On this day in movie history - Shutter Island (2010):

Shutter Island

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Laeta Kalogridis,

based on the novel by Dennis Lehane,

was released in the United States on February 19, 2010.

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley, John Carroll Lynch, Ted Levine, Elias Koteas, Ruby Jerins, Robin Bartlett, Christopher Denham.

On this day in music history - Radiant Sky, by Scott August (2010):

Radiant Sky

Album by Scott August,

released February 16, 2010.

Track list:

Calling the Sun; New Horizons; Arc of Dreams; Rivier of Stars; Santa Fe; Since the Stars Fell; Rising from the Plateau; Journey of Solace; A Pale Radiance; Searching Beyond.

On this day in movie history - Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010):

Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic

Directors: Victor Cook, Mike Disa, Sangjin Kim, Lee Seung-Gyu, Shukou Murase, Jong-Sik Nam, Yasoumi Umetsu.

Written by Brandon Auman.

Based on the video game by Jonathan Knight.

Inspired by the poem Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri.

Music by Christopher Tin.

Released in the United States on February 9, 2010.

Cast:

Graham McTavish, Vanessa Branch, Steve Blum, Peter Jessop, Mark Hamill, Victoria Tennant, Bart McCarthy, Kevin Michael Richardson, JP Karliak, Tom Tate, J. Grant Albrecht, Nika Futterman, Charlotte Cornwell, Vanessa Marshall, Grey DeLisle, H. Richard Greene, Greg Ellis, Shelley O'Neill, Nicholas Guest, Steve Apostolina, Wendy E. Cutler, Lia Sargent, Mark Sussman, Dave Zyler.

Recommended reading - Jackson Pollock (2010):

Jackson Pollock

By Ellen G. Landau.

Published by Abrams.

Published 2010.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0810984962

ISBN-13: 978-0810984967

Description:

How did Jackson Pollock become a cult figure for the Beat Generation? And what caused his reputation to continue to soar? This compelling and original Abrams classic, now back in print, locates the artist in the continuum of his times, recreating the social and cultural milieu of New York in the 1940s and 1950s. With extensive knowledge of Pollock’s habits (much of it gained through interviews), his reading, his conversation, and the exhibitions he visited, the author retraces many of the far-flung sources of Pollock’s work. A wealth of comparative photographs that illustrate paintings by artists Pollock admired further explains the work of this complex, tragic, and immeasurably influential figure. Pollock’s big, bold canvases are reproduced in five colors to convey the brilliance of his network of tones, his aluminum paint, and his sparkling collage materials. Six gatefolds show his vast horizontal works without distortion and a chronology provides a summary of the major events of Pollock’s life.

On this day in movie history - The Book of Eli (2010):

The Book of Eli

directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes,

written by Gary Whitta,

was released in the United States on January 15, 2010.
Music by Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Chris Browning, Richard Cetrone, Lateef Crowder, Keith Splinter Davis, Don Thai Theerathada, Thom Khoury Williams, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Scott Wilder, Heidi Pascoe, Jennifer Caputo, Eddie Perez, Spencer Sano, Karin Silvestri, Mike Gunther, John Koyama, Mike McCarty, Scott Michael Morgan, Sala Baker, Arron Shiver, Justin Tade, Mike Seal, Richard A. Smith, Paul Crawford, Ed Duran, David Wald, Jermaine Washington, Kofi Elam, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Al Goto, Brad Martin, Tim Rigby, Luis Bordonada, Robert Powell, Angelique Midthunder, Todd Schneider, Darrin Prescott, Laurence Chavez, Brian Neal Lucero, David Midthunder, Steve Blacksmith, Joe Cabezuela, Vivi Devereaux, Christopher Fodge, David J. Goldfarb, Jo King, Josiah D. Lee, Gregory Leiker, Malcolm McDowell, Levi Nolasco, Francisco Peramos, Frank Powers, David T. Quan, Jason Rice, Daniel Teller, Mario Telles.

On this day in movie history - Blue Valentine (2010):

Blue Valentine

directed by Derek Cianfrance,

written by Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis,

was released in the United States on December 29, 2010.
Music by Grizzly Bear.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Faith Wladyka, John Doman, Mike Vogel, Marshall Johnson, Jen Jones, Maryann Plunkett, James Benatti, Barbara Troy, Carey Westbrook, Ben Shenkman, Eileen Rosen, Enid Graham, Ashley Gurnari, Jack Parshutich, Samii Ryan, Mark Benginia, Timothy Liveright, Tamara Torres, Robert Russell, Michelle Nagy, Felicia Reid, Melvin Jurdem, Alan Malkin, Derik Belanger, Isabella Frogoletto, Madison Ledergerber, Jaimie Jensen, Joseph Basile, Ian Bonner, Robert Eckard, Michael J. Kraycik, Corey Sullivan.