Friday, October 10, 2025

On this day in movie history - Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019):


Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

a documentary directed and written by April Wright,
was released in the United States on October 10, 2019.
Music by Chris Wormer.

Cast:

Richard L. Fosbrink, Bob Boin, Jerald Gray, Matt Lambros, Leonard Maltin, Ross Melnick, Craig Morrison, Escott O. Norton, Rosemary Novellino-Mearns, David Strohmaier, Barbara Twist, Charles Chaplin, Jack Cushing, Douglas Fairbanks, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Henabery, Al Jolson, Bruce Lee, Vivien Leigh, Mike Leonard, Mary Pickford, Theodore Roosevelt, S.L. Rothafel, Mack Sennett, Barbara Stanwyck.

On this day in movie history - The Thing (2011):


The Thing

directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.,
written by Eric Heisserer,
based on the novella Frozen Hell aka Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.,
was released in the United States on October 10, 2011.
The prequel to The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter.
Music by Marco Beltrami.


Cast:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Ole Martin Aune Nilsen, Michael Brown.

On this day in television history - Pushing Daisies (2007):


Pushing Daisies

Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: Dummy.
Released October 10, 2007.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Written by Bryan Fuller.
Series created by Bryan Fuller.
Music by Jim Dooley.
Narrated by Jim Dale.


Cast:

Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Jim Dale, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Patrick Fabian, Riki Lindhome, Jonathan Mangum, Omar Avila, Matt Braunger, Field Cate, Taji Coleman, Alex Endeshaw, Wesley Harris, Jon Eric Price, Sy Richardson, Gregory George Frank, Samantha Hanratty.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 & 1992)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 3.
Episode entitled: Code of Honor.
Released October 10, 1987.
Directed by Russ Mayberry, Les Landau.
Written by Katharyn Powers, Michael Baron, Johnny Dawkins.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Fred Steiner.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Karole Selmon, James Louis Watkins, Michael Rider, James G. Becker, Darrell Burris, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Bernie Pock, Richard Sarstedt, Ken Warfield.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: Relics.
Released October 10, 1992.
Directed by Alexander Singer.
Written by Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Lanei Chapman, Erick Weiss, James Doohan, Stacie Foster, Ernie Mirich, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, Michael Braveheart, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Debbie David, Hal Donahue, Gunnel Eriksson, Jack Gilroy, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Christi Haydon, Mark Lentry, Christina Wegler Miles, Keith Rayve, Dee Giffin Scott, Victor Sein, John Alex Tampoya, Mikki Val, Guy Vardaman, Anne Woodberry.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: Strange New World.
Released October 10, 2001.
Directed by David Livingston.
Written by Michael/Mike Sussman, Phyllis Strong, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.
Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.
Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Kellie Waymire, Henri Lubatti, Reynaldo/Rey Gallegos, Jef Ayres, Jane Bordeaux, Mark Correy, Evan English, Jack Guzman, Mark Major, Pablo Soriano, Gary Weeks.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1976):


Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 6.
Episode entitled: New Adam New Eve.
Released October 10, 1976.
Directed by Charles Crichton.
Written by Terence Feely.
Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
Music by Derek Wadsworth.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Guy Rolfe, Bernard Kay, Albin Pahernik, Annie Lambert, Barbara Wise, Yasuko Nagazumi, Glenda Allen, Robert Reeves, Terry Yorke.

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


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: The Refugee.
Released October 10, 1958.
Directed by James Neilson.
Written by Barry Trivers.
Music by Herman Stein.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Judith Braun, Mark Neiman, Don Nagel, Jean Del Val, Ben Morris, Rush Williams, Allen Pinson.

Born on this day – Chris Penn:


Chris Penn


Actor

October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006

Credits:

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007); AFP: American Fighter Pilot (2002); After the Sunset (2004); Aftermath (2013); All the Right Moves (1983); American Pie: Beneath the Crust Vol. 2 (2003); At Close Range (1986); Beethoven's 2nd (1993); Best of Chris Isaak / Segment: Somebody's Crying (2006); Best of the Best (1989); Best of the Best II (1993); Blvd. of Broken Dreams (2007); Bread and Roses (2000); Cannes Man (1996); CBS Cares (2000–2015); Cement (2000); Charlie and the Talking Buzzard (1979); Chicago Hope (1995); Chris Isaak: Somebody's Crying (1995); Close Up (1999); Corazón de... (2006); Corky Romano (2001); CSI: Miami (2003); Dead Man's Walk (1996); Deceiver (1997); E! True Hollywood Story (2010); Empire of the Censors (1995); Entourage (2005); Everwood (2005); Faerie Tale Theatre (1987); Family Attraction (1998); Fist of the North Star (1995); Flagpole Special (1998); Footloose (1984); Footloose: A Modern Musical (2004); From Bomont to the Big Apple: An Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker (2011); Future Kick (1991); Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004); Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021); Holly (2006); Hollywood Lives (2009); Imaginary Crimes (1994); Jay-Z Feat. Ja Rule & Amil: Can I Get A... (1998); Josh and S.A.M. (1993); Juarez: Stages of Fear (2006); Jump! (2007); Kenny Loggins: Footloose (Version 2) (1984); King of Sorrow (2007); Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2001); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–1996); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005); Le Hard Corner (2018); Leather Jackets (1991); Let's Dance! Kevin Bacon on 'Footloose' (2011); Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993); Made in U.S.A. (1987); Madonna: Live to Tell (1986); Magnum, P.I. (1982); 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Mobsters (1991); Moviewatch (1993); Mr. Devon Sawa (Aka Scott from Now and Then) (2006); Mulholland Falls (1996); Murder by Numbers (2002); Nobody's Heroes (1983); North Beach and Rawhide (1985); On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005); One Tough Cop (1998); Pale Rider (1985); Papertrail (1998); Redemption (2002); Remembering Willard (2011); Reservoir Dogs (1992); Reservoir Dogs: Deleted Scenes (1992); Reservoir Dogs: Original Interviews (2002); Return from the River Kwai (1989); Revealed with Jules Asner (2002); Rumble Fish (1983); Rush Hour (1998); Rush Hour 3 (2007); Sacred Cargo (1995); Shelter Island (2003); Short Cuts (1993); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Staunch T.V. (2018–2023); Stealing Harvard (2002); The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006); The Boys Club (1996); The Boys Club: Placebo - The Bitter End (2010); The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003); The Contender (2005); The Darwin Awards (2006); The Florentine (1999); The Funeral (1996); The Last Sentinel (2007); The Music of Chance (1993); The Pickle (1993); The Wild Life (1984); The Young Riders (1990); To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995); True Romance (1993); Under the Hula Moon (1995); VH1 Goes Inside (2004); Vice (2008); Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994); Will & Grace (2003).