Monday, November 3, 2025

On this day in movie history - Lady Bird (2017):


Lady Bird

directed and written by Greta Gerwig,
was released in the United States on November 3, 2017.
Music by Jon Brion.


Cast:

Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Lois Smith, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Odeya Rush, Jordan Rodrigues, Marielle Scott, John Karna, Jake McDorman, Bayne Gibby, Laura Marano, Marietta DePrima, Daniel Zovatto, Kristen Cloke, Andy Buckley, Paul Keller, Kathryn Newton, Myra Turley, Bob Stephenson, Abhimanyu Katyal, Chris Witaske, Ben Konigsberg, Gurpreet Gill, Richard Jin, Joan Patricia O'Neil, Robert Figueroa, Carla Valentine, Roman Arabia, Monique Edwards, Matthew Maher, Anita Kalathara, Debra Miller, Georgia Leva, Derek Butler, London Thor, Shaelan O'Connor, Christina Offley, Sabrina Schloss, Connor Mickiewicz, Erik Daniells, Cynthia Cales, Giselle Grams, Ithamar Enriquez, Luisa Lee, Danielle Macdonald, Adam Brock, Bonnie Jean Shelton, Rebecca Light, Adriana Becerril, Joey Bell, Beau Bielski, Stephen Dill, Sheila Ellis, Nick Fenske, Sedona Feretto, Keenan Johnston, Rebecca Knight, Suzanne LaChasse, Elester Latham, Emily Merlin, Maxx Morando, Jessica Nunez-Wood, Brian Sampson, Janet Song, Nicole Torres, Brian VanGeem, Carolyn Wilson, Tomomi Yoshida.

On this day in music history: Christmas in New York, by Renée Fleming (2014):


Christmas in New York

Album by Renée Fleming,
released November 3, 2014.

Track list:

Winter Wonderland, with Wynton Marsalis; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, with Gregory Porter; Silver Bells, with Kelli O Hara; Merry Christmas Darling, with Chris Botti; Christmas Waltz; Who Knows Where the Time Goes, with Brad Mehldau; Sleigh Ride, with Wynton Marsalis; Snowbound, with Kurt Elling; In the Bleak Midwinter, with Rufus Wainwright; Central Park Serenade, with Gregory Porter; The Man with the Bag; Love and Hard Times, with Brad Mehldau; Still, Still, Still, with Kurt Elling.

On this day in music history: Bursting with Flavor, by Carolyn Wonderland & the Imperial Monkeys (1997):


Bursting with Flavor

Album by Carolyn Wonderland & the Imperial Monkeys,
released November 3, 1997.

Track list:

Last Living Stranger; Harmonicar; Stuck In The Road; Lowdown; Loose Ends; Oh Yeah; Silver Tongue; Jim & Jack; Momma Don’t Like My Friends; It Ain’t Me Dammit; Darlene; Stay.

On this day in music history - Keep the Faith, by Bon Jovi (1992):


Keep the Faith

Album by Bon Jovi,
released November 3, 1992.

Track list:

I Believe; Keep The Faith; I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead; In These Arms; Bed Of Roses; If I Was Your Mother; Dry County; Woman In Love; Fear; I Want You; Blame It On The Love Of Rock and Roll; Little Bit Of Soul.

On this day in movie history - Carrie (movie & novel):


Carrie

directed by Brian De Palma,
written by Lawrence D. Cohen,
based on the novel by Stephen King,
was released in the United States on November 3, 1976.
Music by Pino Donaggio.
Song: I Never Dreamed Someone Like You Could Love Someone Like Me performed by Katie Irving.


Cast:

Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P. J. Soles, Priscilla Pointer, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Michael Talbott, Doug Cox, Harry Gold, Noelle North, Cindy Daly, Deirdre Berthrong, Anson Downes, Rory Stevens, Edie McClurg, Cameron De Palma.

Recommended reading:


Carrie

By Stephen King.

First published 1974.
ISBN 13: 9781416524304
ISBN 10: 1416524304
ASIN: 1416524304
Mass Market Paperback.

Description:

Unpopular at school and subjected to her mother's religious fanaticism at home, Carrie White does not have it easy. But while she may be picked on by her classmates, she has a gift she's kept secret since she was a little girl: she can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. Her ability has been both a power and a problem. And when she finds herself the recipient of a sudden act of kindness, Carrie feels like she's finally been given a chance to be normal. She hopes that the nightmare of her classmates' vicious taunts is over . . . but an unexpected and cruel prank turns her gift into a weapon of horror so destructive that the town may never recover.

