Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Days of Wine and Roses, and BUtterfield 8.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Days of Wine and Roses from 1962 and BUtterfield 8 from 1960.
Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 American drama film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name.
The film was produced by Martin Manulis, with music by Henry Mancini, and features Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, and Jack Klugman.
The film depicts the downward spiral of two average Americans who succumb to alcoholism and attempt to deal with their problems.
An Academy Award went to the film's theme music, composed by Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
The film received four other Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Actress.
In 2018, Days of Wine and Roses was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Directed by: Blake Edwards.
Screenplay by: JP Miller.
Based on: Days of Wine and Roses, 1958 teleplay, by JP Miller.
Produced by: Martin Manulis.
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford, Jack Klugman, and Alan Hewitt.
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop.
Edited by: Patrick McCormack.
Music by: Henry Mancini.
Production Company: Jalem Productions.
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: 26 December 1962 (United States).
File Length: 117 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $2 million.
Box office: $8.1 million (US/Canada).
BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 American drama film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey.
Taylor won her first Academy Award for her performance in a leading role.
A beautiful New York model and socialite enjoys a very active nightlife, but all things change when she falls for a married man and the consequences are tragic.
The film was based on a 1935 novel of the same name by John O'Hara.
Directed by: Daniel Mann.
Screenplay by: Charles Schnee, and John Michael Hayes.
Based on: BUtterfield 8, by John O'Hara.
Produced by: Pandro S. Berman.
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, and Eddie Fisher.
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg, and Charles Harten.
Edited by: Ralph E. Winters.
Music by: Bronislau Kaper.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Release dates: 2 November 1960 ( Paramount Theatre, Los Angeles).
File Length: 109 minutes.
Country: United S.tates
Language: English.
Budget: $2.8 million.
Box office: $10 million.
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