On this day in movie history - The Revenant (2015):

The Revenant

directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu,

written by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro G. Iñárritu,

based on the novel by Michael Punke,

was released in the United States on December 16, 2015.
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto.

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson, Kristoffer Joner, Duane Howard, Melaw Nakehk'o, Arthur Redcloud, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fletcher, Tom Guiry, Grace Dove.

On this day in music history - Top 20 Solo Piano, by Michele McLaughlin (2015):

The album Top 20 Solo Piano,

by Michele McLaughlin,

was released on December 14, 2015.

On this day in music history - Calm Within, by Laura Sullivan (2015):

The album Calm Within,

by Laura Sullivan,

was released on December 11, 2015.

On this day in music history - Winter Symphony, by Jennifer Thomas (2015):

The album Winter Symphony,

by Jennifer Thomas,

was released on November 20, 2015.

On this day in movie history - Legend (2015):

Legend

directed and written by Brian Helgeland,

was released in the United States on November 20, 2015.
Based on the book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson.
Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

Tom Hardy, Paul Anderson, Christopher Eccleston, Joshua Hill, Emily Browning, Colin Morgan, Tara Fitzgerald, Nicholas Farrell, Adam Fogerty, Mel Raido, Millie Brady, Chris Mason, Stephen Thompson, Sam Spruell, Taron Egerton, Alex Ferns, Martin McCreadie, Shane Attwooll, Richard Riddell, Huggy Leaver, Sam Hoare, David Thewlis, Frankie Fitzgerald, Christopher Adamson, Chazz Palminteri, Alex Giannini, Duffy, Samantha Pearl, Mark Theodore, Lara Cazalet, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Tim Faraday, John Sessions, Kevin McNally, Tim Woodward, Nick Hendrix, Robert Ashby, Geoffrey Beevers, Jane Wood, Jon McKenna, John Sears, Stephen Lord, Lorraine Stanley, Ashley Byam, Clive Aitkins, Fraser Andrews, James Francis Andrews, Lasco Atkins, David Olawale Ayinde, Aneurin Barnard, Roy Beck, Francesca Bennett, Jimmy 'The Bee' Bennett, Paul Bettany, Paul Biddiss, Martin Bishop, Steven Blake, Nicholas Blatt, Andy Blithe, Ancuta Breaban, Steve Brunton, Jon Callaway, John Carr, Alan Chimes, Bern Collaço, Trevor Comber, Carmen Cowell, Chris Cowlin, Bob Cryer, Leigh Dent, Raphael Desprez, Christian Di Sciullo, Gary Douglas, John Duggan, Shola Ebofin, Begona F. Martin, Dino Fazzani, Holly Field, Ellie Fox, Rich Goble, Claire Greasley, Guna Gultniece, Charlotte Habib, Abigail Halley, Jack Hamson, Shane Hart, Michael Haydon, Robin Hooper, Kornelia Horvath, Philip Howard, Adam Hypki, Danny Jackson, Alex Jaep, Steven J. Jobes, Paul Kerry, Jefferson King, Evia Laizane, Wesley Lloyd, Nick Longland, Darren Luckin, Christopher Marsh, Sonia Mason, Martyn Mayger, Matthew David McCarthy, Jackson Milner, David Mott, Campbell Muirhead, Benjayx Murphy, Josh Myers, Philip Myklebust, Debbie J. Nash, Johnny Neal, Celina Nessa, Tyrone Nestor, Hugh O'Brien, Yves O'Hara, Tom Ogg, Jeremy Oliver, Tony Pankhurst, Julia Papp, Stephen Parker, Christophe Philipps, Scott Plumridge, Glenn Power, Matt Rentell, Claire Richardson, David G. Robinson, Katherine Rodden, Geoff Rolph, Jd Roth-round, Tiger Rudge, Tom Sandell, James Thomas Scott, Timothy Scott, Janette Sharpe, Teresa Shaughnessy, Ruth Shaw, Sam Shoubber, Tristan Teller, Tom Urie, Daniel Westwood, Chris Wilson.

On this day in movie history - I Am the Blues (2015):

I Am the Blues,

documentary directed and written by Daniel Cross,

was released at the IDFA Festival in the Netherlands on November 20, 2015.

Cast:
Jimmy Duck Holmes, L.C. Ulmer, Bobby Rush, Little Freddie King, Robert Bilbo Walker, R.L. Boyce, McKinney Williams, Barbara Lynn, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Lazy Lester, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Bud Spires, Reverend John Wilkins.

On this day in music history - Dark Sky Island, by Enya (2015):

The album Dark Sky Island,

by Enya,

was released on November 20, 2015.

On this day in music history - Elements, by Ludovico Einaudi (2015):

The album Elements,

by Ludovico Einaudi,

was released on October 16, 2015.

