Schlockluster Video · @SchlocklusterVideo
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Tonight in 1961 — made its TV debut.

The Oscar-winning 1956 short aired on CBS’s GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER…in black and white. 🎈

#nostalgia #1960s #1960stv #classictc #onthisday #theredballoon

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Alt Film Guide · @altfilmguide
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a device?

Don't shoot it down!

It's , the silent, sentient title character in Albert Lamorisse's 1956 fantasy dramedy that became a global cinematic sensation.

The 34-minute classic about a boy's interactions with said is the only short to have won an in a writing category ().

Additionally, it won the for short at the .

#Movies #cinema #CannesFilmFestival #films #PalmedOr #bestoriginalscreenplay #oscar #Film #balloon #parisian #theredballoon #spy #chinese

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ballpark_frank · @ballpark_frank
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ballpark_frank · @ballpark_frank
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1956 - Quarter-Final Round - Group 2 (of 4)
(One-Day Poll - Today, Groups 1 and 2, Tomorrow, Groups 3 and 4)
Top two advance to the Semi-Final Round.
In case of ties, I will make the decision how to break them.




#FilmPoll #film #films #movie #movies #filmcommunity #cinema #cinemastodon #classicfilms #thesearchers #thekingandi #aroundtheworldin80days #theredballoon

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