Monday, November 20, 2023

On this day in movie history - Legend (2015):


Legend,
directed and written by Brian Helgeland,
was released in the United States on November 20, 2015.
Based on the book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson.
Music by Carter Burwell.


Cast:
Tom Hardy, Paul Anderson, Christopher Eccleston, Joshua Hill, Emily Browning, Colin Morgan, Tara Fitzgerald, Nicholas Farrell, Adam Fogerty, Mel Raido, Millie Brady, Chris Mason, Stephen Thompson, Sam Spruell, Taron Egerton, Alex Ferns, Martin McCreadie, Shane Attwooll, Richard Riddell, Huggy Leaver, Sam Hoare, David Thewlis, Frankie Fitzgerald, Christopher Adamson, Chazz Palminteri, Alex Giannini, Duffy, Samantha Pearl, Mark Theodore, Lara Cazalet, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Tim Faraday, John Sessions, Kevin McNally, Tim Woodward, Nick Hendrix, Robert Ashby, Geoffrey Beevers, Jane Wood, Jon McKenna, John Sears, Stephen Lord, Lorraine Stanley, Ashley Byam, Clive Aitkins, Fraser Andrews, James Francis Andrews, Lasco Atkins, David Olawale Ayinde, Aneurin Barnard, Roy Beck, Francesca Bennett, Jimmy 'The Bee' Bennett, Paul Bettany, Paul Biddiss, Martin Bishop, Steven Blake, Nicholas Blatt, Andy Blithe, Ancuta Breaban, Steve Brunton, Jon Callaway, John Carr, Alan Chimes, Bern Collaço, Trevor Comber, Carmen Cowell, Chris Cowlin, Bob Cryer, Leigh Dent, Raphael Desprez, Christian Di Sciullo, Gary Douglas, John Duggan, Shola Ebofin, Begona F. Martin, Dino Fazzani, Holly Field, Ellie Fox, Rich Goble, Claire Greasley, Guna Gultniece, Charlotte Habib, Abigail Halley, Jack Hamson, Shane Hart, Michael Haydon, Robin Hooper, Kornelia Horvath, Philip Howard, Adam Hypki, Danny Jackson, Alex Jaep, Steven J. Jobes, Paul Kerry, Jefferson King, Evia Laizane, Wesley Lloyd, Nick Longland, Darren Luckin, Christopher Marsh, Sonia Mason, Martyn Mayger, Matthew David McCarthy, Jackson Milner, David Mott, Campbell Muirhead, Benjayx Murphy, Josh Myers, Philip Myklebust, Debbie J. Nash, Johnny Neal, Celina Nessa, Tyrone Nestor, Hugh O'Brien, Yves O'Hara, Tom Ogg, Jeremy Oliver, Tony Pankhurst, Julia Papp, Stephen Parker, Christophe Philipps, Scott Plumridge, Glenn Power, Matt Rentell, Claire Richardson, David G. Robinson, Katherine Rodden, Geoff Rolph, Jd Roth-round, Tiger Rudge, Tom Sandell, James Thomas Scott, Timothy Scott, Janette Sharpe, Teresa Shaughnessy, Ruth Shaw, Sam Shoubber, Tristan Teller, Tom Urie, Daniel Westwood, Chris Wilson.

On this day in movie history - I Am the Blues (2015):


I Am the Blues,
documentary directed and written by Daniel Cross,
was released at the IDFA Festival in the Netherlands on November 20, 2015.

Cast:
Jimmy Duck Holmes, L.C. Ulmer, Bobby Rush, Little Freddie King, Robert Bilbo Walker, R.L. Boyce, McKinney Williams, Barbara Lynn, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Lazy Lester, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Bud Spires, Reverend John Wilkins.

On this day in music history - Dark Sky Island, by Enya (2015):

The album Dark Sky Island,
by Enya,
was released on November 20, 2015.

On this day in music history - A Day Without Rain, by Enya (2000):

The album A Day Without Rain,
by Enya,
was released on November 20, 2000.

On this day in movie history - RKO 281 (1999):


RKO 281,
directed by Benjamin Ross,
written by John Logan,
based on the documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane by Richard Ben Cramer and Thomas Lennon,
was released in the United States on November 20, 1999.
Music by John Altman.


