel Adams (1941) | Art Exhibitions | Nov 1, 1941
American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.