The Breaker - series. Books 1 - 3:

 

The Breaker

ISBN: 9781656281517

Description:

How do you know the one you love won’t hurt you?

Or even try to kill you?
In many cases … you don’t.

How do we choose our path and purpose in life?

What makes us who we are?
When Seth Egan starts working as a private detective, he knows he’ll make enemies.
It goes with the territory.
As Seth works on a murder case and hunts down the killers, he becomes the target.
Some people have no conscience, shame, empathy, or remorse.
To get their own way, to get what they want, to take everything, they will do anything.
Even murder.
In the end, they will drag you down to hell with them.
Sometimes, our enemies are those closest to us.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/eKFZ03giKR?amp=1

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Bad Blood

ISBN: 9798682203192

Description:

No one is paying Seth Egan for his latest case.

He keeps this one unofficial.

Pro bono publico.

Off the books.

For him, this one is personal.

A matter of bad blood.

A woman with a grudge of her own leads Seth to a place where people vanish without trace.

Money is the motive.

Greed is the motivator.

Scores that can only be settled in blood.

A dark underworld of illegal gambling, prostitution, drugs, violence and murder.

Amazon link:

 

https://t.co/e0XiS8crAr?amp=1

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Mall Maze

ISBN: 9798729917235

Description:

Friday the 13th.

Unlucky for many.

What should have been a routine adultery case ends with Seth Egan fighting for his life.

Cut off from the world.

With no way to call for help.

Trapped in a place where the walls are coming down around him.

Seth is running out of places to hide.

As chaos reigns and the city burns … the hunters close in.

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09244XVYW/

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Themes:

Abuse by proxy, Adultery, C-PTSD, crime, detective, domestic abuse, enabler, flying monkey, gaslighting, hardboiled, heist, infidelity, murder, narcissism, narcissist, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, personality disorder, psychopath, sociopath, suspense, thriller, vigilante, violence.

Books available in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of my books is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

What’s On?

 

What’s On?

A Guide to Movies and TV Shows

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9798342696098

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9798341177307

Kindle

ASIN: B0DJTZ8T58

Back cover description:

What’s On? … is the timeless question we have all asked ourselves almost every day of our lives, as we reach for the remote control and settle in front of the TV screen.

Jack Kost, a life-long movie buff and coffee addict, offers his choice of favorite movie and television masterpieces.

Providing possible answers to the question of What’s On? with over 1,900 titles, from golden oldies and timeless classics, to more recent releases, all meticulously logged and summarized.

An invaluable and collectable go-to source for discovering new favorites and revisiting old ones.

Perfect for film enthusiasts and casual viewers alike, this guide will spark conversations, bring back memories, and help you navigate the ever-evolving world of screen entertainment.

A wealth of recommendations and insights from a passionate movie buff to enrich your viewing experience, complete with personal reminiscences and nostalgic reflections, told with a world-wise critical eye, sardonic dry wit, a healthy dose of cynicism, biting observations, and a well-founded rant here and there.

Just don’t challenge or get him started on his personal favorites, like The Shining, Point Blank, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Duellists, Romeo Is Bleeding, or The Ninth Configuration. His opinions on these and other iconic titles are as intense and unyielding as the movies themselves.

All compiled by an author who not only watched the movies, but also read the books on which they were based, did his research, drank a lot of coffee in the process, and advocates for the importance and value of reading.

A glimpse into the over-caffeinated mind of a writer with a passion for great stories.

What’s On? is a celebration of the intersection between page and screen, and a reminder that great on-screen adaptations often start with a great book and a strong cup of coffee.

Kick back, grab your coffee, and enjoy the show!

As author Jack Kost says:

“Happy viewing … and do yourself a favor … read the books.”

Slipped Masks:

Slipped Masks

ISBN: 9781719330640

Description:

I can’t call you because if he hears me talking on the phone he’ll hit me again. He scares me. I know sooner or later he’s going to kill me. I’ll text you again when I can. I love you, Casey. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving to you how much I love you. Please come. Please save me …

With only text messages to guide him, Casey Byrne is on the hunt, racing across five states to save his ex-girlfriend, Madison.

Casey loves Madison deeply and wants desperately to save her life and rekindle their relationship.

