On this day in movie history - Eyes Wide Shut (1999 movie & novel):

Eyes Wide Shut

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick and Frederic Raphael,

based on the novella Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler,

was released in the United States on July 16, 1999.
Music by Jocelyn Pook.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton, Jackie Sawiris, Sydney Pollack, Leslie Lowe, Peter Hans Benson, Todd Field, Michael Doven, Sky du Mont, Louise J. Taylor, Stewart Thorndike, Randall Paul, Julienne Davis, Lisa Leone, Kevin Connealy, Marie Richardson, Thomas Gibson, Mariana Hewett, Dan Rollman, Gavin Parry, Chris Pare, Adam Lias, Christian Clarke, Kyle Whitcombe, Gary Goba, Vinessa Shaw, Florian Windorfer, Rade Serbedzija, Togo Igawa, Eiji Kusuhara, Leelee Sobieski, Sam Douglas, Angus MacInnes, Abigail Good, Brian W. Cook, Leon Vitali, Carmela Marner, Alan Cumming, Fay Masterson, Phil Davies, Cindy Dolenc, Clark Hayes, Treva Etienne, Colin Angus, Karla Ashley, Kate Charman, James Demaria, Tony DeSergio, Janie Dickens, Laura Fallace, Vanessa Fenton, Georgina Finch, Peter Godwin, Joanna Heath, Lee Henshaw, Ateeka Poole, Adam Pudney, Sharon Quinn, Ben De Saumserez, Emma Lou Sharratt, Paul Spelling, Matthew Thompson, Dan Travers, Russell Trigg, Kate Whalin, Jerson David Ambion, Shelsie Blake, Cate Blanchett, Emilio D'Alessandro, Jeremy Davidson, Paul Desbois, Donna Ewin, Tres Hanley, Sam Heydon, Alex Hobbs, Christiane Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Taylor Murphy.

Recommended reading:

Dream Story

a.k.a. Traumnovelle / Rhapsody / Eyes Wide Shut.

By Arthur Schnitzler.

Edited & translated by Robert Jordan G.

First published 1926.

ASIN: B0GHFBP5F7

ISBN-13: 979-8244277838

Description:

In a single night, Dr. Fridolin embarks on a journey through desire, secrecy, and moral uncertainty, wandering the shadowy streets of Vienna as the boundaries between fantasy and reality dissolve. A chance encounter, a whispered confession, and a masked invitation lead him into a world of hidden rituals, erotic fascination, and unspoken fears. Each step draws him deeper into a labyrinth of temptation and self-reflection, where the line between innocence and transgression is perilously thin.

Schnitzler’s Dream Story is a masterful exploration of the subconscious, a tale in which longing, guilt, and the fragility of social mores intertwine. A provocative, haunting work, it lingers long after the final page, leaving the reader to question the nature of dreams – and the truths they reveal.

Born on this day – Sydney Pollack:

Sydney Pollack

Director

Producer

Actor, July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008

On this day in movie history - The Firm (1993 movie & novel):

The Firm

directed by Sydney Pollack,

written by David Rabe, Robert Towne and David Rayfiel,

based on the novel by John Grisham,

was released in the United States on June 23, 1993.
Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Terry Kinney, Wilford Brimley, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, David Strathairn, Gary Busey, Steven Hill, Tobin Bell, Barbara Garrick, Jerry Hardin, Paul Calderon, Jerry Weintraub, Sullivan Walker, Karina Lombard, Margo Martindale, John Beal, Dean Norris, Lou Walker, Debbie Turner, Tommy Cresswell, David A. Kimball, Don Jones, Michael Allen, Levi Frazier Jr., Brian Casey, William J. Parham, Victor Nelson, Richard Ranta, Janie Paris, Frank Crawford, Bart Whiteman, David Dwyer, Mark W. Johnson, Jerry Chipman, Jimmy Lackie, Afemo Omilami, Clint Smith, Susan Elliott, Erin Branham, Ed Connelly, Joey Anderson, Deborah Thomas, Tommy Matthews, Chris Schadrack, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, Jonathan Kaplan, Rebecca Glenn, Terri Welles, Greg Goossen, Jeane Aufdenberg, Bill Booth, Lannie McMillan Quartet, Ollie Nightingale, Teenie Hodges, Little Jimmy King, James White.

Recommended reading:

The Firm

By John Grisham.

Filmed as The Firm (1993), directed by Sydney Pollack.

Published by Vintage.

Published 1991.

ISBN-10: 0440245923

ISBN-13: 9780440245926

Description:

Mitch McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife, Abby, move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they’re young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think.

Soon, though, Mitch senses trouble: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Cayman; the firm’s management is overly proud of the fact that no one has ever resigned; and security measures at the firm, even for a company with billionaire clients, are more than a little stringent. Then, suddenly, Mitch’s vague suspicions come to life.

The FBI has the lowdown on Mitch’s firm and needs his help. Now Mitch is caught between a rock and a hard place. The FBI will bust him if he doesn’t cooperate, and the firm will kill him if he does. There’s no way out.

Or is there?

On this day in movie history - The Electric Horseman (1979):

The Electric Horseman

directed by Sydney Pollack,

written by Paul Gaer and Robert Garland,

based on a story by Shelly Burton,

was released in the United States on December 21, 1979.
Music by Dave Grusin.
Songs by Willie Nelson:
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.
Midnight Rider.
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.
So You Think You're a Cowboy.
Hands on the Wheel.

Cast:

Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster, Allan Arbus, Wilford Brimley, Will Hare, Basil Hoffman, Timothy Scott, James Sikking, James Kline, Frank Speiser, Quinn K. Redeker, Lois Hamilton, Sarah Harris, Tasha Zemrus, James Novak, Debra L. Maxwell, Michele Heyeden, Robin Timm, Patricia Blair, Gary M. Fox, Richard Perlmutter, Carol Eileen Montgomery, Theresa Ann Dent, Perry Sheehan, Sarge Allen, Sylvie Strause, Richard Knoll, Angelo Giouzelis, Mark Jamison, Brendan Kelly, Sheila B. Wakely, X.V. Kelly, Gary Shermaine, Gary Liddiard, Jerry Kurland, J. Carlton Adair, Charles J. Monahan, George W. Etter, Raymond G. Maupin, Bob C. Barrett, Red McIlvaine, Frank Nicholas, Johnny Magnus, Vic Vallaro, Bob Bailey, Roger Lowe, Kim Kephart, E.P. King, Rita Picking, Bernie Pollack, Sydney Pollack, Tom Willett.

On this day in movie history - Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007):

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

directed by Gary Leva,

written by Gary Leva and Pi Ware,

was released in the United States on October 23, 2007.
Narrated by Malcolm McDowell.

Cast:

Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Sydney Pollack, Jan Harlan, John Calley, John Baxter, Anthony Frewin, Paul Duncan, Stuart McDougal, Daniel Richter, Louis Begley, Joseph Mazzello, Barbara Daly, Roy Walker, Stanley Kubrick.

On this day in movie history - Michael Clayton (2007):

Michael Clayton

directed and written by Tony Gilroy,

was released in the United States on September 24, 2007.
Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Michael O'Keefe, Sydney Pollack, Danielle Skraastad, Tilda Swinton, Wai Chan, Alberto Vazquez, Brian Koppelman, Tom McCarthy, Denis O'Hare, Julie White, Austin Williams, Jennifer Van Dyck, Frank Wood, Richard Hecht, Bill Raymond, Jonathan Walker, Sharon Washington, Cynthia Mace, Michael Countryman, Ken Howard, Amy Hargreaves, Susan Pellegrino, Rachel Black, Matthew Detmer, John Douglas Thompson, Merritt Wever, Brian Poteat, Christopher Mann, Edward Furs, Katherine Waterston, John Gerard Franklin, Remy Auberjonois, Pun Bandhu, Jason Strong, Robert Prescott, Paul Oquist, Terry Serpico, Heidi Armbruster, Pamela Gray, Andrew Hunter Sherman, Kevin Hagan, Julia Gibson, Sean Cullen, Susan Egbert, David Lansbury, David Zayas, Douglas McGrath, Gregory Dann, Cathy Diane, Sam Gilroy, Maggie Siff, Sarah Nichols, Susan McBrien, Jordan Lage, Neal Huff, Paul Juhn, Patrick Askin, Angelo Bonsignore, Kevin Cannon, Pat Chambers, Clem Cheung, Tony Gilroy, Emelie Jeffries, Richard Kelly, Owen Lund, Josh Mowery, Kimmy Suzuki, Robert Torres, Steven Weisz, Kenneth G. Yong.