Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1937 Porky's Building, directed by Frank Tashlin. .
The City Building Commissioner's name is Sandy C. Ment (Sandy Cement) - Sand and cement are basic materials used in commercial building construction.
Before the start of our feature presentation, the staff of The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour would like to watch with you another song from Puddles Pity Party:
It was an interesting choice. I'm sure he is aware of the Judy Garland version.
We've selected another entry from the excellent reference book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider. Today’s film is the 1978 drama Days of Heaven, directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz. Days of Heaven received good reviews when it was first released, and has since gone on to be regarded as one of the finest films of the decade. It is widely considered one of the most beautiful films ever made. Days of Heaven plays almost like an essay on loneliness - a melancholy poem on loss and love. So join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour: sit back, get comfortable, and enjoy tonight’s feature - Days of Heaven.
The making of Days of Heaven was quite grueling. Cinematographer Néstor Almendros was going blind during production. Before each shot, he would have his assistant take a picture with a Polaroid camera, which he then viewed under a high-powered magnifying glass. Terrence Malick was so exhausted by the experience of making and completing the film that he left for Paris. It would be twenty years before he directed another.
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