Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025
On this day in music history - Crystal Bowl Sound Healing, by Tryshe Dhevney (2012):
Crystal Bowl Sound Healing
Album by Tryshe Dhevney,released September 25, 2012.
Track
list:
Acoustic Amethyst in E; Bright Silence in C-sharp; In New Light; Come,
Breathe with Me; Acoustic Amethyst in E (Reprise).
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
On this day in movie history - A Late Quartet (2012):
A Late Quartet
directed by Yaron
Zilberman,
written by Yaron Zilberman, Seth Grossman,
released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 10, 2012.
Music by Angelo Badalamenti.
Cast:
Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Imogen
Poots, Madhur Jaffrey, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn, Pamela Quinn, Brooklyn
Parkinson Group, Cristian Puig, Rebeca Tomas, Megan McQuillan, David Redden, Ted
Hartley, Stephen Payne, Alyssa Lewis, Attacca String Quartet, Keiko Tokunaga, Luke
Fleming, Andrew Yee, Amy Schroeder, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nina Lee, Jasmine
Hope Bloch, Kevin Cannon, Marty Krzywonos, Rebecca Merle, Lawrence Sharp.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
On this day in movie history - The Place Beyond the Pines (2012):
The Place Beyond the Pines
directed by
Derek Cianfrance,
written by Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder,
was
released at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Canada, on September
7, 2012.
Ryan Gosling, Craig Van
Hook, Eva Mendes, Olga Merediz, Ray Liotta, Angelo Anthony Pizza, Mahershala
Ali, John Facci, Ben Mendelsohn, Tula (the dog), Penny (the dog), Cynthia
Pelletier-Sullivan, Mackenzie Trainor, Nicole Califano, Shannon Plumb, Tracey
Agustin, Ean Egas, Bob Dieterich, Thomas Mattice, Adam Nowicki, Mark J. Caruso,
G. Douglas Griset, Vanessa Thorpe, Gail Martino, Brian Smyj, Bradley Cooper, Dorothy
Rutherford, Paul Steele, Gabe Fazio, Rose Byrne, Travis Jackson Campbell, Harris
Yulin, Jan Libertucci, Robert Clohessy, Bruce Greenwood, Subrina Dhammi, Heather
Chestnut, Greta Seacat, Luke Pierucci, Jessica Layton, James J. Gleason, Patrick
Husted, Emory Cohen, Joe B. McCarthy, Jefrey Pollock, Lynette Howell Taylor, Sarah
Curcio, Dane DeHaan, Ephraim Benton, Mark McCracken, Adriel Linyear, Kevin
Green, Jennifer Sober, Melissa Mills, Alex Pulling, Dante Shafer, Kayla Smalls,
Frank J. Falvo, Leah Bliven, Whitney Hudson, Breanna Dolen, Hugh T. Farley, Michael
Cullen.
Friday, August 29, 2025
On this day in movie history - Lawless (2012):
Lawless
directed by John Hillcoat,
written by Nick Cave,
based on
the novel The Wettest County in
the World by Matt Bondurant,
was
released in the United States on August 29, 2012.
Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy,
Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan, Chris
McGarry, Tim Tolin, Gary Oldman, Lew Temple, Marcus Hester, Bill Camp, Alex Van,
Noah Taylor, Mark Ashworth, Tom Proctor, Bruce McKinnon, Eric Mendenhall, Toni
Byrd, Robert T. Smith, Jake Nash, William J. Harrison, Joyce Baxter, Jeff Braun,
Malinda Baker, Tom Turbiville, Chad Randall, Terry Keasler, Duncan Nicholson, Ron
Clinton Smith, Anna House, Ricky Muse, Peter Krulewitch, Chance Bartels, Darryl
Booker, Charles Casey, Samantha Gillies Cox, Hannah Defler, Randall Franks, David
Fritsch, Ronnie Kantorik, Larry Mainland, Wilson Moore, Joel Rogers, J.T. Seidler,
Steve Warren, Jacqueline Marie Zwick.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Recommended reading - Danse Macabre (2012):
Danse Macabre
By Stephen King.
Published by Hachette
Book Group.
Paperback.
Published 2012.
ISBN-10: 9781444723267
ISBN-13: 978-1444723267
Description:
From the author of
dozens of #1 New York Times bestsellers and the creator of many
unforgettable movies comes a vivid, intelligent, and nostalgic journey through
three decades of horror as experienced through the eyes of the most popular
writer in the genre. In 1981, years before he sat down to tackle On Writing,
Stephen King decided to address the topic of what makes horror horrifying and
what makes terror terrifying. Here, in ten brilliantly written chapters, King
delivers one colorful observation after another about the great stories, books,
and films that comprise the horror genre—from Frankenstein and Dracula
to The Exorcist, The Twilight Zone, and Earth vs. The Flying
Saucers.
