#dublin film festival

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Colin Morgan - Dublin Film Festival

2.27.25 - world premiere of long day’s journey into night

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Colin being interviewed at the Dublin Film Festival, February 27 2022

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colin morgan at the dublin international film festival - 2.27.25

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NEW images of Domhnall at the launch of Dublin International Film Festival 2025 program 😍

Here with Amy Huberman.

The Festival runs from February 20 to March 2 and features 80 movies, including the world premieres of 10 Irish films 🇮🇪

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NEW! • Domhnall photographed for DIFF 2025! He will be featured in the 'RETIREMENT PLAN' short film this year.

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Tonight at 6!

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Aidan at Dublin International Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 23.

[Photo credit unknown]

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One of my favourite of Colin Farrell’s interviews. He discusses film festivals and his favourite movies.

In Bruges Dublin premiere 2008

Ondine Dublin Premiere 2010

Homeless World Cup

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Colin Morgan - Dublin Film Festival

2.27.25 - world premiere of long day’s journey into night

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Sandeep Marwah Inaugurates the 15th Indian Film Festival of Ireland in Dublin

Dublin, 3rd October 2024: The 15th edition of the prestigious Indian Film Festival of Ireland (IFFI) was inaugurated by Dr. Sandeep Marwah, an internationally acclaimed film, television, and media personality, and the Founder of Noida Film City and Chancellor of AAFT University. The festival, running from 3rd to 6th October 2024, was hosted at the state-of-the-art theatre at UCD University in Dublin, under the leadership of renowned actor and festival director Siraj Zaidi.

In his inaugural address, Dr. Sandeep Marwah highlighted the powerful role that films play in showcasing the cultural richness of nations. “Films are the best way to project the culture of any country, and film festivals are extraordinary platforms to spotlight these cinematic gems,” said Dr. Marwah. He expressed his gratitude to Siraj Zaidi and the festival’s organizing team for their dedication in curating such an impactful event that celebrates the art of Indian cinema in Ireland. “It is a matter of pride that Indian films are appreciated globally, including in Ireland, and I congratulate the team for their incredible work,” he added.

Dr. Marwah also spoke about the unifying force of films, emphasizing how they foster love, peace, and harmony among people from diverse backgrounds. He praised the impeccable hospitality and arrangements made by Dublin to welcome filmmakers and their teams from India and around the world.

Festival director Siraj Zaidi expressed his gratitude to Dr. Sandeep Marwah for gracing the occasion and acknowledged his immense contributions to the world of cinema. “We are honored to have a living legend like Dr. Sandeep Marwah with us at the festival. Indian cinema is gaining recognition worldwide, and this festival has now become a significant cultural event in Ireland,” said Zaidi.

The festival opened with the screening of the highly anticipated film “Mujib: The Making of a Nation,” a co-production between India and Bangladesh. The film, written by acclaimed writer Atul Tiwari and directed by veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, explores the life and legacy of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh.

The event was also graced by several notable figures, including Atul Tiwari, renowned writer and actor; Satish Sharma, actor, model, and director; Shakeba Umar, social entrepreneur; and Prabha Mishra, film producer from India.

As Dr. Marwah plans to attend the entire festival, he expressed his enthusiasm for watching as many films as possible during his stay in Dublin. The Indian Film Festival of Ireland continues to serve as a bridge between Indian and Irish cinema, showcasing the creativity and diversity of the Indian film industry to an international audience.

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Here is this week's good queer and trans news (July 28th):

Tennessee will finally remove sex workers who have HIV from sex offender lists, after a lawsuit was settled in favour of sex workers, thank god (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/tennessee-put-sex-workers-on-sex-offender-registry-for-having-hiv-they-will-be-removed/)

Trans Pride Brighton and London have recorded their largest attendances ever, with ~40,000 people and 55,000 people respectively marching through the cities to celebrate and advocate for trans lives (@/gaystarnews, @/londontranspride on Instagram)

Michigan has banned the 'gay/trans panic' legal defence, making it the 20th state overall to do so (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-signs-bill-banning-gay-or-trans-panic-defense/)

Queer Ass Folk, a live music night in Hastings highlighting queer songwriters and talent, has had a sold out first event, which is very good for queer culture (https://www.instagram.com/p/C9xdtgyCUwg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)

