On this day in music history - Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac (1977)

Rumours

Album by Fleetwood Mac,

released February 4, 1977.

Track list:

Second Hand News; Dreams; Never Going Back Again; Don't Stop; Go Your Own Way; Songbird; The Chain; You Make Loving Fun; I Don't Want to Know; Oh Daddy; Gold Dust Woman.

Born on this day – George A. Romero:

George A. Romero

Director

Writer

Editor

Actor

February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017

Credits:

Books:

Dawn of the Dead (1978); Day of the Dead (1988); Horror 201: The Silver Scream (2015); Martin (1978); Modern Masters of Horror (1981); Night of the Living Dead: A Play in Three Acts (2016); Nights of the Living Dead (2017); Pay the Piper (2024); The Little World of Humungo Bongo (2017); The Living Dead (2020).

Movies and television:

A Christmas Tale (2005); A Fish Story (2013); Another Night of the Living Dead (2011); Benefit for the Living Dead (2005); Bruiser (2000); Call of the Dead (2011); Chill Factor: House Call (2004); Creepshow / Something To Tide You Over (1982); Creepshow 2 (1987); Dawn of the Dead (1978); Dawn of the Dead (2004); Day of the Dead (1985); Day of the Dead (2008); Day of the Dead (2021); Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017); Dead Eyes Open (2006); Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 (2009); Deadtime Stories: Volume 2 (2011); Diary of the Dead (2007); Expostulations (1962); Flight of the Spruce Goose (1986); Il pianto della statua: Passion and Extasy (2007); Iron City Asskickers (2021); Knightriders (1981); Land of the Dead (2005); Magic at the Roxy (1976); Martin (1977); Monkey Shines (1988); Night of the Animated Dead (2021); Night of the Living 3D Dead (2013); Night of the Living Dead (1968); Night of the Living Dead (1990); Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006); One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (2008); Phineas and Ferb (2014); Resident Evil 2 Commercial (1998); Romero's Chapel (2014); Season of the Witch (1972); Survival of the Dead (2009); Synthwave Horror: Night of the Living Dead (2024); Tales from the Darkside (1983–1986); Tales from the Darkside: The Movie / Cat From Hell (1990); The Affair (1971); The Amusement Park (1975); The Crazies (1973); The Crazies (2010); The Dark Half (1993); The Misfits: Scream! (1999); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); The Winners (1973–1974); Two Evil Eyes: The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar (1990); Zombie Squash (2012).

Born on this day – Collin Wilcox Paxton:

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Actress

February 4, 1935 – October 14, 2009

Credits:

A Touch of Fate (2003); Papa's Angels (2000); Carriers (1998); American Gothic (1998); Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997); The Crying Child (1996); Twisted Desire (1996); The Journey of August King (1995); Christy (1994–1995); Fluke (1995); Death in Small Doses (1995); Christy (1994); The Portrait (1993); Wildflower (1991); Foxfire (1987); Marie (1985); Under This Sky (1979); A Rainy Day (1979); Jaws 2 (1978); Little House on the Prairie (1977); September 30, 1955 (1977); Hunter (1977); Quincy M.E. (1977); Bert D'Angelo / Superstar (1976); Movin' On (1976); Medical Story (1975); The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975); The Family Holvak (1975); The Manhunter (1975); Columbo (1974); A Cry in the Wilderness (1974); Cannon (1972–1974); The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974); The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973); Gunsmoke (1972); Circle of Fear (1972); The Waltons (1972); Banyon (1972); Ironside (1972); Longstreet (1972); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1971); Medical Center (1971); Jump (1971); The Immortal (1970); The Baby Maker (1970); The Revolutionary (1970); Catch-22 (1970); The Sound of Anger (1968); Death Valley Days (1968); The Name of the Game Is Kill! (1968); Judd for the Defense (1968); Virginian (1967); The Felony Squad (1967); The Road West (1967); The F.B.I. (1966–1967); The Fugitive (1965–1966); Run for Your Life (1966); The Long, Hot Summer (1966); The Defenders (1962–1965); The Doctors and the Nurses (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964–1965); Ben Casey (1964); The Twilight Zone (1964); The Great Adventure (1964); Route 66 (1964); The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963); Temple Houston (1963); Dr. Kildare (1962–1963); To Kill a Mockingbird (1962); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Untouchables (1962); Great Ghost Tales (1961); Play of the Week (1960); Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959); Brenner (1959); The DuPont Show of the Month (1958); Kraft Theatre (1957); Twice Upon a Time (1953).