But the closer he gets to her, the more surreal his journey becomes as the dead bodies pile up in his wake.

Clinical Lycanthropy: the delusion that a human can physically transform into a wolf.

If you were insane, would you know it?

How would you see the world if you were convinced you could transform into a wolf?

The hunter … and the hunted.

Slipped Masks is a dark neo-noir thriller about how the need for love and companionship becomes twisted into obsession, possession, jealousy, violence and murder.

A horrifying portrait of Clinical Lycanthropy.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/2Gwb135V3m

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Themes:

Sociopathy, narcissistic abuse, personality disorder, Clinical Lycanthropy, crime, murder.

Book available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of this book is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in music history - Queen Of Baroque by Cecilia Bartoli (2020):

Queen Of Baroque

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

was released on August 14, 2020.

Track list:

And The honor Tyrant Star; How much I envy... those who live as lovers; Let me weep; I am like a ship; Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Feat. June Anderson); Agitated by two Twenty; Serene, O my beautiful sun... My Flame... (Feat. Philippe Jaroussky); Warm Blood; Shadow never was; Aure vai e baciate (feat. sol gabetta); Oh, you beautiful God of love... Where is my good?; Eja Mater, Fons Amoris... Fac, Ut Ardeat... Sancta Mater... Tui Nati, Vulnerati (Feat. Franco Fagioli and Behle); Go repentant to cry; Unlock yourselves, O gates of Avernus; I leave you, dear; Combatton Quest'alma (Feat. Philippe Jaroussky); Nice pleasure.

On this day in movie history - District 9 (2009):

District 9

directed by Neill Blomkamp,

written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell,

based on the short film Alive in Joburg (2006) by Neill Blomkamp,

was released in the United States on August 14, 2009.
Music by Clinton Shorter.

Cast:

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Eugene Wanangwa Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, Kenneth Nkosi, William Allen Young, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, Nick Blake, Jed Brophy, Vittorio Leonardi, Johan van Schoor, Marian Hooman, Jonathan Taylor, Stella Steenkamp, Tim Gordon, Nick Boraine, Robert Hobbs, Trevor Coppola, Morne Erasmus, .

On this day in movie history - Bonnie and Clyde (1967):

Bonnie and Clyde

directed by Arthur Penn,

written by David Newman and Robert Benton,

was released in the United States on August 14, 1967.
Based on the true 1934 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow case.
Music by Charles Strouse.

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans, Gene Wilder, Mabel Cavitt.

On this day in movie history - I, the Jury (1953):

I, the Jury

directed and written by Harry Essex,

based on the novel by Mickey Spillane,

was released in the United States on August 14, 1953.
Music by Franz Waxman.

Cast:

Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan, Alan Reed, Mary Anderson, Tom Powers, Frances Osborne, Bob Cunningham, Tani Guthrie, Dran Hamilton, Joe Besser, Paul Dubov, John Qualen, Nestor Paiva, Robert Swanger, Juan Duval, Wally Rose, Bud Stark, Elisha Cook Jr., Roy Engel, Gil Frye, Jim Hayward, Colin Kenny, Ottola Nesmith, Gil Perkins, Frank Richards, Suzanne Ridgway, Lester Sharpe, Jack Stang, Charles Sullivan, William Tannen, Carol Thurston, Sailor Vincent.

Born on this day – Felice Farina:

Felice Farina

Director

Writer

August 14, 1954 – September 18, 2023

Credits:

Suffering specials (1989); Behind the Mountains (2023); Bidoni (1995); Castro (2016); Who c'è c'è (1987); Condominium (1991); Atomic Conversations (2018); What about me SAI (2009); Do You See Me? (2014); Felipe Has Blue Eyes 2 (1993); The Bozano case (1996); Liczba doskonala (2022); Monicelli: Mario's version (2012); Fog in the Po Valley (2000); Nostos: The Return (1989); Oscar for two (1998); Patria (2014); He seems dead... but he only fainted (1986); Without brakes (2003); Marry (1988); Petrol station (1989); Strade d'acqua (2009); The Evening Tree (2024); The Physics of Water (2009); Timekeeper (2022); Last Breath (1992); See Naples and then die (2007).

