Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts

Monday, March 9, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)
The Making of Star Trek / book (1986)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 25.
Episode entitled: The Devil in the Dark.
Released March 9, 1967.
Directed by Joseph Pevney.
Written by Gene L. Coon.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Ken Lynch, Brad Weston, Biff Elliot, George Allen, Jon Cavett, John Duke / Barry Russo, Lee Allen, Tom Anfinsen, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Dick Dial, Robert Hitchcock, Bob Hoy, Monty O'Grady, Eddie Paskey, Janos Prohaska, Al Roberts, Walter Soo Hoo, Ron Veto.


The Making of Star Trek
By Stephen E. Whitfield & Gene Roddenberry.
Published by Del Rey.
Twenty Second Printing edition.
Published 1986.
Mass Market Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0345340191
ISBN-13: 978-0345340191
Description:
"For would-be TV writers, directors and producers, this will be an education in itself, a polished but non-varnished look at how TV really works." – Publishers Weekly.
A complete history of what may be the most popular TV series ever – the original Star Trek episodes! Filled with quotations from cast members, memos to and from Gene Roddenberry, biographies of cast members, sketches, photographs, set descriptions, and even budgets and cast schedules, this volume is a fascinating, invaluable behind-the-scenes account of the development and production of the original Star Trek series.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: Galaxy’s Child.
Released March 9, 1991.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Written by Maurice Hurley, Tom Kartozian, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Susan Gibney, Lanei Chapman, Jana Marie Hupp, Whoopi Goldberg, April Grace, Majel Barrett, Debbie David, Denise Deuschle, Elliot Durant III, Randy James, Teri Noel, Keith Rayve, Denise Lynne Roberts, Joyce Robinson, Richard Sarstedt, Georgina Shore.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: No Win Scenario.
Released March 9, 2023.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Terry Matalas, Sean Tretta, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Chad Lindberg, Jin Maley, Tiffany Shepis, Jasmine Akakpo, Amy Earhart, Garth Kemp, Dylan J. Locke, Yumarie Morales, Jordan Cramer, An Dang, Hayden Hiebert, Justin Nickels, Frances Parsons.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Recommended reading - Archer in Hollywood, by Ross MacDonald (1967):


Archer in Hollywood

By Ross MacDonald.

Published by Knopf.
Published 1967.
First edition.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 9997402529
ISBN-13: 978-9997402523

Description:

Anthology of three of Ross MacDonald’s novels, featuring the character private detective Lew Archer: The Moving Target; The Way Some People Die; The Barbarous Coast.

Monday, March 2, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)
Star Trek: The Making of the TV Series / book (1991)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: This Side of Paradise.
Released March 2, 1967.
Directed by Ralph Senensky.
Written by Jerry Sohl / Nathan Butler, D.C. Fontana.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Jill Ireland, Frank Overton, Grant Woods, Michael Barrier, Dick Scotter, Eddie Paskey, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Walker Edmiston, Carey Foster, John Lindesmith, Jeannie Malone, Sean Morgan, Fred Shue, Ron Veto.


Star Trek: The Making of the TV Series
By Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry.
Published by Titan Books Ltd.
Published 1991.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 1852863633
ISBN-13: 978-1852863630
Description:
The behind-the-scenes story of the most popular science fiction show ever made!
Did you know … that Captain Kirk was originally Captain April? That Mr. Spock was nearly dropped as a character? That Dr. McCoy’s medical instruments were salt shakers? Why all buttons were banned? How the ‘beam down’ effect was achieved? What happens at Warp Factor Eight? All this, and much, much more, is revealed in this book that tells the complete behind-the-scenes story of the production of the science fiction series that became a phenomenon – Star Trek!


Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 3.
Episode entitled: Seventeen Seconds.
Released March 2, 2023.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Cindy Appel, Jane Maggs, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Marina Sirtis, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Thomas Dekker, Allison Acosta, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Chad Lindberg, Jin Maley, Tiffany Shepis, Luis Avilez, Amy Earhart, Jermain Hollman, Grace Lee, Dean Neistat, An Dang, Hayden Hiebert, Frances Parsons, Aric Rogokos, Dominique Stango, Olivia Youngers.

Monday, February 23, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967 & 1968)
Star Trek: Voyager (2000)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 23.
Episode entitled: A Taste of Armageddon.
Released February 23, 1967.
Directed by Joseph Pevney.
Written by Robert Hamner, Gene L. Coon.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, David Opatoshu, Gene Lyons, Barbara Babcock, Miko Mayama, David L. Ross, Sean Kenney, Robert Sampson, David Armstrong, Buzz Barbee, Majel Barrett, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, John Blower, John Burnside, Dick Cherney, Frank da Vinci, Jeannie Malone, Alan Marston, Troy Melton, Monty O'Grady, Eddie Paskey, Al Roberts, Ron Veto.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: By Any Other Name.
Released February 23, 1968.
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Written by D.C. Fontana, Jerome Bixby.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Warren Stevens, Barbara Bouchet, Stewart Moss, Robert Fortier, Lezlie Dalton, Carl Byrd, Julie Cobb, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Roger Holloway, Eddie Paske.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 17.
Episode entitled: Spirit Folk.
Released February 23, 2000.
Directed by David Livingston.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.
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, Richard Riehle, Ian Abercrombie, Ian Patrick Williams, Henriette Ivanans, Duffie McIntire, Fintan McKeown, Bairbre Dowling, Majel Barrett, Amy Kate Connolly, Marvin De Baca, Tarik Ergin, Tina Kotrich, Mary D. Mascari, Nichole McAuley, Jack Nolan, Pablo Soriano.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: DIsengage.
Released February 23, 2023.
Directed by Doug Aarniokoski.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Christopher Monfette, Sean Tretta, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Aaron Stanford, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Randy J. Goodwin, Robert Morgan, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Chad Lindberg, Jin Maley, Tiffany Shepis, Amy Earhart, Adam Hunter, Naymon Frank, Grace Lee, An Dang, Christopher B. Derrick, Marie Kelli, Jerry Marr, Frances Parsons, Dominique Stango, Chris Torres, Marco Vazzano.

Friday, February 20, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Born on this day – Laurent Tirard:


Laurent Tirard


Writer

Director

February 18, 1967 – September 5, 2024

Credits:

À consommer froid de preference (2005); Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012); Café Picouly (2007); Call My Agent! (2017); Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2007); Cinémas (2009); De source sûre (1999); Demain est un autre jour (2000); Días de cine (2022); Fred et son orchestra (2002–2003); Juste ciel! (2022); La pause (2005); Le plus beau jour de ma vie (2004); Les Chroniques du Mea (2018); Little Nicholas (2009); Maternal Love (2002); Mike (2011); Molière (2007); Mon vrai père (2004); Nicholas on Holiday (2014); Prête-moi ta main (2006); Return of the Hero (2018); Sans laisser de traces (2010); Second Chance (2010); Tête de gondole / Segments: La Pause; À consommer froid de preference (2005); The Speech (2020); The Story of My Life (2004); Ton tour viendra (2002); Up for Love (2016); Vivement dimanche (2014).