On this day in movie history - S is for Stanley: 30 Years Behind the Wheel with Stanley Kubrick (2015):

S is for Stanley: 30 Years Behind the Wheel with Stanley Kubrick

documentary directed by Alex Infascelli,

written by Alex Infascelli, Vincenzo Scuccimarra and Filippo Ulivieri,

based on the autobiography Stanley Kubrick and Me by Emilio D'Alessandro,

was released at Fantastic Fest in the United States on September 25, 2016.

Music by John Cummings.

Cast:

Emilio D'Alessandro, Alex Infascelli, Roberto Pedicini, Clive Riche, Janette Woolmore.

On this day in movie history - The Martian (2015):

The Martian

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Drew Goddard,

based on the novel by Andy Weir,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 11, 2015.
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams.

Cast:

Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, Nick Mohammed, Shu Chen, Eddy Ko, Enzo Cilenti, Jonathan Aris, Gruffudd Glyn, Geoffrey Thomas, Yang Haiwen, Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan, Brian Caspe, Matt Devere, Mike Kelly, Szonja Oroszlán, Greg De Cuir, Mark O'Neal, Peter Linka, Declan Hannigan, Peter Schueller, Waleska Latorre, Frederik Pleitgen, Nikolett Barabas, Karen Gagnon, Lili Bordán, Charlie Gardner, Nóra Hörich, Kamilla Fátyol, Yang Liu, Xue Xuxing, Richard Rifkin, Nick Wittman, Balázs Medveczky, Ben O'Brien, Scott Alexander Young, Jason Ryan, James Dougherty, Irén Bordán, Dilyana Bouklieva, Dora Endre, Björn Freiberg, James Fred Harkins Jr., Minouche Kaftel, Gayathri Kasupathipillai, Viktor Mitev, Arnold Montey, Tom Nguyen, Tamás Sebe, Sam Spruell, Norbert Szekeres, Dominika Szosznyák, Zalán Takács, Lara Ilona Thompson, Balázs Veres, Henry Winkler.

Recommended reading – Beeswax Alchemy (2015):

Beeswax Alchemy:

How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive (2015).

By Petra Ahnert.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1592539793

ISBN-13: 978-1592539796

Description:

“This is the book I’ve been waiting thirty years for. Excellent instructions. Bountiful information. Beautifully done.”

– Kim Flottum, beekeeper; author of The Backyard Beekeeper, Better Beekeeping, and The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook; and editor of Bee Culture magazine.

Create natural beeswax products for health and home.

Beeswax is truly the miracle of the beehive. Although honeybees use it to build their hives and protect their young, you can use it to make everything from candles to lip balm to decorative fabric.

Regardless of whether you are a veteran beekeeper or someone who just likes the way beeswax looks and smells, you’ll learn from apiarist and entrepreneur Petra Ahnert, who will teach you how to transform this miraculous material into the beautiful, useful, and unexpected.

Inside you’ll find:

An introduction to beeswax’s form and functions.

Tips and techniques for transforming beeswax into useful products for home and health.

Detailed recipes to get you started crafting your own soaps, balms, salves, and more.

On this day in music history - Sacred Alliance, by Anima (2015):

The album Sacred Alliance, 

by Anima, 

was released on July 9, 2015.

On this day in music history - Flute Flight, by Sherry Finzer & Mark Holland (2015):

The album Flute Flight,

by Sherry Finzer & Mark Holland,

was released on June 30, 2015.

On this day in music history - Dark Before Dawn, by Breaking Benjamin (2015):

The album Dark Before Dawn,

by Breaking Benjamin,

was released on June 23, 2015.

On this day in music history - Spirit of the Ancients: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing, by Tryshe Dhevney (2015):

The album Spirit of the Ancients: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing,

by Tryshe Dhevney,

was released on May 26, 2015.

On this day in movie history - Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015):

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story,

a documentary directed and written by Daniel Raim,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 23, 2015.
Music by David Lebolt.

Cast:
Lillian Michelson, Harold Michelson, Bill Krohn, Stuart Cornfeld, Mel Brooks, Danny DeVito, Jim Bissell, Norman Newberry, Rick Carter, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Gabriel Hardman, Marc Wanamaker, Thomas A. Walsh, Alan Michelson, Anahid Nazarian, Tom Waits, Richard Sylbert, Patrick Mate, Tish Hicks, Will Vought, Dennis Michelson.

On this day in movie history - The Little Prince (2015):

The Little Prince,

directed by Mark Osborne,

written by Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti,

based on the novel Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 22, 2015.
Music by Richard Harvey and Hans Zimmer.

“One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eye.”

– Antoine De Saint–Exupéry.

Cast:
Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Riley Osborne, James Franco, Bud Cort, Benicio Del Toro, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, Jeffy Branion, Jacquie Barnbrook, Marcel Bridges, André Dussollier, Florence Foresti, Vincent Cassel, Guillaume Gallienne, Laurent Lafitte, Vincent Lindon, Guillaume Canet, Pascal Légitimus, Achille Orsoni, Clara Poincaré, Andrea Santamaría, Bernard Tiphaine, Veronica J. Valentini.