Cast:
Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Roger Allam, Simeon Andrews, William Armstrong, Jay Benedict, Ron Berglas, Paul Birchard, Neil Conrich, Michael Cronin, Sarah Franzl, Briony Glassco, Louis Hammond, Aaron Keeling, Joseph Long, Gareth Marks, Olivier Pierre, Roger Rose, Rolf Saxon, Adrian Schiller, Kerry Shale, Cyril Shaps, Tusse Silberg, Toby Whithouse, Tim Woodward, Angus Wright, Melissa Hartzel, Zak Shukor, Bobby Valentino, Lucy Cohu, Anthony Maddalena, Tim Packham.

On this day in music history - The Memory of Trees, by Enya (1995):

The album The Memory of Trees,
by Enya,
was released on November 20, 1995.

On this day in movie history - Bad Lieutenant (1992):


Bad Lieutenant,
directed by Abel Ferrara,
written by Zoë Lund and Abel Ferrara,
was released in the United States on November 20, 1992.
Music by Joe Delia.


Cast:
Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderón, Eddie Daniels, Bianca Hunter, Zoë Lund, Frankie Thorn, Fernando Véléz, Joseph Micheal Cruz, Paul Hipp, Frank Adonis, Anthony Ruggiero, Victoria Bastel.

Born on this day – Helma Sanders-Brahms:


Helma Sanders-Brahms

Director

Writer

Producer

November 20, 1940 – May 27, 2014

Born on this day – John Gardner:


John Gardner

Writer

November 20, 1926 – August 3, 2007

Credits:

The Liquidator (1964); Understrike (1965); Amber Nine (1966); Madrigal (1967); Hideaway (1968); Founder Member (1969); Traitor's Exit (1970); The Airline Pirates (1973); Air Apparent (1973); The Assassination File (1974); A Killer for a Song (1975); A Complete State of Death (1970); The Corner Men (1976); Bottled Spider (2002); Streets of Town (2003); Angels Dining at the Ritz (2004); Troubled Midnight (2005); No Human Enemy (2007); The Nostradamus Traitor (1979); The Garden of Weapons (1981); The Quiet Dogs (1988); Maestro (1993); Confessor (1995); The Return of Moriarty (1974); The Revenge of Moriarty (1975); Moriarty (2008); The Secret Generations (1985); The Secret Houses (1987); The Secret Families (1989); Colonel Sun (By: Kingsley Amis) (1968); License Renewed (1981); For Special Services (1982); Icebreaker (1983); Role of Honor (1984); Nobody Lives Forever (1986); No Deals, Mr. Bond (1987); Scorpius (1988); Licence to Kill (1989); Win, Lose or Die (1989); Brokenclaw (1990); The Man from Barbarossa (1991); Death Is Forever (1992); Never Send Flowers (1993); SeaFire (1994); GoldenEye (1995); Cold Fall (1996); Zero Minus Ten (1997); Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); The Facts of Death (1998); The World is Not Enough (1999); High Time to Kill (1999); Doubleshot (2000); Never Dream of Dying (2001); The Man With the Red Tattoo (2002); Die Another Day (2002); Devil May Care (2008); Carte Blanche (2011); Solo (2013); Trigger Mortis (2015); Forever and a Day (2018); With a Mind to Kill (2022); The Censor (1972); Every Night's a Bullfight (1973); The Director (1973); To Run a Little Faster (1976); The Werewolf Trace (1977); The Dancing Dodo (1979); Golgotha (1980); The Last Trump (1980); Blood of the Fathers (1992); Day of Absolution (2001); On Becoming a Novelist (1983); On Writers and Writing (1994); The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1999).

Born on this day – Phyllis Thaxter:


Phyllis Thaxter

Actress

November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012

Born on this day – Evelyn Keyes:


Evelyn Keyes

Actress

November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008

Born on this day – Russell Rouse:


Russell Rouse

Writer

Director

Producer

November 20, 1913 – October 2, 1987

Born on this day – Judy Canova:


Judy Canova

Comedienne

Actress

Singer

November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983

Born on this day – Mozelle Alderson:


Mozelle Alderson

Blues singer

November 20, 1904 – February 15, 1994

Born on this day – Allen Rivkin:


Allen Rivkin

Writer

November 20, 1903 – February 17, 1990

Born on this day – Tony Gaudio:


