On this day in movie history - Doctor Sleep (movie & novel):

Doctor Sleep

directed and written by Mike Flanagan,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 8, 2019.
Music by The Newton Brothers.

Cast:

Ewan McGregor, Roger Dale Floyd, Danny Lloyd, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Dakota Hickman, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Cliff Curtis, Robert Longstreet, Carel Struycken, Alex Essoe, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay, Henry Thomas, Catherine Parker, Met Clark, Selena Anduze, James Flanagan, Violet McGraw, Bethany Anne Lind, Sadie Heim, KK Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sallye Hooks, Michael Monks, Hugh Maguire.

Recommended reading:

Doctor Sleep

By Stephen King.

Published by Scribner.

First Edition.

Published 2013.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1476727651

ISBN-13: 978-1476727653

Description:

“I liked you, honeybear. That’s why I came to warn you. Stay away from the woman in the hat.”

Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook – and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence – kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone – who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining – the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan’s own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl’s soul and survival...

“[A] vivid frightscape … terrifying.” – The New York Times.

“[King’s] cast of characters is as memorable as any [he] has produced…. Satisfying at every level.” – Kirkus Reviews.

“Terrific … [King’s] power lies in narrative drive and macabre.” – Chicago Tribune.

On this day in music history - Christmas Picante - Remastered, by Veeronna Ragone & Sherry Finzer (2019):

Christmas Picante – Remastered

Album by Veeronna Ragone & Sherry Finzer,

released November 8, 2019.

Track list:

O Come All Ye Faithful / O Christmas Tree; Carol of the Bells; Hark the Herald Angels Sing / He is Born; Silent Night; Jingle Bells; O Come O Come Emmanuel; O Holy Night.

On this day in movie history - Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019):

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

a documentary directed by Daniel Raim,

written by Michael Sragow,

was released in the United States on November 6, 2019.
Produced by Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
Narrated by Michael McKean.
Music by David Lebolt.

Cast:

John Bailey, Kevin Brownlow, Steve Gainer, Leonard Maltin, Michael McKean, Rachel Morrison, Matt Severson, George Spiro Dibie, Lothian Toland, David Totheroh.

On this day in movie history - Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019):

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

documentary directed by Diana Friedberg,

written by Lionel Friedberg,

was released in the United States on November 1, 2019.
Narrated by Lionel Friedberg.
Music by John Morgan and William Stromberg.

Cast:

Max Steiner, Lionel Friedberg, Ray Faiola, Leonard Maltin, Jon Burlingame, Robert Townson, Joe Rinaudo, Scott Lasky, Stan Taffel, Ken Rosen, Michael Feinstein, Steven C. Smith, James D'Arc, Peter Wegele, John Morgan, William Stromberg, Daniel Selznick, Eleanor Slatkin, Hugo Friedhofer.

On this day in music history - The Cinder Notes, by Amy Lauren (2019):

The Cinder Notes

Album by Amy Lauren,

released October 11, 2019.

Track List:

Sable Island; Grey Wolf Crossing; Deep Hollow Cove; Tobacco and Branch; Spirit Cedar; Smoke on Hawk Lake; River Finn; The Visitor; Woodlands; Tamaracks; The Cinder Notes; Traveler; Wintertide.

On this day in movie history - Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019):

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

a documentary directed and written by April Wright,

was released in the United States on October 10, 2019.
Music by Chris Wormer.

Cast:

Richard L. Fosbrink, Bob Boin, Jerald Gray, Matt Lambros, Leonard Maltin, Ross Melnick, Craig Morrison, Escott O. Norton, Rosemary Novellino-Mearns, David Strohmaier, Barbara Twist, Charles Chaplin, Jack Cushing, Douglas Fairbanks, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Henabery, Al Jolson, Bruce Lee, Vivien Leigh, Mike Leonard, Mary Pickford, Theodore Roosevelt, S.L. Rothafel, Mack Sennett, Barbara Stanwyck.

Recommended reading – Frozen Hell (2019):

Frozen Hell

By John W. Campbell Jr.

Published 2019.

Published by Wildside Press.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1479442828

ISBN-13: 978-1479442829

Description:

In 1938, acclaimed science fiction author John W. Campbell published the novella Who Goes There?, about a team of scientists in Antarctica who discover and are terrorized by a monstrous, shape-shifting alien entity. The story would later be adapted into John Carpenter's iconic movie The Thing (following an earlier film adaptation in 1951). The published novella was actually an abridged version of Campbell's original story, called Frozen Hell, which had to be shortened for publication.

The Frozen Hell manuscript remained unknown and unpublished for decades, and it was only recently rediscovered. Frozen Hell expands the Thing story dramatically, giving vital backstory and context to an already incredible tale. We are pleased and honored to offer Frozen Hell to you now, as Campbell intended it. You will be among the first people to ever read this completed version of the story.