Born on this day – James Horner:

James Horner

Composer

August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015

Credits:

*batteries not included (1987); 10 Items or Less (2006); 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s (2007); 1920 (2003); 20 to 1 (2006–2007); 48 Hrs. (1982); 8mm Memories of the Danmark (2018); A Beautiful Mind (2001); A Far Off Place (1993); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982); A Stuntman for All Seasons: A Tribute to Bennie Dobbins (2004); Alaska (1996); Aliens (1986); Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1995); Aline (2020); All the King's Men (2006); Amazing Stories (1985); American Beauty (1999); American Idol (2003–2004); American Masters (2012); AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture (2005); An American Tail (1986); An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991); An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999); An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998); An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose (2022); Anastasia (1997); Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1989); Angel Dusted (1981); Another 48 Hrs. (1990); AOPA Live This Week (2015); Apocalypto (2006); Apollo 13 (1995); Atop the Fourth Wall (2010–2016); Australian Idol (2003); Australian Story (1999); Avatar (2009); Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010); Avatar: Production Materials (2010); Avatar: The Way of Water (2022); Back to the Future Part III (1990); Backstage at Disney (1983); Bad Boys (2003); Bailando por un sueño (2007); Balto (1995); Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021); Barbarian Queen (1985); BaseBoys (2018); Battle Beyond the Stars (1980); Behind the Music (2000); Between Friends (1983); Beyond Borders (2003); Beyond Tragedies (2022); Bicentennial Man (1999); Blade Runner (1982); Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004); Bopha! (1993); Brainstorm (1983); Braveheart (1995); Braveheart: Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' (2007); Bring It On (2001); Bringing Down the House (1999); Britain's Got More Talent (2016–2018); Brüno (2009); Cabin Pressure: Designing the Aalto E-474 / In-Flight Movie: The Making of 'Flightplan' (2006); Canadian Idol (2004); Capitalism: A Love Story (2009); Captain Fantastic (2016); Capturing Avatar (2010); Casper (1995); Castle Rock (2019); Céline (2008); Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On (1997); Céline Dion: Then You Look at Me (1999); Child's Play 2 (1990); Christi Luv: #LuvMovieMusicDream! (2014); Cine Chalom (2019); Cinematic Excrement (2012); Class Action (1991); Clatterford (2006); Clear and Present Danger (1994); Cocoon (1985); Cocoon: The Return (1988); Come from Away (2021); Commando (1985); Community (2009); Coronation Street (2015); Courage Under Fire (1996); Creating an Emotion (2000); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crew Film: TheVolume (2010); Crossroads (1992–1993); CSI: NY (2006); Dad (1989); Dancing Stars (2012); Dancing with the Stars (2007–2013); Daria (1998); Day of the Falcon (2011); Deadly Blessing (1981); Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988); Deep Impact (1998); Defunctland (2017); Designing Women (1990); Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2003); Die Hard (1988); Don't Worry Darling (2022); Duets (2012); Duplex (2003); Dylan the Movie (2014); East Meets West: 'Red Heat' and the Kings of Carolco (2004); Edle dråper (2002); Eglimata (1998); El disc de la Marató per la Covid-19 (2020); Els dies clau (2015); Enemy at the Gates (2001); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2023); Esrim plus (1999); Evita (1996); Extreme Close-Up (1990); Factor X (2018); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); FairyTale: A True Story (1997); Faith Hill: Where Are You Christmas? (2000); Field of Dreams (1989); Field of Dreams: A Diamond in the Husks (2004); 'Field of Dreams': A Scrapbook (1998); Fievel's Adventures in the West (1992); Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001); First in Flight (2012); Fish Police (1992); Flightplan (2005); For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012); Freedom Song (2000); Fresh Off the Boat (2017–2019); From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001); Gameballcz (2014–2015); George Marshall & the American Century (1994); Gilmore Girls (2007); Gintberg på kanten (2011–2015); Glory (1989); GoGoManTV (2015); Good Morning Britain (2017–2019); Goosebumps (1995–1998); Gorky Park (1983); Granada Reports (2018); Great Pretenders (2001); Greatest 90s Movies (2016); Gulliver's Travels (2010); Hacksaw Ridge (2016); Heaven Help Us (1985); Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie (2017); Him & Her (2010); Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2003); Hocus Pocus (1993); Hocus Pocus 2 (2022); Hollywood in Vienna (2015); Hollywood in Vienna 2019: A Night at the Oscars & A Tribute to Gabriel Yared (2013–2015); Homecoming (2018); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Horner (2021); House (2011); House of Cards (1993); House of Sand and Fog (2003); Hovid Povid (2020); How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003); Humanoids from the Deep (1980); I Love You to Death (1990); Idol (2003); Ídolos (2003); Idols (2003); I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2018); In Country (1989); In Her Own Time (1985); In My Life... Zsa Zsa Live (date?); Iris (2001); Jack the Bear (1993); Jade (1995); James Horner Seminar (1992); James Horner: Composing Genesis (2009); Je t'aime etc. (2019); Journey to Krull (1983); Jumanji (1995); Just Like Heaven (2005); Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (2008); Klippans karaokecup (2015); Kovy (2016); Krull (1983); Krull: Marvel Comics Video Adaptation (2000); La Marató 2020 (2020); Las puertitas del señor López (2017); Las tragedias de los famosos (2011); Late Night with Seth Meyers (2015); Le nom de la rose (2004); Legends of the Fall (1994); Lego Dimensions (2015); Leona Lewis: I See You (2009); Les 30 ans du TOP 50 (2014); Let's Go (1985); Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram: Somewhere Out There (1986); Linda Ronstadt: Dreams to Dream (1991); Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (2000); Lip Sync Battle Philippines (2018); L'isola dei famosi (2007); Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989); Live from Studio Five (2009–2010); Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (2001); Living in the Age of Airplanes (2015); Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996); Love Actually (2003); Making History (2017); Mamma Mia! (2008); Mandy (2022); Marcella (2016); Masked Singer Suomi (2020); Masked Singer Sverige (2022); Mayor (2020); MenT (2017–2018); Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999); Mighty Joe Young (1998); Mike & Mike (2017); Milk Money (1994); Miranda (2009); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Música des del cor (2007); My Friend Who Shines in the Night (2020); My heart will go on (2019); My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991); My Spy (2020); Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022); Never an Absolution (2018); Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009); No me la puc treure del cap (2010–2012); Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2008); Norman and the Killer (1991); Nostalgia Critic (2008–2012); Off Beat (1986); On the Road (2014); Once Around (1991); Once Upon a Forest (1993); One Day in Auschwitz (2015); Operación triunfo (2001–2002); P.K. and the Kid (1987); Parker: A Spider Man Origin Story (2021); Patriot Games (1992); Peninta-peninta (2006); Pravidlo sesti (2016); Primary Colors (1998); Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017); Project X (1987); Pushing Tin (1999); Radio (2003); Ransom (1996); Raptor (2001); Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982); Ray Donovan (2014); Red Heat (1988); Reel Iconic (2015); Reflections on Titanic (2012); Romeo & Juliet (2013); Rude Tube (2013–2014); Rugrats Go Wild (2003); Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden - Live in Concert (1999); Saturday (2013); Saturday Night Live (1998–2006); Score (2016); Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993); Sei hoi yut gar (1994–1996); Senior Year (2022); Shoestring Space Opera (2011); Showbiz Today (1998); Sneakers (1992); So You Think You Can Dance (2005); Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983); Sorceress (1982); South Park (1998); Southpaw (2015); Space Raiders (1983); Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021); Star for a Night (1999–2000); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991); Star Trek Phase II (2004–2012); Star Trek: Enterprise E (2011–2018); Star Trek: Eye of the Tempest (2015); Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator (1995); Star Trek: The Infinite Chain (1994); Star Wars Ep 6: The Last Laser Master (2018); Stars in Their Eyes (1999–2000); Starship Valiant: Legacy (2014); Steps to the Stars (2001); Streets of Fire (1984); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Sunburst II (1984); Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003); Supernatural (2011); Surviving (1985); Swing Kids (1993); Tales from the Crypt (1990); Tales from the Neutral Zone: The Lost Starship - A Star Trek Fan Production (2023); Tatort (2019); Tavis Smiley (2010); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); Teen Titans Go! (2013); Testament (1983); Testament at 20 (2003); The 33 (2015); The 41st Annual Grammy Awards (1999); The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998); The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016); The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The Addams Family (2019); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Bachelor (1999); The Best of Roger Rabbit / Segment: Tummy Trouble (1996); The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008); The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010); The Catherine Tate Show (2006); The CBS Evening News (2006–2010); The Chumscrubber (2005); The Clash (2019); The Cleaning Lady (2004); The composer who moved the world (2022); The Crazy Maid (2015); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dresser (1983); The Drought (1975); The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Five - Satan Claus III: The 13th Day of Christmas (1996); The Fabulous Picture Show (2009); The Flynns' Journey to Ireland (2004); The Forgotten (2004); The Four Feathers (2002); The Grinch Musical! (2020); The Hand (1981); The Holiday (2006); The Horsemen Cometh (2010); The IFI (2022); The Iron Giant (1999); The Journey of Natty Gann (1985); The Judge (2014); The Karate Kid (2010); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010); The King and I (1999); The Lady in Red (1979); The Land Before Time (1988); The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994); The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995); The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996); The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002); The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997); The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998); The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000); The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001); The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005); The Land Before Time: More Sing-Along Songs (1999); The Land Before Time: Sing Along Songs (1997); The Last Guest (2017); The Legend of Zorro (2005); The Life Before Her Eyes (2007); The Lost Berserker (2012); The Magnificent Seven (2016); The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Making of Humanoids from the Deep (2010); The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003); The Making of 'the Pagemaster' (1994); The Man Without a Face (1993); The Mask of Zorro (1998); The Messiah (2023); The Missing (2003); The Motel (2005); The Movies That Made Us (2021); The Music of 'Windtalkers' (2003); The Name of the Rose (1986); The New World (2005); The O.C. (2003); The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s (2015); The Orville (2017); The Oscars (2016); The Pagemaster (1994); The Pelican Brief (1993); The Perfect Storm (2000); The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981); The Rocketeer (1991); The Secret Life of Bees (2008); The Simpsons (2009); The Social Network (2010); The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008); The Spitfire Grill (1996); The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020); The Stone Boy (1984); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); The Time That Remains (2009); The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016–2018); The Voice (2015–2019); The Voice Kids (2014); The Watcher (1978); The WB's Superstar USA (2004); The Wedding Ringer (2015); The World's Greatest Movie Songs: Top 50 (2014); The X Factor UK (2007–2016); The Snake Charmer (2015); This Means War (2012); Thunderheart (1992); THX Cimmaron (1988); Timewatch (2002); Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (1998); Titanic (1997); Titanic Explorer (1998); To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996); Top of the Pops (1998); Top Ten (2000); Torvill & Dean's Dancing on Ice (2006); Troy (2004); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2013–2015); Tu cara me suena (2013); Tummy Trouble (1989); Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2005–2008); Uncommon Valor (1983); Unlawful Entry (1992); Unmasking Zorro (2001); Up from the Last Run (1979); Vibes (1988); Vienna 2019: A Night at the Oscars & A Tribute to Gabriel Yared (2019); Viki ja Köpi Show (2022–2024); Voice in Exile (1984); Volunteers (1985); We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993); Where the River Runs Black (1986); Willow (1988); Willow (2022–2023); Willow: Behind the Magic (2023); Windtalkers (2002); Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985); Wolf Totem (2015); Wolfen (1981); Young Guns (1988); Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (2006).