Tony Gaudio

Cinematographer

Director

November 20, 1883 – August 10, 1951

Credits:

The Red Pony (1949); Love from a Stranger (1947); That's My Man (1947); Swell Guy (1946); I've Always Loved You (1946); The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946); A Song to Remember (1945); I'll Be Seeing You (1944); Experiment Perilous (1944); Days of Glory (1944); Corvette K-225 (1943); Background to Danger (1943); The Constant Nymph (1943); Action in the North Atlantic (1943); You Can't Escape Forever (1942); Wings for the Eagle (1942); Larceny, Inc (1942); The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941); Navy Blues (1941); Affectionately Yours (1941); The Great Lie (1941); High Sierra (1940); The Letter (1940); Knute Rockne All American (1940); Brother Orchid (1940); 'Til We Meet Again (1940); The Fighting 69th (1940); We Are Not Alone (1939); The Old Maid (1939); Juarez (1939); The Dawn Patrol (1938); The Sisters (1938); Garden of the Moon (1938); The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938); Torchy Blane in Panama (1938); San Quentin (1937); It's Love I'm After (1937); The Life of Emile Zola (1937); Another Dawn (1937); Kid Galahad (1937); The King and the Chorus Girl (1937); God's Country and the Woman (1937); The White Angel (1936); Anthony Adverse (1936); The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936); Dr. Socrates (1935); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935); Little Big Shot (1935); Front Page Woman (1935); Oil for the Lamps of China (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); The White Cockatoo (1935); Bordertown (1935); Happiness Ahead (1934); The Dragon Murder Case (1934); The Man with Two Faces (1934); Fog Over Frisco (1934); Upperworld (1934); Mandalay (1934); Lady Killer (1933); The World Changes (1933); Ladies Must Love (1933); Voltaire (1933); The Narrow Corner (1933); The Silk Express (1933); Private Detective 62 (1933); Ex-Lady (1933); Blondie Johnson (1933); The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932); Tiger Shark (1932); Sky Devils (1932); The Front Page (1931); Little Caesar (1931); All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); The Lady Who Dared (1930); Hell's Angels (1930); Tiger Rose (1929); General Crack (1929); She Goes to War (1929); On with the Show! (1929); The Racket (1928); The Gaucho (1927); Two Arabian Knights (1927); The Notorious Lady (1927); An Affair of the Follies (1927); The Blonde Saint (1926); Upstage (1926); The Temptress (1926); The Gay Deceiver (1926); Graustark (1925); Déclassé (1925); The Lady (1925); Sealed Lips (1925); The Price of Success (1925); Husbands and Lovers (1924); The Only Woman (1924); Secrets (1924); The Song of Love (1923); Ashes of Vengeance (1923); Within the Law (1923); Adam and Eva (1923); The Voice from the Minaret (1923); East Is West (1922); The Woman He Loved (1922); The Eternal Flame (1922); Shattered Idols (1922); The Sin of Martha Queed (1921); Pilgrims of the Night (1921); The Ten Dollar Raise (1921); The Other Woman (1921); The Forbidden Thing (1920); Kismet (1920); Whispering Devils (1920); An Adventuress (1920); The Inferior Sex (1920); The Fighting Shepherdess (1920); In Old Kentucky (1919); In Wrong (1919); The Red Lantern (1919); The Unpardonable Sin (1919); A Man of Honor (1919); Pals First (1918); Lend Me Your Name (1918); The Landloper (1918); Broadway Bill (1918); The Avenging Trail (1917); The Square Deceiver (1917); Paradise Garden (1917); Under Handicap (1917); The Hidden Spring (1917); The Haunted Pajamas (1917); The Hidden Children (1917); The Promise (1917); Pidgin Island (1916); Big Tremaine (1916); Mister 44 (1916); The River of Romance (1916); The Masked Rider (1916); The Woman in Black (1914); Classmates (1914); The Better Way (1911); The Fisher-Maid (1911); The Secret of the Palm (1911); The Message in the Bottle (1911); Tracked (1911); A Manly Man (1911); Artful Kate (1911); Pictureland (1911); The Mirror (1911); Their First Misunderstanding (1911); Little Nell's Tobacco (1910); Princess Nicotine; or, the Smoke Fairy (1909); Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1903).

Ernest Hemingway, on writing:


I belong to this notebook and this pencil.

- Ernest Hemingway.