February 21, 1962 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, a tawdry tale freely adapted from the Nelson Algren novel set in the 1930s, opens in New
February 28, 1962 TOO LATE BLUES, a gritty drama about jazz musicians, the second film from John Cassavetes, opens in New York. Cassavetes had made
February 19, 1962 Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, a key player in the European New Wave, follows up his international breakthrough film L’Avventura (1960), with LA NOTTE, opening in New
Significant Events during the month include the election of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in the Major Leagues, into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1/23); the commissioning
Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series celebrate the Academy Awards with the 50th anniversary of WOMEN IN LOVE starring Best Actress winner Glenda Jackson.
February 15, 1962 THE CONNECTION, an independently made movie by New York-based filmmaker Shirley Clarke, opens in Scottsdale, Arizona while the film is embroiled in
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