Though it hasn’t gotten the same amount of publicity as some of the other contenders, Jockey is a film that many awards pundits have predicted could be an Oscar player. Much of the speculation centers around Clifton Collins, Jr., who is said to give a great performance in the lead role. Collins has been a dependable character actor for several decades now. A nomination for Jockey would be his first.
Here’s the trailer:
This is from 1940. The flowers still look pretty, even if their owner has taken a turn for the worst.
On August 1st, 1981, MTV premiered. Over the course of 24 hours, 116 unique music videos were played on MTV. Yes, there was a time when the M actually did stand for music.
The first video that MTV played was from The Buggles and so was the second-to-last video that was aired on the channel’s 1st day of broadcast. Like Video Killed The Radio Star (and many of the other videos that aired on August 1st, 1981), Living In A Plastic Age was directed by Russell Mulcahy.
Enjoy! There’s just one more video to go!
The First Videos Shown on MTV:
Through the Shattered Lens 