On this day in movie history - Sully (2016):

Sully

aka Sully: Miracle on the Hudson,

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Todd Komarnicki,

based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2016.
Music by Christian Jacob and The Tierney Sutton Band.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Ahmed Lucan, Laura Linney, Laura Lundy, Onira Tares, Gary Weeks, Katie Couric, Jeff Kober, Blake Jones, Molly Bernard, Chris Bauer, Jane Gabbert, Ann Cusack, Molly Hagan, Purva Bedi, Max Adler, Sam Huntington, Christopher Curry, Ashley Austin Morris, Cooper Thornton, Autumn Reeser, Jeffrey Nordling, Patch Darragh, Robert C. Treveiler, Billy Richards, Aida Manassy, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Marcia DeBonis, Noel Fisher, Adam Boyer, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Michael Rapaport, Vincent Lombardi, Jeremy Luke, Bernardo Badillo, Jerry Ferrara, Viktoria Khartchenko, Randall Pinkston, Graham Sibley, Grant Roberts, Wayne Bastrup, Bobby Cuza, Billy Smith, Martin Barabas, E. Roger Mitchell, Robert Pralgo, Clayton Landey, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Brett Rice, Kristine Johnson, Larry Guthrie, Lucy Young, Lori Cline, Jon Witten, Vickie Adams, Shane P. Allen, Scott Alan Berk, Larry Blanks, Roger Brenner, Lisa Brown, Aric Bunch, Kris Bunch, Phil Cappadora, Christine J. Carlson, Leslie Castay, Marc Chouen, Sonia Conlin, Jameson Jamey Copeland, Vicki Damante, Venus Dana, Michael-Scott Druckenmiller, Payson Durant, Mark Falvo, D. Paul Faulkner, Cathy Fielding, Noelle Angelica Fink, Christopher G Gates, Tahseen Ghauri, Melissa Kay Glaze, Steve Goffner, Takako Haywood, Drew Neal Horton, Jedediah Jenk, Michael D. Joseph, Jay D. Kacho, Inder Kumar, Benny Laurence, Michael Layman, Kamron Leal, Scott Ledbetter, Taylor Lee, Lynn Marocola, Doris McCarthy, Lindsey McCollough, Kevin Edward McGinn, Scarlett Mellinger, Sierra Mellinger, Frank Mercuri, Gary Miller, Kelly L. Moran, Josh Mowery, Michael Peavey, Clay Pool, David Philip Reed, Shaun Rey, Patti Schellhaas, Denise Scilabra, Vanessa Scull, Daniel Patrick Shook, Nancy Ellen Shore, Megan Monaghan Smith, Patty Tobin, Miguel J. Torres, Brad Trettien, Brandon Van Vliet, Mark White, Justin Michael Woods.

On this day in movie history - The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016):

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

directed by André Øvredal,

written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing,

released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 2016.
Music by Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans.

Cast:

Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Jane Perry, Parker Sawyers, Mary Duddy, Mark Phoenix, Sydney (the cat), Arath de la Torre, Yves O'Hara.

On this day in music history: Second Time Around, by Joan Jeanrenaud & Charlie Varon (2016):

Second Time Around

Album by Joan Jeanrenaud & Charlie Varon,
released September 9, 2016.

Track list:

Overture and the Kid; Starting Over; Imagining a Grandson’s Visit; Lunch with Selma and Adele; Scotch and a Crossword; The Kid Returns; Truth Be Told.

On this day in movie history - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005):

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

directed by Scott Derrickson,

written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman,

based on the book The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel by Felicitas D. Goodman,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2005.
Music by Christopher Young.
Inspired by the true 1975 Anneliese Michel case.

Cast:

Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Kenneth Welsh, Duncan Fraser, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Steve Archer, Arlene Belcastro, David Berner, Mary Black, Julian Christopher, Aaron Douglas, Lorena Gale, George Gordon, Iris Graham, Taylor Hill, Chelah Horsdal, John Innes, Jeff Johnson, Michael Jonsson, Katie Keating, Terence Kelly, Darrin Maharaj, Ryan McDonald, Marilyn Norry, Joanna Piros, Marsha Regis, Bobby Stewart, Clay St. Thomas, Cory Lee, Liduina Vanderspek, Andrew Wheeler, Ally Warren.

On this day in television history - Band of Brothers (2001):

Band of Brothers

11-part mini-series created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
Based on the book Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose.

