On this day in movie history - Insomnia (1997):

Insomnia

directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg,

written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg,

was released in Norway on March 14, 1997.
Music by Geir Jenssen.

Cast:

Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand, Kristian Figenschow, Thor Michael Aamodt, Frode Rasmussen, Bjørn Moan, Maria Bonnevie, Marianne O. Ulrichsen, Bjørn Floberg, Guri Johnson.

On this day in music history:

Don’t Look Back by John Lee Hooker (1997)

Fallen by Evanescence (2003)

Centered by Sherry Finzer & Karasvana (2022)

Don’t Look Back

Album by John Lee Hooker,

released March 4, 1997.

Track list: Dimples; The Healing Game; Ain't No Big Thing; Don't Look Back; Blues Before Sunrise; Spellbound; Travellin' Blues; I Love You Honey; Frisco Blues; Red House; Rainy Day.

Fallen

Album by Evanescence,

released March 4, 2003.

Track list: Going Under; Bring Me to Life; Everybody's Fool; My Immortal; Haunted; Tourniquet; Imaginary; Taking Over Me; Hello; My Last Breath; Whisper.

Centered

Album by Sherry Finzer & Karasvana,

released March 4, 2022.

Track list: Music of the Spheres; Sacred Spiral; Encircling the Illusion.

On this day in movie history - Donnie Brasco (1997):

Donnie Brasco

directed by Mike Newell,

written by Paul Attanasio,

based on the book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1997.
Music by Patrick Doyle.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto, Zach Grenier, Walt MacPherson, Ronnie Farer, Terry Serpico, Gretchen Mol, Tony Lip, George Angelica, Val Avery, Madison Arnold, Delanie Fitzpatrick, Katie Sagona, Sara Gold, Larry Romano, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Giamatti, James McCauley, James Bulleit, Andrew Parks, Keenan Shimizu, Rocco Musacchia, Joe Francis, Sal Jenco, Billy Capucilli, Laura Cahill, Doreen Murphy, Elle Alexander, Denise Faye, Elaine del Valle, John Horton, Dan Brennan, LaJuan Carter, Sandy Barber, Joyce Stovall, Frank Pesce, Randy Jurgensen, John Di Benedetto, Richard Zavaglia, Tony Ray Rossi, Edward Black, Gaetano LoGiudice, Carmelo Musacchia, Pat Vecchio.

On this day in movie history - In the Company of Men (1997):

In the Company of Men

directed and written by Neil LaBute,

based on the play by Neil LaBute,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival

in the United States on January 19, 1997.
Music by Karel Roessingn and Ken Williams.

Cast:

Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards, Matt Malloy, Michael Martin, Mark Rector, Christopher P. Hayes, Jason Dixie, Emily Cline, Roxanne Butler, Tahirah Essix, Julia Henkel, Sara Pauley, Cheryl Russell, Jasen Savage, Lynette Smith, William Young, Tamara Reiter, Chan Aye, Nisa Janek, Bob Werling, James D. Agnew, Thomas Airgood, Jack S. Berg, Patrick Garrett, Kenneth Low, Kent Ripley, Richard Shaipline, Kent Uhen, Jeff Ummel, Cate Jenkins, Lisa M. Moore, Mary Ann Wissman, Christie Saylor, Wendy Zablotney, Brandy Runyan, Angela Bolenbaugh, Theresa Heredia, Jeri Herrmann, Mary Veverka, James Veverka, Tony O'Dell, Adam Simcoe, David Kledzik, Angie Reed, Christine Smith, Pete Smith, Karen Wells, Ashley Caveda, James Caveda, Sheri Caveda, Rich Lee, Sam Lewis, Dan O'Shaughnessey, Brett Shuff, Adrienne Roberson, Michael C. Barnhouse, Laura L. Bartels, Peter Springer, Sarah Springer, Sara Valentine, Carol Kohnen, Carmella A. Leto, Dominic J. Leto Sr., Rita A. Morrical, Clark Valentine, Paul E. Wilson Jr., Ken Petruska, Mike Thena, Donna Bandor, Patricia Colchin, Carrie Wellman, Barbara Whitacre, Fred Coffee, Tanya Alman, Lisa Bartels, Cassandra Cox, Megan Cox, Manuel Dominguez, Holly Goins, Jesse D. Goins, Kim Goins, Angelique Hamlick, Syndee Hamrick, Michelle Hart, Deb Howard, Michael Kaufmann, Hank Keifer, Deb Morken, Tom Needham, Diane O'Shaughnessey, Donald Pope, Colby Prough, Jamen Ratcliff, Paul Rowe, Greg Solon, James Solon, Mary Kay Solon, Megan Solon, Neal Solon, Tim Solon, Mike Tinsley, Brice Urschel, Sharon Urschel, Paul Bay, Brian Berghorn, Ron Burgess, Jason Burns, Tina Carter, Shawn E. Carter, Lori M. Craft, Ryan Craft, Shawn Davis, Trevor Edwards, Don Gephart, Roger Grigsby, Adam Hinkle, Tiffany Kostov, Michael Janek, Nicole Johnson, Andrew K. Manes, Sam Mitchell, Janette Myers, Shardesha Northington, Howard Reed, Ilene E. Roach, Lindsay Roy, Tammy Baxter-Smith, Denise Snider, Patrick Veverka, Chris Wretzak, John Hartman.

On this day in movie history - Open Your Eyes (1997):

Open Your Eyes

Spanish title: Abre los ojos,

directed by Alejandro Amenábar,

written by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil,

was released in Spain on December 19, 1997.
Music by Alejandro Amenábar and Mariano Marín.

Cast:

Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martinez, Najwa Nimri, Gerard Barray, Jorge de Juan, Miguel Palenzuela, Pedro Miguel Martinez, Ion Gabella, Joserra Cadiñanos, Tristan Ulloa, Pepe Navarro, Jaro, Walter Prieto, Carola Angulo, Fanny Gautier, Luis Garcia, Javier Martin, Jose Angel Egido, Ricardo Cruz, Raul Otegui, Pepe (cat), Alejandro Amenábar, Luis Fernandez de Eribe, Isabel Serrano.

On this day in music history - Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya, by Enya (1997):

Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya

Album by Enya,
released November 11, 1997.

Track list:

Orinoco Flow; Caribbean Blue; Book of Days; Anywhere Is; Only If; The Celts; China Roses; Shepherd Moons; Ebudae; Storms in Africa; Watermark; Paint the Sky with Stars; Marble Halls - Enya, Traditional; On My Way Home; The Memory of Trees; Boadicea.

On this day in music history - Deuces Wild, by B.B. King (1997):

Deuces Wild

Album by B.B. King,

released on November 4, 1997.

Track list:

If You Love Me - (with Van Morrison); Thrill Is Gone, The - (with Tracy Chapman); Rock Me Baby - (with Eric Clapton); Please Send Me Someone to Love - (with Mick Hucknall); Baby I Love You - (with Bonnie Raitt); Ain’t Nobody Home - (with D’Angelo); There Must Be a Better World Somewhere - (with Dr. John); Confessin’ the Blues - (with Marty Stuart); Paying the Cost to Be the Boss - (with The Rolling Stones); Dangerous Mood - (with Joe Cocker); Keep It Coming - (with Heavy D); Cryin’ Won’t Help You - (with David Gilmour / Paul Carrack); Night Life - (with Willie Nelson).

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 - Angels Fall First, by Nightwish (1997):

Angels Fall First

Album by Nightwish,

released November 1, 1997.

Track list:

Elvinpath; Beauty And The Beast; The Carpenter; Astral Romance; Angels Fall First; Tutankhamen; Nymphomaniac Fantasia; Know Why The Nightingale Sings; Lappi (Lapland): I. Eramaajarvi; Lappi (Lapland): II. Witchdrums; Lappi (Lapland): III. This Moment Is Eternity; Lappi (Lapland): Etiainen.

On this day in movie history - The Devil’s Advocate (1997):

The Devil’s Advocate

directed by Peter Yates,

written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy,

based on the novel by Andrew Neiderman,

was released in the United States on October 17, 1997.
Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Debra Monk, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, George Wyner, Chris Bauer, Connie Embesi, Jonathan Cavallary, Heather Matarazzo, Murphy Guyer, Leo Burmester, Bill Moor, Neal Jones, Eddie Aldridge, Mark Deakins, Rony Clanton, George Gore II, Alan Manson, Brian Poteat, Daniel Oreskes, Kim Chan, Caprice Benedetti, Don King, Ray Garvey, Rocco Musacchia, Susan Kellermann, James Saito, Harsh Nayyar, Mohammad Ghaffari, Nicki Cochrane, Fenja Klaus, Gino Lucci, Novella Nelson, Vincent Laresca, Benny Nieves, Franci Leary, Gloria Lynne Henry, Jorge Navarro, Tomatito / Jose Fernandes Torres, Antonio Vargas Cortés, Elena Camunez Andújar, Monica Keena, Linda Atkinson, William Hill, Juan Carlos Hernández, Wei Mei Wong, E. Katherine Kerr, Liza Harris, Bill Boggs, Bo Rucker, Michael Lombard, Marc Manfro, J. Nester, John Rothman, George Sperdakos, Hollis Granville, Edward Seamon, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Gregory Lichtenson, Socorro Santiago, Marcia DeBonis, Marie Stuart Vassallo, Tom Riis Farrell, Harold Surratt, Alfonse D'amato, Charles A. Gargano, Lou Rudin, Ernie Grunfeld, Alan Grubman, Al Cerullo, Cadillac Moon (band), Rich Campbell, Cliff Hackford, Dave Noyes, Mike Nugent, Al Santoriello, Nikita Ager, Allan Wayne Anderson, Paul Benedict, Lauren Collins, Christopher Del Gaudio, Joyce Garland, Millena Gay, Roy Jones Jr., Christopher King, Omar Koury, Adrian Lee, Frank Licari, Delroy Lindo, Anibal O. Lleras, Cindy Malika, Dennis Mallen, Doris McCarthy, Dale Resteghini, Bonnie Rose, Todd Wall, Victor Warren.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery (2020)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Nemesis.

Released September 24, 1997.

Directed by Alexander Singer.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Michael Mahonen, Matt Levin, Nathan Anderson, Peter Vogt, Booth Colman, Meghan Murphy, Terrence Evans, Marilyn Fox, Pancho Demmings, Tulsy Ball, Chuck Borden, George Cambio, Carol Cetrone, Glenn Goldstein, Mark Major, Cazimir Milostan, Louis Ortiz, Monica Peterson, Steve Race, Jerry Sherman, Brooke Stephens.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Extinction.

Released September 24, 2003.

Directed by LeVar Burton.

Written by André Bormanis, Jonathan Fernandez.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Roger Cross, Daniel Dae Kim, Troy Mittleider, Philip Boyd, Brian J. Williams, Alexandrea Ortiz, Craig Baxley Jr., Kiante Elam, Glen Hambly, Jimmy Ortega, Keith Shindoll.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Vulcan Hello.

Released September 24, 2017.

Directed by David Semel.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Akiva Goldsman, Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Kemp Powers.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif/Javid Iqbal, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Chris Obi, Maulik Pancholy, Terry Serpico, Sam Vartholomeos, Arista Arhin, Emily Coutts, Justin Howell, Ali Momen, Bonnie Morgan, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Tasia Valenza, Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Jimmy Chimarios, Nicole Dickinson, Julie Mahendran, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Battle at the Binary Stars.

Released September 24, 2017.

Directed by Adam Kane.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Bryan Fuller, Bo Yeon Kim, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran, Kemp Powers.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif/Javid Iqbal, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Kenneth Mitchell, Chris Obi, Terry Serpico, Sam Vartholomeos, Arista Arhin, Emily Coutts, Ali Momen, Clare McConnell, Thamela Mpumlwana, Damon Runyan, Tasia Valenza, Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Jimmy Chimarios, Nicole Dickinson, Julie Mahendran, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Recommended reading:

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery

By Paula Block & Terry J Erdmann.

Published by Titan Books.

Published 2020.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1789092590

ISBN-13: 9781789092592

Description:

The official Star Trek: Discovery art book.

Star Trek: Discovery, the newest chapter in the Star Trek Universe, follows the exploits of Vulcan-raised science officer Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery as they boldly go where no one has gone before.

The Art of Star Trek Discovery explores behind the scenes of CBS's hit show, with cast and crew interviews, set photography, concept art and storyboards. With exclusive content from the first two seasons, this book is a must-have for every Star Trek fan.