The first ever trans and gender diverse film festival in Ireland has been launched in Dublin, TITE (Trans Image, Trans Experiences), with submissions open from next month, and the festival itself scheduled for April next year (https://gcn.ie/trans-non-binary-film-festival-ireland/)

Hypersoft, a European queer dance music label and collective, has released their first ever charity compilation album, Soft Power Volume 1, with all proceeds going to trans charities TGEU and Mermaids (it's primarily a tech and progressive house album, and you can support it here: https://hypersoft.bandcamp.com/album/soft-power-vol-1-protect-trans-youth)

And a new HIV drug, when taken twice a year, has been shown to be highly effective at preventing infections in AFAB people in phase 3 trials, which is a good sign for a new treatment (https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/trial-shows-that-shot-taken-twice-a-year-very-effective-at-preventing-hiv-in-women/)

(Credit to: LGBTQ Nation, @/gaystarnews and @/transpridelondon, @/notaphaseorg, GCN and Hypersoft themselves for these stories.)

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NEW photo of Domhnall, Amy Huberman and the Lord Mayor of Dublin at Lighthouse Cinema for the launch of Dublin Film Festival programme 💙

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He means business 🎬 Another lovely close-up of Domhnall for DIFF 2025!

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"Oh, I'm matching the chair. Thank you. Yeah. What's so extraordinary about the film is, uh, it's been out here for a good wee while, but it's just come out in, in the UK and Ireland, and so it's sort of - it's taken off, the film is just sort of, the flight has taken off, so it's lovely that it's out in the world. But what's so extraordinary is um, people say: 'Do you know what line in that film killed me?' And you're like: 'Yeah?' And they say - and it's always something completely different. Um, and I think it's a, it's a testament to the movie actually because there's so many bits in the movie that are, are so devastating to people, and people see themselves in - whether they're parents or uh, you know, whether they're grief-stricken in some way and that, you know, I always; the film is a little bit about, about grief, but grief doesn't necessarily manifest itself just when somebody dies. It can be grief about a relationship or whatever, so I think it just - I've never really had it with, with a film before, or even with theatre in that sense where it just has such a broad spe, spectrum of, um, of reaction to it; so many different people reacting to it in a different way. So it's completely wonderful."

"It's, it's um, it's one of Paul Mescal's lines actually, because I find it really - oh jeez! I was about to say I find it difficult to watch myself and then, then Godzilla in white up there appeared. Uh, uh, it's one of Paul's lines. It's when he, he - I don't know there's just something that's so beautiful about uh Paul's performance in, in that, uh, and he just talks about how easy it is to lose himself; and it's just the sort of, um, empathy in his, in his, uh, in his eyes. I think the film is so incredibly compassionate, you know; it's really tender and so raw, and I think that's why it kills people so much."

"Well there's a sort of twist in the, in, in the, in the film but it's - it's a strange film; it's sort of a little bit like a dream, and so people - there's a sort of a, I'm hesitant to call it a plot twist, but there is a sort of twist at the end. But I always, for those of you who haven't seen it or, or those of you even who have, have seen it, people sort of want to sort of get the, get the answer right - 'Have I got this right?' But I always equate it to like a dream; you know, sometimes when you wake up from a dream and you can feel really desolate, or you can wake up laughing, or you can - there's so many different reactions, and you don't necessarily look to the dream for logic. You just, you just accept the, the strong feeling and that's what I would say to people, you know; that it's just, it's whatever you kind of want it to be, um, yeah."

"Uh, well, I, I don't know; it's really interesting about sex scenes - I think it's really important. We were very, we were very protected you know, with the rise of intimacy coordinators, I really, um, really welcome it because it makes you feel safe, and actually, it means that you're able to have a conversation um, where you're able to express your fears a little bit and actually it allows you to be a bit more daring in some way because you feel like frankly if, if you, if you don't like it, it won't end up in the movie; if you feel uncomfortable. And so that allows you to just be a bit more free rather than like: 'Oh I don't want to, um, show this side of myself.' But, you know, what I, while that was important that we got those scenes right, I think what was really wonderful about our director was he was like: 'It is just another scene and sex is just physical communication. It's, it's a way of communicating, it's - it's physical communication rather than verbal communication.' So you have to sort of, um, improvise in that sense and you have to sort of listen, but you just have to listen with your body. I'm very, very proud of those, um, those scenes because I think they tell the story very well, and I think it's, it's beautiful. And actually what I think is so radical about the film isn't necessarily the sex scenes, but the scenes that are around the sex scenes, and I think sort of tenderness between, uh, two men particularly, I think is radical because I think there are certain, um, prejudiced, uh, factions of the community who can understand sexuality, but what they find challenging is actually tenderness between two male characters. And I think that's important that that's, uh, represented in that way because um, you know, our vulnerability is our, is our, is our greatest power."