Released in the United States on September 9, 2001.
Music by Michael Kamen.

Episode titles:

Currahee; Day of Days; Carentan; Replacements; Crossroads; Bastogne; The Breaking Point; The Last Patrol; Why We Fight; Points; We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (series companion documentary).

Cast:

Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Dale Dye, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Frank John Hughes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, James Madio, Neal McDonough, Rene L. Moreno, David Schwimmer, Richard Speight, Jr., Donnie Wahlberg, Matthew Settle, Douglas Spain, Rick Warden, Marc Warren, Shane Taylor, Dexter Fletcher, Ross McCall, Matthew Leitch, Peter Youngblood Hills, Nicholas Aaron, Philip Barantini, Doug Allen, George Calil, Nolan Hemmings, Robin Laing, Michael Fassbender, Tim Matthews, Craig Heaney, Peter McCabe, Jamie Bamber, Ben Caplan, Mark Huberman, Phil McKee, Mark Lawrence, Rocky Marshall, David Andrews, Bill Armstrong, Jonie Broom, Doug Cockle, Alexis Conran, Dominic Cooper as Allington, Marcos D’Cruze, Tony Devlin, Jimmy Fallon, Simon Fenton, Iain Fletcher, Tom George, Ezra Godden, Stephen Graham, Luke Griffin, Tom Hardy, Matt Hickey, Andrew Howard, Nigel Hoyle, Lucie Jeanne, Corey Johnson, Marc Ryan-Jordan, Wolf Kahler, John Light, Joseph May, James McAvoy, Stephen McCole, Hugo Metsers, Benjamin Montague, Hans Georg Nenning, David Nicolle, Kieran O’Brien, Rebecca Okot, Jason O’Mara, Peter O’Meara, Oscar Pearce, Simon Pegg, Ben Peyton, Andrew Lee Potts, Dave Power, Luke Roberts, Iain Robertson, Toby Ross Bryant, Bart Ruspoli, Alex Sagba, Simon Schatzberger, Andrew Scott, Graham Seed, Adam Sims, Anatole Taubman, Stephen Walters, Paul Williams, Jonathan Young, Colin Hanks.

On this day in music history - Signatures: Great Opera Scenes, by Renée Fleming (1997):

Signatures: Great Opera Scenes

Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 9, 1997.

Track list:

Porgi, amor (from Le nozze di Figaro); E Susanna non vein! ... Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro); Nu, zaboltalas ya! ... Puskai pogibnu ya (Letter scene) (from Eugene Onegin) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Larissa Diadkova; Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (O silver moon) (from Rusalki); Era piu calmo? ...’ Piangea cantando nell’erma landa’ ... Ave Maria (from Otello) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Larissa Diadkova; Peter seems to have disapeared ... Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness (Embroidery aria) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Jonathan Summers; Ich komme-ich komme (Transformation scene) (from Daphne).

On this day in movie history - Cube (1997):

Cube

directed by Vincenzo Natali,

written by André Bijelic,

Graeme Manson and Vincenzo Natali,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 1997.
Music by Mark Korven.

Cast:

Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint.

On this day in movie history - Mindwalk (1990) & The Turning Point (1982):

Mindwalk

directed by Bernt Capra,

written by Bernt Capra, Floyd Byars and Fritjof Capra,

based on the book The Turning Point by Fritjof Capra,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, on September 9, 1990.

Music by Philip Glass.

Cast:

Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye, Emmanuel Montes, Jean Boursin, Gabrielle Danchick, Jeanne Van Phue, Penny White.

Recommended reading:

Mindwalk: The Screenplay

30th Anniversary Edition

by Fritjof Capra, Floyd Byars and Bernt Capra.

Published by Brass Tacks Press.

Published 2021.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0982014066

ISBN-13: 978-0982014066

Description:

Since its release in 1991, Mindwalk has become a cult classic, showing not only in theaters, but in college courses and business seminars. Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, and John Heard play the leads who meet on the tidal island of Mont-Saint-Michel in France and enter into a philosophical discussion.

Social and environmental concerns are at the heart of the film, which proposes alternative solutions based on Systems Theory, along with insights into Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics.

The film is based on Fritjof Capra's book The Turning Point (1982).

The Turning Point

Science, Society, and the Rising Culture

by Fritjof Capra.

Published by Random House Publishing Group.

First published 1982.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0553345729

ISBN-13: 978-0553345728

Description:

“After a time of decay comes the turning point.” – I Ching.

