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.

On this day in movie history - L.A. Confidential (1997):

L.A. Confidential

directed by Curtis Hanson,

written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson,

based on the novel by James Ellroy,

was released in the United States on September 19, 1997.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Allan Graf, Precious Chong, Symba, Bob Clendenin, Lennie Loftin, Will Zahrn, Amber Smith, Darrell Sandeen, Michael Warwick, Simon Baker, Shawnee Free Jones, Matthew Allen Bretz, Thomas Rosales Jr., Shane Dixon, Norman Howell, Brian Lally, Don Pulford, Chris Short, John Mahon, Tomas Arana, Michael McCleery, George Yager, Jack Conley, Ginger Slaughter, Jack Knight, John H. Evans, Gene Wolande, Brian Bossetta, Michael Chieffo, Gwenda Deacon, T.J. Kennedy, Ingo Neuhaus, Robert Harrison, Jim Metzler, Robert Barry Fleming, Jeremiah Birkett, Salim Grant, Karr Washington, Noel Evangelisti, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Jeff Sanders, Steven Lambert, Jordan Marder, Gregory White, April Breneman, Lisa Worthy, Beverly Sharpe, Colin Mitchell, John Currie Slade, Brenda Bakke, Kevin Maloney, Patrice Walters, Rebecca Klingler, Irene Roseen, Scott Eberlein, David St. James, Bodie Newcomb, Jeff Austin, Robert Foster, Kevin Patrick Kelly, Henry Marder, Monty McKee, Henry Meyers, Michael Ossmann, Dick Stilwell, Jess Thomas, Robert Thompson, Jody Wood, Jonathan Adler, April Audia, Jana Rains Austinson, William Boyd, Hennen Chambers, Jan Citron, Priscilla Cory, Alice Dinnean, T.K. Durham, Rhonda Fleming, Deborah Kerr, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Fred Lerner, Scott McKinley, John Meier, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Ortega, Chris Palermo, J.P. Romano, Gilbert Rosales, Nectar Rose, Jane Russell, Rocco Salata, Frank Sinatra, Vern Urich, Sam P. Whitehead, Dell Yount, Anne Zogby.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Day of Honor.

Released September 17, 1997.

Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Majel Barrett, Alexander Enberg, Alan Altshuld, Michael Krawic, Kevin Stillwell, John Austin, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Christine Delgado, Kerry Hoyt, Andray Johnson, Keith Rayve, Guy Richardson, Richard Sarstedt.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Anomaly.

Released September 17, 2003.

Directed by David Straiton.

Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, 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 Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Robert Rusler, Nathan Anderson, Julia Rose, Sean McGowan, Kenneth White, Ryan Honey, Ken Lally, Alexandrea Ortiz, Mark Correy, Nikki Flux, Duncan K. Fraser, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, Aldric A. Horton, Lisa Hoyle, Roy Joaquin, Amina Julianna, John Jurgens, Kortney Manns, Marnie Martin, Tom Morga, Lin Oeding, Aric Rogokos, Lidia Sabljic, Webster Whinery.

On this day in music history - An Italian Songbook, by Cecilia Bartoli (1997):

An Italian Songbook

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

released September 16, 1997.

Track list:

Aragonese; Lovely Moon, Your Silver Light; The Boatman; Ah! Remember, Lovely Irene; Abandonment; Now Adorned With Flowers; Meloncholy, Gracious Nymph; Love And Death; Bolero; The Distaff; The Fervent Desire; Charming Phillis, Come Back; Go, Lucky Rose; Sorrowful Likeness Of My Phyllis; Little Butterfly; To My Mother; For Pity’s Sake, My Godess; I Want To Build A House; The Exile; The Dance.

On this day in music history - Mozart: Don Giovanni, by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti (1997):

Mozart: Don Giovanni

Album by Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming and Georg Solti,

released September 16, 1997.

Track list:

Don Giovanni: Overture - London PO/Sir Georg Solti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Notte E Giorno Faticar (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Leporello, Ove Sei (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ma Qual Mai S’offre, O Dei (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Orsu, Spicciati Presto (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Chi Mi Dice Mai (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Chi E la (Stelle Che Vedo) - (Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni) - Ann Murray/Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Madamina, Il Catalogo E Questo (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Giovinette Che Fate All’amore (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Manco Male, E Partita (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ho Capito, Signor Si! (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Alfin Siam Liberati (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: La CI Darem la Mano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Fermati, Scellerato (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ah Fuggi Il Traditor (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Mi Par Ch’oggi Ol Demonio Si Diverta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Non Ti Fidar, O Misera (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Don Ottavio, Son Mortal (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Or Sai Chi L’onore (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Come Mai Creder Deggio Dalla Sua Pace (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act One: Lo Deggio Ad Ogni Patto (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Finch’han Dal Vino (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Masetto, Senti Un Po’ (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: Batti, Batti O Bel Masetto (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Guarda Un Po’ Come Seppe Questa Strega Sedurmi) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: (Presto, Presto, Pria Ch’ei Venga) (Masetto) - Roberto Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act One: Bisogna Aver Coraggio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act One: Protegga Il Giusto Cielo (Donna Anna, Don Ottavio) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act One: Riposate, Vezzose Ragazze! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act One: Venite Pur Avanti (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act One: Ecco Il Birbo Che T’ha Offesa (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Eh Via, Buffone (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Leporello!... Signor? (Don Giovanni, Leporello) - Bryn Terfel/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah! Taci, Ingiusto Core (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Amico Che Ti Par? (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Deh Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: V’e Gente Alla Finestra! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Meta Di Voi Qua Vadano (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Zitto Lascia Ch’io Senta (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Vedrai Carino (Zerlina) - Monica Groop; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Di Molte Faci Il Lume (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Sola Sola in Buio Loco (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: (Mille Torbidi Pensieri) (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Dunque Quello Sei Tu Ah Pieta Signori Miei (Zerlina, Leporella) - Monica Groop/Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ferma Perfido Germa (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Il Mio Tesoro Intanto (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: In Quali Eccessi O Numi (Dona Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Mi Tradi Quell’alma Ingrata (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah! Questa E Buona! (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: O Statua Gentillissima (Leporello) - Michele Pertusi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Calmatevi Idol Mio (Don Ottavio) - Herbert Lippert; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Crudele?... Non Mi Dir (Donna Anna) - Renee Fleming; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Gia la Mensa E Preparata (Don Giovanni) - Bryn Terfel; Don Giovanni: Act Two: L’ultima Prova Dell’amor Mio (Donna Elvira) - Ann Murray; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Don Giaovanni a Venar Teco (Il Commendatore) - Mario Luperi; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Ah Dov’e Il Perfido? (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Zerlina, Don Ottavio, Masetto) - Fleming/Murray/Groop/Lippert/Scaltriti; Don Giovanni: Act Two: Questo E Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal! (Donna Anna, Donna Elvira) - Renee Fleming/Ann Murray.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: The Gift.

Released September 10, 1997.

Directed by Anson Williams.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jennifer Lien, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Damaris Cordelia, Tarik Ergin, Kerry Hoyt, Heather Rattray, Richard Sarstedt, Pablo Soriano, Chester E. Tripp III.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Xindi.

Released September 10, 2003.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, 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 Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Richard Lineback, Stephen McHattie, Tucker Smallwood, Randy Oglesby, Rick Worthy, Scott MacDonald, Marco Sanchez, Daniel Dae Kim, Nathan Anderson, Steven Culp, Chris Freeman, Adam Taylor Gordon, Alexandrea Ortiz, Walter Tabayoyong, Steve Blalock, Cole Chipman, Marvin De Baca, Drew Delaine, Kevin Derr, Evan English, Tarik Ergin, Duncan K. Fraser, Hilde Garcia, Aldric A. Horton, Michael Hugghins, Clint Lilley, Dorenda Moore, Louis Ortiz, Bobby Pappas, Scott Pierce, Erin Leigh Price, Tim Sitarz, Paul Sklar, Monika Spruch, Rob Steiner, Chris Torres, Scott Workman.

On this day in music history - Signatures: Great Opera Scenes, by Renée Fleming (1997):

Signatures: Great Opera Scenes

Album by Renée Fleming,
released September 9, 1997.

Track list:

Porgi, amor (from Le nozze di Figaro); E Susanna non vein! ... Dove sono i bei momenti (from Le nozze di Figaro); Nu, zaboltalas ya! ... Puskai pogibnu ya (Letter scene) (from Eugene Onegin) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Larissa Diadkova; Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (O silver moon) (from Rusalki); Era piu calmo? ...’ Piangea cantando nell’erma landa’ ... Ave Maria (from Otello) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Larissa Diadkova; Peter seems to have disapeared ... Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness (Embroidery aria) - Renee Fleming / LSO / Solti / Jonathan Summers; Ich komme-ich komme (Transformation scene) (from Daphne).

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

Cube

directed by Vincenzo Natali,

written by André Bijelic,

Graeme Manson and Vincenzo Natali,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 1997.
Music by Mark Korven.

Cast:

Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint.

On this day in movie history - Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997):

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

aka SUBWAYstories,

was released in the United States on August 17, 1997.
Directed by Bob Balaban, Patricia Benoit, Julie Dash, Jonathan Demme, Ted Demme, Abel Ferrara, Alison Maclean, Craig McKay, Lucas Platt, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld.
Written by Adam Brooks, John Guare, Lynn Grossman, Angela Todd, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Albert Innaurato, Danny Hoch, Julie Dash, Marla Hanson, Joe Viola, Rosie Perez.
Music by Mecca Bodega.

Story segment titles:

Fern's Heart of Darkness
The 5: 24
Honey-Getter
The Listeners
Love on the A Train
Manhattan Miracle
The Red Shoes
Sax Cantor Riff
Subway Car from Hell
Underground

Cast:

Bill Irwin, KRS-One, Tina North, Paul Lazar, Andre B. Blake, Anthony S. Calypso, Robert W. Castle, Marlon Cherry, Carl J. Ferrazza, Daniel Freedman, Marc Mueller, Paul Mueller, Simon Seven, Joe Toutebon, Daniel Wolff, Mari Danzi, Lara McFarlane, Angie Utt, Audrey Meyers, Denis Leary, Christine Lahti, N'Bushe Wright, Kevin Corrigan, Marie Barrientos, O.L. Duke, Ellen Gould, John C. Vennema, Sixto Ramos, Erika Greene, Steve Zahn, Jerry Stiller, Bonnie Hunt, Richard Spore, Mekhi Phifer, José Ramón Rosario, Nancy Ticotin, John Ford Noonan, Lili Taylor, Michael Rapaport, Israel Horovitz, Mercedes Ruehl, Zachary Taylor, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Jordan, Bruce Smolanoff, Rob Clasen, Jay Bailey, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Ajay Naidu, Danny Hoch, Steven Randazzo, Gi Shen, Kenny Garrett, Sam Rockwell, Sol Frieder, Tammi Cubilette, Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier, Bruklin Harris, Taral Hicks, Daniel Rous, Will Hare, Rosie Perez, Michael McGlone, Gretchen Mol, Gregory Hines, Anne Heche, George T. Odom, John D. Bair, John Bryant, Christopher Del Gaudio, Mark Robert Gordon, Stacie Johnsen, Adrian Lee, Bonnie Monaghan, Steve Nuke, Frank Turek, Chris White.

On this day in movie history - 12 Angry Men (1997):

12 Angry Men

directed by William Friedkin,

written by Reginald Rose,

based on the 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose,

was released in the United States on August 17, 1997.

Cast:

Courtney B. Vance, Ossie Davis, George C. Scott, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Dorian Harewood, James Gandolfini, Tony Danza, Jack Lemmon, Hume Cronyn, Mykelti Williamson, Edward James Olmos, William Petersen, Mary McDonnell, Tyrees Allen, Douglas Spain.

On this day in movie history - Cop Land (1997):

Cop Land

directed and written by James Mangold,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1997.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich, Cathy Moriarty, John Spencer, Frank Vincent, Malik Yoba, Arthur Nascarella, Victor Williams, Edie Falco, Mel Gorham, Paul Herman, Paul Calderón, Vincent Laresca, Method Man, Deborah Harry, Tony Sirico.

On this day in movie history - Event Horizon (1997):

Event Horizon

directed by Paul W. S. Anderson,

written by Philip Eisner,

was released in the United States on August 15, 1997.
Music by Michael Kamen and Orbital.

Cast:

Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Barclay Wright, Noah Huntley, Robert Jezek, Emily Booth, Bharat Nalluri, Gary Sinyor.

On this day in music history - Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été, by Susan Graham and John Nelson (1997):

Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été

Album by Susan Graham and John Nelson,

released July 15, 1997.

Track list:

No. 1, Villanelle; No. 2, Le spectre de la rose; No. 3, Sur les lagunes; No. 4, Absence; No. 5, Au cimitière; No. 6, L’île inconnue; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: D’amour l’ardente flamme; Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, H 76: Mais, qu’ai-je donc?; Les troyens, H 133: Je vais mourir; Les troyens, H 133: Adieu, fière cite; Béatrice et Bénédict, H 138: Dieu! Que viens-je d’entendre?

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

Contact

directed by Robert Zemeckis,

written by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg,

based on the novel by Carl Sagan,

was released in the United States on July 11, 1997.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt, William Fichtner, Angela Bassett, Jake Busey, Rob Lowe, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Steven Ford, Jay Leno, Larry King, Ann Druyan.

Recommended reading:

Contact

By Carl Sagan.

Published 1985.

A science-fiction novel.

ISBN-10: 0671004107

ISBN-13: 978-0671004101

Description:

In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history.

Who – or what – is out there?

In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe.

In Contact, he predicts its future – and our own.