A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction – Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high school girl Carrie White, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrier-breaking and shocking novels of all time.

Make a date with terror and live the nightmare that is ... Carrie.

"Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre." – Esquire.

“A master storyteller.” – The Los Angeles Times.

“Guaranteed to chill you.” – The New York Times.

"Gory and horrifying. . . . You can't put it down." – Chicago Tribune.

On this day in movie history - Assault on Precinct 13 (1976):


Assault on Precinct 13

directed and written by John Carpenter,
was released in the United States on November 3, 1976.
Music by John Carpenter.


Cast:

Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Loomis, Peter Bruni, John J. Fox, Marc Ross, Alan Koss, Henry Brandon, Kim Richards, Frank Doubleday, Gilbert De La Pena, Peter Frankland, Al Nakauchi, James Johnson, Gilman Rankin.

On this day in music history - History: America’s Greatest Hits, by America (1975):


History: America’s Greatest Hits

Album by America,
released November 3, 1975.

Track list:

A Horse with No Name; I Need You; Sandman; Ventura Highway; Don’t Cross the River; Only in Your Heart; Muskrat Love; Tin Man; Lonely People; Sister Golden Hair; Daisy Jane; Woman Tonight.

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


Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: Mission of the Darians.
Released November 3, 1975.
Directed by Ray Austin.
Written by Johnny Byrne.
Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Joan Collins, Dennis Burgess, Aubrey Morris, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Nick Tate, Paul Antrim, Robert Russell, Gerald Staddon, Jackie Horton, Binu Balani, Michael Boothe, Sarah Bullen, Loftus Burton, Jenny Cresswell, Andy Dempsey, Joe Dunne, Linda Hooks, Louise Jameson, Ann Maj-Brit, Terence Plummer, Michael Stevens, Ron Tarr.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1966 & 1967)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)
Star Trek: Voyager (1999)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: Dagger of the Mind.
Released November 3, 1966.
Directed by Vincent McEveety.
Written by Shimon Wincelberg / S. Bar-David.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Gregory, Morgan Woodward, Marianna Hill, Susanne Wasson, John Arndt, Anthony Larry Paul, Ed McCready, Eli Behar, Frank da Vinci, Walt Davis, Louie Elias, Ron Kinwald, John Hugh McKnight, Eddie Paskey, Ron Veto.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 8.
Episode entitled: Mudd.
Released November 3, 1967.
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Written by Stephen Kandel, David Gerrold.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage, Samuel Matlovsky.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Roger C. Carmel, Kay Elliot, Mike Howden, Michael Zaslow, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, Marlys Burdette, Roger Holloway, Ted LeGarde, Tom LeGarde, Jeannie Malone, Bob Orrison, Eddie Paskey, Colleen Thornton, Maureen Thornton, Starr Wilson, Tamara Wilson.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 7.
Episode entitled: Reunion.
Released November 3, 1990.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Written by Thomas Perry, Jo Perry, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Drew Deighan, Joe Menosky.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Suzie Plakson, Robert O'Reilly, Patrick Massett, Charles Cooper, Jon Paul Steuer, Michael Rider, April Grace, Basil Wallace, Mirron E. Willis, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, BJ Davis, Jeremy Doyle, Eben Ham, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 6.
Episode entitled: Riddles.
Released November 3, 1999.
Directed by Roxann Dawson.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Robert J. Doherty, André Bormanis, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Mark Moses, Tarik Ergin, Nichole McAuley, Pablo Soriano.

On this day in movie history - The Woman in the Window (movie & novel):


The Woman in the Window

directed by Fritz Lang,
written by Nunnally Johnson,
based on the novel Once Off Guard, by J. H. Wallis,
was released in the United States on November 3, 1944.
Music by Arthur Lange.


Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea, Thomas E. Jackson, Dorothy Peterson, Arthur Loft, Iris Adrian.

Recommended reading:


Once Off Guard

By J. H. Wallis.

Filmed as The Woman in the Window (1944), directed by Fritz Lang.

ASIN: B01AMRYE9S
Published by E.P. Dutton.
First Edition.
Published 1942.