On this day in movie history - Dead Man (1995 movie & book):

Dead Man

directed and written by Jim Jarmusch,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 27, 1995.
Music by Neil Young.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Mili Avital, Gary Farmer, Crispin Glover, Lance Henriksen, Michael Wincott, Eugene Byrd, John Hurt, Robert Mitchum, Iggy Pop, Gabriel Byrne, Jared Harris, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Mark Bringelson, John North, Peter Schrum, Mike Dawson, Billy Bob Thornton, Michelle Thrush, Gibby Haynes, Richard Boes, George Duckworth, Thomas Bettles, Alfred Molina, Daniel Chas Stacy, Todd Pfeiffer, Leonard Bowechop, Cecil Cheeka, Michael McCarty, Steve Buscemi, John C. Carlucci.

Recommended reading:

Dead Man

By Jonathan Rosenbaum.

Published by British Film Institute.

Published 2000.

ISBN-10: 0851708064

ISBN-13: 9780851708065

Description:

“The book follows the narrative and picks out some of the stand-out cameos as well as some of the choice of dialogue, music, style and violence within. Just another good choice from the BFI/Palgrave on another solid film with heavy content.” – Filmwerk.

When it was released in 1995, Dead Man puzzled many audiences and critics. Jim Jarmusch's reputation was for directing slick, hip contemporary films. And Dead Man was a black-and-white Western. As time has passed, though, the number of its admirers has grown rapidly. Indeed, Dead Man, with its dark and unconventional treatment of violence, racism and capitalism, may be Jarmusch's finest work to date.

This is Jonathan Rosenbaum's view. For him, Dead Man is both a quantum leap and a logical next step in Jarmusch's career. Starring Johnny Depp as the uprooted accountant William Blake and Gary Farmer as his enigmatic Native American companion, Nobody, and with startling cameos from Robert Mitchum, John Hurt and Iggy Pop, Dead Man is by turns shocking, comic and deeply moving. This book explores and celebrates a masterpiece of 1990s American cinema.

On this day in movie history - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998):

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

directed by Terry Gilliam,

written by Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Alex Cox and Tod Davies,

based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson,

was released in the United States on May 22, 1998.
Music by Ray Cooper.

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, Craig Bierko, Lyle Lovett, Flea, Larry Cedar, Tim Thomerson, Richard Riehle, Richard Portnow, Steve Schirripa, Larry Brandenburg, Jennifer Elise Cox, Kim Flowers, Tane McClure, Christopher Meloni, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Evans, Debbie Reynolds, Jenette Goldstein, Verne Troyer, Gregory Itzin, Laraine Newman, Penn Jillette, Hunter S. Thompson.

On this day in movie history - Jeanne du Barry (2023):

Jeanne du Barry

directed by Maïwenn,

written by Maïwenn, Teddy Lussi-Modeste, Nicolas Livecchi, Marion Pin,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16, 2023.

Music by Stephen Warbeck.

Cast: Maïwenn, Johnny Depp, Stanislas Stanic, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Robin Renucci, Marianne Basler, Caroline Chaniolleau, Melvil Poupaud, Pascal Greggory, India Hair, Suzanne De Baecque, Capucine Valmary, Laura Le Velly, Patrick d'Assumçao, Diego Le Fur, Pauline Pollmann, Noémie Lvovsky, Micha Lescot, Marine Boca, Djibril Djimo, Ibrahim Yaffa, Thibault Bonenfant, Erika Sainte, Emma Kaboré Dufour, Loli Bahia, Vincent Colombe, Edouard Michelon, Yann Frisch, Laurent Lévy, Teddy Lussi-Modeste, Éric Denize, Raphaël Quenard, Grégoire Oestermann, Coralie Russier, Vincent Schmitt, Nathalie Richard, Gabriel Arbessier, Guilhem Arbessier, Aurélie Vérillon, Laurent Grévill, Bernard Nissile, Jürgen Doering, Tom Pecheux, Manon Rony, Alexandre Styker, Jean-Noël Martin, Matteo Di Capua, Luna Carpiaux, Marie Bokillon, Edouard Decker, David Decraene, Louise Pascal.

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.