On this day in movie history - Transcendence (2014):

Transcendence

directed by Wally Pfister,

written by Jack Paglen,

was released in the United States on April 18, 2014.
Music by Mychael Danna.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Cole Hauser, Morgan Freeman, Clifton Collins Jr., Cory Hardrict, Falk Hentschel, Josh Stewart, Luce Rains, Fernando Chien, Steven Liu, Xander Berkeley, Lukas Haas, Wallace Langham, James Burnett, Sam Quinn, Sam Webb, Chris Gartin, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Lauren Sivan, Laramie Cooley, Nancy Jeris, Colin Jones, Dylan Kenin, Chad Brummett, Antonio Del Prete, Jon Kristian Moore, John Trejo, Matthew Berke, Darren P. Leis, Donna Brown, Richard Daniel, Zack Carpenter, Christina Lancellotti, Kristen DeVore Rakes, Seth Adkins.

Recommended reading - These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two, by Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn (2014):

These are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two

By Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn.

Introduced by Walter Koenig.

These Are The Voyages series.

Published by Jacob Brown Media Group.

Published 2014.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0989238156

ISBN-13: 978-0989238151

Description:

"Compelling, page-turning ... the most important book of Star Trek journalism ever done and is just as gripping as [Marc Cushman's] look at the shows and launch of the first season." – Jeff Bond, Editor, Geek Magazine.

"With These Are the Voyages - TOS: Season Two, author Marc Cushman has topped his amazing predecessor!" – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood.

"You can trust these books! You won't be reading a P.R. man's spins. This is honest and this is how it was being there making Star Trek." – Walter Koenig.

SATURN AWARD WINNING BOOK! The second installment of the These Are the Voyages, TOS trilogy. Now, travel back to 1967, with Star Trek entering its second season on NBC as the incredible, in depth, behind-the-scenes story gets even more remarkable. For Gene Roddenberry and his talented team, launching Star Trek was nearly an impossible task. Keeping it on the air was even harder. Learn why Leonard Nimoy almost didn't return for Season Two. Explore why Lucille Ball, whose Desilu Productions, had gambled big on financing Star Trek, would lose her studio. Discover the real reason producer Gene Coon suddenly quit in the middle of the second year. Find out about the unproduced episodes written by renowned science fiction masters. Read the memos from Roddenberry and his staff, and NBC, concerning all 26 Season Two episodes. Witness the continuing deception by the network over the show's ratings, and how the fans took on a corporate giant to save their favorite series.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Restitution.

Released April 8, 2014.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Rick Gomez, Deidrie Henry, Jacob Lofland, Jesse Luken, Don McManus, Alicia Witt, Justin Huen, Leslie Riley, Mary Steenburgen, Natalie Zea, Alex Alexander, Jonathan Kowalsky, Casey McCarthy, Daniel Moncada, Heather Olt, Emiliano Torres, Russell Bertolino, Nicole Bosworth, Cici Leah Campbell, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in music history - Head or Heart, by Christina Perri (2014):

Head or Heart

Album by Christina Perri,

released April 1, 2014.

Track list:

Trust; burning gold; be my forever (feat. Ed Sheeran); human; one night; i dont wanna break; sea of lovers; the words; lonely child; run; butterfly; shot me in the heart; i believe.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Starvation.

Released April 1, 2014.

Directed by Michael Pressman.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Rick Gomez, Damon Herriman, Jesse Luken, Danielle Panabaker, Stephen Root, Alicia Witt, Jeannetta Arnette, Justin Welborn, Brenda Ballard, Kaitlin Ferrell, Kareem Grimes, Justin Huen, Jonathan Kowalsky, James Logan, Lisa Lynch, Casey McCarthy, Daniel Moncada, Heather Olt, Emiliano Torres, Aubrey Wood, Russell Bertolino, Nicole Bosworth, Scarlet LaVey, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: The Toll.

Released March 25, 2014.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Rick Gomez, Shashawnee Hall, John Kapelos, Jacob Lofland, Jesse Luken, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Leslie Riley, Justin Welborn, Mary Steenburgen, Alex S. Alexander, Jocelyn Ayanna, Cathy Baron, Duncan Bravo, Van Epperson, Mel Fair, Jonathan Kowalsky, Russell Bertolino, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Weight.

Released March 18, 2014.

Directed by John Dahl.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Elmore, Keith Schreier, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Jeremy Davies, A.J. Buckley, Dale Dickey, Damon Herriman, John Kapelos, Jacob Lofland, Jesse Luken, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Danny Strong, Bill Tangradi, Alicia Witt, Mary Steenburgen, Jocelyn Ayanna, Cathy Baron, J. Marvin Campbell, Jarrod Crawford, Kaitlin Ferrell, Aubrey Wood, Russell Bertolino, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Wrong Roads.

