On this day in movie history - Sexy Beast (2000):

Sexy Beast,

directed by Jonathan Glazer,

written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto,

was released in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2001.

Music by Roque Baños.

Cast:
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Álvaro Monje, Robert Atiko, Nieves del Amo Oruet, Enrique Alemán Fabrega, Gérard Barray, José Maria Cano Ramos, Desirée Erasmus, Santiago Frias Munoz, José Hernández, Ana Maldonado Herreria, Andy Lucas, José Lirola Ramos, José López Carrillo, Antonio Fco. Márquez Quesada, Juan Manuel Martníez Cobos, Dionisio Mesa, Eddie O'Connell, Terence Plummer, Manuel Sánchez Berlanga, Frank Scinto, Darkie Smith, Rocky Taylor, Chris Webb, Pedro Zamora Hernández, Tina Simmons.

On this day in movie history - Internal Affairs (1990):

Internal Affairs,

directed by Mike Figgis,

written by Henry Bean,

was released in the United States on January 12, 1990.

Music by Brian Banks, Mike Figgis and Anthony Marinelli.

Cast:
Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Katherine Borowitz, Faye Grant, John Kapelos, Xander Berkeley, John Capodice, Victoria Dillard, Pamella D'Pella, Susan Forristal, Allan Havey, Lew Hopson, Tyde Kierney, Dinah Lenney, Scott Lincoln, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Harry S. Murphy, Billie Neal, Heather Lauren Olson, Marco Rodríguez, Annabella Sciorra, Arlen Dean Snyder, Ron Vawter, Deryn Warren, Valerie Wildman, Elijah Wood, Domingo Adkins, Hamlet Arman, Camilla Bergstrom, Mitchell Claman, Mark A. Cuttin, Justin De Rosa, Mike Figgis, Geoffrey Grider, Andrew Herman, Brian Eric Johnson, Waldemar Kalinowski, Helen Lin, Frank Mancuso Jr., Christopher Raymond Mullane, Hank McGill, Jimmy Ortega, Grant Sawyer, Richard B. Whitaker, Keri-Anne Bilotta, Jeff Bornstein, David Fisher, John Forker, Bj Korros, Jim Rhine, David Schied.

On this day in movie history - Crime Wave (1953):

Crime Wave,

aka The City Is Dark,

directed by Andre DeToth,

was released in the United States on January 12, 1954.
Based on the short story Criminal's Mark,

by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins,

originally published in The Saturday Evening Post (1950).

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:
Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Ned Young, James Bell, Dub Taylor, Gayle Kellogg, Mack Chandler, Timothy Carey, Sandy Sanders, Richard Benjamin, James Hayward, Lyle Latell.

Born on this day – Marie Dubois:

Marie Dubois

Actress

January 12, 1937 – October 15, 2014

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1960

Credits:

The Good Son (2001); À vot' service (1999); The Swindle (1997); Les caprices d'un fleuve (1996); Ispoved neznakomtsu (1995); Elle est passée par ici... (1993); Maigret (1993); Cendre d'or (1992); La mémoire (1992); La dernière saison (1991); Les enfants du vent (1991); Faux frère (1991); Un jeu d'enfant (1990); Maria Vandamme (1989); Grand Guignol (1987); Descent Into Hell (1986); À titre posthume (1986); Einstein (1985); Pas besoin de valises (1984); L'intrus (1984); Si j'avais mille ans (1983); Waiter! (1983); A Friend of Vincent (1983); Bel ami (1983); Un manteau de chinchilla (1983); Une femme en fuite (1982); La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982); La derelitta (1983); Cinéma 16 (1978–1982); Les héritiers (1981); Au théâtre ce soir (1980); La petite sirène (1980); My American Uncle (1980); Je parle d'amour (1979); Silver Anniversary (1979); Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979); Kakemono hôtel (1978); Her Ladyship the Judge (1978); La Menace (1977); Golden Night (1977); François le Champi (1976); Adios (1976); The Innocent (1976); Du bout des lèvres (1976); Les mal partis (1976); Un changement de saison (1975); Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974); L'escapade (1974); Antoine et Sébastien (1974); La belle au bois dormant (1973); Ma femme et l'enfant (1973); The Serpent (1973); Les arpenteurs (1972); L'oeuf (1972); L'heure éblouissante (1971); Ma femme (1971); Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971); La maison des bories (1970); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968); Stuntman (1968); The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968); The Thief of Paris (1967); La Grande Vadrouille (1966); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel (1966); La demoiselle de Saint-Florentin (1965); Les fêtes galantes (1965); The Wise Guys (1965); Marie Curie - Une certaine jeune fille (1965); Le legs (1965); Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964); L'âge ingrat (1964); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Circle of Love (1964); Male Hunt (1964); Jean Barois (1963); Premier amour (1963); L'esprit et la lettre: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître (1963); Jusqu'au bout du monde (1963); L'anglaise (1962); Cross of the Living (1962); Sign of the Lion (1962); Jules and Jim (1962); The Black Monocle (1961); Je vivrai un grand amour (1961); A Woman Is a Woman (1961); Les jours heureux (1961); Les cinq dernières minutes (1959–1960); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Au biseau des baisers (1959); La caméra explore le temps (1959); Plaisir du théâtre (1959); Trois pour cent (1957).

Born on this day – Irene Kane:

Irene Kane

Actress

Writer

January 12, 1924 – October 31, 2013

Credits:

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); All That Jazz (1979); Gypsy (1966); The Doctors (1964); Naked City (1958–1963); True Story (1958); Studio One (1957); Killer's Kiss (1955); Love of Life (1962-1965); Look Up and Live (1962).

Born on this day – Jay McShann:

Jay McShann

Blues singer

Pianist

Composer

Bandleader

January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006

Born on this day – Mississippi Fred McDowell:

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Blues singer

Songwriter

Guitarist

January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972