A compelling vision of a new reality, a reconciliation of science and the human spirit for a future that will work.

The dynamics underlying the major problems of our time – cancer, crime, pollution, nuclear power, inflation, the energy shortage – are all the same. We have reached a time of dramatic and potentially dangerous change, a turning point for the planet as a whole. We need a new vision of reality, one that allows the forces transforming our world to flow together as a positive movement for social change. Now distinguished scientist Fritjof Capra gives us that vision, a holistic paradigm of science and spirit.

“This splendid and thoughtful book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the place of science and metascience in our contemporary culture. Those who enjoyed Fritjof Capra’s Tao of Physics should not expect a sequel; this is a much more ambitious book that attempts and succeeds in presenting a whole worldview from the viewpoint of a committed and experienced physicist who also writes from within the North American culture…. It is unusually detailed and thorough in its inclusion of the conventional and the alternative approaches to topics ranging from ecology through medicine and psychology to economics. It is at once scholarly and easy to read.” – Jim Lovelock, New Scientist.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975):

Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Breakaway.

Released September 9, 1975.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin.

Written by George Bellak, Christopher Penfold, Edward Di Lorenzo.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Roy Dotrice, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Philip Madoc, Lon Satton, Eric Carte, Tony Allyn, David Rhys Anderson, Lea Brodie, Loftus Burton, John Clifford, Maxwell Craig, Laurie Davis, Joe Dunne, Steve Emerson, Don Fellows, Alan Harris, Janice Hills, Lew Hooper, Alf Joint, Barbara Kelly, Milos Kirek, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, Jack McKenzie, Fran Miller, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette, Roy Scammell, Robin Scott, Colin Skeaping, Lesley Stamps, Valerie Van Ost, Norma West, Paul Weston, Nik Zaran, Michael Zorba.

Born on this day – Mitzi McCall:

Mitzi McCall

Comedian

Actress

Writer

September 9, 1932 – August 8, 2024

Credits:

13 Queens Boulevard (1979); 7th Heaven (2002); 87th Precinct (1961); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); ABC Afterschool Specials (1996); ALF (1986); Almost Perfect (1996); Alright Already (1997–1998); American Dad! (2008); Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (2003); Beat the Clock (1980); Becker (1999); Biography (1998); Birds of a Feather (2010 / 2011); Bobby's World (1994); Candid Camera on Vacation (1990); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1995); Caroline in the City (1998); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1975–1976); Chance of a Lifetime (1991); Charles in Charge (1987–1988); Chuck (2009); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading (2000); Clifford the Big Red Dog: Thinking Adventures (2000); Cow and Chicken (1997); Crimson Peak (2015); Darkwing Duck (1991); Deep Blood (1989); Della (1969); Dharma & Greg (2001); Dragnet (1990); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1994); Edtv (1999); Eight Is Enough (1979); Ellen (1996); Family (1978); Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977); Free for All (2003); Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (2005); Gravedale High (1990); Gravity (1976); Gypsy (1967); Hannah Montana (2007); Hard Four (2007); Hence the Gray (2024); Here's Edie (1963–1964); Hey Arnold! (1998); Histeria! (1999); Honeymoon Suite (1972); Hot Line (1994); Ice Age (2002); It's Not Easy (1983); Junior High School (1978); Ladies' Man (1980–1981); Liar's Club (1977); Life Goes On (1991–1992); Limbo Lounge (2010); Love, American Style / Segments: Love and the Old-Fashioned Father; Love and the Private Eye (1972); Lucky Luke (1984); Machine-Gun Kelly (1958); Madman of the People (1995); Make the Scene (1965); Match Game (1974–1975); Maude (1974); Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992); Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992); Mr. Belvedere (1988); No More Heroes (2007); One Day at a Time (1978–1982); Operation: Entertainment (1969); Pat Boone in Hollywood (1967–1968); Paw Paws (1985–1986); Playboy After Dark (1970); Port Charles (2001); Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (1994); Regular Show (2011); Rhyme and Reason (1975–1976); Rocky Road (1986); Roseanne (1992); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968); Scoob! (2020); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983); Screen Test! (1965); Seinfeld (1994); Silk Stalkings (1993–1999); Small Wonder (1985); Snorks (1984–1985); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Stu's Show (2009); Svengali and the Blonde (1955); Tak 3: The Great Juju Challenge (2005); Tales from the Toilet (2015); TaleSpin (1991); Tattletales (1974–1977); The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (2004); The Barbara McNair Show (1971); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1955); The Cry Baby Killer (1958); The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1960); The Ed Sullivan Show (1964); The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973); The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980); The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–1981); The Girl with Something Extra (1974); The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2006); The Hollywood Palace (1970); The Insider (2014); The Jim Backus Show (1961); The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969); The Johnny Cash Show (1969); The Lively Ones (1962); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1969); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014); The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992); The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show (1981); The Steve Allen Show (1968); The Stockard Channing Show (1980); The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2007); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966); The Twilight Zone (1960 / 1985); The Virginia Graham Show (1971); The Wild Thornberrys (2000); To Say the Least (1977); War of the Satellites (1958); White Palace (1990); World's Greatest Dad (2009); Yo Yogi! (1991); You're Never Too Young (1955).