Born on this day – Maria O'Brien:

Maria O'Brien

Actress

August 14, 1950 – February 24, 2026

Credits:

1st & Ten (1990); ...And Then She Was Gone (1991); Ave 43 (2011–2017); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Chess Game (1998); Chico and the Man (1976); CHiPs (1982); Dead on Arrival (2017); Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (1993); False Arrest (1991); Father O Father (1976); For the People (2002); Good Luck (1996); Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987); Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999); How the West Was Won (1979); In Sickness and in Health (1992); In the Best Interest of the Child (1990); Ironside (1974); Jack & Jill (1999); Jake and the Fatman (1989–1990); L.A. Law (1987); Magnum, P.I. (1987); Matlock (1988); Murder, She Wrote (1996); Nash Bridges (1996); Number 96 (1980); Police Woman (1974); Prime Time (1977); Promised a Miracle (1988); Protocol (1984); PSI Factor (1980); Quincy, M.E. (1980–1982); Sam Benedict (1963); Shell Game (1975); Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987); Smile (1975); Spyder Games (2001); Suddenly Susan (1998); Tabitha (1976); Table for Five (1983); The Choirboys (1977); The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981); The Life and Times of Eddie Roberts (1980); The Love Boat (1978); The Sexy Mysterious Murders (2000); The World According to Straw (1990); Viva Valdez (1976); Your Mother Wears Combat Boots (1989).

