MOVIES LINK TO THE PAST…
Welcome to my Blog! This is my Home Page! I hope this will be your new home for Movies to History information! My name is Siobhan Marie Day. Im glad you took the time to check out my posts and see how I detail the historical connections weaved into Cinema! Maybe you read the History Book about an event, maybe you just watched the movie that tells you about it. I’ve probably done both, a few times repeated in some cases. Some of the movies will be new. Some of the movies will be old. They will all however, be historical in some way, and therefore connecting Movies to History!
This Blog Site is an in depth opinionated study of how Movies connect to History, globally and locally through written introspection and video clips. It includes a Television section for some posts based on a Movies to History featured connection and personal viewing preferences. This site also includes Critiques, Recommendations, and Reviews for movies discussed. How and why each film connects to history will vary in degrees depending on subject matter. it may be a direct connection, or an indirect connection, it may be a long history or it may be a short history. It may be history here in the United States, or it might be history out there, somewhere on the globe.
MY HOME AND MY HISTORY:
A little bit about me first to bring value to all the posts I write. I have two bachelor’s degrees, focused in History and Movies. The first is a Bachelor of Science in History, I earned in 2012 from Methodist University located in Fayetteville, NC. The second is a Bachelor of Arts in Film, Television and Media Studies. I earned in 2018 from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. The First PG-13 Movie I Saw in Theaters, was Batman, directed by Tim Burton. It starred Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger. My first job, I worked at Blockbuster Video and then I also worked at Tommy K’s Video. Tommy K’s was a video store local to Connecticut, where I grew up. For a more in-depth read about me head to my About Page!
“Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? I ask that of all my prey. I just like the sound of it.”
The Joker (Jack Nicholson) – Batman (1989)
REEL BLOG NEWS:
THE TOP TEN LIST…
To commemorate the Featured TV Blog for the month of March, The Hot Zone, I have gathered My Top Ten Julianna Margulies Movies/Series! If you’re looking for the best movies featuring Julianna Margulies, you’ve come to the right place, have a look at my favorite movies featuring Julianna Margulies in the cast!
![Genre Drama Anthology Created by James V. Hart Based on The Hot Zone by Richard Preston Developed by Kelly Souders Brian Peterson Jeff Vintar Starring Julianna Margulies Noah Emmerich James D'Arcy Liam Cunningham Topher Grace Tony Goldwyn Daniel Dae Kim Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 12 Production Executive producers Lynda Obst Kelly Souders Brian Peterson Jeff Vintar Ridley Scott Michael Uppendahl Running time 44–53 minutes Production companies Peterson/Souders Lynda Obst Productions Scott Free Productions 20th Television[a] Original release Network National Geographic Release May 27, 2019 – November 30, 2021](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Hot-Zone-Season-1-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C778&ssl=1)
IN MEMORIAM…
“Q” the Music…
It was announced in June by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that Quincy Jones would be among the honorees at the Academy’s Governors Awards that would be presented at an event on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.
When the event was held a month ago, sadly Quincy Jones was not there to accept his honorary Academy Award for his trailblazing contributions to the film community. Jones died exactly two weeks before at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles at the age of 91 on November 3, 2024. His publicist confirmed his death, while not immediately disclosing the cause of death, it was later revealed in his death certificate he died of pancreatic cancer.
Click on the link below and read my ‘In Memoriam’ tribute to the life and career of Quincy Jones as Movies to History reflects on his legacy in music, and a career that deserves a remembrance.
The 31st Annual SAG Awards – The 2025 Winners:
The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on Sunday, February 23, 2025, and was hosted by Kristen Bell, who was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This. Among the winners for the night were Zoe Saldaña, Timothée Chalamet, Kieran Culkin and Demi Moore for the top acting awards in film, with Shōgun and Only Murders in the Building won the top Television awards, and Conclave taking home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Jessica Gunning and Colin Farrell were among the top television winners for acting, during the preshow awards given out, The Fall Guy and Shōgun won the Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in the respective categories of film and television.
