Evita is a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept
album of the same name produced by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber,
which also inspired a 1978 musical. The film depicts the life of Eva
Perón (pictured), detailing her beginnings, rise to fame, political
career and death at the age of 33. Directed by Alan Parker, and written
by Parker and Oliver Stone, Evita stars Madonna as Eva, Jonathan Pryce
as Eva's husband, Juan Perón, and Antonio Banderas as Ché, an everyman
who acts as the film's narrator. After a nationwide release in January
1997, the film grossed over $141 million worldwide. Reviewers praised
Madonna's performance, the music, costume designs and cinematography,
while criticism was aimed at the pacing and direction. The film earned a
number of accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song
("You Must Love Me"), and three Golden Globe Awards, for Best
Picture – Comedy or Musical, Best Original Song and Best Actress –
Comedy or Musical.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evita_%281996_film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1812:
War of 1812: American General William Hull surrendered Fort
Detroit without a fight to a combined British–Native American force.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Detroit>
1906:
An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hit Valparaíso, Chile, killing
3,882 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Valpara%C3%ADso_earthquake>
1962:
The Beatles fired drummer Pete Best and replaced him with Ringo
Starr (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr>
2015:
Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja
Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja_Khanzada>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
insouciant:
Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/insouciant>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are certain things in which mediocrity is intolerable:
poetry, music, painting, public eloquence. What torture it is to hear a
frigid speech being pompously declaimed, or second-rate verse spoken
with all a bad poet's bombast!
--Jean de La Bruyère
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_de_La_Bruy%C3%A8re>