Released March 11, 2014.

Directed by Michael Dinner.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, A.J. Buckley, Dale Dickey, Joshua Harto, Steve Harris, Wood Harris, Deidrie Henry, Damon Herriman, Mickey Jones, John Kapelos, Jesse Luken, Jacob Lofland, Eric Roberts, Alicia Witt, Muse Watson, Justin Welborn, Alex S. Alexander, Jolene Andersen, Jonathan Kowalsky, James Logan, Angie Simms, Reggie Watkins, Russell Bertolino, Leonard Chang, Anthony Ledesma, David Meunier, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in music history - Atmospheres, by Rudy Adrian (2014):

Atmospheres

Album by Rudy Adrian,

released March 11, 2014.

Track list:

Apple Tree Bay; Atmospheres; Willow Bank; Blue Horizon; Through a Cave into Another World; Amber Skies; Beyond the Silver River; The Temple on an Island; Dreams of SUBAntarctica.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Whistle Past the Graveyard.

Released March 4, 2014.

Directed by Peter Werner.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Kyle Bornheimer, A.J. Buckley, Dale Dickey, William Forsythe, Damon Herriman, Jesse Luken, Jacob Lofland, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Deidrie Henry, J. Anthony Pena, Justin Welborn, Jocelyn Ayanna, Monty Cox, Justin Huen, Anthony Ledesma, Jorge Lopez, Rolando Molina, Vincent Rivera, Russell Bertolino, David Meunier, Lisa Pevc, Jason Tobias.

On this day in music history - Arctic Sunrise, by Kerani (2014):

Arctic Sunrise

Album by Kerani,

released March 1, 2014.

Track list:

Arctic Sunrise; Ice Kingdom; Far Away from Home; Norway; Drifting Ice; Aurora Sky; Discovery; Spirit of the Last Wilderness.

Recommended reading - The Best American Mystery Stories of the 19th Century (2014):

The Best American Mystery Stories of the 19th Century

By Otto Penzler.

The Best American Series.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Published 2014.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0544302222

ISBN-13: 978-0544302228

Description:

An unparalleled treasury of crime, mystery, and murder from the genre’s founding century.

With stories by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, and Jack London, The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth Century is an essential anthology of American letters. It’s a unique blend of beloved writers who contributed to the genre and forgotten names that pioneered the form, such as Anna Katharine Green, the godmother of mystery fiction, and the African-American writer Charles W. Chesnutt. Of course, Penzler includes “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” recognized as the first detective story, and with thirty-three stories spanning the years 1824–1899, nowhere else can readers find such a surprising, comprehensive take on the evolution of the American mystery story.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Raw Deal.

Released February 25, 2014.

Directed by Bill Johnson.

Written by Graham Yost, VJ Boyd, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, David Meunier, Gary Basaraba, A.J. Buckley, Dale Dickey, Steve Harris, Wood Harris, Damon Herriman, Jesse Luken, Jacob Lofland, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Greg Bryan, Adrienne Frantz, James Kyson, T.J. Linnard, Justin Welborn, Russell Bertolino, Mel Fair, Hal Havins, Justin Huen, Selina Kaye, Casey McCarthy, Kinsey McLean, Tyson Sullivan, Duane Whitaker, Nicole Bosworth, Lisa Pevc.

Recommended reading - Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer:

Annihilation

By Jeff VanderMeer.

Published by MCD x FSG Originals.

First published 2014.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0374537151

ISBN-13: 978-0374537159

Description:

Area X has been cut off from the rest of the continent for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges of human civilization. The first expedition returned with reports of a pristine, Edenic landscape; the second expedition ended in mass suicide; the third expedition in a hail of gunfire as its members turned on one another. The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.

The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.

They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers – they discover a massive topographic anomaly and life forms that surpass understanding – but it's the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.

On this day in movie history - In Order of Disappearance (2014):

In Order of Disappearance

aka Kraftidioten,

directed by Hans Petter Moland,

written by Kim Fupz Aakeson,

based on a story by Finn Gjerdrum,

was released in Norway on February 21, 2014.
Music by Brian Batz, Kaspar Kaae and Kåre Vestrheim.

Cast:

Stellan Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Bruno Ganz, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Hildegunn Riise, Peter Andersson, Kristofer Hivju, Jan Gunnar Røise, Kåre Conradi, Jakob Oftebro, Gard B. Eidsvold, Tobias Santelmann, Jon Øigarden, Jack Sødahl Moland, Sergej Trifunović, Miodrag Krstović, Leo Ajkic, Goran Navojec, Damir Babovic, David Sakurai, Aron Eskeland, Stig Henrik Hoff, Adil Halitaj.