On this day in movie history - Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014):

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,

directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez,

written by Frank Miller,

based on the graphic novels by Frank Miller,

was released in the United States on August 19, 2014.
Music by Robert Rodriguez and Carl Thiel.

Cast:
Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Powers Boothe, Dennis Haysbert, Ray Liotta, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Lloyd, Jaime King, Juno Temple, Stacy Keach, Marton Csokas, Jude Ciccolella, Jamie Chung, Julia Garner, Lady Gaga, Alexa PenaVega, Patricia Vonne, Bart Fletcher, Alejandro Rose-Garcia, Samuel Davis, Mike Davis, Kimberly Cox, Alcides Dias, Billy Blair, Mickey Rourke, Rob Franco, Daylon Walton, Eloise DeJoria, Bob Schreck, Lawrence Varnado, Jimmy Gonzales, Tommy Townsend, Robert Lott, Gregory Kelly, Patrick Sane, Greg Ingram, Will Beinbrink, Dimitrius Pulido, John Wirt, Emmy Robbin, Luis Albert Acevedo Jr., Christian Bowman, Johnny Reno, Holt Boggs, Shane Bryant, Scott K. Butler, Gene Cervenka, Mike Lobo Daniel, Maria Engler, Rob Faubion, Heaven Fearn, Osvaldo Fernandez, Rebecca Franchione, Sylvia Froman, Oliver George, Callie Hernandez, Lacey Hernandez, Kea Ho, Breona Horne, Holly Jee, Duane Johnson, Stephen Latham, Chris Lemchi, Lindsey Lemke, Johnny Lozano, David Maldonado, Robin McGee, Frank Miller, Dan Murphy, Jay Pennington, Darryl Perrilloux, Tanner Priest, Robert Rodriguez, Jenna Saab, Alex Sparrow, Gary Teague, Brian Thornton, Heath Young.

Born on this day – Powers Boothe:

Powers Boothe

Actor

June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017

On this day in movie history - Extreme Prejudice (1987):

Extreme Prejudice,

directed by Walter Hill,

written by Deric Washburn and Harry Kleiner,

based on a story by John Milius and Fred Rexer,

was released in the United States on April 24, 1987.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:
Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe, Matt Mulhern, Larry B. Scott, Dan Tullis Jr., John Dennis Johnston, Luis Contreras, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Tom Lister Jr., Marco Rodríguez, James Lashly, Tony Frank, Mickey Jones, Kent Lipham, Sam Gauny, Gil Reyes, Rick Garcia, Richard L. Duran, Larry Duran, Christina Garcia, Charles Lewis, Humberto De La Torre, Fred Eisenlohr, Anthony Galvan III, Erin Bowden, Frank Lugo, Jimmy Ortega, Lin Shaye, Anthony Lattanzio, Ken Medlock, Michelle Rosen, Allan Graf, Helen Kelly, Thomas Rosales Jr., Karly Rothenberg, Cole Volgenau.

On this day in movie history - Frailty (2001):

Frailty,

directed by Bill Paxton,

written by Brent Hanley,

was released in the United States on November 17, 2001.
Music by Brian Tyler.

Cast:
Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter, Luke Askew, Levi Kreis, Derk Cheetwood, Missy Crider, Alan Davidson, Cynthia Ettinger, Vincent Chase, Gwen McGee, Edmond Scott Ratliff, Rebecca Tilney, Blake King, Brad Berryhill, Greg Serano, Edgar L. Davis, Jim Flowers, Lance E. Nichols, John Paxton, Richard A. Bell, Chelsea Butler, Jennifer Drake, Betty Gurule, Ona Harris, Greg Bronson, Dave Power.

On this day in movie history - Southern Comfort (1981):

Southern Comfort,

directed by Walter Hill,

written by Walter Hill, Michael Kane and David Giler,

was released in the United States on September 25, 1981.
Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast:
Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter, Lewis Smith, Les Lannom, Peter Coyote, Carlos Brown, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jeanne-Louise Bulliard, Jeannie Spector, Orel Borel.

Powers Boothe – RIP:

Sad to hear of the death of another of my favorite character actors.

I first saw him in Walter Hill’s excellent 1981 thriller: Southern Comfort, and have been a fan ever since.

In memory of Powers Boothe.

June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017.