On this day in movie history - Terminator: Salvation (2009):

Terminator: Salvation

directed by McG,

written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris,

was released in the United States on May 21, 2009.
Music by Danny Elfman.

Cast:

Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Michael Ironside, Ivan G’Vera, Chris Browning, Dorian Nkono, Beth Bailey, Victor J. Ho, Buster Reeves, Kevin Wiggins, Greg Serano, Po Chan, Babak Tafti, Bruce McIntosh, Treva Etienne, Dylan Kenin, Michael Papajohn, Chris Ashworth, Diego Joaquin Lopez, Greg Plitt, Omar Paz Trujillo, Terry Crews, Zach McGowan, Isaac Kappy, Boots Southerland, David Midthunder, Rafael Herrera, Maria Bethke, Marc Maurin, Anjul Nigam, Emerson Brooks, Lorenzo Callender, David Douglas, Joe Basile, Esodie Geiger, Roland Kickinger, Brian Steele, Chris Bentley, Scott Flick, John Gibbs, Linda Hamilton, Neil Harbisson, Casey Wayne Hupp, Luke Kearney, Shani Klein-Madden, Cynthia Lee, Gregory Leiker, Aaron Mastriani, Paul J. Porter, Frank Powers, Mark Rayner, Scott Wyman, Foued Zayani.

On this day in movie history - American Psycho (2000 movie & novel):

American Psycho

directed by Mary Harron,

written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner,

based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis,

was released in the United States on April 14, 2000.
Music by John Cale.

Picture shown in Patrick Bateman’s apartment is part of the Men in the Cities series by Robert Longo:

Cast:

Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Cara Seymour, Guinevere Turner, Stephen Bogaert, Monika Meier, Reg E. Cathey, Blair Williams, Marie Dame, Kelley Harron, Patricia Gage, Krista Sutton, Landy Cannon, Park Bench, Catherine Black, Margaret Ma, Peter Tufford Kennedy, Mark Pawson, Jessica Lau, Lilette Wiens, Glen Marc Silot, Charlotte Hunter, Kiki Buttignol, Joyce R. Korbin, Reuben Thompson, Bryan Renfro, Ross Gibby, Christina McKay, Alan McCullough, Anthony Lemke, Connie Chen, Brett Alexander, Peter Loung, Joseph Oliveira, Leanne Poirier, Somaya Reece, Kate Steen.

Recommended reading:

American Psycho

By Bret Easton Ellis.

Filmed as American Psycho (2000), directed by Mary Harron.

Published by Picador.

First published 1991.

Paperback.

ISBN 13: 9780330319928

ISBN 10: 0330319922

ASIN: 0330319922

Description:

Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and he works on Wall Street, he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America's greatest dream – and its worst nightmare – American Psycho is bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognise but do not wish to confront.

Cover Illustration by Marshall Arisman.

On this day in movie history - The Machinist (2004):

The Machinist

directed by Brad Anderson,

written by Scott Kosar,

was released in the United States on January 18, 2004.

Music by Roque Baños.

Cast:

Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson.