Jack Kost

Friday, September 6, 2024

Born on this day – Max Schreck:

Max Schreck

Actor

September 6, 1879 – February 20, 1936

Most famous for playing the vampire Count Orlok in Nosferatu (1922).

Just one more chapter ...

I'm not addicted to reading.

I can quit as soon as I finish one more chapter.

Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959

By Michael F. Keaney.

Published in 2010.

Published by McFarland & Company.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 078646366X
ISBN-13: 978-0786463664

Description:

More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book – such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.

Zelda Popkin, on writing:

Inspiration is just one requirement for being a writer.

Another is keeping regular working hours.

- Zelda Popkin.

National Read a Book Day - September 6:

Thursday, September 5, 2024

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

The Remaining

directed by Casey La Scala,

written by Casey La Scala and Chris Dowling,

based on a story by Casey La Scala,

was released in the United States on September 5, 2014.
Music by Nathan Whitehead.

Cast:

Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa PenaVega, Italia Ricci, Liz E. Morgan, Kimberley Drummond, John Pyper-Ferguson, Kim Pacheco, John Keenan, Nina Repeta, Judd Lormand, Hayley Lovitt, Roy Feaster, Erin Murphy, Defecio Stoglin, Katie Del Rocco, Ravi Naidu, Michael Fraguada, Cullen Moss.

Born on this day – Freddie Mercury:

Freddie Mercury

Singer

Songwriter

Instrumentalist

September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991