"Nobody - nobody wants that. What? I don't know; I, I don't speak with them anymore - no, no, I'm joking! I don't know like, they, they, they have seen it yes, they have seen it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you have some particular questions for me?"

"It was completely chaotic. I know it's kind of weird, for those of you who haven't seen the film, Jamie Bell is 10 years younger than me and he's playing my father. So it's this beautiful, it's this beautiful idea; you don't, what? It's a weird thing to clap at. Uh, but, uh, so that's what the, the premise of the, the film is; is this beautiful idea that um, what would you say if you could speak to your parents at the same age that you, more or less the same age, that you are now? And it's a beautiful cinematic sort of idea. So you have this grown man who's going in, in children's pyjamas, to, to uh, you know, cuddle with his parents while - when he feels scared and uh; it's sort of, it sort of turns into this weird, um, thing where his father turns into Paul Mescal. Easy. And, and so um, so, so, so, uh, wow, uh, and um, so uh yeah, It was just funny because we were in this 1980s, uh, creaky bed and Paul had to sneak - Jamie had to sneak out of the bed and become Paul - and this rickety bed, and we had to have this very, very serious, uh, sort of duologue myself and Claire without; so we just - it just like, I don't know. What happens when you're doing um, uh, quite serious films is that you end up - you can't be serious all day, you know; you can't - it's like holding water, you know, it's - you have to keep your imagination alive, so you find yourself just hysterical the whole time because you can't just be um; you can't just be - you have to be ready I always think in acting. You have to be, particularly in sad movies, I always think in - when you're playing something that's soulful I think you have to be looking for the light, and I think when you're in comedy, you have to be looking for the soul. So, I think you always have to be ready in a so-called sad film for, for lightness to happen because I think if you took a snapshot of any human being on the worst day of their life, they wouldn't necessarily always be ashen-faced, because the beautiful thing about human beings is that we're - we try, you know, we try, we have to, we have to eat lunch and there's somebody who makes a joke. You know what I mean? We do that - we, we look towards the light and I think what's so, uh, beautiful about the film is that it's nuanced in that sense, it's - it understands that um, you know, we contain multitudes on, on any, on any given day."

"Oh well, it's a lovely question. Um, it's - I'm just starting to um, to, to process it really, because it's, you know a film like this, you know I'm from, uh, Ireland and when I was sixteen - Hey! Thank you, hey! Uh, uh, so when I was 16, it was illegal to hold somebody's hand, to walk down, down the street, so the fact that this film exists is completely miraculous to me. I went home, myself and Paul who's also an Irishman, we went home to, and had the, the, the Dublin premiere of it, and it was so emotional just to be able to um, to be seen in that way and um, it means an enormous amount. And I think what's really, really moving about it I think; it's something America was saying there about we think that there are films that are for particular types of people, but I like this movement towards this idea that you can see yourself in, in so many different types of cinematic and, and theatrical characters. And what I love is that people of all, um, different walks of life have, have responded to the film, and I think what can be insidious as, as a sort of minority, is that you feel like you're only seen for just that, that just people see the label. And I think if we could just in some ways market our films and talk about our films in a way that uh, uh, is less cynical, and just realise that actually uh, we can all see ourselves in completely opposing, um, nationalities or genders. We could - our souls are, are, um, are such a distinct thing and you know, you don't necessarily have to look like somebody, um, in order to understand them deeply and, and that's what, that's what the purpose of, of, you know, dramatic art I think is, you know so."

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THE HOLMWOOD FOUNDATION PILOT EPISODE CAST/CREW - PART ONE

REBECCA ROOT - MADDIE TOWNSEND/MINA HARKER

Rebecca trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for the National Theatre (UK and Ireland tour); Rathmines Road for Fishamble at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin; Trans Scripts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts; The Bear / The Proposal at the Young Vic; and Hamlet at the Gielgud Theatre and Athens International Festival. TV, Film and Video Game credits include Monsieur Spade, This Is Christmas, Irvine Welsh’s Crime, Hogwarts Legacy, Horizon Forbidden West, Heartstopper, Annika, The Rising, Sex Education, The Gallery, The Queen’s Gambit, Finding Alice, Creation Stories, Last Christmas, The Sisters Brothers, Colette, The Danish Girl, Flack, The Romanoffs, Moominvalley, Hank Zipzer, Boy Meets Girl, Doctors, Casualty, The Detectives, and Keeping Up Appearances.  Radio credits include Clare In The Community, Life Lines, The Hotel, and 1977 for BBC Radio 4. Guest appearances include Woman’s Hour, Front Row, Loose Ends, Saturday Live, and A Good Read.  She plays Tania Bell in the award-winning Doctor Who: Stranded audio dramas. Rebecca has also recorded numerous documentary narrations, audiobooks, and voice-overs. Rebecca is also a voice and speech coach, holding the MA in Voice Studies from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

SEAN CARLSEN - JEREMY LARKIN/ JONATHAN HARKER

Born in South Wales, Seán trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. He has worked extensively in audio drama, television, theatre and film.  Seán is perhaps best known to Doctor Who fans as Narvin in the Doctor Who audio series Gallifrey and has appeared on TV in Doctor Who - The Christmas Invasion and Torchwood. Recent TV credits include Mudtown (BBCiplayer/S4C), Dal y Mellt (Netflix), His Dark Materials (BBC1), All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5), A Mother's Love (Channel 4) and Series 5 of Stella (Sky1).  Films include supporting leads in Boudica - Rise of the Warrior Queen, cult horror The Cleansing,  the lead in Forgotten Journeys and John Sheedy’s forthcoming film ‘Never Never Never’

SAM CLEMENS - ARTHUR JONES

Samuel Clemens trained at the Drama Centre London and is an award-winning director with over twenty years’ experience. Samuel has recently written and directed his debut feature film ‘The Waterhouse’ with Take The Shot Films & Featuristic Films and represented by Raven Banner Entertainment, which is due for release this coming year.  In addition, he has directed fourteen short films, winning awards all over the world including shorts ‘Surgery (multi-award winning), A Bad Day To Propose (Straight 8 winner 2021), Say No & Dress Rehearsal’. Samuel also directs critically acclaimed number one UK stage tours and fringe shows (Rose Theatre Kingston, Swansea Grand, Eastbourne, Yvonne Arnaud, Waterloo East Theatre) and commercials include clients JD Sports, Shell and Space NK. Samuel is also a regular producer and director for Big Finish Productions & Anderson Entertainment. He has cast, directed, produced and post supervised numerous productions of ‘Doctor Who – (BBC), The Avengers (Studio Canal), Thunderbirds, Stingray (Anderson Entertainment), Callan, Missy, Gallifrey’& Shilling & Sixpence Investigate’ and many more. Samuel has directed world class talent such as, Sir Roger Moore, Ben Miles, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Alex Kingston, Frank Skinner, Rita Ora, Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley, Rufus Hound, David Warner, Celia Imrie, Samuel West, Youssef Kerkour, Sophie Aldred, Ian McNiece, Colin Baker, Olivia Poulet, Stephen Wight, Jade Anouka, Mimi Ndwendi, Michelle Gomez, Peter Davidson, Paul O’Grady and many more. Samuel is one of the founding members and directors at Take The Shot Films Ltd and is Head of Artistic Creation and Direction. Lastly, Samuel is a regular tutor at The London Film Academy, The Giles Foreman Centre for Acting & The Rose Youth Theatre and is a member of The Directors Guild UK. As for upcoming projects, Sam is currently in pre-production on his next feature film “On The Edge of Darkness”, which is based on his dad’s stage play “Strictly Murder”.

ATTILA PUSKAS - DRACULA

Attila Puskás is a native Hungarian Voice Actor born in Transylvania – Romania, so Romanian is in his bag of tricks too, but most of his work is done in English, in a Transatlantic Eastern European Accent, but is quite capable of Hungarian, Romanian and International Eastern European accents, plus Standard American. His voice range is Adult to Middle Aged (30-40+) due to his deep voice. Vocal styles can range from authoritive, brooding to calming and reassuring and much more. He’s most experienced in character work, like Animations and Games, but his skills encompass Commercials to Narration as well. He’s received training through classes and workshops, pushing him to the next level to achieve higher standards. Now on a journey to perfect these skills and put them to good use!

PART TWO: HERE

PART THREE: HERE

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Holidays 3.15

Holidays

AR-15 Appreciation Day

Birkebeinerrennet (Norway)

Black Immigrant Women & Girls Day

Bolsonaro Day (Brazil)

Brutus Day

Camp Fire Day

Colorado-Canada Friendship Day (Colorado)

Denzel Crocker Day

Diana Steroid Day

Dumbstruck Day

Escalator Day

Et tu, Brute? Day

Everything You Think Is Wrong Day

Filipino Adobo Day

International Blackadder Status Day

International Boss's Day Off

International Day Against Police Brutality (UN)

International Day to Combat Islamophobia

International Hypatia Day

International Long Covid Awareness Day

International Redefining Wealth Day

International Stiff Person Syndrome Awareness Day

I've Got An Offer You Can't Refuse Day

J.J. Roberts’ Day (Liberia)

Kriss Donald Recognition Day (UK)

Las Fallas (Spain)

Lifeboat Day

Michael Scott’s Birthday (The Office)

National Cancer Critical Nurse Specialist Day (UK)

National Kansas Day

National Penis Day (Japan)

National Shoe the World Day

National VO (Voice Over) Day

Open Minded Husband's Day

Peitho Asteroid Day

Planting Ceremony of the Kikuyu (Kenya)

Prey Day

Rude Awakenings Day

Sedna Planetoid Discovery Day

Swallowing Awareness Day

315 Day

True Confessions Day

Tuna Day (French Republic)

Voice Over Day

World Consumer Rights Day

World Contact Day

World Essential Workers Day

World MAP Day

World Speech Day

Youth Day (Palau; Zambia)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Espresso Martini Day

International Eat a Tasty Animal for PETA Day (a.k.a. EATAPETA Day)

National Drink Maple Syrup Straight from the Bottle Day

National Egg Cream Day

National Peanut Lovers' Day

National Pears Helene Day

Nature Celebrations

Buzzard Day (Hinckley, Ohio)

Conium Macutatum Day (No Regret in Death; Korean Birth Flowers)

International Day of Action for the Seals

National Catio Day

Turkey Buzzards Day

World Day of Action Against Seal Hunting

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Constitution Day (Belarus; 1994)

1848 Revolution Day (Hungary)

Germany (Third Reich Proclaimed; 1933)

Maine Statehood Day (#23; 1820)

New Orchard (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Oklahoma (Stete Constitution adopted; 1907)

Veronia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Woodshire (a.k.a. Duchy of Woodshire; Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

3rd Saturday in March

Digital Cleanup Day [3rd Saturday]

Girl Scout Sabbath [3rd Saturday]

International Sports Car Racing Day [3rd Saturday]

Maple Syrup Saturday [3rd Saturday]

National Corn Dog Day [3rd Saturday]

National Quilting Day [3rd Saturday]

National Tequila Day (Mexico) [3rd Saturday]

Recorder Day (a.k.a. Play the Recorder Day) [3rd Saturday]

Sandwich Saturday [Every Saturday]

Save the Florida Panther Day (Florida) [3rd Saturday]

Sentimental Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]

Six For Saturday [Every Saturday]

Spaghetti Saturday [Every Saturday]

Steak Saturday [3rd Saturday of Each Month]

World Blender Meetup Day [3rd Saturday]

Worldwide Quilting Day [3rd Saturday]

Weekly Holidays beginning March 15 (2nd Week of March)

Cultural Diversity Week (Australia)

Down Syndrome Awareness Week (thru 3.21)

Harmony Week (Australia)

Maple Taste & Tour Weekend (Various Locations, Pennsylvania) [thru 3.16]

National Pasta Days (thru 3.16)

Festivals On or Beginning March 15, 2025

Bay Area Travel & Adventure Show (Santa Clara, California) [thru 3.16]

Birkebeinerrennet (Rena & Lillehammer, Norway)

BUFF International Film Festival (Malmö, Sweden) [thru 3.21]

Canberra Balloon Spectacular (Canberra, Australia) [thru 3.23]

Dublin St. Patrick’s Festival (Dublin,, Ireland) [thru 3.17]

