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How 'Groundhog Day' became cultural canon


How 'Groundhog Day' became cultural canon - Ultimate Movie Year

The holiday-inspired many people to talk about "Groundhog Day," the 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray. The movie, however, actually came out 10 ...

Groundhog Day: Ancient Origins of a Modern Celebration

Groundhogs runnin' down my throat–groundhog. If you want to compare this to other recordings of “Groundhog,” we recommend two from AFC ...

How Groundhog Day came to the U.S. — and why we still celebrate ...

"Any place that has a groundhog these days is trying to get some [cred] by it," Blumstein says. It's not only groundhogs that are getting in on ...

A Very Brief History of Groundhog Day - New Pine Plains Herald

The history of Groundhog Day is found in the ancient depths of Celtic Europe. Early cultures identified the solstice and equinox in the annual patterns of time ...

The origins of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil

Historians have found a reference in an 1841 diary to groundhog weather forecasts in early February among families of German descent in ...

How Groundhog Day Spawned a Whole State of Mind - E! News

A day that feels like yesterday or a rut you can't get out of is commonly referred to as being "like Groundhog Day" thanks to the 1993 movie.

Everything you want to know about Groundhog Day - WITF

But it does tell you a little bit about people's interest in Groundhog Day and groundhogs. Not surprisingly, that interest tends to spike each ...

Punxsutawney Phil - Wikipedia

In media and popular culture · Phil and the town of Punxsutawney were portrayed in the 1993 film Groundhog Day. · In Groundhog Day, the 2016 Broadway musical ...

History of Groundhog Day more complex than you may think - The Hill

As the groundhog sang, it got ever closer to the safety of its hole. Then as it jumped for it, one of the wolves caught and bit its tail, ...

'Groundhog Day phenomenon' needs to be understood

MOVIE QUOTES enter the cultural canon on a yearly basis, but the phrase 'Groundhog Day' exists on another level entirely ... Got You, Babe ...

The bizarre history of Groundhog Day - CNN

The phrase “groundhog day” even became shorthand for that déjà vu feeling of reliving the same day over and over. But Punxsutawney Phil became ...

Groundhog Day (musical) - Wikipedia

Groundhog Day is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Danny Rubin. It is based on the 1993 film of the same name, which featured a ...

How German settlers created the traditions behind Groundhog Day

They determined that groundhogs were intelligent enough to predict the future and decided that if a groundhog saw its shadow on February 2, it ...

Ground Hog History - National Weather Service

He issued this proclamation on, appropriately enough, Groundhog Day, February 2nd. ... Punxsutawney Phil's fame began to spread, and newspapers from around the ...

The big idea: do we need to dismantle the literary canon?

... Groundhog Day – perfect for exploring the idea of personal growth ... It's liberating to know that the canon lives in our interactions with the ...

Groundhog Day | History, Punxsutawney Phil, & Facts - Britannica

In what has become a media event, a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil is the centre of attention of television weathermen and newspaper ...

canon s95 - HDR Exposed

... Groundhog Day. This year Phil got everyone all excited that spring ... cultural landmark and should be saved. My two cents on the whole ...

Tracking Mass Ideology on IMDb's Top 250: How Shifts in Societal ...

... day, however, has changed how the public interacts with cinema history. ... During that same time, Groundhog Day (1993) rose from 197 in 2004 to ...

[Groundhog Day] What caused Phil's time loop? : r/AskScienceFiction

Hmm, interestingly, on the day Phil was released from the loop he complimented the groundhog and the whole town. Maybe that's all the Groundhog ...

Comedy First | The New Yorker

... Groundhog Day over and over again in the tiny town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. ... became the first head writer of Second City's cultish ...