Born on this day – Joy Claussen:

Joy Claussen

Actress

August 14, 1938 – October 12, 2021

Credits:

Barnaby Jones (1976); Chaplin (1992); CHiPs (1982); Diary of a Bachelor (1964); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Empty Nest (1994); Faith (1990); For Pete's Wake! (2007); General Hospital (1963); Hec Ramsey (1974); Hill Street Blues (1984); Homefront (1992); Joanie Loves Chachi (1982); Johnny Carson's Greatest Practical Jokes (1983); Knots Landing (1987); Mama's Family (1987); Murder in Small Town X (2001); Murder, She Wrote (1993); Rituals (1984); Santa Barbara (1986); Scruples (1980); Search and Rescue (1994); Sisters (1991); Stump the Stars (1963); The Best Place to Be (1979); The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); The New Adam-12 (1991); The New Leave It to Beaver (1986); The Troublemaker (1964); The Twilight Zone / Segment: What Are Friends For? (1986); This Is the Life (1978); Whiz Kids (1983); Wings (1993); WKRP in Cincinnati (1982).

Born on this day – Fran Bennett:

Fran Bennett

Actress

August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021.

Credits:

8MM (1999); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Year in the Life (1987); ABC Afterschool Specials (1983–1989); ALF (1989); Alone Together (2018); Amen (1987–1990); Animal Kingdom (2018); Any Day Now (2002); Arli$$ (1996); Becker (2000); Benson (1986); Between Two Women (1986); Blind Tom: The Story of Thomas Bethune (1981); Boomtown (2003); Boston Legal (2006); Breaking the Silence (1992); Cagney & Lacey (1986); Capital News (1990); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1964); Checking In (1981); Chicago Hope (1997–2000); City of Angels (2000); Community (2010); Crazy as Hell (2002); Crazy from the Heart (1991); Crisis Center (1997); Crossing Jordan (2006); Dallas (1984); Days of Our Lives (2002); Diff'rent Strokes (1978); Dynasty (1988); Early Edition (1999); ER (1996–2008); Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984); Falcon Crest (1985); Family (1979); Foley Square (1986); Foxfire (1996); Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979); General Hospital (1983); Gideon's Crossing (2000); Glitter (1984); Grave Misconduct (2008); Growing Up (2016); Guiding Light (1952–2009); Hail to the Chief (1985); Here's Boomer (1980); Highway to Heaven (1988); How I Got Into College (1989); In the Heat of the Night (1990–1992); Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992); Jessabelle (2014); Knots Landing (1980–1986); L.A. Law (1987–1988); Leave It to Beaver (1997); Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' (2019); Lou Grant (1981); Majority Rule (1992); Mancuso, FBI (1990); Maple (2001); Matinee Theatre (1956); Matlock (1990); Matt Houston (1983); Melrose Place (1992); Murder, She Wrote (1994); Nasty Boys (1990); NCIS (2017–2018); Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); New Nightmare (1994); Nightingales (1988); Numb3rs (2009); Once in a Lifetime (1994); One Day at a Time (1979); Plymouth (1991); Promises in the Dark (1979); Providence (2001); Quantum Leap (1991–1992); Remington Steele (1986); Romantic Comedy (1983); Roots: The Gift (1988); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Scandal (2015); Shadow Chasers (1985); Simon & Simon (1986); Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1996); St. Elsewhere (1986); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Sunset Beach (1997); Team Knight Rider (1998); Tempting Fate (1998); The Bold and the Beautiful (1987); The Book of Daniel (2006); The Dancing Bulrushes (1985); The Doctor (1991); The Fosters (2015); The Jennie Project (2001); The Knife and Gun Club (1990); The Manor (2021); The Morning After (1986); The Next Best Thing (2000); The Righteous Apples (1980); The Sky Is Falling (1999); The Twilight Zone / Segment: A Small Talent for War (1986); The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981); This Is the Life (1978); Tour of Duty (1989); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Unbowed (1999); What Do You Have in Common? (1954); What Love Sees (1996); WIOU (1990–1991).

