On This Day … 01 July [2022]

Events 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA. PG-13 PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers. MPAA The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film… Read More

On This Day … 10 June [2022]

People (Deaths) 1976 – Adolph Zukor, American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures (b. 1873). Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor (Hungarian: Zukor Adolf; 07 January 1873 to 10 June 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures. He produced one of America’s first feature-length films, The Prisoner of… Read More

On This Day … 08 June [2022]

Events 1912 – Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures. Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (born Karl Lämmle; 17 January 1867 to 24 September 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important of the early… Read More