Stephen King, on writing:

A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer.

But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.

- Stephen King.

On this day in movie history - Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019):

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

documentary directed by Diana Friedberg,

written by Lionel Friedberg,

was released in the United States on November 1, 2019.
Narrated by Lionel Friedberg.
Music by John Morgan and William Stromberg.

Cast:

Max Steiner, Lionel Friedberg, Ray Faiola, Leonard Maltin, Jon Burlingame, Robert Townson, Joe Rinaudo, Scott Lasky, Stan Taffel, Ken Rosen, Michael Feinstein, Steven C. Smith, James D'Arc, Peter Wegele, John Morgan, William Stromberg, Daniel Selznick, Eleanor Slatkin, Hugo Friedhofer.

On this day in movie history - Dallas Buyer’s Club (2013):

Dallas Buyer’s Club

directed by Jean-Marc Vallée,

written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack,

was released in the United States on November 1, 2013.
Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O’Hare, Steve Zahn, Michael O’Neill, Dallas Roberts, Griffin Dunne, Kevin Rankin, Donna Duplantier, Deneen Tyler, J. D. Evermore, Ian Casselberry, Noelle Wilcox, Bradford Cox, Rick Espaillat, Lawrence Turner, Lucius Falick, James DuMont, Jane McNeill, Don Brady, Matthew Thompson, Tony Bentley, Sean Boyd, Rachel Wulff, Neeona Neal, Scott Takeda, Jonathan Tabler, Joji Yoshida, Carl Palmer, Martin Covert, Douglas M. Griffin, David Lichtenstein, Craig Borten, Henry Frost, Arthur Smith.

On this day in music history - Beyond the Turning, by Heidi Breyer (2012):

The album Beyond the Turning,

by Heidi Breyer,

was released on November 1, 2012.

On this day in movie history - The Funeral (1996):

The Funeral

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1996.
Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio Del Toro, Gretchen Mol, John Ventimiglia, Paul Hipp, Victor Argo, Gian DiDonna, Dmitri Prachenko, Paul Perri, Gregory Perrelli, Joey Hannon, Robert Miano, Frank John Hughes, Andrew Fiscella, Anthony Alessandro, Robert W. Castle, Santo Fazio, Daniel Scarpa, Nicholas De Cegli, Amber Smith, Edie Falco, David Patrick Kelly, Carrie Szlasa, Phil Neilson, Patrick McGaw, Lance Guecia, Douglas Crosby, Ida Bernardini, John Hoyt, John Ciarcia, Heather Bracken, Frankie Cee, Chuck Zito, Mia Babalis, Frank Aquilino, Kevin Ash, Lori Eastside, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Joe Gioco.

On this day in movie history - Inside the Dream Factory (1995):

Inside the Dream Factory

documentary directed by Mark Woods,

written by Maureen Corley and Bob Waldman,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1995.

Music by Walter Werzowa.

Cast:

Faye Dunaway, June Allyson, Army Archerd, Joe E. Brown, Cyd Charisse, Jackie Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Edward Dmytryk, Julius J. Epstein, Sydney Guilaroff, Howard Keel, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Joan Leslie, Samuel Marx, Virginia Mayo, Ann Miller, Tyrone Power, Jane Russell, Red Skelton, Lyle Talbot, Robert Taylor, Shirley Temple, Bill Thomas, William Tuttle, Mae West, Esther Williams, Michael Woulfe, Jane Wyman, Ethel Waters.

On this day in movie history - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985):

To Live and Die in L.A.

directed by William Friedkin,

written by William Friedkin and Gerald Petievich,

based on the novel by Gerald Petievich,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1985.
Music by Wang Chung.

Cast:

William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, Dean Stockwell, Steve James, Robert Downey Sr., Michael Greene, Jack Hoar, Christopher Allport, Valentin de Vargas, Dwier Brown, Michael Chong, Gerald Petievich, Jane Leeves, Jacqueline Giroux, Dar Robinson, Thomas F. Duffy, Gary Cole.