With the insight and
good humor his fans appreciated in On Writing, Danse Macabre is
an enjoyably entertaining tour through Stephen King’s beloved world of horror.
The author whose
boundless imagination and storytelling powers have redefined the horror genre,
from 1974’s Carrie to his new epic Under the Dome, reflects on
the very nature of terror – what scares us and why – in films (both cheesy and
choice), television and radio, and, of course, the horror novel, past and
present.
Informal,
engaging, tremendous fun, and tremendously informative, Danse Macabre is
an essential tour with the master of horror as your guide; much like his spellbinding
works of fiction, you won’t be able to put it down.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Recommended reading - American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America (2012):
American Grown:
The
Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America
By Michelle Obama.
Published by Crown.
1st edition.
Hardcover.
Published 2012.
ISBN-10: 0307956024
ISBN-13: 978-0307956026
Description:
The former First Lady,
author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi
tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how
gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.
Early in her tenure as
First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen
garden on the White House’s South Lawn. To her delight, she watched as fresh
vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground. Soon the White House Kitchen
Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we
feed our families and the impact it has on the nutrition and well-being of our
children.
In American Grown,
Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden, from the first
planting to the satisfaction of the seasonal harvest. She reveals her early
worries and struggles – would the new plants even grow? – and her joy as
lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb
flourished in the freshly tilled soil. She shares the stories of other gardens
that have moved and inspired her on her journey across the nation.
And she
offers what she learned about planting your own backyard, school, or community
garden.
American Grown features:
A behind-the-scenes look
at every season of the garden’s growth.
Unique recipes created
by White House chefs.
Striking original
photographs that bring the White House garden to life.
A fascinating history of
community gardens in the United States.
From
a modern-day vegetable truck that brings fresh produce to underserved
communities in Chicago, to Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom,
to a New York City school that created a scented garden for the visually
impaired, to a garden in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that devotes its entire
harvest to those less fortunate, American Grown isn’t just the story of
a single garden. It’s a celebration of the bounty of our nation and a reminder
of what we can all grow together.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Recommended reading - Pulp Fiction to Film Noir: The Great Depression and the Development of a Genre (2012):
Pulp Fiction to Film
Noir:
The Great Depression and the Development of a Genre
By William Hare.
Published by McFarland.
Paperback.
Published 2012.
ISBN-10: 0786466820
ISBN-13: 978-0786466825
Description:
During
the Great Depression, pulp fiction writers created a new, distinctly American
detective story, one that stressed the development of fascinating, often
bizarre characters rather than the twists and turns of clever plots. This new
crime fiction adapted brilliantly to the screen, birthing a cinematic genre
that French cinema intellectuals following World War II christened "film
noir."
Set on dark streets late at night, in cheap hotels and bars, and
populated by the dangerous people who frequented these locales, these films
introduced a new antihero, a tough, brooding, rebellious loner, embodied by
Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and Philip Marlowe in The
Big Sleep. This volume provides a detailed exploration of film noir, tracing
its evolution, the influence of such legendary writers as Dashiell Hammett and
Raymond Chandler, and the films that propelled this dark genre to popularity in
the mid-20th century.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Recommended reading - Pittsburgh Film History: On Set in the Steel City (2012):
Pittsburgh Film History: On Set in the Steel City
By John Tiech.
Published by The History
Press.
Published 2012.
Hardcover.
ISBN-10: 1540207331
ISBN-13: 978-1540207333
Contents: The Genesis of
Pittsburgh Film; Pittsburgh Classics; Chilly Billy; Fred Rogers and His Legacy;
Night of the Living Legends; The Straggling Seventies; Dawn of the Pittsburgh
Film Industry; Diverse Filmmaking; Day of the Dead; Hollywood of the East; Demme
God; The Remake; The Pittsburgh Film Office; Five Years of Full Time; The
Canadian Effect; Lights! Camera! Life Support!; Perseverance; Pittsburgh Rises.
Description:
Pittsburgh
has been part of the film industry since the days of silent film. Yet, it was
not until the 1951 classic Angels in the Outfield – set at Forbes Field –
that the Steel City had its first major role on the silver screen. Greater
Pittsburgh’s film and television industry has since produced everything from
the beloved children s program Mister Roger’s Neighborhood to the cult
classic Night of the Living Dead. Most recently, Christopher Nolan has
chosen to set the conclusion to his Batman trilogy in the city. From the first
nickelodeon and “film row” of those early days to the locations and
cutting-edge sets of today, local author John Tiech takes a behind-the-scenes
tour of Pittsburgh cinema.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Recommended reading – The Cocktail Waitress (2012).
The Cocktail Waitress
by James M. Cain.
Hard Case Crime.
Published posthumously.
Hardcover.
First edition.
Published 2012.
ISBN-10: 1781160325
ISBN-13: 978-1781160329
Description:
Grieving widow … or
black widow?