Monday, February 16, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967 & 1968)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Voyager (2000)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: Space Seed.
Released February 16, 1967.
Directed by Marc Daniels.
Written by Gene L. Coon, Carey Wilber.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Ricardo Montalban, Madlyn Rhue, Makee K. Blaisdell, Mark Tobin, Kathy Ahart, John Winston, John Arndt, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, Robert Buckingham, Dick Cangey, Frank da Vinci, Joan Johnson, Eddie Paskey, Jan Reddin, Frieda Rentie, Ron Veto, Joan Webster.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 21.
Episode entitled: Patterns of Force.
Released February 16, 1968.
Directed by Vincent McEveety.
Written by John Meredyth Lucas.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage, George Duning.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Richard Evans, Valora Noland, Skip Homeier, David Brian, Patrick Horgan, William Wintersole, Gilbert Green, Lev Mailer, Ed McCready, Peter Canon, Paul Baxley, Chuck Courtney, Bart La Rue, Benjie Bancroft, Bill Blackburn, John Blower, Frank da Vinci, Len Felber, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Sean Morgan, Eddie Paskey, Basil Poledouris, Robert Strong, Bob Whitney.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: First Contact.
Released February 16, 1991.
Directed by Cliff Bole.
Written by Dennis Bailey, David Bischoff, Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, Michael Piller, Marc Scott Zicree, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, George Coe, Carolyn Seymour, George Hearn, Michael Ensign, Steven Anderson, Sachi Parker, Bebe Neuwirth, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Gilbert B. Combs, Christopher Doyle, Elliot Durant III, Randy James, Bruce Koski, Tim McCormack.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: Collective.
Released February 16, 2000.
Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Michael Taylor, Andrew Shepard Price, Mark Gaberman, Bryan Fuller, Robert Doherty.
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, Ryan Spahn, Manu Intiraymi, Marley S. McClean, Kurt Wetherill, Cody Wetherill, Majel Barrett, Patrick Barnitt, Tarik Ergin, Tina Kotrich, Mark Major, Nichole McAuley, Tom Miller, Keith Rayve.


Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: The Next Generation.
Released February 16, 2023.
Directed by Doug Aarniokoski.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.
Written by Terry Matalas, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Orla Brady, Todd Stashwick, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Anthony Azizi, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Chad Lindberg, Jin Maley, Jani Wang, Christian Crandall, Amy Earhart, Grace Lee, Ric Sarabia, Michelle Blass, An Dang, Naymon Frank, Marie Kelli, Dominique Stango, Marco Vazzano.

Monday, February 9, 2026

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967 & 1968)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)
Star Trek: Voyager (2000)


Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 21.
Episode entitled: The Return of the Archons.
Released February 9, 1967.
Directed by Joseph Pevney.
Written by Boris Sobelman, Gene Roddenberry.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Harry Townes, Torin Thatcher, Brioni Farrell, Sid Haig, Charles Macaulay, Jon Lormer, Morgan Farley, Karl Held / Christopher Held, Sean Morgan, Lev Mailer / Ralph Maurer, David L. Ross, Bill Blackburn, Bobby Clark, Frank da Vinci, Lars Hensen, Eddie Paskey, Ron Veto, Barbara Webber.

Star Trek
Season 2. Episode 20.
Episode entitled: Return to Tomorrow.
Released February 9, 1968.
Directed by Ralph Senensky.
Written by John T. Dugan / John Kingsbridge.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Alexander Courage, George Duning.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Diana Muldaur, Cindy Lou, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, John Hugh McKnight, Eddie Paskey.


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 4. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Clues.
Released February 9, 1991.
Directed by Les Landau.
Written by Bruce D. Arthurs, Joe Menosky, Bruce D. Arthurs, Ronald D. Moore, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Colm Meaney, Pamela Winslow Kashani, Rhonda Aldrich, Whoopi Goldberg, Patti Yasutake, Tom Knickerbocker, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Kathy Hammers, Randy James, Kraig Kishi, Lorine Mendell, Joyce Robinson.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 6. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Tsunkatse.
Released February 9, 2000.
Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Robert Doherty, Gannon Kenney, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jeffrey Combs, J.G. Hertzler, Dwayne Johnson/The Rock, Michael Bailous, Tarik Ergin, Peter Scott Harmyk, Joyce Lasley, Nichole McAuley, Tom Miller, Robin Morselli, Keith Rayve, Joey Sakata, Pablo Soriano.