Born on this day – Sylvia Miles:

Sylvia Miles

Actress

September 9, 1924 – June 12, 2019

Born on this day – Jane Greer:

Jane Greer

Actress

September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001

Born on this day – Cliff Robertson:

Cliff Robertson

Actor

September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011

Born on this day – Marguerite Snow:

Marguerite Snow

Actress

September 9, 1889 – February 17, 1958

Born on this day – Mary Hunter Austin:

Mary Hunter Austin

Writer

September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934

Credits:

California, Land of the Sun (1914); Earth Horizon: An Autobiography (1932); Earth Horizon: An Autobiography (1934); Everyman's Genius (1925); Fire (1912); Isidro (1905); Lost Borders (1909); One Smoke Stories (1934); Out-land (1910); Starry Adventure (1931); Taos Pueblo (1930); The American Rhythm: Studies and Re-expressions of American Songs (1923); The Arrow Maker (1911); The Flock (1906); The Ford (1917); The Land of Little Rain (1903); The Man Jesus (1925); The Man Who Didn't Believe in Christmas (1916); Woman of Genius (1912).

It's always that time in our home:

It's book o'clock somewhere.

Recommended reading - The Making of Space 1999 & Breakaway:

The Making of Space 1999

By Tim Heald.

Published by Ballantine Books.

First Edition.

Published 1976.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0345252659

ISBN-13: 978-0345252654

Description:

Now for the first time, the complete story behind Space: 1999! A backstage look at the creation and production of a TV series! Lots of photos -- many available for the first time anywhere. Candid pictures of the technical crew at work and spectacular shots of those incredible special effects, showing how they work! Schematic diagrams of the stages and the sets -- plus a detailed layout of Moonbase Alpha! Interviews with Martin Landau (Commander Koenig) and Barbara Bain (Dr. Helena Russell) -- and ALL the stars of the show. Candid conversations with all the technical personnel -- the people who make Space: 1999 work! Designers' drawings of sets and costumes -- side by side with photos of the actual sets and costumes as they appear on TV! Detailed plot synopses with casts of characters of the episodes! Frank evaluations of Space: 1999 and its critics by the producer and director of the series! Sample shooting schedules, storyboards, special effects grids, and controversial "eyes-only" memos!

Breakaway

by E.C. Tubb.

Space 1999 #1.

Mass Market Paperback.

Published by Pocket Books.

Published 1975.

ISBN 13: 9780671801847

ISBN 10: 0671801848

ASIN: 0671801848

Description:

Runaway moon!

Moonbase Alpha is Earth’s supreme achievement. Self-sufficient and fully computerized, the fantastic lunar colony is Earth’s global watchdog, silently guarding against sneak alien attack. The dark side of the moon – once so mysterious, so unattainable – now stores in its womb containers of smouldering radioactive waste, refuse from Earth.

Then, in the year of Our Lord 1999, the serence satellite is ripped apart by thermonuclear explosion. And the 311 inhabitants of Alpha whirl through space on a runaway moon – in an orbit of jarring adventure where survival is a game of chance with the life forces of the universe!

Recommended reading - The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (2004):

The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction

By Deane Mansfield-Kelley and Lois A. Marchino.

Paperback.

Published by Pearson.

Published in 2004.

ISBN 13: 9780321195012

ISBN 10: 0321195019

Description:

A detective fiction anthology filled with award winning short stories, information on the authors who wrote them, discussion about the history and evolution of the genre, and important literary criticism.

Mary Lee Settle, on writing:

I start with a question.

Then try to answer it.

- Mary Lee Settle.