On this day in movie history - Insomnia (2002):

Insomnia,

directed by Christopher Nolan,

written by Hillary Seitz,

was released in the United States on May 24, 2002.
A remake of Insomnia (1997), direct by Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Music by David Julyan.

Cast:
Al Pacino, Martin Donovan, Oliver ‘Ole’ Zemen, Hilary Swank, Paul Dooley, Nicky Katt, Larry Holden, Jay Brazeau, Lorne Cardinal, James Hutson, Andrew Campbell, Paula Shaw, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tasha Simms, Maura Tierney, Jonathan Jackson, Malcolm Boddington, Katharine Isabelle, Robin Williams, Kerry Sandomirsky, Chris Gauthier, Ian Tracey, Kate Robbins, Emily Perkins, Dean Wray.

On this day in movie history - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989):

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Jeffrey Boam,

based on a story and characters by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes,

was released in the United States on May 24, 1989.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:
Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, Robert Eddison, Richard Young, Alexei Sayle, Alex Hyde-White, Paul Maxwell, Isla Blair, Vernon Dobtcheff, J.J. Hardy, Bradley Gregg, Jeff O’Haco, Vince Deadrick Sr., Marc Miles, Ted Grossman, Tim Hiser, Larry Sanders, Will Miles, David Murray, Frederick Jaeger, Jerry Harte, Billy J. Mitchell, Martin Gordon, Paul Humpoletz, Tom Branch, Graeme Crowther, Luke Hanson, Chris Jenkinson, Nicola Scott, Louis Sheldon, Stefan Kalipha, Peter Pacey, Pat Roach, Suzanne Roquette, Eugene Lipinski, George Malpas, Julie Eccles, Nina Armstrong, Vic Armstrong, Roy Beck, Dickey Beer, Peter Diamond, Hugh Elton, Albert Evansky, Nick Gillard, Martin Grace, Paul Heasman, Ronald Lacey, Derek Lyons, Paul Markham, Wayne Michaels, Lee Richards, Michael Sheard, Tip Tipping, Chris Webb.

On this day in movie history - Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974):

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,

directed and written by Michael Cimino,

was released in the United States on May 24, 1974.
Music by Dee Barton.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach, Gary Busey, Jack Dodson, Eugene Elman, Burton Gilliam, Roy Jenson, Claudia Lennear, Bill McKinney, Vic Tayback, Dub Taylor, Gregory Walcott, Erica Hagen, Alvin Childress, Virginia Baker, Stuart Nisbet, Irene K. Cooper, Cliff Emmich, June Fairchild, Ted Foulkes, Leslie Oliver, Mark Montgomery, Karen Lamm, Luanne Roberts, Lila Teigh, George Kennedy, David Chow, Beth Howland, Steve Moriarty.

Born on this day – Joan Micklin Silver:

Joan Micklin Silver

Director

May 24, 1935 – December 31, 2020

Credits:

50 Years of Action! (1986); A Fish in the Bathtub (1998); A Private Matter (1992); Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); Between the Lines (1977); Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1991); Calling the Shots (1988); Charms for the Easy Life (2002); Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979); Crossing Delancey (1988); Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1996); Faerie Tale Theatre (1983); Finnegan Begin Again (1985); Hester Street (1975); How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (1984); Hunger Point (2003); In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997); Invisible Child (1999); Joan Micklin Silver - Begegnung mit der New Yorker Filmregisseurin (1983); Limbo (1972); Loverboy (1989); On the Yard (1978); Prison Stories: Women on the Inside / Parole Board (1991); Sisters (1995); TCM Remembers 2021 (2021); The Case of the Elevator Duck (1974); The Frontier Experience (1975); The Fur Coat Club (1973); The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972); The Oscars (2021); Working in the Theatre (1984).