On this day in movie history - King of New York (1990):

King of New York

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on September 22, 1990.
Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Larry Fishburne, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes, Janet Julian, Paul Calderón, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Theresa Randle, Carrie Nygren, Frank Adonis, Gerard Murphy, Harold Perrineau, Leonard L. Thomas, Gary Landon Mills, Robert LaSardo, Lance Guecia, Frankie Cee, Ernest Abuba, Freddy Howard, Frank Gio, Joey Chin, Lia Chang, Michael Guess, James Lorinz, Alonna Shaw, Nancy Hunter, Jay Julien, Roger Guenveur Smith, Vanessa Angel, Phoebe Legere, Erica Gimpel, Frank Aquilina, David Proval, Carlos Lauchu, Dhonna Harris Goodale.

On this day in movie history - Miller’s Crossing (1990):

Miller’s Crossing

directed and written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on September 22, 1990.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, Steve Buscemi, John McConnell, Mike Starr, Al Mancini, Olek Krupa, Frances McDormand.

On this day in movie history - Narrow Margin (1990):

Narrow Margin

directed and written by Peter Hyams,

based on a story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard,

was released in the United States on September 21, 1990.
Music by Bruce Broughton.

Cast:

Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James Sikking, J.T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh, Susan Hogan, Nigel Bennett, J.A. Preston, B.A. 'Smitty' Smith, Codie Lucas Wilbee, Barbara Russell, Antony Holland, Doreen Ramos, Kevin McNulty, Andrew Rhodes, Lon Katzman, Dana Still, Lesley Ewen, Barney O'Sullivan, Natino Bellantoni, Ted Stidder, Lindsay Bourne, Robert Rozen, Tom McBeath, Ron Cummins, Harris Yulin, Jennifer Fahrni, John Michael Quinn.

On this day in movie history - Goodfellas (1990):

Goodfellas

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese,

based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi,

was released in the United States on September 21, 1990.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Henny Youngman, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Suzanne Shepherd, Debi Mazar, Margo Winkler, Welker White, Jerry Vale, Julie Garfield, Christopher Serrone, Elaine Kagan, Beau Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Imperioli, Robbie (Bobby) Vinton, Johnny Williams, Daniel P. Conte, Tony Conforti, Frank Pellegrino, Ronald Maccone, Tony Sirico, Joseph D’Onofrio, Steve Forleo, Richard Dioguardi, Frank Adonis, John Manca, Joseph Bono, Katherine Wallach, Mark Jacobs, Angela Pietropinto, Marianne Leone, Marie Michaels, LoNardo, Melissa Prophet, Illeana Douglas, Susan Varon, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Clem Caserta, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran McGee, Paul Herman, Edward McDonald, Edward Hayes, Daniela Barbosa, Gina Mattia, Joel Calendrillo, Anthony Valentin, Edward D. Murphy, Michael Citriniti, Peter Hock, Erasmus C. Alfano, John Di Benedetto, Manny Alfaro, Thomas Lowry, Margaret Smith, Richard Mullally, Frank Albanese, Paul McIsaac, Bob Golub, Louis Eppolito, Tony Lip, Mikey Black, Peter Cicale, Anthony Powers, Vincent Pastore, Anthony Alessandro, Victor Colicchio, Mike Contessa, Philip Suriano, Paul Mougey, Norman Barbera, Anthony Polemeni, James Quattrochi, Lawrence Sacco, Dino Laudicina, Thomas E. Camuti, Andrew Scudiero, Irving Welzer, Jesse Kirtzman, Russell Halley, Spencer Bradley, Bob Altman, Joanna Bennett, Gayle Lewis, Gaetano Lisi, Luke Walter, Ed Deacy, Larry Silvestri, John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia, Vito Picone, Janis Corsair, Frank Aquilino, Lisa D’Apolito, Michael Calandrino, Vito Antuofermo, Vito Balsamo, Peter Fain, Gaetano LoGiudice, Garry Pastore, Nicole Burdette, Stella Keitel, Dominique DeVito, Michaelangelo Graziano, Paula Kcira, Nadine Kay, Tony Ellis, Peter Onorati, Jamie De Roy, Joel Blake, H. Clay Dear, Thomas Hewson, Gene Canfield, Margaux Guerard, Violet Gaynor, Tobin Bell, Berlinda Tolbert, Nancy Cassaro, Adam Wandt, Joe Gioco, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Alyson Jones, Ruby Gaynor, Bo Dietl.

On this day in movie history - State of Grace (1990):

State of Grace

directed by Phil Joanou,

written by Dennis McIntyre,

was released in the United States on September 14, 1990.
Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, R.D. Call, Joe Viterelli, Burgess Meredith, Marco St. John, Mo Gaffney, Deirdre O'Connell, Thomas G. Waites, Michael Cumpsty, Michael Cunningham, Jaime Tirelli, Vincent Pastore, Michael Cambridge, Daniel O'Shea, Thomas F. Duffy, Sandra Beall, Vincent Guastaferro, Johnny Williams, John Roselius, Louis Eppolito, John MacKay, John Ottavino, Tim Gallin, Timothy Klein, Jack Wallace, Frank Girardeau, Michael P. Moran, Frank Coletta, Paul-Felix Montez, Freddi Chandler, Tommy Sullivan, Ben Fine, Saasha Costello, Catherine Stewart, Carl Burrows, Victor Competiello, Patricia Holihan, David Hummel, Anibal O. Lleras, James Russo, Charlie Sara, Anthony Welch.

