On this day in movie history - Heist 88 (2023):

Heist 88

directed by Menhaj Huda,

written by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran,

based on the true 1988 case,

and the book The Heist That Shook A Nation: One In 70 Million by Armand D. Moore,

was released in the United States on September 29, 2023.
Music by The Angel.

Cast:

Courtney B. Vance, Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, Bentley Green, Akili Ni Mali, Bryan Kelly, Xavier Clyde, Precious Way, Nican Robinson, Mariah Gordon, Jillian-Giselle, Charlette Speigner, Rebecca Spence, Jayson Lee, Cat Christmas, Lovely Rayford, TayLar, Yaasmeen Brown, Charles Andrew Gardner, Keith David, Keesha Sharp, Derrick Gilliam, Phil Tyler, Tiffany Bedwell, Michael Christopher Collins, Scott Westerman, Patrick Clear, Dan Sauer, Tonray Ho, Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, Paul Turner, Brian Baker, Vincent Teninty, Andy McDermott, James Farruggio, Samantha Chatman, Charles Alex, Bradford Foote, Alisa Inez, Susan Kries, Kimberly LaChelle, Michael Oilar, Hans Dieter Wolff.

On this day in music history - Wilder Shores, by Belinda Carlisle (2017):

Wilder Shores

Album by Belinda Carlisle,

released September 29, 2017.

Track list:

Adi Shakti; Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad; Light Of My Soul; Rakhe Rakhan Har; Har Gobinday; Humee Hum Brahm Hum; Aad Guray Nameh; Long Time Sun; Heaven Is A Place On Earth.

On this day in music history - Dear Agony, by Breaking Benjamin (2009):

Dear Agony

Album by Breaking Benjamin,

released September 29, 2009.

Track list:

Fade Away; I Will Not Bow; Crawl; Dear Agony; Lights Out; What Lies Beneath; Without You; Give Me A Sign; Hopeless; Into The Nothing; Anthem Of The Angels.

On this day in music history - Un frisson français: A Century of French Song, by Susan Graham (2008):

Un frisson français: A Century of French Song

Album by Susan Graham,

released September 29, 2008.

Track list:

Paladilhe: Psyché; Chausson: Les papillons, Op. 2, No. 3; Bachelet: Chère nuit; Duparc: Au pays où se fait la guerre; Ravel: Le paon (Histoires naturelles); Caplet: Le corbeau et le renard; Roussel: Réponse d’une épouse sage, Op. 35, No. 2; Messiaen: La fiancée perdue; Debussy: Colloque sentimental (Fêtes galantes II); Faure: Vocalise-Etude; Hahn: A Chloris; Satie: Le Chapelier; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: I. Chanson des sirens; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: II. Berceuse de la Sirène; Honegger: Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirene: III. Chanson de la poire; Canteloube: Brezairola; Rosenthal: La souris d’Angleterre; Poulenc: La Dame de Monte Carlo.

On this day in movie history - The Soul of a Man (2003):

The Soul of a Man

documentary directed and written by Wim Wenders,

part 2 of the documentary series The Blues,

produced by Martin Scorsese,

was released in the United States on September 29, 2003.
Additional music by Davis Coen.

Cast:

Chris Thomas King, Keith B. Brown, James Hughes, David F. Hughes, Shayne Tingle, Joy Brashears, David Barnes, Beck, James Blood Ulmer, T Bone Burnett, Nick Cave, Eagle Eye Cherry, Shemekia Copeland, Cream, Laurence Fishburne, Skip James, Garland Jeffreys, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, J.B. Lenoir, Los Lobos, John Mayall, Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Vernon Reid, Marc Ribot, Seaberg Ronnog, Steve Seaberg, Richard Shurman, Dick Waterman, Lucinda Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Alvin Youngblood Hart.

On this day in music history - Mr. Brightside, by The Killers (2003):

Mr. Brightside,

a song by The Killers,

was released in the United States on September 29, 2003.

On this day in movie history - Devil in a Blue Dress (1995):

Devil in a Blue Dress

directed and written by Carl Franklin,

based on the novel by Walter Mosley,

was released in the United States on September 29, 1995.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney, Mel Winkler, Albert Hall, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jernard Burks, David Fonteno, John Roselius, Beau Starr, Steven Randazzo, Scott Lincoln, L. Scott Caldwell, Barry Shabaka, Nick Corello, Kenny Endoso, Joseph Latimore, Renée Humphrey, R.J. Knoll, Kai Lennox, Poppy Montgomery, Brendan Kelly, Peggy Rea, Vinny Argiro, Deborah Lacey, Brazylia Kotere, Jeris Poindexter, Frank Davis, Matthew Barry, Mark Cotone, Brian E. O'Neal, G. Smokey Campbell, Alan Craig Schwartz, Steve Sekely, J.D. Smith, Nigel Gibbs.

