Today, I wanted to mess around with a fun little project, so I decided to dig into film history. Specifically, I was going to try to make a simple record of what happened on this day in film history.
First, I hit up the internet to see what I could find. I stumbled upon some interesting tidbits. One of the things that caught my eye was about something called a “Phenakistoscope” – apparently, this thing was a big deal back in 1833 and laid the groundwork for future films. Sounds pretty important, right?
So, I started jotting down some notes. The goal was to create a simple list of movies released on this specific date. I thought, why not? It could be a neat way to discover some films I might have missed.
I then spent the next couple of hours going through a bunch of websites, trying to compile a decent list. It was a bit of a slog, but I managed to gather a handful of movies. For each movie, I tried to find a short description and a brief background.
Here’s What I Did
- Gathered Data: I searched through several film history websites and databases.
- Filtered by Date: I picked out movies specifically released on today’s date.
- Wrote Descriptions: I wrote brief descriptions for each movie, just to give an idea of what it’s about.
I decided to make a simple program to check a movie database site and get the information automatically, which will save me a lot of time. I used Python because it’s quick and easy for this kind of thing. I wrote a script to go to the database, search for movies released on today’s date, and grab the titles and years. Nothing fancy, just enough to get the job done.
After running the script, I had a nice, clean list of movies. Then I spent some time making sure the list was accurate by double-checking a few sources. Finally, I put everything into a simple text file, just to have a record of it.
It was a fun little project to do. It’s always cool to see how things have changed over the years. Plus, I now have a list of movies to check out when I’m in the mood for something different. It wasn’t a huge undertaking, but it was definitely a nice way to spend the day. And who knows, maybe I’ll turn this into a regular thing. It’d be cool to have a personal film history diary.