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 movie history - The Exorcist III (1990 movie & novel):

The Exorcist III

directed and written by William Peter Blatty,

based on novel Legion by William Peter Blatty,

was released in the United States on August 17, 1990.
Music by Barry De Vorzon.

Cast:

George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson, Brad Dourif, Grand L. Bush, Nicol Williamson, Nancy Fish, Tracy Thorne, Barbara Baxley, Harry Carey Jr., George DiCenzo, Tyra Ferrell, Lois Foraker, Don Gordon, Mary Jackson, Zohra Lampert, Ken Lerner, Viveca Lindfors, Lee Richardson, Kevin Corrigan, Demetrios Pappageorge, Jodi Long, Samuel L. Jackson, Amelia Campbell, C. Everett Koop, Larry King, Patrick Ewing, Teresa Wright, Fabio, Colleen Dewhurst, The Lennon Sisters.

Recommended reading:

Legion

By William Peter Blatty.

Published by Tor Books.

First published in 1983.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0765327139

ISBN-13: 978-0765327130

Description:

“Jesus asked the man his name, and he answered, ‘Legion, for we are many.’” – Mark 5:9.

A young boy is found horribly murdered in a mock crucifixion. Is the murderer the elderly woman who witnessed the crime? A neurologist who can no longer bear the pain life inflicts on its victims? A psychiatrist with a macabre sense of humor and a guilty secret? A mysterious mental patient, locked in silent isolation?

Lieutenant Kinderman follows a bewildering trail that links all these people, confronting new enigmas at every turn, even as more murders occur. Why does each victim suffer the same dreadful mutilations? Why are two priests among the dead? Is there a connection between these crimes and another series of murders that took place twelve years ago – one that supposedly ended with the death of the killer?

Legion is a novel of breathtaking energy and suspense. But more than this, it is an extraordinary journey into the uncharted depths of the human mind and the most agonizing questions of the human condition.

The answers are revealed in a climax so stunning that it could only have been written by the author of The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty.

On this day in music history - Blaze of Glory, by Jon Bon Jovi (1990):

Blaze of Glory

Album by Jon Bon Jovi,

released August 7, 1990.

Inspired by the movie Young Guns II (1990).

Track list:

Billy Get Your Guns; Miracle; Blaze of Glory; Blood Money; Santa Fe; Justice in the Barrel; Never Say Die; You Really Got Me Now; Bang a Drum; Dyin’ Ain’t Much of a Livin’; Guano City.

On this day in movie history - Young Guns II (1990):

Young Guns II

directed by Geoff Murphy,

written by John Fusco,

was released in the United States on August 1, 1990.
Music by Alan Silvestri and Jon Bon Jovi.

Cast:

Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Alan Ruck, R.D. Call, James Coburn, Balthazar Getty, Jack Kehoe, Robert Knepper, Tom Kurlander, Viggo Mortensen, Leon Rippy, Tracey Walter, Bradley Whitford, Scott Wilson, Jenny Wright, John Hammil, William J. Fisher, Carlotta Garcia, Joy Bouton, Albert Trujillo, Alina Arenal, John Alderson, Lee de Broux, Sixto Joost, Rudy Sena, Adam Taylor, Redmond Gleeson, David Paul Needles, Jerry Gardner, Domingo Ambriz, Sonny Skyhawk, Richard Schiff, Stephan Kraus, Nick Gomez, Mark Bustamante, Airen Balen, Don Simpson, Holt Parker, Tony Frank, Frank Fierro Jr., Rene L. Moreno, Chief Buddy Redbow, Danielle Blanchard, Joey Hamlin, Alexis Alexander, Ginger Lynn, Iris Pappas, Ed Adams, Mark Silverstein, Boots Southerland, Bud Stout, Howard Young, John Fusco, Walter Feldbusch, Bo Greigh, Thomas Byrd, Donald Guideau, Robert Harvey, Ted Kairys, William Upchurch, Michael Eiland, Jon Bon Jovi, Don 'Tex' Clark, Rusty Lee, Kerry Wallum.

On this day in music history:

Promise Me by Beverley Craven (1990)

American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash (2006)

Essence by Reneé Michele (2011)

Promise Me

Song by Beverley Craven,

released July 4, 1990.

American V: A Hundred Highways

Album by Johnny Cash,

released July 4, 2006.

Track list: Help Me; God’s Gonna Cut You Down; Like The 309 (the last song Johnny Cash wrote and recorded); If You Could Read My Mind; Further On Up the Road; The Evening Train; I Came To Believe; Love’s Been Good To Me; A Legend In My Time; Rose Of My Heart; Four Strong Winds; I’m Free From The Chain Gang Now.

Essence

Album by Reneé Michele,

released July 4, 2011.

Track list: Believe; Yearning; Innocence; Another Time; The Last Song; Greensleeves; The Gift; No Words; Essence; Stillness.