Thursday, September 19, 2024

On this day in movie history - L.A. Confidential (1997):


L.A. Confidential

directed by Curtis Hanson,
written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson,
based on the novel by James Ellroy,
was released in the United States on September 19, 1997.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.


Cast:

Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Allan Graf, Precious Chong, Symba, Bob Clendenin, Lennie Loftin, Will Zahrn, Amber Smith, Darrell Sandeen, Michael Warwick, Simon Baker, Shawnee Free Jones, Matthew Allen Bretz, Thomas Rosales Jr., Shane Dixon, Norman Howell, Brian Lally, Don Pulford, Chris Short, John Mahon, Tomas Arana, Michael McCleery, George Yager, Jack Conley, Ginger Slaughter, Jack Knight, John H. Evans, Gene Wolande, Brian Bossetta, Michael Chieffo, Gwenda Deacon, T.J. Kennedy, Ingo Neuhaus, Robert Harrison, Jim Metzler, Robert Barry Fleming, Jeremiah Birkett, Salim Grant, Karr Washington, Noel Evangelisti, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Jeff Sanders, Steven Lambert, Jordan Marder, Gregory White, April Breneman, Lisa Worthy, Beverly Sharpe, Colin Mitchell, John Currie Slade, Brenda Bakke, Kevin Maloney, Patrice Walters, Rebecca Klingler, Irene Roseen, Scott Eberlein, David St. James, Bodie Newcomb, Jeff Austin, Robert Foster, Kevin Patrick Kelly, Henry Marder, Monty McKee, Henry Meyers, Michael Ossmann, Dick Stilwell, Jess Thomas, Robert Thompson, Jody Wood, Jonathan Adler, April Audia, Jana Rains Austinson, William Boyd, Hennen Chambers, Jan Citron, Priscilla Cory, Alice Dinnean, T.K. Durham, Rhonda Fleming, Deborah Kerr, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Fred Lerner, Scott McKinley, John Meier, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Ortega, Chris Palermo, J.P. Romano, Gilbert Rosales, Nectar Rose, Jane Russell, Rocco Salata, Frank Sinatra, Vern Urich, Sam P. Whitehead, Dell Yount, Anne Zogby.

On this day in music history - A Portrait, by Cecilia Bartoli (1995):

The album A Portrait,
by Cecilia Bartoli,
was released on September 19, 1995.

On this day in music history - New Jersey, by Bon Jovi (1988):

The album New Jersey,
by Bon Jovi,
was released on September 19, 1988.

On this day in music history - Watermark, by Enya (1988):

The album Watermark,
by Enya,
was released on September 19, 1988.

On this day in movie history - Amadeus (1984):


Amadeus

directed by Miloš Forman,
written by Peter Shaffer,
based on the play by Peter Shaffer,
was released in the United States on September 19, 1984.

Music credits:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mark Adler, Laszlo Heltay, Ling Ling Li, Zdenek Mahler, Neville Marriner, John McCarthy, Simon Preston, Robert Randles, John Strauss, Jonas Thaler and Marc Grauwels.


Cast:

F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dotrice, Simon Callow, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan, Kenny Baker, Lisabeth Bartlett, Barbara Bryne, Martin Cavani, Roderick Cook, Milan Demjanenko, Peter DiGesu, Michele Esposito, Richard Frank, Patrick Hines, Nicholas Kepros, Philip Lenkowsky, Herman Meckler, Jonathan Moore, Cynthia Nixon, Brian Pettifer, Vincent Schiavelli, Douglas Seale, Miroslav Sekera, Cassie Stuart, John Strauss, Karl-Heinz Teuber, Rita Zohar.

On this day in movie history - Without Warning (1980):


Without Warning

aka It Came Without Warning and The Warning,
directed by Greydon Clark,
written by Lyn Freeman, Daniel Grodnik, Ben Nett and Steve Mathis,
was released in the United States on September 19, 1980.
Music by Dan Wyman.


Cast:

Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter, Christopher S. Nelson, Cameron Mitchell, Neville Brand, Sue Ane Langdon, Ralph Meeker, Larry Storch, Lynn Theel, David Caruso, Mark Ness, Bert Davis, Jeffrey Sudzin, Darby Hinton, Kevin Peter Hall.

Born on this day – Erica Ash:


Erica Ash


Actress

Comedian

Singer

Model

September 19, 1977 – July 29, 2024

Credits:

25 Words or Less (2023); 25th Annual Trumpet Awards (2017); 26th Annual Trumpet Awards (2018); A Black Lady Sketch Show (2021); All About Our House (2001); All I Wish (2017); American Judy (2012); Anatomy of a Queen (2019); Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2021); Be Woke (2018); BET Experience: Celebrity Basketball Game (2018); Bless the Harts (2020); Bloody Roar 4 (2003); Cold Case (2009); Dish Nation (2017–2022); Donnie After Dark (2016); Electric Easy (2021); Extended Family (2024); Face Value (2017); Family Reunion (2019–2021); Good Morning America (2018); Hip Hop Squares (2017); Hollywood Health Report (2016); Home & Family (2015); Horror Noire (2021); I Can Smoke? (2011); In Contempt (2018); In the Flow with Affion Crockett (2011); Jean of the Joneses (2016); Kickback & Chat with Amber Pickens (2017); Kiki Mobile (2017); Kristy (2014); Life Stinks? (2012); Love on A Two Way Street (2020); Mad TV (2008–2009); Married at First Sight: Couples Couch (2023); Miss Me This Christmas (2017); Noches con Platanito (2015); Outlaw Johnny Black (2023); OWN Tonight (2017); Post Life (2016); Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013–2016); Red Eye w/Tom Shillue (2015); RnB Live Hollywood presents (2010–2011); RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2019); Sacrifice (2019 / 2021); Scary Movie V (2013); Shades of Blue (2016); Shenmue II (2001); Since When Do You Speak Japanese? (2019); Singleholic (2022); Sister Code (2015); Skin in the Game (2019); Soul Train Awards (2016); Soul Train Awards Post Show (2016); Survivor's Remorse (2014–2017); The 365Black Awards (2016); The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards (2015); The Big Bend (2021); The Big Gay Sketch Show (2006–2008); The D.L. Hughley Show (2019); The Hollywood Moment (2021); The Real (2015–2018); The Top Ten Revealed (2020); Unbothered (2020); Uncle Drew (2018); Unthinkably Good Things (2022); VIOLET (2021); We Have a Ghost (2023); You Can't Fight Christmas (2017).