The guild canceled its live, in-person nominees’ announcement last month due to the raging wildfires across Los Angeles, instead sharing the nominations via press release. The guild also urged people to donate to a charity to help those in need, noting that donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s natural disaster relief fund to help the SAG-AFTRA community.
Click on the link below find the complete list of the 2025 winners for The 31st SAG Awards….
![The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2024, will be presented on February 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States.[1] Actress Kristen Bell will host the ceremony for the second time since the 24th ceremony.[2] Jane Fonda was announced as the 2024 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient on October 17, 2024.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/31st-SAG-Awards-Header-1.webp?resize=525%2C295&ssl=1)
The 97th Academy Awards: The 2025 Winners…
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) held the Oscars ceremony for the 2024 film year on Sunday, March 02, 2025, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, and it was the 97th year for the Academy Awards! This year saw a new host for the ceremony, with Conan O’Brien emceeing the evening of Oscar! The evening also paid tribute to the heroes and victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
Before Conan took the Oscar stage for the first time, the show opened with a performance by Wicked‘s leading witches and Oscar-nominated stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. In addition to that performance, Doja Cat, Lisa of Blackpink and Raye tributed the music of the James Bond films and producers Barbara Broccolli and Michael G. Wilson, who have stepped down as producers of the franchise now that Amazon has aquired the rights. Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg, and Oprah Winfrey led a tribute to the late Quincy Jones while Morgan Freeman honored his “dear friend” Gene Hackman, who died last month, as part of the In Memoriam tribute.
Click on the blog post below where you will find a Complete List for the 97th Academy Awards 2025 winners!
![The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will take place on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 23 categories, honoring films released in 2024. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by ABC and simultaneously live-streamed on Hulu, the first Academy Awards ceremony to be broadcast as such.[1][2][3] Comedian and podcaster Conan O'Brien is set to host the show for the first time, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers.[4][5][6] Emilia Pérez received the most nominations with 13, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked with 10 each.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Oscars-2025.jpg?resize=525%2C656&ssl=1)
Coming Soon to Movies to History…
- The Perfect Storm (2000) – Movies to History features the 2000 film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. The film stars George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg as Captain and crew member of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing vessel that was lost at sea with all hands after being caught in the Perfect Storm of 1991. Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and John C. Reilly also star.
- Halston (2021) – Movies to History features the 2021 miniseries developed by Sharr White, Adapted from the 1991 book Simply Halston by Steven Gaines. Halston is a biographical drama television miniseries based on the life of designer Halston, and stars Ewan McGregor. The series premiered May 14, 2021 on Netflix.
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Movies to History features the 2012 film written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Jessica Chastain with Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton. The film dramatizes the nearly decade-long international manhunt for Osama bin Laden, leader of the terrorist network Al-Qaeda, after the September 11 attacks. This search leads to the discovery of his compound in Pakistan and the U.S. military raid where bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011.
- The Hot Zone (2019-21) – Movies to History features the 2019 series created by James V. Hart, Based on The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, and starring Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D’Arcy, Liam Cunningham, and Topher Grace. The first season, consisting of six episodes, largely set in 1989, follows U.S. Army scientist Nancy Jaax who is confronted with the possibility of a potentially deadly outbreak of Ebola. Jaax, a veterinary pathologist, first identifies the ebolavirus after it appears in monkeys in a Primate Quarantine Facility in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
- Anora (2024) – 2025 Best Picture Winner – Movies to History features the 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora “Ani” Mikheeva, a stripper from New York who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch played by Mark Eydelshteyn. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Darya Ekamasova, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
- John Adams (2008) – Movies to History features the 2008 television miniseries chronicling U.S. Founding Father and president John Adams‘s political life and his role in the founding of the United States. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper and stars Paul Giamatti in the title role. Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the 2001 biography John Adams by David McCullough. The biopic of Adams and the story of the first 50 years of the United States was broadcast in seven parts by HBO between March 16 and April 20, 2008.