Born on this day – René Goscinny:

René Goscinny

Writer

Cartoonist

Editor

Producer

Actor

August 14, 1926 – November 5, 1977

Credits:

Books:

A Carrot for Iznogoud (1979); A Cure for the Daltons (2010); Absolutely Asterix (1998); Adventures of Nicholas and the Gang (1963); Apache Canyon (2009); Asterix - Idol of the Gauls (1990); Asterix and Caesar's Gift (1976); Asterix and Cleopatra (1963); Asterix and Obelix All At Sea (1996); Asterix and Obelix's Birthday (2009); Asterix and Son (1983); Asterix and the Actress (2001); Asterix and the Banquet (1963); Asterix and the Big Fight (1964); Asterix and the Black Gold (1984); Asterix and the Cauldron (1968); Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (1967); Asterix and the Class Act (2003); Asterix And The Falling Sky (2005); Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1960); Asterix and the Goths (1961); Asterix and the Great Crossing (1976); Asterix and the Great Divide (1981); Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1973); Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1988); Asterix and the Normans (1966); Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970); Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991); Asterix and the Soothsayer (1973); Asterix and the Vikings (2006); Asterix At the Olympic Games (1968); Asterix Conquers America (1995); Asterix For Ever! (1996); Asterix in Belgium (1980); Asterix in Britain (1965); Asterix in Corsica (1973); Asterix in Spain (1975); Asterix in Switzerland (1970); Asterix Omnibus 1 (2007); Asterix Omnibus 10 (2008); Asterix Omnibus 11 (2007); Asterix Omnibus 2 (2008); Asterix Omnibus 7 (2013); Asterix the Adventurer (1993); Asterix the Brave (1987); Asterix The Gaul (1959); Asterix the Gladiator (1962); Asterix The Legionary (1967); Asterix the Warrior (1994); Asterix to the Rescue (1986); Asterix Trilogy 2 (2008); Asterix Versus Caesar (1986); Barbed Wire On the Prairie (2007); Billy the Kid (2006); Calamity Jane (2007); Dalton City (2006); Emperor Smith (2010); Fantastic Asterix (1992); Ghost Town (2006); How Obelix Fell Into the Magic Potion (1989); In the Shadow of the Derricks (2007); Iznogoud (with Tabary); Iznogoud and the Day of Misrule (2009); Iznogoud and the Magic Carpet (2010); Iznogoud and the Magic Computer (2009); Iznogoud On Holiday! (1977); Iznogoud Rockets to Stardom (1980); Iznogoud, the Infamous (1977); Jesse James (2006); Lucky Luke (Cinebook Ltd); Lucky Luke Versus Joss Jamon (2011); Ma Dalton (2007); Nicholas and the Gang (1963); Nicholas and the Gang Again (1978); Nicholas On Holiday / aka Nicholas On Vacation (1961); Obelix and Co. (1977); On the Daltons' Trail (2009); Operation Britain (1987); Operation Getafix (1992); The 20th Cavalry (2010); The Amazing Asterix Omnibus (1993); The Black Hills (2009); The Bounty Hunter (2010); The Bumper Asterix Omnibus (1989); The Cave of the Beast (1978); The Chef (1978); The Chronicles of Little Nicholas (1959); The Crocodiles (1978); The Dalton Cousins (2011); The Dalton's Escape (2013); The Daltons in the Blizzard (2009); The Dashing White Cowboy (2008); The Escort (2009); The Ghostly Legionaries (1978); The Giant Asterix Omnibus (1988); The Grand Duke (2011); The Great Asterix Omnibus Containing Six Adventures (1970); The Isle of Pleasure (1978); The Javelin (1978); The Judge (2010); The Judo Match (1978); The Mansions of the Gods (1973); The Meeting of the Chieftains (1989); The Oklahoma Land Rush (2009); The Place That Sends You Mad (1978); The Race (1978); The Rivals of Painful Gulch (2008); The Roman Conspiracy (1991); The Singing Wire (2012); The Stagecoach (2010); The Tenderfoot (2008); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - The Book of the Film (1981); The Wagon Train (2008); The Wicked Wiles of Iznogoud (2008); Tortillas for the Daltons (2008); Western Circus (2008).

