Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts

Sunday, January 19, 2025

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dead Women Own Me (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Dead Women Own Me.
Released: January 19, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Caroline Burt, Sarah Delpizzo, Frank C. Girardot, Stephanie Gorman, Helen Knode, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Elizabeth Short, William Stoner, Zoey Taylor.

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Recommended reading - Fright Night on Channel 9 (2011):


Fright Night on Channel 9

Saturday Night Horror Films on New York's WOR-TV, 1973-1987

By James Arena.

Published by McFarland & Company.
Published 2011.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0786466782
ISBN-13: 978-0786466788

Description:

"If you're a horror fan, regardless of whether or not you had access to WOR, you should give Fright Night on Channel 9 a look. It will bring back a lot of memories and a smile to your face." – This Old Haunted House.

"Irresistible" – Video Watchdog (Issue #167).

"...a mouthwatering history of New York City's WOR-TV...will be a magical trip down memory lane" – Scary Monsters Magazine.

"In his friendly and warm (and sometimes delightfully humorous) writing style, Arena tells the inside story of one of New York TV's most fondly recalled one-stop for a wide variety of genre flicks...a must...there is a story to be told here, and Arena was born to write it...highly recommended...indispensable" – DVD Drive-in.

From 1973 to 1987, Fright Night was a fixture of the late Saturday evening schedule on independent New York television station WOR-TV, Channel 9. A genre fan's nightmare come true, the modestly produced showcase featured horror films both classic and obscure, from Universal and RKO golden oldies such as Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, King Kong and Dracula's Daughter to lesser-known delights, including Wild Women of Wongo, The Living Coffin and Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things. Fright Night suffered no delusions of grandeur and never claimed to be anything more than what it was: great entertainment on a Saturday night. This thorough and affectionate tribute to Fright Night's glory days includes a complete listing (and critiques) of all films shown on the series, as well as discussion of WOR-TV's other horror movie programs from the 1970s and 1980s. Details of how the program was developed over 16 years are revealed in depth. Also featured are interviews with the major surviving players, including Fright Night creator Lawrence P. Casey and cult film producer Samuel M. Sherman (Brain of Blood).

Thursday, January 2, 2025

On this day in music history: Play, by Roxanne Potvin (2011):


Play

Album by Roxanne Potvin,
released January 2, 2011.

Track list:

Barricades; You Told Me; Let Me Go; Born to Win; Coral Reef Fishes; Magic Rainbows; Dis-Moi Que Tu M'aimes; Pretty Girls; Donnes Ton Mal; Seashells; I'm Too Sexy; Keep Your Head.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Recommended reading - American Short Fiction (2011):


American Short Fiction

Edited by Jill Meyers.

Short story anthology.

Paperback.
First published FALL 2011.
Vol. 14. Issue 53.
Published by American Short Fiction, Inc.

Front cover photograph: Roberta Bayley, Deborah Harry Chris Stein New York Subway 1976.

Contents: Editors Note. Signs, by Bess Winter; The Duck of Your Life, by Katherine Valentine Jaeger; Crook, by Amanda Goldblatt; Pilgrim Life, by Taylor Antrim; Rodgers and Hart, by Sam Allingham; Signifier, by Susan Steinberg; Paradeability, by Bret Anthony Johnston; Contributors.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Thing (2011):


The Thing

directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.,
written by Eric Heisserer,
based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.,
was released in the United States on October 10, 2011.
The prequel to The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter.
Music by Marco Beltrami.


Cast:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Ole Martin Aune Nilsen, Michael Brown.

Friday, September 20, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Fall of the House of Usher (1928):


The Fall of the House of Usher

directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber,
based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,
was released at the Athens Film Festival in Greece on September 20, 2011.
The movie was originally released in the United States in 1928.
Exact release date is unknown.
Music by Alec Wilder and Léon Barzin.

Cast:

Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Watson, Melville Webber, Friedrich Haak, Dorthea House.

On this day in music history - Christmas Joy, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2011):

The album Christmas Joy,
by Fiona Joy Hawkins,
was released on September 20, 2011.

Monday, September 16, 2024

On this day in movie history - Drive (2011):


Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,
written by Hossein Amini,
based on the novel by James Sallis,
was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.


Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

Monday, August 26, 2024

On this day in movie history - Headhunters (2011):


Headhunters,
directed by Morten Tyldum,
written by Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg,
based on the novel by Jo Nesbø,
was released in Norway on August 26, 2011.
Music by Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas.


Cast:
Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard, Reidar Sørensen, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Mogeland, Baard Owe, Torgrim Mellum Stene, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Joachim Rafaelsen, Gunnar Skramstad Johnsen, Lars Skramstad Johnsen.

Monday, August 12, 2024

On this day in music history - Close Your Eyes, by Amy Lauren (2011):

The album Close Your Eyes,
by Amy Lauren,
was released on August 12, 2011.

Recommended reading - The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (2011):


The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (2011).
By Richard A. Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1584799188
ISBN-13: 978-1584799184

Description:

The Beekeeper’s Bible is the essential and comprehensive handbook for every active or aspiring beekeeper.
Part history book, part handbook, part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and domestic uses of honey, beeswax, and pollen. With stunning illustrations and step-by-step photography, The Beekeeper’s Bible is the indispensable guide to beekeeping.
Complete practical beekeeping.
Bee history, trivia, and lore.
Uses for honey, beeswax, and pollen.
Recipes and craft projects.
Home remedies and beauty products.

Saturday, August 10, 2024

On this day in movie history - Love (2011):


Love,
directed and written by William Eubank,
was released in the United States on August 10, 2011.
Music by Angels & Airwaves.


Cast:
Gunner Wright, Corey Richardson, Bradley Horne, Nancy Stelle, Roger E. Fanter, Jesse Hotchkiss, Troy Mittleider, Brid Caveney, Ambyr Childers, B. Anthony Cohen, James C. Burns, Lee Bettencourt, Mark Eaton, Brian Vanik, Dan Figur, Jessica Rizo, Allison Curtis, Rachel Rosenstein, Mara LaFontaine, Paul Denubil, Bodie Bettencourt, Chris Kolbeck, Chase Rudolph, Adam Wagner, Josh Foster, Scott Chestnut, Francisco Jordan, Laurene Alvarado, Rhoda Pell, Olga Fonda, Julia Parker, Patrick M.J. Finerty, Alan Brown, Steve Bakken, Jasmine Waltz, Tia Streaty, Trisha Lafecha, Regan Tallen, L.V. Scott, Eugeune Vertel, Akiva David, Edwin M. Couleur, Nate Kolbeck, Danielle Ironfield, Steve Marshall, Kennith Minden, Laura Padrino, Bart Blackburn, Neil Ironfield, Ian Fenton.