On this day in movie history - The Loft (2014):

The Loft,

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw and Wesley Strick,

was released in the United States on January 30, 2015.

A remake of Loft (2008), directed by Erik Van Looy.

Music by John Frizzell.

Cast:
Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra, Valerie Cruz, Kali Rocha, Margarita Levieva, Kristin Lehman, Robert Wisdom, Ric Reitz, Graham Beckel, Kathy Deitch, Dora Madison, Cindi Woods, Laura Cayouette, Barbara Dzikanowice, Kim Ormiston, Misty Ormiston, Griff Furst, Eric Dickinson, Dennis Bagneris, Leticia Jimenez, William Scharpf, Trace Cheramie, Rhonda Floyd Aguillard, Lauren Alexandra, Monica Rene'e Anderson, Hillary Bosarge, Joshua Braud, Felder Charbonnet, Stephanie Claire, Edward J. Clare, Astrid Coppens, Alexander Eldimiati, Emily D. Haley, Gene Kevin Hames Jr., Julie Ann Jones, Allyson Leigh Jordan, Kristal Kincaid, John C. Klein, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Stephen Livaudais, Moses Munoz, Taylor Newman, Jay Oliver, Jessica Poumaroux, Steve Rally, Kerry Sims, Logan Douglas Smith, Aspen Steib, Darren Sumner, Nathan Alan Thomas, Graham Williams.

Born on this day – Claudia Drake:

Claudia Drake

Actress

Singer

January 30, 1918 – October 19, 1997

Credits:

Wagon Train (1958); Calypso Joe (1957); Your Favorite Story (1954–1955); Cavalcade of America (1955); Day of Triumph (1954); Northern Patrol (1953); Racket Squad (1950); The Pace That Thrills (1952); The Cisco Kid (1951); The Cowboy and the Indians (1949); Indian Agent (1948); Lady at Midnight (1948); The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947); Renegade Girl (1946); Lone Star Moonlight (1946); Lawless Breed (1946); The Gentleman from Texas (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); Live Wires (1946); Detour (1945); The Crimson Canary (1945); Why Girls Leave Home (1945); Bedside Manner (1945); The Lady Confesses (1945); Enemy of Women (1944); Campus Rhythm (1943); False Colors (1943); Border Patrol (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Flying with Music (1942); No Greater Sin (1941); Footlight Parade (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

George R. R. Martin, on books:

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone,

if it is to keep its edge.

- George R. R. Martin.

On this day in movie history - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996):

The Battle Over Citizen Kane,

documentary directed by Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein,

written by Thomas Lennon and Richard Ben Cramer,

was released in the United States on January 29, 1996.
Episode from season 8 of the PBS documentary series American Experience.
Narrated by Richard Ben Cramer.
Music by Brian Keane.

Cast:
William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Jimmy Breslin, Richard Ben Cramer, Marion Davies, Leonard de Paur, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Richard France, William Randolph Hearst, William Herz, Sam Leve, Norman Lloyd, Nancy Loe, Frank Mankiewicz, David McCullough, David Nasaw, Louetta Santucci, John Tebbel, Ruth Warrick, Orson Welles, Vern Whaley, Gloria Widelock, Robert Wise, Jack Carter, Charles Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Cecil B. DeMille, Maurice Ellis, Joan Fontaine, Myrna Loy, Louis B. Mayer, Louella Parsons, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Rosalind Russell, David O. Selznick, Norma Shearer.

On this day in movie history - Matinee (1993):

