On this day in movie history - eXistenZ (1999):

eXistenZ

directed and written by David Cronenberg,

was released in the United States on April 23, 1999.
Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, Robert A. Silverman, Oscar Hsu, Kris Lemche, Vik Sahay, Kirsten Johnson, James Kirchner, Balázs Koós, Stephanie Belding, Gerry Quigley.

On this day in music history:

The Earth Pressed Flat by 10,000 Maniacs (1999)

Dawn of a New Century by Secret Garden (1999)

The Earth Pressed Flat

Album by 10,000 Maniacs,

released April 20, 1999.

Track list: The Earth Pressed Flat; Ellen; Once A City; Glow; On & On (Mersey Song); Somebody's Heaven; Cabaret; Beyond The Blue; Smallest Step; In The Quiet Morning; Time Turns; Hidden In My Heart; Who Knows Where The Time Goes?; Rainbows.

Dawn of a New Century

Album by Secret Garden,

released April 20, 1999.

Track list: Moongate; Prayer; Elan; Dreamcatcher; Sona - Secret Garden; In Our Tears; Children Of The River; Evensong - Secret Garden; Lore Of The Loom; Aria; Divertimento; Aquabell; Dawn Of A New Century - Secret Garden.

On this day in movie history - True Crime (1999 movie & novel):

True Crime

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Larry Gross, Paul Brickman and Stephen Schiff,

based on the novel by Andrew Klavan,

was released in the United States on March 19, 1999.
Music by Lennie Niehaus.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, LisaGay Hamilton, James Woods, Denis Leary, Bernard Hill, Diane Venora, Michael McKean, Michael Jeter, Mary McCormack, Hattie Winston, Penny Bae Bridges, Francesca Eastwood, John Finn, Laila Robins, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Erik King, Graham Beckel, Frances Fisher, Marissa Ribisi, Christine Ebersole, Anthony Zerbe, Nancy Giles, Tom McGowan, William Windom, Don West, Lucy Liu, Dina Eastwood, Leslie Griffith, Dennis Richmond, Frank Somerville, Dan Green, Nicholas Bearde, Frances Lee McCain, Cecil Williams, Casey Lee, Jack Kehler, Colman Domingo, Linda Hoy, Danny Kovacs, Kelvin Han Yee, Kathryn Howell, Beulah Stanley, George Maguire, Bill Wattenburg, Cathy Fithian, Roland T. Abasolo, Michael Halton, Jade Marx-Berti, Velica Marie Davis, John B. Scott, Edward Silva, Jordan Sax, Rob Reece, Walter Brown, Carmen Molinari, Annie Coffey, Bob Dini, Jodi Fung, Annie Lore, Marcus J. Oliver, Ray Raffaini.

Recommended reading:

True Crime

By Andrew Klavan.

Filmed as True Crime (1999), directed by Clint Eastwood.

Published by Dell.

First published 1995.

Mass Market Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0440224039

ISBN-13: 978-0440224037

Description:

In the heat of the city, a man is out of time: speeding in a beat-up Ford Tempo, blasting easy-listening music. Reporter Steve Everett drinks too much, makes love to his boss's wife, and has just stumbled upon a shocking truth: a convicted killer is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit.

In the cold confines of Death Row, Frank Beachum is also out of time. Ready to say good-bye to the wife and child he loves and hello to the God he still believes in, Beachum knows he did not kill a convenience store clerk six years ago.  But in a few hours – if Steve Everett can't find the evidence to stop it – a needle is going to pierce Frank Beachum's skin.

The killing machine is primed. The executioner is waiting. And so is the priest. Now the clock is ticking down and the race is on – between the reporter and his demons, between the system and its lethal flaws, between the last innocent man and society's ultimate crime. . . .

On this day in music history:

Cecilia & Bryn: Duets by Cecilia Bartoli & Bryn Terfel (1999)

The Heart of Everything by Within Temptation (2007)

Cecilia & Bryn: Duets

Album by Cecilia Bartoli & Bryn Terfel,

released March 9, 1999.

Track list: Le nozze di Figaro: Act I - Duet : Cinaue... dieci... venti... trenta...; Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative : Cosa stai misurando, caro il mio Figaretto?; Le nozze di Figaro: Duet : Se a caso madama la notte ti chiama; Le nozze di Figaro: Recitative : Or bene, ascolta, e taci; Le nozze di Figaro: Cavatina : Se vuol ballare signor Contino; Le nozze di Figaro: Act II - Un moto di gioia; Le nozze di Figaro: Act III - Recitative : Signor... la vostra sposa ha i soliti vapori; Le nozze di Figaro: Duet : Crude! perche finora farmi languir cosi?; Così fan tutte: Act II - Recitative : Passeggiamo anche noi; Così fan tutte: Duet : Il core vi dono, bell'idol mio; Don Giovanni: Act I - Recitative : Alfin siam liberati, Zerlinetta gentil, da quel scioccone; Don Giovanni: Duet : La ci darem la mano, la mi dirai di si; Die Zauberflöte: Act II - Duet : Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena; Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act I - Recitative : Ebben, signor Figaro?; Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Duet : Dunque io son... tu non m'inganni?; L'Italiana in Algeri: Act I - Duet : Ai capricci della sorte io so far l'indifferente; L'Elisir d'Amore: Act II - Recitative : Come sen va contento!; L'Elisir d'Amore: Duet : Quanto amore! Ed io spietata!

The Heart of Everything

Album by Within Temptation,

released March 9, 2007.

Track list: The Howling; What Have You Done (feat. Keith Caputo); Frozen; Our Solemn Hour; The Heart Of Everything; Hand of Sorrow; The Cross; Final Destination; All I Need; The Truth Beneath the Rose; Forgiven; What Have You Done (feat. Keith Caputo) (Rock Mix); What Have You Done (Acoustic); Ice Queen (Acoustic); Stand My Ground (Acoustic); What Have You Done (feat. Keith Caputo) (US Pop Mix); Memories (Live); Angels (Live); Stand My Ground (Live).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2004)

Star Trek: Discovery (2022)

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Course: Oblivion.

Released March 3, 1999.

Directed by Anson Williams.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Majel Barrett, Joseph K. Bevilacqua, Marvin De Baca, Brendan McIvor Fleming, Peter Scott Harmyk, Kerry Hoyt, Tony Jones, Dino Juico, Tina Kotrich, Alicia Lewis, Louis Ortiz, Joel Pelletier, Guy Richardson, Christina Rydell, Joey Sakata, Linnea Soohoo, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Azati Prime.

Released March 3, 2004.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Manny Coto, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis.

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, Matt Winston, Randy Oglesby, Scott MacDonald, Tucker Smallwood, Rick Worthy, Christopher Goodman, Alexandrea Ortiz, Geneviere Anderson, Vince Deadrick Jr., Evan English, Henry Farnam, Scott L. Treger.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 4. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Rosetta.

Released March 3, 2022.

Directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd, Jen McGowan.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Terri Hughes Burton, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, Tig Notaro, David Ajala, Shawn Doyle, Chelah Horsdal, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Hiro Kanagawa, Phumzile Sitole, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Sara Mitich, Raven Dauda, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Calyx Passailaigue, Jas Dhanda, Piotr Michael, Robinne Fanfair.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Star Gazer.

Released March 3, 2022.

Directed by Doug Aarniokoski.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Orla Brady, Whoopi Goldberg, John de Lancie, Madeline Wise, Menik Gooneratne, April Grace, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Kay Bess, Alex Diehl, Dylan Von Halle, Richard Jin, Floyd Anthony Johns Jr., Swati Kapila, Geri-Nikole Love, Adele Pomerenke, Anushka Rani, Jimmy Chhiu, Bethany Michelle Curry, Alyma Dorsey, Guy Fernandez Jr., Brian Jansa, Bryan McCoy, Taylor Piña, Amy Sturdivant.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: Discovery (2022)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: The Disease.

Released February 24, 1999.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Michael Taylor, Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Musetta Vander, Christopher Liam Moore, Charles Rocket, Majel Barrett, Ivory Broome, Marvin De Baca, Michael N. Fujimoto, Linda Harcharic, Grace Harrell, Tony Jones, Crystal LaPrie, Alicia Lewis, James Pearson, Heather Rattray, Linnea Soohoo, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 4. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: The Galactic Barrier.

Released February 24, 2022.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Alan B. McElroy, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, David Cronenberg, Shawn Doyle, Chelah Horsdal, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Hiro Kanagawa, Phumzile Sitole, Osric Chau, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Orville Cummings, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Christopher Allen, Robinne Fanfair, Kyle James Butler, Craig Henry.

On this day in movie history - Payback (1999):

Payback

directed by Brian Helgeland,

written by Brian Helgeland and Terry Hayes,

based on the novel The Hunter by Richard Stark,

was released in the United States on February 5, 1999.
Music by Chris Boardman and Scott Stambler.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Alexis Liu, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Jack Conley, John Glover, William Devane, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Trevor St. John, Freddy Rodriguez, Manu Tupou.