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"Now we are going to make a movie . . . and when we finish, we'll all have much to be ashamed of!" - Mario Bava Remembering the legendary and influential Italian horror/genre filmmaker, screenwriter, and cinematographer on his 112nd birthday. He was #BOTD on 7/31/1914 and died at 65 on 4/27/1980.

Happy 82nd Birthday to the legendary Geraldine Chaplin, award-winning and multilingual actress, acclaimed for roles in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, PEPPERMING FRAPPE, ANA AND THE WOLVES, THE THREE/FOUR MUSKETEERS, CRIA CUERVOS, NASHVILLE, ELISA VIDA MIA, CHAPLIN, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM & more

"Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing." Happy Birthday to the remarkable Sir Christopher Nolan, ingenious Oscar-winning British director, producer, and screenwriter, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1970. ❤️🎬🎞️

"I think the best actors are the ones who have a healthy sense of fear, because acting is a fearful thing." Happy Birthday to the great Larry Fishburne, intensely gifted Emmy/Tony-winning & Oscar-nominated actor, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1961.

"Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size." Happy Birthday to the incredible Richard Linklater, Oscar/Emmy-nominated director/actor, and one of modern cinema's most innovative storytellers, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1960. ❤️🎞️🎬

Happy Birthday to the brilliant Lisa Kudrow, Emmy-winning actress, writer, and producer, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1963. Acclaimed for her roles in FRIENDS, ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, MAD ABOUT YOU, CLOCKWATCHERS, EASY A, BOOKSMART, THE COMEBACK, and much more.

"I always thought that the goal in movies was to extinguish disbelief." - Peter Bogdanovich Remembering the iconic, Oscar-nominated New Hollywood director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian, on his 87th birthday. He was #BOTD on 7/30/1939 and passed away at 82 on 1/6/2022.

"I've always been interested in how people think, how they react to challenges in their lives—what makes people tick." - Barbara Kopple Happy Birthday to the legendary, Oscar-winning filmmaker/documentarian, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1946.

"That's what all art's about - a sense of moving away from boundaries that you can't in real life." - Kate Bush Happy Birthday to the truly original and influential Grammy-nominated English singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and record producer, who was #BOTD on 7/30/1958.

Remembering the legendary William Cameron Menzies, Oscar-winning filmmaker and pioneering production designer, on his 130th birthday, famous for films RAFFLES, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, CHANDU THE MAGICIAN, THINGS TO COME, REBECCA, MEET JOHN DOE, KINGS ROW, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, INVADERS FROM MARS, and more.

Remembering celebrated, Oscar-nominated Russian character actress Maria Ouspenskaya, on her 150th birthday, famous for roles in DODSWORTH, LOVE AFFAIR, THE RAINS CAME, DR. EHRLICH'S MAGIC BULLET, WATERLOO BRIDGE, THE MORTAL STORM, DANCE GIRL DANCE, THE WOLF MAN, and KINGS ROW.

"Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined." - Chris Marker Happy Heavenly 105th birthday to the visionary & award-winning French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist, who was #BOTD on 7/29/1921.

Happy 80th Birthday to the magical Bill Forsyth, BAFTA award-winning Scottish film director and screenwriter, acclaimed for his films THAT SINKING FEELING, GREGORY'S GIRL, LOCAL HERO, COMFORT AND JOY, HOUSEKEEPING, and BREAKING IN. He was #BOTD on 7/29/1946. Photo ©️ Clay Perry

Remembering brilliantly unorthodox western filmmaker Budd Boetticher on his 110th birthday, especially acclaimed for the films he made with Randolph Scott, such as SEVEN MEN FROM NOW, THE TALL T, DECISION AT SUNDOWN, BUCHANAN RIDES ALONE, RIDE LONESOME, and COMANCHE STATION.

Remembering brilliantly erratic English film and television director, screenwriter, playwright and novelist, on his 94th birthday, seen here with Sir Michael Caine during the filming of the gritty 1971 neonoir GET CARTER. He was #BOTD on 7/29/1932 and passed away at 90 on 12/17/2022.

Remembering the original IT Girl of Hollywood, the one and only Clara Bow, on her 121st birthday. #botd

Happy Heavenly 134th Birthday to the legendary and expertly suave William Powell, Oscar-nominated classic film actor He was #BOTD on 7/29/1892 and passed away at 91 on 3/5/1984.

“History isn’t really about the past – settling old scores. It’s about defining the present and who we are.” - Ken Burns Happy Birthday to the legendary and incomparable, Emmy/Grammy-winning & Oscar-nominated filmmaker/documentarian, who was #BOTD on 7/29/1953.

Remembering the great David Warner, incredible Emmy-winning English character actor, on his 85th birthday, acclaimed for roles in THE BALLAD OF CABLE ROGUE, STRAW DOGS, THE OMEN, TIME AFTER TIME, TIME BANDITS, TRON, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, TITANIC, SCREAM 2, AVATAR, FAERIE TALE THEATRE, and more.

Happy Birthday to the great Wil Wheaton, iconic film & television actor, writer, producer, and host, popular for his roles in STAND BY ME, TOY SOLDIERS, JANE WHITE IS SICK & TWISTED, ST. ELSWHERE, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, LEVERAGE, THE BIG BANG THEORY, and more.