Sunday, January 18, 2026

On this day in movie history - Warning Shot (1967 movie & novel):


Warning Shot

directed by Buzz Kulik,
written by Mann Rubin,
based on the novel 711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson,
was released in the United States on January 18, 1967.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O’Connor, Joan Collins, Walter Pidgeon, Vito Scotti, David Garfield, Robert Williams, Jerry Dunphy, Dorothy Abbott, Leon Alton, Jackie Andre, Rodney Bingenheimer, Thordis Brandt, Jeff Brown, Ron Burke, Jean Carson, Sheila Cave, Phil Chambers, Spencer Chan, Dick Cherney, Norma Clark, Donald Curtis, Geno Danella, Mimi Dillard, Michael Donovan, Brian Dunne, Lars Hensen, Freda Jones, Pat Jones, Bobbi Jordan, Susan Little, Karl Lukas, Mike Mahoney, Walter Maslow, Patrick McCall, William Meader, Gigi Michel, Don Mitchell, John Mitchum, Daniel Nunez, Robert Osterloh, Kathy Patterson, Bob Peoples, Richard Raymond, Mark Russell, Bernard Sell, Sammy Shack, Claude Stroud, Tiki, Arthur Tovey, Dale Van, Fred Villani, Lanetta Wahlgren, Bobbi Whitby, Jerry Wills, Jason Wingreen, Kai J. Wong, Grant Woods, John Zimeas.

Recommended reading:


711 - Officer Needs Help

By Whit Masterson.

Filmed as Warning Shot (1967), directed by Buzz Kulik.

ASIN: B000CC6L22
Published by Popular Library.
First published 1965.
Paperback.

Description:

A Man on the run for his life...

A suspense novel to startle and shock...

Detective Sergeant Tom Valens was a tough man in a tough business--with an unblemished record, a long scar in his gut to prove his integrity and a beautiful ex-wife to prove his devotion to the Force.

Then one night he made a cop's worst mistake--and found himself alone, with ten days to clear his name and save his life. Ten chilling days which led to a gorgeous redhead named Liz, a secret potent enough to blow half of Los Angeles society sky-high, and a psychotic killer who would stop at nothing...including triple murder.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Born on this day – Jacob Ericksson:


Jacob Ericksson


Actor

January 7, 1967 – October 17, 2025

Credits:

27 sekundmeter snö (2005); A Thousand Times Stronger (2010); Adam & Eva (1997); All Inclusive (2017); Allt och lite till (2004); Änglavakt (2010); Before We Die (2017–2019); BlindgÃ¥ngare (2005); Box 21 (2020); Brothers: The Return (2006); Brott§vÃ¥g (2000); Coachen (2005); Crimes of Passion: Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (2013); Death of a Pilgrim (2013); Den fjärde mannen (2014–2015); Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sig (2000); Detta har hänt (1997); En pÃ¥ miljonen (1995); Ett litet rött paket (1999); Gisslan (1996); Glappet (1997); God jul (1999); Guds tre flickor (2009–2010); Höök (2008); I skuggan av vÃ¥ldet (2004); Iscariot (2008); Jakten pÃ¥ en mördare (1999); Kvinnan i det lÃ¥sta rummet (1998); Längtans blÃ¥a blomma (1998); LasseMajas detektivbyrÃ¥ - Kameleontens hämnd (2008); LasseMajas detektivbyrÃ¥ (2006); Lilla aktuellt (1999); Livet i Fagervik (2008); Lust (2022); Millennium (2010); Miss Friman's War (2015); Molanders (2013); Pappas flicka (1998); Parasit-TV (2001–2002); Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008); Pip-Larssons (1998); PTV - Penetrerings-TV (1991); Rika barn leka bäst (1997); Romeo och Julia (1996); S:t Mikael: Traumaenheten (1998); Sjukan (1997); Solsidan (2019); Stackars Tom (2002); Swoon (2019); The Bomber (2001); The Days the Flowers Bloom (2019); The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009); The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009); The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009); The Guardian Angel (2026); The Sandhamn Murders (2020); The Unknown (2000); Those Half Hidden (2009); Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman (1999); Tusenbröder (2002–2007); TV-feber (2010); Världens minsta lillasyster (2002); Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret igen! (2008); Walk the Talk (2010); Wallander (2009).