European Fine Art Fair (Maastricht, Netherlands) [thru 3.20]

Fallas de Valencia (Valencia, Spain) [thru 3.19]

Frozen Dead Guy Days (Nederland, Colorado)

Hebron Maple Festival (Hebron, Connecticut) [thru 3.16]

Milwaukee Saint Patrick’s Day Parade (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Pecan and Wine Festival (Camp Verde, Arizona) [thru 3.16]

Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry (Virginia City, Nevada)

Shrimpapalooza (Homosasa, Florida)

St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Atlanta, Georgia)

St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Chicago, Illinois)

St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Norfolk, Virginia)

St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival (San Diego, California)

Tomorrowland Winter (Alpe d’hues, France) [thru 3.22]

The Wearing’ of the Green Saint Patrick’s Day Parade (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Feast Days

Aardvark Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Abraham, Hermit of Mesopotamia, and his niece, Mary (Christian; Saints)

Bacchanalia (Ancient Rome)

Canna Intrat (A Rush of Blood, a.k.a. The Reed Enters; Ancient Rome)

Cicero (Positivist; Saint)

Clement Mary Hofbauer (Christian; Saint)

Dumbstruck (Shamanism)

Ed Wood Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Feast of Anna Perenna (Goddess of the Circle of the Year; Ancient Rome)

Festival of Attis and Cybele (Attis finding Cybelle among the reeds of the River Gallus; Ancient Rome)

Hōnen Matsuri (Prosperous Year; Japan)

Ides of March (Ancient Rome)

Leatherwing Bat (Muppetism)

Leocritia of Cordova (Christian; Saint)

Longinus (Christian; Saint)

Louise de Marillac (Christian; Saint)

Lucretia (Christian; Saint)

Marduk's Festival (Ancient Mesopotamia)

Matrona (Christian; Virgin & Martyr)

Medicine Man Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Rhea (Greek Goddess of the Earth)

Sacred Three Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Season of Discord begins (Discordian)

Zacharius, pope (Christian; Saint)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chinese: Month 2 (Ji-Mao), Day 16 (Gui-Wei)

Day Pillar: Water Sheep

12-Day Officers/12 Gods: Stable Day (定 Ding) [Auspicious]

Holidays: None Known

Secular Saints Days

Alan Bean (Science)

Louis Paul Boon (Literature)

Roy Clark (Music)

Ry Cooder (Music)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg (Law)

Paul Heyse (Literature)

Judd Hirsch (Entertainment)

Lightnin’ Hopkins (Music)

Harry James (Music)

Lynda La Plante (Literature)

Phil Lesh (Music)

Mike Love (Music)

Naoko Takeuchi (Art)

Gerda Wegener (Art)

Shibata Zeshin (Art)

Johann Zoffany (Art)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Ides of March (Caesar assassinated; Ancient Rome)

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [14 of 37]

Premieres

Alice Picks the Champ (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Alley to Bali (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1954)

American Legion (Veterans Organization; 1919)

Ants in the Plants (Fleischer Color Classic Cartoon; 1940)

Beyond Civilization to Texas (Jerky Journeys Cartoon; 1949)

Blackboard Revue (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1940)

Billboard Album Chart (Music Chart; 1945)

The Brave Little Bat (Blue Ribbon Hit Parade Cartoon; 1952)

Business Must Not Interfere (The Newlyweds Cartoon; 1913)

Cannibal Capers (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Cat Fishin’ (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)

College Capers (Aesop’s Sound Fable Cartoon; 1931)

Destroyer, by KISS (Album; 1976)

Donnerstag aus Licht, by Karlheinz Stockhausen (Opera; 1981)

Double Crossed (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1926)

Eight is Enough (TV Series; 1977)

Forbidden Planet (Film; 1956)

14-Carrot Rabbit (WB LT Cartoon; 1952)

The Froggy Froggy Duo (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1970)

From Up on Poppy Hill (Animated Studio Ghibli Film; 2013)

The Godfather (Film; 1972)

The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy (Novel; 1997)

Gold Diggers of 1935 (Film; 1935)

The Hidden Ball Play or Goal is Where You Find It (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 353; 1965)

The Hotcha Melody (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1935)

House Tricks? (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1946)

I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith (Novel; 1948)

Ice Age (Animated Film; 2002)