Born on this day – Ida Lupino:

Ida Lupino

Actress

Singer

Director

Writer

Producer

February 4, 1918 – August 3, 1995

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1959); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960–1961); Alias Smith and Jones (1972); Anything Goes (1936); Artist and Models (1937); Barnaby Jones (1974); Batman (1968); Beware, My Lovely (1952); Bewitched (1965); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bonanza (1959); Bracken's World (1970); Breaking Point (1963); Burke's Law (1963–1964); Charlie's Angels (1977); Climax! (1956); Columbo (1972–1974); Come On, Marines! (1934); Daniel Boone (1967); Dante (1960); Deadhead Miles (1972); Death Valley Days (1960); Deep Valley (1947); Devotion (1946); Dr. Kildare (1964); Dundee and the Culhane (1967); Ellery Queen (1975); Escape Me Never (1947); Family Affair (1969–1970); Female Artillery (1973); Fight for Your Lady (1937); Forever and a Day (1943); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1956); General Electric Theater (1960–1962); Gilligan's Island (1964–1966); Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959–1961); Her First Affaire (1932); High Finance (1933); High Sierra (1940); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Honey West (1965); Hong Kong (1960); Hotel de Paree (1959–1960); I Lived with You (1933); I Love a Mystery (1973); In Our Time (1944); Insight (1971); It Takes a Thief (1968); Jennifer (1953); Judd for the Defense (1968); Junior Bonner (1972); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–1964); Ladies in Retirement (1941); Let's Get Married (1937); Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942); Lust for Gold (1949); Lux Playhouse (1959); Medical Center (1972); Mod Squad (1969); Money for Speed (1933); Moontide (1942); Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–1958); Mr. Novak (1963–1965); My Boys Are Good Boys (1979); Nanny and the Professor (1971); Never Fear (1950); Not Wanted (1949); On Dangerous Ground (1951); On the Loose (1951); One Rainy Afternoon (1936); Out of the Fog (1941); Outrage (1950); Paris in Spring (1935); Peter Ibbetson (1935); Pillow to Post (1945); Police Woman (1975); Prince of Arcadia (1933); Private Hell 36 (1954); Ready for Love (1934); Road House (1948); Sam Benedict (1962–1963); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Sea Devils (1937); Search for Beauty (1934); Smart Girl (1935); Strange Intruder (1956); Switch (1975); Tate (1960); Teenage Idol (1958); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939); The Big Knife (1955); The Bigamist (1953); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1973); The Devil's Rain (1975); The Donna Reed Show (1959); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Ford Television Theatre (1954); The Fugitive (1963–1964); The Gay Desperado (1936); The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968); The Ghost Camera (1933); The Green Peacock (1958); The Hard Way (1943); The Hitch-Hiker (1953); The Investigators (1961); The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1956); The Lady and the Mob (1939); The Letters (1973); The Light That Failed (1939); The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939); The Love Race (1931); The Man I Love (1946); The Manhunter (1974); The Name of the Game (1969); The Outcasts (1969); The Rifleman (1961); The Rogues (1964–1965); The Sea Wolf (1941); The Strangers in 7A (1972); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Trouble with Angels (1966); The Twilight Zone (1959–1964); The Untouchables (1962–1963); The Virginian (1963–1965); The Wild Wild West (1966); They Drive by Night (1940); Thriller (1961–1962); Virginian (1966); While the City Sleeps (1956); Woman in Hiding (1950); Women in Chains (1972); Women's Prison (1955); Yours for the Asking (1936); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

Recommended reading - Videodrome: Studies in the Horror Film by Tim Lucas (2008):

Videodrome

Studies in the Horror Film

By Tim Lucas.

Published by Centipede Press.

First Edition.

Published 2008.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1933618280

ISBN-13: 978-1933618289

Description:

Released in 1983, David Cronenberg's Videodrome is one of his most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. Crossing the boundary between science fiction, horror, and social criticism, Videodrome remains a unique and brilliant work in the oeuvre of cinema's greatest maverick.

Tim Lucas had behind-the-scenes access to every facet of production when Videodrome was filmed in 1981. His unique perspective provides interviews with cast and crew, including exclusive, never-before-published interviews with Cronenberg, commentary and analysis of the film, and over sixty black-and-white and color photographs, many never before seen.

Videodrome is the first in the Studies in the Horror Film series, which aims to present critical and popular discussion of the great horror films in affordable, attractive packages.

Tim Lucas is the editor of Video Watchdog magazine, which specializes in critical discussions of popular and obscure horror, fantasy, and science fiction films. He is also a renowned and astute film critic and award-winning writer.

Patricia Highsmith, on writing:

When I am thickening my plots, I like to think: 

'What if ... What if ...'

Thus, my imagination can move from the likely, 

which everyone can think of, 

to the unlikely-but-possible, 

my preferred plot.

- Patricia Highsmith.

On this day in music history: The Ice Queen, by Sue Foley (2018):

The Ice Queen

Album by Sue Foley,
released February 3, 2018.

Track list:

Come To Me; 81; Run; The Ice Queen; The Lucky Ones; Gaslight; Fool's Gold; If I Have Forsaken You; Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair; Death of a Dream; The Dance; Cannonball Blues.