On this day in movie history - Muriel's Wedding (1994):

Muriel's Wedding

directed and written by P.J. Hogan,

was released in Australia on September 29, 1994.
Music by Peter Best.

Additional songs by Abba.

Cast:

Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Geneviève Picot, Sophie Lee, Jeanie Drynan, Gennie Nevinson, Daniel Lapaine, Matt Day, Roz Hammond, Belinda Jarrett, Pippa Grandison, Daniel Wyllie, Gabby Millgate, Rob Steele, Chris Haywood, Cintra Bedford.

On this day in music history - Real, by Belinda Carlisle (1993):

Real

Album by Belinda Carlisle,

released September 29, 1993.

Track list:

Goodbye Day; It’s Too Real (Big Scary Animal); Too Much Water; Lay Down Your Arms; Where Love Hides; One With You; Wrap My Arms; Tell Me; Windows Of The World; Here Comes My Baby.

On this day in music history - Our Time in Eden, by 10,000 Maniacs (1992):

Our Time in Eden

Album by 10,000 Maniacs,

released September 29, 1992.

Track list:

Noah's Dove; These Are Days; Eden; Few and Far Between; Stockton Gala Days; Gold Rush Brides; Jezebel; How You've Grown; Candy Everybody Wants; Tolerance; Circle Dream; If You Intend; I'm Not the Man.

On this day in movie history - Cinema Paradiso (1988):

Cinema Paradiso

directed by Giuseppe Tornatore,

written by Giuseppe Tornatore, Vanna Paoli,

based on a story by Giuseppe Tornatore,

released at the Bari International Film Festival, a.k.a. Bari EuropaCinema Festival, in Italy on September 29, 1988.

Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Marco Leonardi, Pupella May, Agnes Dwarf, Leopoldo Trieste, Salvatore Cascio, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Roberta Lena, Nino Terzo, Jacques Perrin, Brigitte Fossey, Philippe Noiret, Nellina Laganà, Turi Giuffrida, Mariella Lo Giudice, Giorgio Libassi, Beatrice Palme, Ignazio Pappalardo, Angela Leontini, Mimmo Mignemi, Margherita Mignemi, Giuseppe Pellegrino, Turi Killer, Angelo Tosto, Concetta Borpagano, Franco Catalano, Giuseppe Tornatore.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1966 & 1967)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: The Naked Time.

Released September 29, 1966.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John D.F. Black.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Stewart Moss, Majel Barrett, Bruce Hyde, DeForest Kelley, Grace Lee Whitney, George Takei, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, William Knight, John Bellah, Tom Anfinsen, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Andrea Dromm, Eddie Paskey, Woody Talbert, Ron Veto.

Star Trek

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: The Changeling.

Released September 29, 1967.

Directed by Marc Daniels.

Written by John Meredyth Lucas.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Makee K. Blaisdell / Blaisdel Makee, Barbara Gates, Meade Martin, Arnold Lessing, Vic Perrin, Bill Blackburn, Frank da Vinci, Marc Daniels, Roger Holloway, Jeannie Malone, Robert Metz, Eddie Paskey, Frieda Rentie.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 4. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Family.

Released September 29, 1990.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Susanne Lambdin, Bryan Stewart, Joe Menosky.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Jeremy Kemp, Samantha Eggar, Theodore Bikel, Georgia Brown, Dennis Creaghan, Colm Meaney, Whoopi Goldberg, David Birkin, Doug Wert, Majel Barrett, Nyra Crenshaw, Debbie David, Elliot Durant III, Margaret Rose Flores, Denise Lynne Roberts.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 6. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Survival Instinct.

Released September 29, 1999.

Directed by Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Vaughn Armstrong, Bertila Damas, Tim Kelleher, Scarlett Pomers, Jonathan Breck, Majel Barrett, John Austin, Marvin De Baca, Tarik Ergin, Nichole McAuley, Erin Leigh Price, Christina Rydell, Joey Sakata, James Lee Stanley, Susie Stillwell.

