Monday, December 23, 2024

Penguins vs. Flyers:


Thursday, December 23, 2024.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 7. Philadelphia Flyers: 3.

YEAH!

GO PENS!


On this day in movie history - The Pale Blue Eye (2022):


The Pale Blue Eye

directed and written by Scott Cooper,
based on the novel by Louis Bayard,
was released in the United States on December 23, 2022.
Music by Howard Shore.


Cast:

Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Fred Hechinger, Gillian Anderson, Robert Duvall, Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Timothy Spall, Charlie Tahan, Simon McBurney, Harry Lawtey, Hadley Robinson, John Fetterman, Gideon Glick, Brennan Keel Cook, Joey Brooks, Steven Maier, Jack Irv, Matt Helm, Gisele Fetterman, Kade Nicholson, Brennan Cook, Wendy Renee Cade, Mathias Goldstein.

On this day in movie history - Nobody’s Fool (1994):


Nobody’s Fool

directed and written by Robert Benton,
based on the novel by Richard Russo,
was released in the United States on December 23, 1994.
Music by Howard Shore.


Cast:

Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Catherine Dent, Margo Martindale, Shannah Laumeister Stern, Angelica Page.

On this day in movie history - Talk Radio (1988):


Talk Radio

directed by Oliver Stone,
written by Eric Bogosian and Oliver Stone,
based on the play: Talk Radio, by Eric Bogosian and Ted Savinar,
and the book: Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular,
was released in New York City, on December 23, 1988.
Music by Stewart Copeland.


Cast:

Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Zach Grenier, Anna Levine, Robert Trebor, Linda Atkinson, Allan Corduner, Bruno Rubeo, Bill Johnson, Rockets Redglare.

On this day in movie history - Dirty Harry (1971):


Dirty Harry

directed by Don Siegel,
written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink and Dean Riesner,
based on a story by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink and Jo Heims,
was released in the United States on December 23, 1971.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.


Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Andy Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John Larch, John Mitchum, Woodrow Parfrey, Josef Sommer, Mae Mercer, Albert Popwell, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart, Lois Foraker, William Paterson, Debralee Scott.

On this day in movie history - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966):


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

directed by Sergio Leone,
written by Age & Scarpelli (aka Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli), Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone,
based on a story by Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone,
was released in Italy on December 23, 1966.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef, Aldo Giuffrè, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, Claudio Scarchilli, John Bartha, Livio Lorenzon, Antonio Casale, Sandro Scarchilli, Benito Stefanelli, Angelo Novi, Antonio Casas, Aldo Sambrell, Al Mulock, Sergio Mendizábal, Antonio Molino Rojo, Lorenzo Robledo, Mario Brega, Richard Alagich, Chelo Alonso, Fortunato Arena, Román Ariznavarreta, Silvana Bacci, Joseph Bradley, Frank Braña, Amerigo Castrighella, Saturno Cerra, Luigi Ciavarro, William Conroy, Antonio Contreras, Domingo Contreras, Axel Darna, Tony Di Mitri, Gianni Di Segni, Alberigo Donadeo, Attilio Dottesio, Luis Fernández de Eribe, Veriano Ginesi, Jesús Guzmán, Víctor Israel, Nazzareno Natale, Ricardo Palacios, Antonio Palombi, Julio Martínez Piernavieja, Jesús Porras, Romano Puppo, Antoñito Ruiz, Aysanoa Runachagua, Enrique Santiago, José Terrón, Franco Tocci, Alfonso Veady.

Born on this day – Elizabeth Hartman:


Elizabeth Hartman


Actress

December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987

Credits:

A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965); A Patch of Blue (1965); Doctors' Hospital (1975); Full Moon High (1981); In Pursuit of Treasure (1972); Intermission (1973); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Locksmith (1973); Night Gallery / Segment: The Dark Boy (1971); Secrets Behind the Secret (2007); Standby: Lights! Camera! Action! (1984); The 23rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1966); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The Beguiled (1971); The Fixer (1968); The Group (1966); The Movies (1967); The Secret of NIMH (1982); The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1967); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); Walking Tall (1973); Willow B: Women in Prison (1980); You're a Big Boy Now (1966).