I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (Fleischer Screen Songs Cartoon; 1930)

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (Film; 2013)

In Like Flint (Film; 1969)

Jack-Jack Attack (Pixar Cartoon; 1940)

A Joint Affair (Krazy Kat Cartoon; 1929)

Love, Death & Robots (Animated Anthology TV Series; 2019)

The Lumber Camp (Meany, Miny, and Moe Cartoon; 1937)

My Fair Lady (Broadway Musical; 1956)

My Little Chickadee (Film; 1940)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (Film; 2019)

Nosferatu (Film; 1922)

Part Time Pal (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)

A Pee-Kool-Yar-Sit-Chee-Ay-Shun (Columbia Favorites Cartoon; 1956)

Peepe in the Deep (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1946)

Pictures At An Exhibition, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Concert Film; 1973)

PoorLittle Butterfly (Columbia Favorites Cartoon; 1951)

Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too (WB LT Cartoon; 1969)

The Riveter (Donald Duck Disney Cartoon; 1940)

Robot Carnival (Animated Film; 1991)

Selfridge’s (Department Store; 1909) [1st UK Dept. Store]

Sh-Boom, recorded by The Chords (Song; 1954)

The Slaves of Solitude, by Patrick Hamilton (Novel; 1947)

S’Matter Pete? (Hot Dog Cartoon; 1927)

She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith (Play; 1773)

Spring Breakers (Film; 2013)

Stop That Noise (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1935)

The Surprise (Fleischer Out of the Inkwell Cartoon; 1923)

Three’s Company (TV Series; 1977)

To Pimp a Butterfly, by Kendrick Lamar (Album; 2015)

Tortoise Beats Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1941)

A Toyland Mystery (Keen/Powers Cartoon; 1916)

The Two Musketeers (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1952)

Vertigo (a.k.a. The Living and the Dead), by Boileau-Narcejac (Novel; 1954)

Wager at Dawn or Early to Bet (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 354; 1965)

Walden Two, by B.F. Skinner (Novel; 1948)

Way Back When a Nightclub Was a Stick (Fleischer Stone Age Cartoon; 1940)

Wonder Park (Animated Film; 2019)

The Years, by Virginia Woolf (Novel; 1937)

Y tu Mamá También (Film; 2002)

Today’s Name Days

Clemens, Klemens, Luise, Maria (Austria)

Veljko, Vjekoslav, Zaharija (Croatia)

Ida (Czech Republic)

Zacharias (Denmark)

Valev, Valvik, Valvo (Estonia)

Risto (Finland)

Louise (France)

Siemens, Louise (Germany)

Agapios (Greece)

Kristóf (Hungary)

Luisa, Mauro (Italy)

Amalda, Amilda, Longins, Ulrika (Latvia)

Klemensas, Lionginas, Tautas, Tautgintė (Lithuania)

Chris, Christel, Christer (Norway)

Gościmir, Heloiza, Klemens, Krzysztof, Longinus, Ludwika (Poland)

Agapie (Romania)

Svetlana (Slovakia)

César, Luisa, Madrona, Raimundo (Spain)

Christel, Kristoffer (Sweden)

Eloise, Lois, Louella, Louisa, Louise, Luella, Luisa, Lulu (USA)

Today’s National Name Days

National Brutus Day

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 74 of 2025; 291 days remaining in the year

ISO Week: Day 6 of Week 11 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Ji-Mao), Day 16 (Gui-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Snake 4723 (until February 17, 2026) [Ding-Chou]

Coptic: 6 Baramhat 1741

Druid Tree Calendar: Lime (Mar 11-20) [Day 5 of 10]

Hebrew: 15 Adar 5785

Islamic: 15 Ramadan 1446

Julian: 2 March 2025

Moon: 98%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 18 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Cicero]

Runic Half Month: Beore (Birch Tree) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 85 of 90)

SUn Calendar: 14 Green; Seventhday [14 of 30]

Week: 2nd Week of March

Zodiac:

Tropical (Typical) Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 25 of 30)

Sidereal Zodiac: Pisces (Day 1 of 30)

Schmidt Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 22 of 27)

IAU Boundaries (Current) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 4 of 38)

IAU Boundaries (1977) Zodiac: Pisces (Day 4 of 38)

Calendar Changes

Pisces (The Fish) begins [Sidereal Zodiac Sign 3; thru 4.13]