On this day in movie history - Cry of the City (1948):

Cry of the City

directed by Robert Siodmak,

written by Richard Murphy and Ben Hecht,

based on the novel The Chair for Martin Rome by Henry Edward Helseth,

was released in the United States on September 29, 1948.
Music by Alfred Newman.

Cast:

Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters, Betty Garde, Berry Kroeger, Tommy Cook, Debra Paget, Hope Emerson, Roland Winters, Walter Baldwin, Robert Adler, Mimi Aguglia, George Beranger, Oliver Blake, Harry Carter, Dolores Castle, Ken Christy, Davison Clark, Ruth Clifford, John Cortay, Antonio Filauri, Tiny Francone, Howard Freeman, Ed Hinton, Kathleen Howard, Thomas Ingersoll, Robert Karnes, George Magrill, George Melford, Joan Miller, Tom Moore, Thomas Nello, Jane Nigh, Eddie Parks, Emil Rameau, Claudette Ross, Elena Savonarola, Harry Seymour, Konstantin Shayne, Dan Sheridan, Michael Stark, June Storey, Charles Tannen, Helen Troya, Tito Vuolo, Charles Wagenheim.

Born on this day – Drake Hogestyn:

Drake Hogestyn

Actor

September 29, 1953 – September 28, 2024

Credits:

4th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1988); Anything to Win (2006); Battle of the Network Stars (2003); Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues (1985); Christmas Tree Lane (2020); Circus of the Stars #12 (1987); Criminal Minds (2018); Days of Our Lives (1986–2024); Days of Our Lives' 35th Anniversary (2000); Days of Our Lives' Christmas (2001); Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (2021); Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (2021–2022); Entertainment Tonight (2022); Generation (1985); Maury (1993); Mornings with Kerri-Anne (2007); Night Sins (1993); One Stormy Night (1992); Otherworld (1985); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983); SoapTalk (2005); The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1995); The 13th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1986); The 15th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards (1999); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1994); The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1997); The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998); The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2004); The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2005); The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2023); The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2014); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1988); The Hollywood Moment (2021); The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2021); The Jeff Probst Show (2012); Top Chef Masters (2013); We Love Soaps TV (2012); Wheel of Fortune (2000); WNBC's New York Live (2022); Wordplay (1987); World by The Tail: The Bill Hayes Story (2017).

Born on this day – Madeline Kahn:

Madeline Kahn

Actress

Comedian

Singer

September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999

Born on this day – Mylène Demongeot:

Mylène Demongeot

Actress

Writer

September 29, 1935 – December 1, 2022

Born on this day – Robert Benton:

Robert Benton

Writer

Director

Producer

September 29, 1932 – May 11, 2025

Credits:

A Great Day in Harlem (1994); A Texas Romance, 1909 (1964); Alex of Venice (2014); Bad Company (1972); Billy Bathgate (1991); Bonnie and Clyde (1967); Bravo Profiles (2000); Cinema 3 (1987); Cinema mil (2005); Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992); Congo the Movie: Descent Into Zinj (1995); Cracking the Story: Beneath 'The Ice Harvest' (2006); Cries of the Heart (2025); De película (1985–1987); Entertainment Tonight (2008); Faye (2024); Feast of Love (2007); Film Önü / Arkasi (2019); Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001); François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993); Godard Made in USA (2010); Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2010); Homeward Bound (1994); Inside the Actors Studio (1994); It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975); Kramer vs. Kramer (1979); Le grand échiquier (1983); Magic Time for Piotr (1998); Making the Boys (2011); Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010); Moving Image Salutes Elia Kazan (1987); Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet (1985); Nadine (1987); Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003); Nobody's Fool (1994); North of Cheyenne (2025); Oh! Calcutta! (1972); On location with There Was a Crooked Man. (1970); Places in the Heart (1984); Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008); Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008); Still of the Night (1982); Superman (1978); The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1980); The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards (1995); The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978); The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Daily Planet Presents: The Story of Superman (1966); The House on Carroll Street (1988); The Human Stain (2003); The Ice Harvest (2005); The Late Show (1977); The Windmill Movie (2008); There Was a Crooked Man... (1970); Twilight (1998); Valkokangas (1985); Wanderlust (2006); What's Up, Doc? (1972); You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006).

Born on this day – Anita Ekberg:

Anita Ekberg

Actress

September 29, 1931 – January 11, 2015

Born on this day – Norah Hayden:

Norah Hayden

Actress

Singer

Model

Writer

September 29, 1930 – August 10, 2013

Born on this day – Colin Dexter:

Colin Dexter

Writer

September 29, 1930 – March 21, 2017