Monday, March 11, 2024

Harold Ross, on writing:


I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories,
and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece on paper
and then went back and filled in the spaces.

- Harold Ross.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

On this day in music history - Feast of Joy and Love, by Laura Sullivan (2007):

The album Feast of Joy and Love,
by Laura Sullivan,
was released on March 10, 2007.

On this day in music history - Artist Portrait: Susan Graham, by Susan Graham (2003):

The album Artist Portrait: Susan Graham,
by Susan Graham,
was released on March 10, 2003.

On this day in movie history - Hellinger’s Law (1981):


Hellinger’s Law,
directed by Leo Penn,
written by Lawrence Vail and Jack Laird,
based on a story by Lawrence Vail and Ted Leighton,
was released in the United States on March 10, 1981.
Music by John Cacavas.


Cast:
Telly Savalas, Morgan Stevens, Ja'net DuBois, Roy Poole, Rod Taylor, Melinda Dillon, James Sutorius, Tom McFadden, Lisa Blake Richards, Kyle Richards, Arlen Dean Snyder, Thom Christopher, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Phalen, Jack Ramage, Patsy Rahn, Don Hanmer, Francis X. McCarthy, Cindy Fisher, Bill Cross, Randy Holland, Sean Penn.

On this day in movie history - Silent Running (1972):


Silent Running,
directed by Douglas Trumbull,
written by Deric Washburn, Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco,
was released in the United States on March 10, 1972.
Music by Peter Schickele.
Songs: Silent Running and Rejoice in the Sun performed by Joan Baez.


Cast:
Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Steven Brown, Cheryl Sparks, Larry Whisenhunt, Joseph Campanella, Roy Engel.

On this day in movie history - Drive a Crooked Road (1954):


Drive a Crooked Road,
directed by William Keighley,
written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine,
based on a story by James Benson Nablo,
was released in the United States on March 10, 1954.
Music by George Duning.


Cast:
Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Harry Landers, Jerry Paris, Paul Picerni, Dick Crockett, Irene Bolton, John Close, Richard H. Cutting, John Damler, Linda Danson, Diana Dawson, Jean Engstrom, Mike Mahoney, Peggy Maley, Patrick Miller, Mort Mills, George Paul, Jeffrey Stone, Amzie Strickland, Howard Wright.

On this day in movie history - Journal of a Crime (1934):


Journal of a Crime,
directed by William Keighley,
written by F. Hugh Herbert and Charles Kenyon,
based on the play by Jacques Deval,
was released in the United States on March 10, 1934.
A remake of Une vie perdue (1933), directed by Raymond Rouleau.
Music by Leo F. Forbstein.


Cast:
Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou, Claire Dodd, George Barbier, Douglas Dumbrille, Noel Madison, Henry O'Neill, Phillip Reed, Henry Kolker, Walter Pidgeon, Clay Clement.