Friday, February 28, 2025

On this day in music history: Transcendence, by Sherry Finzer (2020):


Transcendence

Album by Sherry Finzer,
released February 28, 2020.

Track list:

The Ascent; Third Eye Opening; Veil of the Unknown; Inner Awakening; Meditative, relaxing, soothing, contemplative, cinematic, flutes, calming, relaxing - Ancient Roots; Evening Prayer; Winds of Intuition; Elements of Light.

On this day in movie history - Los Angeles: City of Film Noir (2015):


Los Angeles: City of Film Noir

aka Los Angeles: Cité du Film Noir,
documentary directed and written by Clara Kuperberg and Julia Kuperberg,
was released in France on February 28, 2015.

Cast:
James Ellroy, Eddie Muller, Alain Silver.

On this day in television history - Justified (2012):


Justified

Season 3. Episode 7.
Episode entitled: The Man Behind the Curtain.
Released February 28, 2012.
Directed by Peter Werner.
Written by Graham Yost, Ryan Farley, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Ingrid Escajeda, Ryan Farley and Jon Worley.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Raymond J. Barry, Jere Burns, David Andrews, Jim Beaver, David Meunier, Max Perlich, William Ragsdale, Stephen Tobolowsky, Demetrius Grosse, Jenn Lyon, Cleavon McClendon, Mykelti Williamson, Neal McDonough, David Atkinson, Michael Boucher, LaQuita Cleare, Kathleen M. Darcy, Elena Evangelo, Brandon Ford Green, Audra Griffis, Steven Helmkamp, Jonathan Kowalsky, William Gregory Lee, Brendan McCarthy, Van White, Garland Whitt, Chaz Maas.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):


M Squad

Season 1. Episode 23.
Episode entitled: The Black Mermaid.
Released February 28, 1958.
Directed by David Rich.
Written by James Edward Grant and Harry W. Junkin.
Music by Stanley Wilson.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Marcia Henderson, Biff Elliot, Paul Newlan, Harry Bartell, Arthur Hanson, Stanley Adams, Eddie Ryder, Elizabeth Harrower.

On this day in movie history - The Green Glove (1952):


The Green Glove

aka The White Road,
directed by Jack Smight,
written by Charles Bennett,
based on a story by Charles Bennett,
was released in the United States on February 28, 1952.
Narrated by John Dehner.
Music by Joseph Kosma.


Cast:

Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke, George Macready, Gaby André, Jany Holt, Roger Tréville, Juliette Gréco, Georges Tabet, Meg Lemonnier, Paul Bonifas, Jean Bretonnière, Edmond Ardisson, Maurice Bénard, Daniel Cauchy, Jacques Clancy, John Dehner, Guy Henry, Roger Legris, Frédéric O'Brady, Michel Seldow.

On this day in movie history - The Johnstown Flood (1926):


The Johnstown Flood

directed by Irving Cummings,
written by Edfrid Bingham and Robert Lord,
was released in the United States on February 28, 1926.


Cast:

George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf, Paul Nicholson, Paul Panzer, George Harris, Max Davidson, Walter Perry, Sid Jordan, Elmo Billings, Gary Cooper, Kay Deslys, Clark Gable, Florence Lawrence, Carole Lombard, George Reed, Dick Rush, Fred Warren, Jim Welch.

Born on this day – Oliviero Toscani:


Oliviero Toscani


Photographer

Actor

Director

Writer

February 28, 1942 – January 13, 2025

Credits:

Movies and television:

60 Minutes / Segment: Ciao Venezia (2000); Ah! Quels titres (1995); American Moon (2017); Anorexia. Storia di un'immagine (2008); Basilico - L'infinito è la in fondo (2023); Benetton: True Crime (2023); Blackboards (2000); Blood on the Carpet (2001); Camera Café (2003); Can Creativity Save the World? (2023); Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2016); Closeup (2010); Closeup (2010); Corto circuito (1996); Da Clay ad Alì - La metamorfosi (2016); Daniel Pilon Chroniqueur (2016); Der radikale Gärtner - Grenzgänge in Kunst und Werbung (2009); Die Invasion der Ideen (2006); Du côté de chez Fred (1988); Eurotrash (1999); Femmefille (2014); Fotografi (2014); Il complotto di Tirana (2024); Illuminate - Oriana Fallaci (2019); Into the Image (2023); Kulturplatz (2011–2024); La Dolce Vita Grande (1973); La marche du siècle (2000); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2005); L'orfano (2002); Master of Photography (2016–2019); Maurizio Costanzo Show (1993); Meraviglie: La penisola dei tesori (2020); Milano-Roma (1998); Na plovárne (2004); Nulle part ailleurs (1996); Nulle part ailleurs. 1ère partie (2000); Oliviero Toscani, Pure Tuscany (2023); On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (2005); Paris-Berlin, le débat (2008); Personal Che (2007); PositivE (2021); Problema (2010); Revólver (1996); Rossotrevi - The red fountain (2018); Silenci? (2005); Stanotte a Firenze (2016); Stupefying! (2018); Surely Some Mistake (1997); The A to Z of Separating People from Their Money (1998); The Ax (2005); The Media Show (1989); Thé ou café (2005); The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money (1996); Vaccini. 9 lezioni di scienza (2019); Vivement dimanche (2013); You Will Be with Us in Paradise (2019).