On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It would open widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.

The Wizard of Oz was a critical success and was nominated
for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning
Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original
Score.

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Orpheum Theatre

Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)

The critically acclaimed movie "On the Waterfront" was released
on this day in 1954, presenting a powerful account of union
corruption.

The film featured one of Marlon Brando’s most memorable
performances, according to Britannica.com.

The film received critical praise and industry accolades for
its acting, directing and moviemaking.

Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

On July 24, 1998, the director Steven Spielberg’s World War II
epic, Saving Private Ryan, was released in theaters across the 
U.S. The film, which starred Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, was
praised for its authentic portrayal of war and was nominated
for 11 Academy Awards. It took home five Oscars, for Best
Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing
and Best Sound Effects Editing.

Director Steven Spielberg behind the camera.

On July 6, 1994, the movie Forrest Gump, a comedy-drama film,
opened in theaters. A huge box-office success, the film stars
Tom Hanks in the title role of Forrest, a good-hearted man with
a low I.Q. who winds up at the center of key cultural and historical
events of the second half of the 20th century.

Forrest Gump was based on a 1986 novel of the same name by
Winston Groom who himself grew up in Alabama and served in
the Army during Vietnam.

On July 2, 1997, the science fiction-comedy movie Men in Black,
starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, opened in theaters
around the United States. The film grossed more than $250
million in America alone and helped establish the former sitcom
star Will Smith as one of Hollywood’s most bankable leading men.