On this day in movie history - The Man Who Invented Christmas (movie & book):

The Man Who Invented Christmas

directed by Bharat Nalluri,

written by Susan Coyne,

based on the book by Les Standiford,

was released in the United States on November 22, 2017.
Music by Mychael Danna.

Cast:

Dan Stevens, Ely Solan, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Donald Sumpter, Miriam Margolyes, Morfydd Clark, Justin Edwards, Miles Jupp, Ian McNeice, David McSavage, Bill Paterson, John Henshaw, Annette Badland, Anna Murphy, Jasper Hughes-Cotter, Eddie Jackson, Paul Kealyn, Aleah Lennon, Ger Ryan, Cosimo Fusco, Valeria Bandino, Donna Marie Sludds.

Recommended reading:

The Man Who Invented Christmas:

How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits

By Les Standiford.

Published 2008.

Paperback.

Published by Crown.

ISBN 13: 9781524762469

ISBN 10: 1524762466

ASIN: 1524762466

Description:

As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world.

Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned it down, so Dickens used what little money he had to put out A Christmas Carol himself. He worried it might be the end of his career as a novelist.

The book immediately caused a sensation. And it breathed new life into a holiday that had fallen into disfavor, undermined by lingering Puritanism and the cold modernity of the Industrial Revolution. It was a harsh and dreary age, in desperate need of spiritual renewal, ready to embrace a book that ended with blessings for one and all.

With warmth, wit, and an infusion of Christmas cheer, Les Standiford whisks us back to Victorian England, its most beloved storyteller, and the birth of the Christmas we know best. The Man Who Invented Christmas is a rich and satisfying read for Scrooges and sentimentalists alike.

On this day in movie history - Stigmata (1999):

Stigmata

directed by Rupert Wainwright,

written by Tom Lazarus and Rick Ramage,

based on a story by Tom Lazarus,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1999.
Music by Billy Corgan, Mike Garson and Elia Cmiral.

Cast:

Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Thomas Kopache, Rade Serbedzija, Enrico Colantoni, Dick Latessa, Portia de Rossi, Patrick Muldoon, Ann Cusack, Shaun Toub, Tom Hodges, Lydia Hazan, Shaun Duke, Valarie Trapp, Kessia Embry, Frankie Thorn, Mariah Nunn, Tom Fahn, Marilyn Pitzer, Jack Donner, Richard Conti, Mary Linda Phillips, Liz Cruz, Faith Christopher, Joe Ruffo, Federico Scutti, William Howell, Kristopher Davis, Devin Unruh, Vera Yell, Mary Marshall, Daniel Escalzo, Michael P. Dearth, Mark Adair-Rios, Jeffrey J. Ayers, Stephanie Carwin, Anthony Garibaldi, Mário Lara, LeJon, Nicolas Martin.

On this day in movie history - Breaking Glass (1980):

Breaking Glass

directed and written by Brian Gibson,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1980.
Music by Hazel O’Connor, Andy Duncan, Richard Ford, Wesley Magoogan, E.G. Roberts and Tony Visconti.
Featured songs: Eighth Day and Will You? by Hazel O’Connor.

Cast:

Phil Daniels, Hazel O’Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce, Peter-Hugo Daly, Mark Wingett, Gary Tibbs, Charles Wegner, Mark Wing-Davey, Hugh Thomas, Derek Thompson, Nigel Humphreys, Ken Campbell, Lowri Ann Richards, Peter Tilbury, Patrick Murray, Richard Griffiths, Janine Duvitski, Vass Anderson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Jonathan Lynn, Peter Cellier, Richard Hope, Kenneth MacDonald, Gary Olsen, Gary Holton, Christopher Driscoll, G.B. Zoot Money, Harry Fielder, Darius Fisher, Jeremy Healy, James Irwin, James Little, Ralph G. Morse, Chris Parsons, Jonathan Ross, Peter Ross-Murray, Philip Sallon, Rat Scabies, Shrink, Pinkie Tessa, Fred Wood.