Quick Hits: June 25-26

The Omen, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, was released on June 25, 1976. The film received mixed reviews but it was a box office success and spawned a franchise that includes three sequels and a remake. The Omen also launched the directing career of Richard Donner, whose next feature – 1978’s Superman – wasContinue reading “Quick Hits: June 25-26”

Quick Hits: October 16

Arleen Sorkin was born on October 14, 1955. Best known as Days of Our Lives‘ Calliope Jones, Sorkin was the inspiration for – and the voice of – Harley Quinn in Batman: The Animated Series. Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead was released on October 15, 1981, and a franchise (including two sequels and a reboot,Continue reading “Quick Hits: October 16”