Recommended reading - Balboa Films (2007):

Balboa Films

A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio

By Jean-Jacques Jura & Rodney Norman Bardin II.

Published by McFarland.

Published 2007.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0786430982

ISBN-13: 9780786430987

Description:

From 1913 through 1918, Long Beach, California, was home to the largest independent film company in the world, the largely forgotten Balboa Studio. Founder Herbert M. Horkheimer bought the studio from Edison Company in 1913, and by 1915 Balboa's expenses exceeded $2,500 a day and its output hit 15,500 feet of film per week. Bert Bracken, Fatty Arbuckle, Henry King, Baby Marie Osborne, Thomas Ince, and William Desmond Taylor began their careers with the studio.

In 1918, Horkheimer stunned the industry by declaring bankruptcy, shutting down Balboa, and walking away from moviemaking. The closing of the studio effectively ended Long Beach's runs as a major film location and left many wondering about the true reasons behind Horkheimer's decision. Most of Balboa's films have been lost, and little has until now been written about the studio. This book first explores the history of filmmaking in Long Beach and then fully details the story of Balboa. The extensive filmography includes length, copyright date when available, cast and credits, and a plot summary.

Susan Sontag, on reading and writing:

Reading usually precedes writing.

And the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading.

Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer.

- Susan Sontag.

On this day in movie history - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023):

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

a documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim,

written by Michael J. Fox,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 20, 2023.
Music by John Powell.

Cast:

Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Esmé Fox, Susan Bressman, Ryan Orser, Siobhan Murphy, Danny Irizarry, Hannah Galway, Miles Meacham, Kai Kreinman, Sherry Klassen, Darren Zimmer, David Diamond, Mike Kus, Shayn Walker, Jason Calder, Angela Galanopoulos, Donna Lysell, Zachary Coumont, Michael McDonald, Paul Killeen, Bradley Reid, Bradley Peters, Chad Sayn, Ivan Pecuh, Rick Pearce, Liam Raymond Dib, Andrew Barber, Allison Klause, Brandon Mindel.

On this day in television history - Justified (2015):

Justified

Season 6. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Fate’s Right Hand.

Released January 20, 2015.

Directed by Michael Dinner.

Written by Graham Yost, Michael Dinner, Fred Golan, Chris Provenzano, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Garret Dillahunt, Rick Gomez, Damon Herriman, Justin Welborn, Ryan Dorsey, Rolando Molina, Bill Tangradi, Natalie Zea, Cascy Beddow, Pamela Bowen, Kareem J. Grimes, Shawn Parsons, Chet Grissom, Aubrey Wood, Russell Bertolino, David Meunier.

On this day in music history - Letters From Far Away, by Heidi Breyer (2015):

Letters From Far Away

Album by Heidi Breyer

released January 20, 2015.

Track list:

All the Good Things (Solo); Small Cafe (Solo); 1960 (Solo); First Impressions (Solo); Old Photograph (Solo); Touchstone (Solo); Letters from Far Away (Solo); Welton (Solo); Scarborough Fair (Solo); No Man Is an Island (Solo); Starry Pond (Solo); All the Good Things (Instrumental); Small Cafe (Instrumental); 1960 (Instrumental); First Impressions (Instrumental); Old Photograph (Instrumental); Touchstone (Instrumental); Letters from Far Away (Instrumental); Welton (Instrumental); Scarborough Fair (Instrumental); No Man Is an Island (Instrumental); Starry Pond (Instrumental).

On this day in movie history - Before Midnight (2013):

Before Midnight

directed by Richard Linklater,

written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke,

based on a story by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 20, 2013.
Music by Graham Reynolds.

Cast:

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Walter Lassally, Ariane Labed, Yiannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Panos Koronis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias, Anouk Servera, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Tety Kalafati, John Sloss.

On this day in movie history - Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008):

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

a documentary directed by Alex Gibney,

written by Alex Gibney,

based on the writing of Hunter S. Thompson,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 20, 2008.
Music by David Schwartz.
Narrated by Johnny Depp.