Matinee,

directed by Joe Dante,

written by Charles S. Haas,

based on a story by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas,

was released in the United States on January 29, 1993.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, Jesse Lee Soffer, Lucinda Jenney, James Villemaire, Robert Picardo, Jesse White, Dick Miller, John Sayles, David Clennon, Lucy Butler, Georgie Cranford, Nick Bronson, Cory Barlog, George Carson, Joe Gonzalez, Belinda Balaski, Charles S. Haas, Mark McCracken, Archie Hahn, Naomi Watts, Chris Stacy, Allison McKay, Glenda Chism, Aaron Stormer, Lana Bucciarelli, Richard Rossomme, D. Christian Gottshall, Bernard Blanding, Dennis Neal, Luke Halpin, Eulan Middlebrooks, Elizabeth Dimon, Shane Obedzinski, Summer-Healy Chapin, James Scott Hess, Shawn Edward Watkins, Danny Hanemann, Jesse Zeigler, Andy Isaacs, Joe Candelora, Steve Zurk, Mary Moriarty, John Paul Lehman, Jacob Witkin, Tracy Roberts, Marc Macaulay, Timothy Bass, Jeff Breslauer, Molly Conole, Peggy O'Neal, Colette Piceau, Steve DuMouchel, Kurt Smildsin, Michael T. Kelly, Ike Pappas, Brett Rice, Chris M. Allport, Robert Cornthwaite, Joey Fatone, Caroline Macey, Kevin McCarthy, Sherrie Provence, William Schallert, Elijah Vorrasi.

Born on this day – Elio Petri:

Elio Petri

Director

Writer

January 29, 1929 – November 10, 1982

Born on this day – Dorothy Malone:

Dorothy Malone

Actress

January 29, 1924 – January 19, 2018

Credits:

Basic Instinct (1992); Rest in Pieces (1987); Peyton Place: The Next Generation (1985); He's Not Your Son (1984); Matt Houston (1982); Off Your Rocker (1982); The Being (1981); Condominium (1980); The Littlest Hobo (1980); The Day Time Ended (1979); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1979); Winter Kills (1979); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (1978); Vega$ (1978); Flying High (1978); High Hopes (1978); The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1978); Golden Rendezvous (1977); Murder in Peyton Place (1977); The November Plan (1977); Little Ladies of the Night (1977); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); Police Woman (1976); Rich Man, Poor Man (1976); City of Angels (1976); Ellery Queen (1976); Abduction (1975); The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1975); Ironside (1973); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972); The Pigeon (1969); Carnal Circuit (1969); Peyton Place (1964–1968); Insight (1966); Fate Is the Hunter (1964); Arrest and Trial (1964); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); Beach Party (1963); The Untouchables (1962); General Electric Theater (1955–1962); Dr. Kildare (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); Death Valley Days (1961); Checkmate (1961); The Last Sunset (1961); Route 66 (1961); The Last Voyage (1960); Goodyear Theatre (1960); Alcoa Theatre (1960); Warlock (1959); Cimarron City (1958); Too Much, Too Soon (1958); The Tarnished Angels (1957); Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957); Quantez (1957); Man of a Thousand Faces (1957); Written on the Wind (1956); Tension at Table Rock (1956); Pillars of the Sky (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1956); Appointment with Adventure (1956); At Gunpoint (1955); The Christophers (1955); Artists and Models (1955); Sincerely Yours (1955); Tall Man Riding (1955); Five Guns West (1955); Fireside Theatre (1954–1955); Battle Cry (1955); Young at Heart (1954); The Fast and the Furious (1954); Private Hell 36 (1954); Security Risk (1954); Pushover (1954); The Lone Gun (1954); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1954); Loophole (1954); Omnibus / The Horn Blows at Midnight (1953); Jack Slade (1953); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); The Doctor (1953); Law and Order (1953); Scared Stiff (1953); Torpedo Alley (1952); Kraft Theatre (1951); The Bushwhackers (1951); Saddle Legion (1951); Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950); The Killer That Stalked New York (1950); Convicted (1950); The Nevadan (1950); Colorado Territory (1949); South of St. Louis (1949); Flaxy Martin (1949); One Sunday Afternoon (1948); Two Guys from Texas (1948); To the Victor (1948); The Big Sleep (1946); Night and Day (1946); Janie Gets Married (1946); Frontier Days (1945); Too Young to Know (1945); Hollywood Canteen (1944); One Mysterious Night (1944); Youth Runs Wild (1944); Step Lively (1944); Show Business (1944); Seven Days Ashore (1944); Higher and Higher (1943); The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943); Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943).