Movies and television:

30 millions d'amis (1977); A l'air d'Astérix (1991–1992); Achille Talon: 1ère partie (1975); Achille Talon: 2ème partie (1975); Arte Journal (2022); Astérix & Obélix (1995); Asterix & Obelix XXL (2003); Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 (2018); Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission: Las Vegum (2006); Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered (2020); Asterix & Obelix XXL3: The Crystal Menhir (2019); Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia (2022); Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002); Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! (2021); Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! 2 (2023); Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025); Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023); Asterix (1983 / 1992); Asterix and Cleopatra (1968); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012); Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014); Asterix and the Big Fight (1989); Astérix and the Great Rescue (1994); Asterix and the Search for Dogmatix (1999); Asterix and the Vikings (2006); Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008); Asterix in America (1994); Asterix in Britain (1986); Astérix Maxi-Delirium (2001); Asterix the Gaul (1967); Asterix Versus Caesar (1985); Astérix: Caesar's Challenge (1995); Asterix: The Gallic War (2000); Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (2026); Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018); Atini Seven Kovboy: Red Kit Daltonlara Karsi (1974); Aujourd'hui à Paris (1972); Beau geste (2023); Bienvenue (1967–1978); Bienvenue chez Guy Béart (1966–1978); Bons baisers d'Astérix (1974); Captain Jokes Parrot's Adventures (2013); Coup de jeune (1993); Daisy Town (1971); De soleil et d'azur (1973); Deux Romains en Gaule (1967); En avant Astérix (1990); Entrez sans frapper (1972); Funny Show Presents (2015); Gala de l'union (1973); Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (2007); Grand Amphi (1971); Grand écran (1965); Invitation au voyage (2020); Iznogoud (1995 / 1997); Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph (2005); Judge Roy Bean (1971); L'animation, cet autre cinéma (2021); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); L'avenir du future (1977); Le Petit Nicolas (1964 / 2009); Le Petit Nicolas: tous en vacances! (2022); Le Sel de la semaine (1969); Le tracassin ou Les plaisirs de la ville (1961); Le viager (1972); Leo & Tony's Parody Center Show (2011–2012); Les Chroniques du Mea (2017–2019); Les nouvelles aventures de Lucky Luke (2003); Les Nuits de France Culture (2017); L'histoire du Petit Nicolas (2006); L'invité du dimanche (1968–1969); Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022); Little Nicholas (2009); Little Nicholas' Treasure (2021); Lucky Luke (1984–1992 / 1996 / 2009 / 2026); Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978); Lucky Luke: End of Legend - The Official Game (2025); Lucky Luke: End of Legend (2022); Lucky Luke: On the Dalton's Trail (1998); Lucky Luke: Shoot & Hit (2014); Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run (1983); Lucky Luke: The Video Game (1996); Lucky Luke: Wanted (2001); Lucky Luke: Western Fever (2001); -M- Ils sont fous ces humains! feat. Bigflo & Oli (B.O. Astérix et Obélix L'Empire du Milieu) (2023); Micros et caméras (1967); Minichronique (1976–1978); Motion Comics Trilogy: Spin-off (2025); Nicholas on Holiday (2014); NOTA BENE x Idéfix et les Irréductibles (2021); Obelix (1983); On en parle (1969); Personnages de la vie (1975); Rantanplan (2006); Red Kit (1970); Rembob'Ina (2020–2022); René Goscinny, notre oncle d'Armorique (2017); René Goscinny: Profession humoriste (1998); Samedi et compagnie (1968); Samedi soir (1971–1973); Tac au tac (1975); That's Life!! Kilorenzos $mith in Talks... (2015); The Daltons (2010); The Down-in-the-Hole Gang (1974); The Return of Lucky Luck (2015); The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976); Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1964); Tous les enfants du monde (1964); Troldspejlet (1992); Uderzo, les ingrédients de la potion magique (2020); Valérian, histoire d'une création (2017); Vive le cinéma! (1972); Vivement dimanche (2008–2012); Wunderland (1983); Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live. (2023).