Tuesday, September 23, 2025

On this day in movie history - A History of Violence (2005):


A History of Violence

directed by David Cronenberg,
written by Josh Olson,
was released in the United States on September 23, 2005.
Based on the graphic novel written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke.
Music by Howard Shore.


Cast:

Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Kyle Schmid, Sumela Kay, Gerry Quigley, Deborah Drakeford, Heidi Hayes, Aidan Devine, Bill MacDonald, Michelle McCree, Ian Matthews, R.D. Reid, Morgan Kelly, Martha Reilly, Jason Barbeck, Bruce Beaton, Neven Pajkic, Brendan Connor, Nick Antonacci, John Watson, Don Allison, Brittany Payer, Mitch Boughs, April Mullen, George King, Shawn Campbell, Stephen Arbuckle, Connor Price, Jacob Rolfe, Evan Rose, Michael Stevens.

On this day in music history - Some Girls Do, by Lee Aaron (1991):


Some Girls Do

Album by Lee Aaron,
Released September 23, 1991.

Track list:

Some Girls Do; Crazy in Love; Hands Off the Merchandise; Wild at Heart; Sex with Love; You Make Me Wanna Be Bad; Tuff Love; Motor City Boy; Love Crimes; Can’t Stand the Heat; Dangerous; Tell Me Something Good; Peace on Earth.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Evolution.
Released September 23, 1989.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Written by Michael Piller, Michael Wagner.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Ken Jenkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Mary McCusker, Randal Patrick, Majel Barrett, Scott Grimes, Lorine Mendell, Amy O'Neill, Natalie Wood.

On this day in movie history - Dead Ringers (1988):


Dead Ringers

directed by David Cronenberg,
written by David Cronenberg and Norman Snider,
was released in the United States on September 23, 1988.
Based on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland,
inspired by the true story of the identical twin gynecologists Stewart and Cyril Marcus (June 2, 1930 – July 1975).
Music by Howard Shore.

“Oh, doctor … you’ve cured me!”
– Geneviève Bujold, as Claire.


Cast:

Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Nick Nichols, Lynne Cormack, Damir Andrei, Miriam Newhouse, David Hughes, Richard W. Farrell, Warren Davis, Jonathan Haley, Nicholas Haley, Marsha Moreau, Denis Akiyama, Dee McCafferty, Susan Markle, Murray Cruchley, Jane Luk, Tita Trevisan, Jacqueline Hennessy, Jill Hennessy, David Walden, Liliane Stillwell, Denise McLeod, Bob Bainborough, Nicholas Rice, Joe Matheson, Hadley Kay, Cynthia Eastman, Nora Colpman, Rena Polley, Madeleine Atkinson, John Bayliss, Graham Evans, David Cronenberg, Alan Gough, Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio, Julian-Peter Marcantonio, Greg Van Riel.

On this day in music history - The Wishing Chair, by 10,000 Maniacs (1985):


The Wishing Chair

Album by 10,000 Maniacs,
released September 23, 1985.

Track list:

Can't Ignore The Train; Scorpio Rising; Just As The Tide Was A Flowing; Lilydale; Back O' The Moon; Maddox Table; The Colonial Wing; Grey Victory; Among The Americans; Everyone A Puzzle Lover; Cotton Alley; Daktari; My Mother The War; Tension Makes A Tangle; Arbor Day.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975):


Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 5.
Episode entitled: Death’s Other Dominion.
Released September 23, 1975.
Directed by Charles Crichton.
Written by Anthony Terpiloff, Elizabeth Barrows.
Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
Music by Barry Gray.

Cast: 

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Brian Blessed, John Shrapnel, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Mary Miller, Glenda Allen, Barbara Bermel, Sarah Bullen, Adrienne Burgess, Loftus Burton, Andy Dempsey, Jenny Devenish, Robert Driscoll, Joe Dunne, David Ellison, Carolyn Hudson, Annie Lambert, Margaret Lawley, John Lee Barber, Valerie Leon, Dave Murphy, Eddy Nedari, Terry Pendle, Suzanne Roquette, Ian Ruskin, Ellen Sheean, Jack Shephard, Suzette St. Clair.

Born on this day – Elizabeth Peña:


Elizabeth Peña


Actress

Writer

Musician

September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014

Credits:

15 Minutes (1987); 2002 ALMA Awards (2002); A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of 'Rush Hour' (1999); A Single Woman (2008); Across the Moon (1994); Adio Kerida (2002); Adrift in Manhattan (2007); Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998); American Dad! (2007); Ana Maria in Novela Land (2015); *batteries not included (1987); Becoming Eduardo (2009); Blaze You Out (2013); Blue Steel (1990); Border Line (1999); Boston Public (2002–2003); Building 'Jacob's Ladder' (1990); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Charlie's Angels (2011); Common Law (2012); Contagious (1997); Crossover Dreams (1985); CSI: Miami (2003); Dead Funny (1994); Dead Man's Gun (1997); Dellaventura (1997); Dennis Miller (2004); Disney Infinity (2013); Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986); Down for Life (2009); Down in the Valley (2005); Dragon Wars: D-War (2007); Dream On (1993); Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990); El Super (1979); Entertainment Tonight (1991); Entertainment Tonight (2014); Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995); Fugitive Among Us (1992); Funny or Die Presents... / Segment: United States Police Department (2011); Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987); Ghost Whisperer (2009); Girl on the Edge (2015); Goal II: Living the Dream (2007); Grandma (2015); Gridlock'd (1997); Hill Street Blues (1986); Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004); How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005); I Married Dora (1987–1988); Impostor (2001); In the Dark (2013); It Came from Outer Space II (1996); Jacob's Ladder (1990); Justice League (2004); Justice League Unlimited (2005); Keep Your Distance (2005); Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (2012); King John (2013); L.A. Law (1993–1994); La Bamba (1987); La noche desesperada (2007); Lone Star (1996); Love Comes Lately (2007); Major Crimes (2013); Matador (2014); Maya & Miguel (2004–2009); Minoriteam (2006); Modern Family (2013); Mother and Child (2009); NCIS (2004); Nothing Like the Holidays (2008); Numb3rs (2005); Off the Map (2011); Old Love (2001); On the Borderline (2001); Outlaw (2010); Plush (2013); Prime Suspect (2012); Prototype (2009); Racing for Time (2008); Recon (1996); Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002); Roommates (1994); Rush Hour (1998); Seven Girlfriends (1999); Shannon's Deal (1989–1991); Special Collector's Edition (2014); Speechless (2008); Strangeland (1998); Suburban Madness (2004); Sueño (2005); T.J. Hooker (1985); Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002); The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004); The 15th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2000); The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards (1995); The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003); The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2015); The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015); The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2001); The Brothers Garcia (2003); The Eddie Files (1998); The Incredibles (2004); The Incredibles: The Video Game (2004); The Incredibles: When Danger Calls (2004); The Insider (2004); The Invaders (1995); The Lost City (2005); The Oscars (2015); The Outer Limits (1995); The Pass (1998); The Perfect Family (2011); The Second Civil War (1997); The Song of Sway Lake (2018); The Waterdance (1992); They All Laughed (1981); Things Behind the Sun (2001); Times Square (1980); Tortilla Soup (2001); Tough Cookies (1986); Transamerica (2005); Two (1996–1997); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2008); Vibes (1988); Without a Trace (2005); Ylse (2010); Zig Zag (2002).