Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2026

On this day in movie history - Groundhog Day (1993):


Groundhog Day

directed by Harold Ramis,
written by Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin,
based on a story by Danny Rubin,
was released in the United States on February 2, 1993.
Music by George Fenton.


Cast:

Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Robin Duke, Ken Hudson Campbell, David Pasquesi, Richard Henzel, Rob Riley, Hynden Walch, Michael Shannon, Les Podewell, Rod Sell, Harold Ramis.

Happy Groundhog Day:

Groundhog Day - February 2:


Thursday, January 29, 2026

On this day in movie history - Matinee (1993):


Matinee

directed by Joe Dante,
written by Charles S. Haas,
based on a story by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas,
was released in the United States on January 29, 1993.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, Jesse Lee Soffer, Lucinda Jenney, James Villemaire, Robert Picardo, Jesse White, Dick Miller, John Sayles, David Clennon, Lucy Butler, Georgie Cranford, Nick Bronson, Cory Barlog, George Carson, Joe Gonzalez, Belinda Balaski, Charles S. Haas, Mark McCracken, Archie Hahn, Naomi Watts, Chris Stacy, Allison McKay, Glenda Chism, Aaron Stormer, Lana Bucciarelli, Richard Rossomme, D. Christian Gottshall, Bernard Blanding, Dennis Neal, Luke Halpin, Eulan Middlebrooks, Elizabeth Dimon, Shane Obedzinski, Summer-Healy Chapin, James Scott Hess, Shawn Edward Watkins, Danny Hanemann, Jesse Zeigler, Andy Isaacs, Joe Candelora, Steve Zurk, Mary Moriarty, John Paul Lehman, Jacob Witkin, Tracy Roberts, Marc Macaulay, Timothy Bass, Jeff Breslauer, Molly Conole, Peggy O'Neal, Colette Piceau, Steve DuMouchel, Kurt Smildsin, Michael T. Kelly, Ike Pappas, Brett Rice, Chris M. Allport, Robert Cornthwaite, Joey Fatone, Caroline Macey, Kevin McCarthy, Sherrie Provence, William Schallert, Elijah Vorrasi.

Thursday, December 25, 2025

On this day in movie history - Grumpy Old Men (1993):


Grumpy Old Men

directed by Donald Petrie,
written by Mark Steven Johnson,
was released in the United States on December 25, 1993.
Music by Alan Silvestri.


Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry, Christopher McDonald, Steve Cochran, Joe Howard, Isabell O'Connor, Buffy Sedlachek, John Carroll Lynch, Charles Brin, Oliver Osterberg, Joel Edwards, Steven Mark Hahn, Sharon Howard, Larissa Lowthorp, Katie Sagona, Katie Wahlquist.

Sunday, November 30, 2025

On this day in movie history - Schindler’s List (1993):


Schindler’s List

directed by Steven Spielberg,
written by Steven Zaillian,
based on the book Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally,
was released in the United States on November 30, 1993.
Music by John Williams.


Cast:

Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Małgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Beatrice Macola, Andrzej Seweryn, Friedrich von Thun, Jerzy Nowak, Norbert Weisser, Albert Misak, Michael Gordon, Aldona Grochal, Uri Avrahami, Michael Schneider, Miri Fabian, Anna Mucha, Adi Nitzan, Jacek Wójcicki, Beata Paluch, Piotr Polk, Bettina Kupfer, Grzegorz Kwas, Kamil Krawiec, Henryk Bista, Ezra Dagan, Rami Heuberger, Elina Löwensohn, Krzysztof Luft, Harry Nehring, Wojciech Klata, Paweł Deląg, Hans-Jörg Assmann, August Schmölzer, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Daniel Del Ponte, Adam Siemion, Jochen Nickel, Ludger Pistor, Oliwia Dąbrowska.

Monday, November 24, 2025

Recommended reading - The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s (1993):


The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s

Presented by Isaac Asimov.

Published 1993.
Published by Running Press.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 088184795X
ISBN-13: 978-0881847956

Description:

10 short novels.
Works by Poul Anderson, Donald Kingsbury, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, and others highlight a collection of science fiction from the heyday of the genre.

Contents:

Born with the Dead, by Robert Silverberg; The Moon Goddess and the Son, by Donald Kingsbury; Tin Soldier, by Joan D. Vinge; In the Problem Pit, by Frederik Pohl; Riding the Torch, by Norman Spinrad; Mouthpiece, by Edward Wellen; ARM, by Larry Niven; The Persistence of Vision, by John Varley; The Queen of Air and Darkness, by Poul Anderson; The Monster and the Maiden, by Gordon R. Dickson.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

On this day in music history - Desire Walks On, by Heart (1993):


Desire Walks On

Album by Heart,
released November 16, 1993.

Track list:

Desire; Black On Black ll; Back To Avalon; The Woman In Me; Rage; In Walks The Night; My Crazy Head; Ring Them Bells; Will You Be There (In The Morning); Voodoo Doll; Anything Is Possible; Avalon (Reprise); Desire Walks On.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

On this day in movie history - Carlito’s Way (1993):


Carlito’s Way

directed by Brian De Palma,
written by David Koepp,
based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Edwin Torres,
was released in the United States on November 12, 1993.
Music by Patrick Doyle.


Cast:

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Joseph Siravo, Viggo Mortensen, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, Adrian Pasdar, John Ortiz, Ángel Salazar, Al Israel, Rick Aviles, Jaime Sánchez, Edmonte Salvato, Paul Mazursky, Tera Tabrizi, Víctor Sierra, Caesar Cordova, Jon Seda, Ruben Rivera, Sherie Mambru, Brenda Hernandez, Elliot Santiago, Frank Ferrara, John Hoyt, Chuck Zito, Steven Puente, Tony Cucci, Alfred Sauchelli Jr., Anthony Catanese, Sam Weber, Sonny Zito, Walter T. Meade, Michael Hadge, Richard Council, Lindsey Baker, James Bulleit, Crystal Haney, Gregory Mitchell, Mel Gorham, Rocco Sisto, John Finn, Brian Tarantina, Jamie Tirelli, Owen Hollander, John Michael Bolger, Ralph Destino Jr., Luke Toma, Frank Pietrangolare, Mike Sheehan, Dean Rader-Duval, Gene Canfield, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Rene Rivera, Orlando Urdaneta, Troy A. Hawes, Kim Rideout, Drita Barak, Christopher Bregman, Natalia Ray, Joe Conzo, Gaetano Lisi, Debra Niewald, Christina Murphy, Julieta Ortega, Mary Hammett, Debbie Benitez, Roberta Mathes, Freddy Rios, Mike Ramos, Yelba Osorio, Nelson Vasquez, Jason Daryn, Dan Brennan, Michael P. Moran, Vincent Pastore, Garry Pastore, Cynthia LaMontagne, Bo Dietl, Kato, James V. Miller, Marc Anthony, David Boston, Marisol Carrere, Dono Cunningham, Gregory D'Angelo, Robert DaGasta, Jaclyn Dietl, Jack Fitzstephens, Garlan Green, Ralph Hughes, Pete Macnamara, Cindy Malika, Charles Malota, Daniel Margotta, Daisy Martinez, Mike Mitchell Jr., Joe Moffa, David Moss, Coati Mundi, Antone Pagán, Mike Pont, Angel Ramirez Jr., Cice Rivera, Ron Rivera, Ricardo J. Salazar, Jacqueline Frances Santiago, Saundra Santiago, Alberto Suarez, Denise Vasquez, Enrique Veloz, Bill Weeden, Kyle Wyatt.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

On this day in movie history - Flesh and Bone (1993):


Flesh and Bone

directed and written by Steve Kloves,
was released in the United States on November 5, 1993.
Music by Thomas Newman.


Cast:

Julia McNeal, Ron Kuhlman, Jerry Swindall, Ryan Bohls, James Caan, Dennis Quaid, Ez Perez, Craig Erickson, Barbara Alyn Woods, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Berryman, Meg Ryan, Scott Wilson, James N. Harrell, Gerardo Johnson, Héctor García, Betsy Brantley, John Hawkes, Vic Polizos, Nik Hagler, Travis Baker, Christopher Rydell, Angie Bolling, Joe Stevens, Libby Villari, Gail Cronauer, Jim Bob Howard, Buck Reynolds, E. Parker Webb.