Monday, December 1, 2025

Born on this day – Ray Chan:


Ray Chan


Art director

Production designer

December 1, 1967 – April 23, 2024

Credits:

Alien vs. Predator (2004); Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Blood Diamond (2006); Children of Men (2006); Deadpool & Wolverine (2024); Doctor Strange (2016); Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023); Enigma (2001); Five Seconds to Spare (2000); Flyboys (2006); Fool's Gold (2008); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Hackers (1995); Heartlands (2002); How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008); Johnny English (2003); King Arthur (2004); Knight and Day (2010); Marvel Studios: Assembled (2021); Monte Carlo (2011); Nanny McPhee (2005); National Treasure (2004); Robin Hood (2010); Robinson Crusoe (1997); Screen Two (1994–1996); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Stoned (2005); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Honeymooners (2005); The Hunger (1997–2000); The Lost Son (1999); The Secret Rapture (1993); The Wings of the Dove (1997); Thor: The Dark World (2013); Thunderbirds (2004); Wrath of the Titans (2012).

Monday, November 10, 2025

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


Tony Rome

directed by Gordon Douglas,
written by Richard L. Breen,
based on the novel Miami Mayhem by Marvin Albert,
was released in the United States on November 10, 1967.
Music by Billy May.


Cast:

Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Gena Rowlands, Simon Oakland, Jeffrey Lynn, Lloyd Bochner, Sue Lyon, Robert J. Wilke, Virginia Vincent, Joan Shawlee, Richard Krisher, Lloyd Gough, Babe Hart, Templeton Fox, Rocky Graziano, Elisabeth Fraser, Shecky Greene, Jeanne Cooper, Harry Davis, Stanley Ralph Ross, Rey Baumel, Sean Bersell, Tiffany Bolling, Linda Dano, Levi Forte, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Beau Jack, Deanna Lund, Norman Marlow, Jilly Rizzo, Michael Romanoff, Joe E. Ross, Carl Starling.

Recommended reading:


Miami Mayhem

By Marvin Albert.

Filmed as Tony Rome (1967), directed by Gordon Douglas.

Published 1960.
Published by Fawcett.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0449133869
ISBN-13: 978-0449133866

Description:

Miami. The city.
Rome. The man.

He’s a hard-living, hard-loving private detective, who’s been muscling through Miami’s vice longer than any punk in a baggy suit. He gets his fill of offers from women. But the brand of cruising he prefers is aboard his luxury power boat, the Straight Pass. The roads of pleasure and danger are many. But all the roads lead to Rome….

Filmed as "Tony Rome" in 1967. Then released as "Tony Rome"(1967) by the author based on the film script. It seemed a routine little job.... Just return a high-flying heiress to her worried papa. But some of a man's worst messes start out as routine little jobs. This one really hits the pedal, with a body on the floor of Tony's office, the head smashed by a bullet. The bait to catch the filler: a daisy-shaped, gold-and-diamond pin that couldn't bring enough to be worth anybody's trouble. Or worth murdering for...

On this day in music history - Nights in White Satin, by The Moody Blues (1967):


Nights in White Satin

Song by The Moody Blues,
released November 10, 1967.

Saturday, October 25, 2025

On this day in movie history - Le Samouraï (1967):


Le Samouraï

English translation: The Samurai,
directed by Jean-Pierre Melville,
written by Jean-Pierre Melville and Georges Pellegrin,
was released in France on October 25, 1967.
Music by François de Roubaix.


Cast:

Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Michel Boisrond, Robert Favart, Jean-Pierre Posier, Catherine Jourdan, Roger Fradet, Carlo Nell, Robert Rondo.