On this day in movie history - The Irishman (2019):

The Irishman

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Steven Zaillian,

was released in the United States on September 27, 2019.
Based on the book

I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt.
Music by Robbie Robertson.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jack Huston, Kathrine Narducci, Jesse Plemons, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Herman, Gary Basaraba, Marin Ireland, Lucy Gallina, Jonathan Morris, Dascha Polanco, Welker White, Louis Cancelmi, Bo Dietl, Sebastian Maniscalco, Aleksa Palladino, Steven Van Zandt, Jim Norton, Daniel Jenkins, Billy Smith, Kevin O’Rourke, Action Bronson, Glenn Cunningham, Paul Ben-Victor, Patrick Gallo, James Martin, Jake Hoffman, Barry Primus, Danny A. Abeckaser, Anthony J. Gallo, J.C. MacKenzie, Joseph Bono, Larry Romano, Louis Vanaria, Craig Vincent, John Polce, Joseph Riccobene, Thomas E. Sullivan, John Cenatiempo, Robert Mladinich, Rich Reilly, Robert Funaro, Tess Price, Jennifer Mudge, India Ennenga, Jordyn DiNatale, Kate Arrington, John Bernard Martin, Philip Suriano, Tony Suriano, Jason Iannacone, Michael C. Brennan, James P. Harkins, Al Linea, Garry Pastore, Frank Pietrangolare, Frank Aquilino, John T. Sollitto, Patrick Murney, Samantha Soule, Richard V. Licata, Vito Picone, Larry Mazza, Craig DiFrancia, Ira Drukier, Jon Bruno, Paul Borghese, Steven Maglio, James Licata, Veronica Alicino, Mike Massimino, James Ciccone, Ron Castellano, Marco Greco, Meghan Rafferty, Aldo Sergi, James Lorinz, Jeffrey Paul, Robert C. Kirk, Lawrence Smith, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Ken Wulf Clark, John Rue, Steve Routman, Fernando Vera, Peter Claymore, Charles DelGatto, Michael Gongora, Eugene Bunge, Matthew F. O’Connor, Cliff Moylan, Steve Beauchamp, Alfred Sauchelli Jr., Joe Giorgio, Diana Agostini, Lauren Aparicio, Kelley Rae O’Donnell, John Garrett Greer, Jack Caruso, John Scurti, Tom Tj Jenkins, Steve Witting, Luke Smith, Brent Langdon, James D. Forsha, Giacomino J. Matra, Paul Pearlman, Frank L. Messina, Cilda Shaur, Dominick LaRuffa Jr., Erick Zamora, Steven Maglio, Joe Caniano, Lou Martini Jr., Michael Bottari, John Bianco, Margaret Anne Florence, Siena Marino, Lori Arkin, Nicholas Chrysan, Samantha Coppola, Logan Crawford, Jeff DeHart, Mark Fairchild, Blaise Corrigan, Jill Brown, Tim Neff, Matt Walton, Peter Jay Fernandez, Stephen Mailer, Gino Cafarelli, Robin Kerbis, Lucia Giannetta, Michael Romeo Ruocco, Amanda Kloots, Anne Horak, Brittany Bigelow, Vanessa Mitchell, Madison Eastman, Purdie Baumann, Jesse Wildman, Nina Lafarga, Neil Posner, Michael Leviton, Bridget Barkan, Andrea Weinzierl, Richard V. Pagano, Nicholas Wight, Clark Carmichael, Joseph Russo, Jeremy Luke, Barbara Eyland, Tracy J. Everitt, Saint Marino, Mario Corry, Johnny Potenza, Joe Passaro, Patrick Borriello, Alfred Nittoli, David Aaron Baker, Stanley Burns, Bill Timoney, Thomas Joseph McDonald, Virl Andrick, Ernest Sanders, Bill McHugh, Kevin Kane, Amelia Brain, Craig Castaldo.

On this day in music history - The Space Between Breaths, by Sherry Finzer & Will Clipman (2019):

The Space Between Breaths

Album by Sherry Finzer & Will Clipman,

released September 20, 2019.

Track list:

Evening At Angkor Wat; Cliff Dwellers; Kilauea Rain; Penumbra; The Space Between Breaths; Enchanted Forest; Black Swan; Valley Of Lights; Timbuktu & You; Child’s Play.

On this day in music history - Power, Soul, Rock N' Roll - Live In Germany, by Lee Aaron, was released on September 20, 2019.

Power, Soul, Rock N’ Roll - Live In Germany

Album by Lee Aaron,

released September 20, 2019.

Track list:

Mistreated; Tomboy; Rock Candy; Metal Queen; Fire and Gasoline; Powerline; I’m a Woman; Some Girls Do; Sex with Love; Barely Holdin on; Whatcha Do to My Body; Diamond Baby; Hot to Be Rocked; American High - Bonus Features: Music Videos; Diamond Baby - Bonus Features: Music Videos; I’m a Woman - Bonus Features: Music Videos.

On this day in movie history - The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019):

The Burnt Orange Heresy

directed by Giuseppe Capotondi,

written by Scott B. Smith,

based on the novel by Charles Willeford,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 6, 2019.
Music by Craig Armstrong.

Cast:

Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland, Rosalind Halstead, Alessandro Fabrizi, Obada Adnan, Lewis Dodley, Flaminia Fegarotti, Rasneet Kaur, David Lancaster, Katie McGovern, Fabio Melchionna, Alexia Murray, Pat Starke.

On this day in movie history - Motherless Brooklyn (2019):

Motherless Brooklyn

directed and written by Edward Norton,

based on the novel by Jonathan Lethem,

was released in the United States on August 30, 2019.
Music by Daniel Pemberton.

Cast:

Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Ethan Suplee, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale, Dallas Roberts, Josh Pais, Radu Spinghel, Fisher Stevens, Peter Gray Lewis, Robert Wisdom, Michael Kenneth Williams, Isaiah J. Thompson, Russell Hall, Joe Farnsworth, Jerry Weldon, Eric Berryman, Nelson Avidon, Joseph Siravo, DeShawn White, Leslie Mann, Migs Govea, Erica Sweany, Katy Davis, Olli Haaskivi, Yinka Adeboyeku, Joyce O'Connor, Thomas Luiz Leninger, Deborah Unger, Ezra Barnes, Julie Hays, Damien Brett, Russell G. Jones, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Eli Bridges, Luis Castro de Leon, Teren Carter.

On this day in movie history - Ad Astra (2019):

Ad Astra

directed by James Gray,

written by James Gray and Ethan Gross,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on August 29, 2019.
Music by Max Richter.

Cast:

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, Donnie Keshawarz, Sean Blakemore, Bobby Nish, LisaGay Hamilton, John Finn, John Ortiz, Freda Foh Shen, Kayla Adams, Ravi Kapoor, Liv Tyler, Elisa Perry, Daniel Sauli, Kimmy Shields, Kunal Dudheker, Greg Bryk, Alyson Reed, Sasha Compère, Justin Dray, Alex Luna, Natasha Lyonne, Zoro Saro Manuel Daghlian, Jacob Sandler, Elizabeth Willaman, Matthew Morley Daniel, Bayardo De Murguia, Lawrence Dex, Lori Dorfman, Vivian Fleming-Alvarez, Eliza Gerontakis, Luis Richard Gomez, Eleanor Goodall, Georgia James Gray, Danny Hamouie, Bayani Ison, Lea Jones, Matthew Jones, Donna Lee, Sheila M. Lockhart, Mallory Low, Kento Matsunami, Anne McDaniels, Noelle Messier, Jen Morillo, Jean-Pierre Mouzon, Melvin Payne Jr., Eloy Perez, Rochelle Rose, Valeri Ross, Brynn Route, Lisa Shows, Amanda Tudesco, Nicholas Walker, Robert J. Yowell.

On this day in music history - A Journey for Mankind, by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (2019):

A Journey for Mankind

Album by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer,

released July 19, 2019.

Track list:

Dawn at the Coast; Trans-Lunar; A Song for Distant Earth; Shadow of the Moon; Blue Pearl in a Black Sky; Tranquility Base Here; Magnificent Solitude; Trans-earth; Night Sky in Wonder.

On this day in movie history - The Banana Splits Movie (2019):

The Banana Splits Movie

directed by Danishka Esterhazy,

written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas,

based on The Banana Splits by Hanna-Barbera Productions,

was released at the San Diego Comic-Con International in the United States on July 18, 2019.
Music by Patrick Stump.

Cast:

Dani Kind, Steve Lund, Celina Martin, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Sara Canning, Romeo Carere, Maria Nash, Naledi Majola, Richard White, Kiroshan Naidoo, Keeno Lee Hector, Lia Sachs, Lionel Newton, Daniel Fox, Vash Singh, Nicky Rebelo, Liza Scholtz, Jenna Saras, Eric Bauza, Terry Sauls, Brandon Vraagom, Kori Clarke, Buntu Plam, Matthew Jander, Liam Williams, Bethany Jander, Grace Li, Marlene Trimborn-De Kock, Joshua Kalambay, Temoso Mogotsi, Lily Spangenberg.