This Day in Blogging History: Andy Griffith before Mayberry; Shepard Fairey covers for Orwell; Silence of the Lambs musical

One year ago today

Andy Griffith: Before Mayberry, A Movie Monster: The facts that Griffith played a bad guy in his first film role, and that both the performance and the movie, Elia Kazan's 1957 A Face In The Crowd, are largely overlooked today.

Five years ago today

Shepard Fairey cover design: Penguin's reissues of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm sport gorgeous Shepard Fairey cover designs.

Ten years ago today
Silence of the Lambs fan-musical: Two wayward film school grads (brothers) have translated Silence of the Lambs into a series of multiple-gut-bursting songs, including the rollicking number 'Are You About A Size 14?' and the introspective 'Put the Fucking Lotion in the Basket!'