Born on this day – Maria Michi:

Maria Michi

Actress

May 14, 1921 – April 7, 1980

Credits:

Appuntamento a Piazza di Spagna (1947); Brothers Blue (1973); Dedicato a un medico (1974); Down the Ancient Stairs (1975); Fatalità (1947); I problemi di Don Isidro (1978); Irene, Irene (1975); L'altra (1947); Last Tango in Paris (1972); Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis (1973); Legge di guerra (1961); Madam Kitty (1976); Mont-Dragon (1970); Paisan (1946); Redneck (1973); Rome, Open City (1945); Shamed (1947); The Breach (1970); The Charterhouse of Parma (1948); The Lady of Monza (1969); What Have You Done to Solange? (1972).

Born on this day – Albert Robida:

Albert Robida

Writer

Illustrator

Etcher

Lithographer

Caricaturist

May 14, 1848 – October 11, 1926

Credits:

Written work:

1430, the besieged of Compiègne; Contes pour les bibliophiles, with Octave Uzanne; The Beast in the Wood sleeping; Brittany (1900); La Fin des Livres, with Octave Uzanne; The Great Parisian masquerade; War in the Twentieth Century (1887); The War in the twentieth century (1887); La Part du hasard; The release of the opera in the year 2000 (1902); La Touraine (1892); La Vieille France series; The 19th century; The Twentieth Century (1883); The Twentieth Century (1883); The Twentieth Century / The electric life (1890); The Twentieth Century. La vie électrique (1890); The Journey of M. Dumollet; The Voyage of M. Dumollet; Les Escholiers du temps jadis; The Old Towns of Spain, notes and memorabilia; The Old Towns of Italy: notes and memories; The Old Ones Cities of Italy: notes and memories; The Clock of the Centuries Centuries (1902); The Island of Lutetia: ugliness and embellishments of the City; The Engineer von Satanas (1919); Normandy (1890); Paris from century to century century; the heart of Paris, splendours and memories; Paris, Splendours and Memories (1992); Provence, Paris, À la Librairie illustrée (1893); One Prophet caricaturist. War as it is; A Cottage in the Air / Cottage in the Sky; Engagement Trip to the Twentieth Century; Very extraordinary trips by Saturnin Farandoul (1879).

Movies and television:

Saturnino Farandola (1977); The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913).

Recommended reading - Star Trek: The Art of the Film, by Mark Cotta Vaz (2009):

Star Trek: The Art of the Film

By Mark Cotta Vaz.

Foreword by J. J. Abrams.

Published by Titan Books.

Film tie-in edition.

Published 2009.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1848566204

ISBN-13: 978-1848566200

Description:

Director J.J. Abrams’ new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain’s chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became a critical and commercial smash hit worldwide, as audiences – confirmed Trekkers and newcomers alike – thrilled to a state-of-the-art action epic which both respected the legacy of Gene Roddenberry’s archetypal modern myth and forged ahead into an exciting future of its own.

Star Trek: The Art of the Film is a lavishly illustrated celebration of that new vision, tracing the evolution of the movie’s look through a stunning array of previously unseen pre-production paintings, concept sketches, costume and set designs, unit photography and final frames.

Written by New York Times-bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz in close co-operation with the film’s production team, and including a Foreword by J.J. Abrams, this is the essential companion to the film.

Albert Einstein, on imagination:

Logic will get you from A to B.

Imagination will take you everywhere.

- Albert Einstein.

On this day in movie history - The Trust (2016):

The Trust

directed by Alex Brewer and Benjamin Brewer,

written by Adam Hirsch and Benjamin Brewer,

was released in the United States on May 13, 2016.

Music by Reza Safinia.

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Sky Ferreira, Eric Heister, Alexandria Lee, Ethan Suplee, Kenna James, Steven Williams, Carl Windom Carlito, Jerry Lewis, Lisa Mack, Marc D. Donovan, Kevin Weisman, Erica Vanlee, Tommie Vegas, Christie Beran, Jeff Manning, Ronnie Thurmand Jr., Jeff Howard, Keston John, Reagan Pfifer, Ashley Campbell, Joe Palubinsky, Jay Hieron, Vanessa Campbell, Paul Vato, Xin Yi Gan, Jiaming Zhang, Marcus Weiss, James D. Smith Jr., Michael Beal, Andre Body, Tom Bonello, Alex Brewer, Benjamin Brewer, Shawn Wilson, Lisa Gardner, Alexander Garganera, Keith L. Hall, David Hershwitzky, Avo Jabourian, Slim Khezri, Kimya Mallory, R.H. McClurg, Bryan Moore, Jan Paulo Musni, Allyson Newell, Elise Quintana, Abigail Rich, Mark Roman, Jonathan Ruggiero, Mark Sawtelle.

On this day in music history - The 10,000 Steps, by Biomusique (2008):

The 10,000 Steps

Album by Biomusique,

released May 13, 2008.

Track list:

Ananda; Caeli et Terra; The Tender Greens; Persephone; Ohroo; Redemption; Empty Spaces; 10,000 Steps.

On this day in movie history - La Reine Margot (1994):

La Reine Margot

aka Queen Margot,

directed by Patrice Chéreau,

written by Danièle Thompson and Patrice Chéreau,

based on the novel La Reine Margot by Alexandre Dumas,

was released in France on May 13, 1994.
Music by Goran Bregovic.

Cast:

Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bosé, Asia Argento, Julien Rassam, Thomas Kretschmann, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Albano Guaetta, Johan Leysen, Dörte Lyssewski, Michelle Marquais, Laure Marsac, Alexis Nitzer, Emmanuel Salinger, Barbet Schroeder, Jean-Marc Stehlé, Otto Tausig, Bruno Todeschini, Tolsty, Bernard Verley, Ulrich Wildgruber, Laurent Arnal, Gérard Berlioz, Christophe Bernard, Marian Blicharz, Daniel Breton, Pierre Brilloit, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Cécile Caillaud, Marc Citti, Grégoire Colin, Erwan Dujardin, Jean Douchet, Philippe Duclos, Marina Golovine, Zygmunt Kargol, Carlos López, Orazio Massaro, Roman Massine, Charlie Nelson, Bernard Nissile, Julie-Anne Roth, Jean-Michel Tavernier, Béatrice Toussaint, Mélanie Vaudaine, Nicolas Vaude, Isabel Alarcão, José Alves, Ivo Canelas, Dalila Carmo, Hélène de Fougerolles, Ramon de Mello, Vanessa Dinger, Nuno Elias, Gonçalo Ferreira, Luís Gaspar, Fernando Lupach, Peter Michael, Florbela Oliveira, Andreas Piper, Margarida Reis, Victor Rocha, Maria Rueff, José Simão, Patrícia Tavares, AnabeTeixeira, Nuno Tudela, Carlos Vieira, Mafalda Vilhena.