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Spinal Tap Creators Urge Drive-Ins And Other Would-Be Exhibitors Seek Licences Prior To Advertising Screenings Of Iconic Film
May 10, 2021 GMT
LOS ANGELES and WASHINGTON and LONDON, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, the creators of the iconic mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap, are strongly encouraging anyone who is advertising upcoming public showings of the ground-breaking comedy film to secure a licensing agreement before moving ahead with their plans.
The four co-creators of the film are pleased to see positive signs in the movie world as we all begin to emerge from the Covid crisis. But drive-in cinemas or other entrepreneurs advertising showings of the film that then proceed without a licensing arrangement will be considered unauthorized, and may be subject to a legal response.
Indira Gandhi was the first (and so far only) female prime minister of India and the mother of two sons. Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Flowers are some of the most commonly purchased items in the United States on the second Sunday in May. Indeed, Mother s Day is like the Black Friday of the floral industry about 30 percent of American adults bought blooms to celebrate the day according to the Society of American Florists. It s also the most popular day of the year for folks to dine at restaurants [source: National Restaurant Association]. But oddly enough, the woman responsible for ushering Mother s Day into existence likely wouldn t approve of such extravagant spending.
This Week in History: April 17-23, 2017
for human events ever resemble those of preceding times.”
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April 17
1704 – John Campbell publishes in Boston the first successful U.S. newspaper.
1865 – Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator in President Lincoln’s assassination. She owns the boarding house where her son John Surratt, along with John Wilkes Booth and others, conspire to kill the president. She is hanged on July 7th with three others convicted of the conspiracy. Mary, aged 42, is the first woman executed by order of the U.S. government.
1924 – Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Company merge to form MGM.
“’Partners’ is a good example of how he’s a crossover,” said
Maria Peña, a Library of Congress Hispanic media spokeswoman. “What’s great about this album is it shows his collaborations not to mention that he’s got a career that spanned seven decades. This is a huge acknowledgement of his work.”
The National Recording Registry calls the 82-year-old accordionist “a champion of traditional Conjunto music and Tex-Mex culture who also is known for innovation and collaboration with a variety of artists.”
“People used to regard my music as cantina music, just no respect,” Jiménez said in aninterview with the Library of Congress. “The accordion was considered something like a party joke … I really give respect to everyone who helped me out on this record and I’m flattered by this recognition.”
International Migratory Bird Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of May.
Many migratory birds such as jays, eagles, finches, hawks are found during this season.
Throughout the years, birds take flight across the globe, flapping their wings, singing migratory songs. Every year, the world celebrates International Migratory Bird Day in order to commemorate the arrival of hundreds of migratory bird species between their summer nesting habitats in North America and wintering grounds in Latin America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
While there are many days dedicated to celebrate the life of birds across the globe, May 4 is observed as the official Bird Day.