The day Joan Medford
buried her husband was a fateful one – because before the day was out she’d
meet the two men who would change her life forever. Forced to take a job
waitressing yo support herself and her child, Joan finds herself caught between
the handsome young schemer whose touch she comes to crave and the wealthy older
man whose touch repels her … but who otherwise would make a tempting husband
number two. It’s a classic Cain triangle – brutal sexual and stark – that can
only end in death. But for whom, the guilty … or the innocent?
The final novel written
by James M. Cain and never before published, The Cocktail Waitress is a
testament to the enduring power of one of the most acclaimed novelists of the
twentieth century. The author of unforgettable noir classics such as Double
Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and The Postman Always Rings Twice,
Cain’s work remains as impossible to put down today as when first written, and
will leave even jaded modern readers breathless. Featuring an afterword by
Edgar and Shamus Award-winning editor Charles Ardai. One of the most celebrated
and notorious crime writers of all time, James M. Cain launched his career with
the publication of two back-to-back masterpieces – The Postman Always Rings
Twice and Double Indemnity – selling millions of copies worldwide
and inspiring classic movies. Cain continued with an unmatched run of noir
novels including Mildred Pierce which inspired both the Academy Award-winning
film starring Joan Crawford and the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries starring Kate
Winslet. Cain died in 1977. And that’s where everyone thought the story ended. But
James M. Cain had one more story to tell – one last blistering tale of sex and
greed, betrayal and deception, written at the end of his life but never
published – The Cocktail Waitress. Destined to take its place alongside
his other classics, The Cocktail Waitress is Cain at his brutal and seductive
best.
"Here,
long after anyone would have expected it, is the voice of James M. Cain, as
fresh and as relevant as ever. The Cocktail Waitress will involve you,
and then shock you with an ending you'll never forget. A true rarity: a reader’s
novel that’s also a literary event." – Stephen King.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
On this day in music history - Illumination, by Jennifer Thomas (2012):
Illumination
Album by Jennifer Thomas,
released July 16, 2012.
Track list:
Etude for the Dreamer; After
the Storm; Illumination; Gymnopédie No. 1; New Life; Beyond the Summit; Into
the Forest; Secrets; Toccata and Fugue; Rainforest; Fire Dance; Pachelbel’s
Canon (a Duet); Across the Starlit Sky; Requiem for a Dream; Sonata Minoré; Eventide;
New World Symphony.
Friday, July 11, 2025
On this day in movie history - Dredd (2012):
Dredd
directed by Pete Travis,
written by Alex Garland,
based
on the comic book character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos
Ezquerra,
was released at the San Diego Comic-Con in the United States
on July 11, 2012.
Music by Paul
Leonard-Morgan.
Cast:
Karl Urban, Rachel Wood,
Andile Mngadi, Porteus Xandau, Jason Cope, Emma Breschi, Olivia Thirlby, Rakie
Ayola, Lena Headey, Tamer Burjaq, Warrick Grier, Wood Harris, Shoki Mokgapa, Yohan
Chun, Eden Knowles, Desmond Lai Lan, Deobia Oparei, Patrick Lyster, Travis
Snyders, Chad Phillips, Domhnall Gleeson, Joe Vaz, Scott Sparrow, Marty Kintu, Nicole
Bailey, Daniel Hadebe, Francis Chouler, Junior Singo, Luke Tyler, Langley
Kirkwood, Edwin Perry, Karl Thaning, Michele Levin, Allen Irwin, Brandon
Livanos, Owen Llewelyn, Marc Pleass, Santi Scinelli, Julie Summers.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Sunday, April 27, 2025
On this day in movie history - The Raven (2012):
The Raven
directed by James McTeigue,
written by Ben Livingston and
Hannah Shakespeare,
was released in the United States on April 27, 2012.
Inspired by the poem The
Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1845.
Music by Lucas Vidal.
Music by Lucas Vidal.
John Cusack, Luke Evans,
Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill,
Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins, Aidan Feore, Dave
Legeno, Michael Cronin, Michael Poole, Michael Shannon, Ian Virgo, Michael J.
Fourticq, Jasmina Ilic, Teodora Uveric, Kristof Farkas, Luka Mijatovic, József
Tálos, Matt Devere, Sergej Trifunovic, Milos Djuricic, Mike Kelly, Bojan Peric,
Ana Sofrenovic, Steve Agnew, Malina Nikolic, Miklós Kapácsy, Andrew Hefler, Pierre
Boris Jaurdin, Tamara Krcunovic, Jason Ryan, Antal Publik, László Konter, Mark
C. Phelan, Krisztián Peer, Annamaria Ordog, Ádám Földi, Dejan Cubrilov, Máté
Haumann, Péter Fancsikai, Sava Rapic, Charity Wakefield, John Warnaby, Matt
Slack.
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