Eraserhead is a 1977 American surrealist body horror film written and
directed by filmmaker David Lynch. Shot in black-and-white, it is
Lynch's first feature-length film, coming after several short works.
Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna
Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk, it tells the story of Henry Spencer
(Nance), who is left to care for his grossly deformed child in a
desolate industrial landscape. Eraserhead spent several years in
principal photography because of the difficulty of funding the film. It
was produced with the assistance of the American Film Institute during
the director's time studying there, and donations from Fisk and his wife
Sissy Spacek kept production afloat. Lynch and sound designer Alan Splet
spent a year working on the film's audio. Eraserhead earned positive
reviews, especially for its intricate sound design, but only gained
popularity after several long runs as a midnight movie. Its surrealist
imagery and sexual undercurrents have been seen as key thematic
elements. In 2004 the film was preserved in the National Film Registry
by the Library of Congress.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraserhead>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1279:
Emperor Bing, the last emperor of the Song dynasty, died during
the Battle of Yamen, bringing the dynasty to an end after three
centuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_the_Song_dynasty>
1911:
Socialist German politician Clara Zetkin established the first
International Women's Day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Zetkin>
1941:
The Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African American unit of the
United States Army Air Corps, was activated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airmen>
1962:
Highly influential American musician Bob Dylan released his
eponymous debut album.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan>
2008:
The gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, the farthest object that could
be seen by the naked eye, was observed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_080319B>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dog in the manger:
One who denies to others what he cannot use himself.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dog_in_the_manger>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is
not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.
--William Jennings Bryan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan>