On this day in movie history - Run Lola Run (1999):

Run Lola Run

directed and written by Tom Tykwer,

was released in Germany on June 20, 1999.
Narrated by Hans Paetsch.
Music by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil.

Cast:

Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Armin Rohde, Joachim Król, Ludger Pistor, Suzanne von Borsody, Sebastian Schipper, Julia Lindig, Lars Rudolph, Ute Lubosch, Monica Bleibtreu, Heino Ferch, Hans Paetsch.

On this day in movie history - The Thirteenth Floor (1999 movie & novel):

The Thirteenth Floor

directed by Josef Rusnak,

written by Josef Rusnak, Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez,

based on the novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye,

released in the United States on May 28, 1999.

Music by Harald Kloser.

Cast: Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gretchen Mol, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dennis Haysbert, Steven Schub, Jeremy Roberts, Rif Hutton, Leon Rippy, Janet MacLachlan, Brad William Henke, Burt Bulos, Venessia Valentino, Howard S. Miller, Tia Texada, Shiri Appleby, Bob Clendenin, Rachel Winfree, Meghan Ivey, Alison Lohman, Hadda Brooks, Ron Boussom, Ernie Lively, Toni Sawyer, Brooks Almy, Darryl Henriques, Suzanne Harrer, Lee Weaver, Geoffrey Rivas, Travis Tedford, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Andrew Alden, Johnny Crawford, Wiener Sängerknaben, Vivian Palermo, Tracy Perry, Glendon Rich, Dea Natasja Rosenmeier, Mary Ann Schmidt, Will Wallace, Randy Woltz.

Recommended reading:

Simulacron-3

By Daniel F. Galouye.

Afterword by Mike Resnick.

Published by Phoenix Pick.

First published 1964.

ISBN: 9781612420202

ISBN10: 1612420206

ASIN: 1612420206

Description:

A virtual-reality novel from a time before virtual reality, Simulacron-3 is a prophetic tale of a future where nothing is as it appears to be. Douglas Hall is part of a team that builds an artificial environment to simulate reality. This enables them to get public opinion polls without waiting for the opinions of people around them. But then something goes terribly wrong and his partners on the program start disappearing. But is it a simulated disappearance, or is someone out to get them all? And what is the true nature of reality? Stories based on Simulacron-3 have been adapted for both television and movies, and the book is considered a favorite of many of the masters of science fiction.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2004)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 24.

Episode entitled: Warhead.

Released May 19, 1999.

Directed by John Kretchmer.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

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

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, McKenzie Westmore, Steve Dennis, John Austin, Sylvester Foster, Maya Fujimoto, Kerry Hoyt, Tony Jones, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 23.

Episode entitled: Countdown.

Released May 19, 2004.

Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.

Written by André Bormanis, Chris Black.

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 Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Scott MacDonald, Rick Worthy, Tucker Smallwood, Josette Di Carlo, Bruce Thomas, Andrew Borba, Mary Mara, Ruth Williamson, Steven Culp, Paul Dean, Alexandrea Ortiz, Jeff Bodean, Solomon Burke Jr., Daphney Damaraux, Kevin Derr, Yuri Elvin, Tarik Ergin, Ian Eyre, Glen Hambly, Tamara Hambly, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Michael O'Laskey II, Lidia Sabljic, Paul Sklar, Ator Tamras.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1999 & 2000)

Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe / book (2016)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Juggernaut.

Released April 26, 1999.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

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

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Ron Canada, Lee Arenberg, Scott Klace, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Alexander Enberg, Tarik Ergin, Keith Rayve, Christina Rydell, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 6. Episode 22.

Episode entitled: Muse.

Released April 26, 2000.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.

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, Joseph Will, Kellie Waymire, Tony Amendola, Jack Axelrod, Michael Houston King, Kathleen Garrett, Stoney Westmoreland, John Schuck, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Patrick Barnitt, Alexander Fors, Carissa Hernandez, Dieter Horneman, Nichole McAuley, Robin Morselli, Stephen Pisani.

Star Trek: The Official Guide to Our Universe

The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages

By Andrew Fazekas.

Foreword by William Shatner.

Published by National Geographic.

Illustrated edition.

Published 2016.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1426216521

ISBN-13: 978-1426216527

Description:

This book reveals the science behind Star Trek’s beloved fictions about the universe, inviting readers to gaze up at the night sky and observe where the Starfleet has gone. Many of the galactic destinations featured in Star Trek over the years – multiple star systems, alien worlds, supernova explosions, emission nebulae, voracious black holes – are scientifically valid, so much so that one can step out and view them in the night sky. In this book astronomy educator Andrew Fazekas, “The Night Sky Guy,” takes you on that journey, starting with specific Star Trek voyages, explaining the science behind them, and guiding you in observing and learning more about the real-universe corollaries of planets and places in the Star Trek universe.

With a foreword from William Shatner and stunningly illustrated with hundreds of full-color images – some artists’ interpretations and some real images generated by the most recent NASA missions – plus stills of favorite Star Trek scenes and characters, Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe uses Star Trek to teach astronomy, taking every reader on a voyage of discovery. From Altair to Vega, from red giants to white dwarfs, from our solar system to exoplanets we are only beginning to imagine, the book visits dozens of celestial objects, spotlighting some 20 in careful scientific detail and offering easy-to-follow star-gazing instructions to find them in the night sky.

No warp-driven starship, not even a telescope is required to go on these voyages: Most destinations are bright enough to be seen with the naked eye. For Star Trek fans and budding stargazers who are ready to launch their own space mission, this inventive book blends science and fiction, making learning fun and making Star Trek’s 50th all the more worthy of celebration.

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.