On this day in movie history - The Machinist (2004):

The Machinist

directed by Brad Anderson,

written by Scott Kosar,

was released in the United States on January 18, 2004.

Music by Roque Baños.

Cast:

Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Michael Ironside, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson.

On this day in movie history - Bukowski: Born Into This (2003):

Bukowski: Born Into This

directed by John Dullaghan,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 18, 2003.
Music by James Stemple.

Cast:

Charles Bukowski, Bono, John Bryan, Linda Lee Bukowski, Marina Bukowski, Neeli Cherkovski, Joyce Fante, FrancEyE, Taylor Hackford, John Martin, Mike Meloan, Jack Micheline, Pam 'Cupcakes' Miller, Dom Muto, William Packard, Sean Penn, Steve Richmond, Barbet Schroeder, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Waits, Carl Weissner, Liza Williams, James Stemple.

On this day in movie history - Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple

directed by Joel Coen,

written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen,

was released in the United States on January 18, 1985.

Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh, Samm-Art Williams.

On this day in movie history - Warning Shot (1967 movie & novel):

Warning Shot

directed by Buzz Kulik,

written by Mann Rubin,

based on the novel 711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson,

was released in the United States on January 18, 1967.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O’Connor, Joan Collins, Walter Pidgeon, Vito Scotti, David Garfield, Robert Williams, Jerry Dunphy, Dorothy Abbott, Leon Alton, Jackie Andre, Rodney Bingenheimer, Thordis Brandt, Jeff Brown, Ron Burke, Jean Carson, Sheila Cave, Phil Chambers, Spencer Chan, Dick Cherney, Norma Clark, Donald Curtis, Geno Danella, Mimi Dillard, Michael Donovan, Brian Dunne, Lars Hensen, Freda Jones, Pat Jones, Bobbi Jordan, Susan Little, Karl Lukas, Mike Mahoney, Walter Maslow, Patrick McCall, William Meader, Gigi Michel, Don Mitchell, John Mitchum, Daniel Nunez, Robert Osterloh, Kathy Patterson, Bob Peoples, Richard Raymond, Mark Russell, Bernard Sell, Sammy Shack, Claude Stroud, Tiki, Arthur Tovey, Dale Van, Fred Villani, Lanetta Wahlgren, Bobbi Whitby, Jerry Wills, Jason Wingreen, Kai J. Wong, Grant Woods, John Zimeas.

Recommended reading:

711 - Officer Needs Help

By Whit Masterson.

Filmed as Warning Shot (1967), directed by Buzz Kulik.

ASIN: B000CC6L22

Published by Popular Library.

First published 1965.

Paperback.

Description:

A Man on the run for his life...

A suspense novel to startle and shock...

Detective Sergeant Tom Valens was a tough man in a tough business--with an unblemished record, a long scar in his gut to prove his integrity and a beautiful ex-wife to prove his devotion to the Force.

Then one night he made a cop's worst mistake--and found himself alone, with ten days to clear his name and save his life. Ten chilling days which led to a gorgeous redhead named Liz, a secret potent enough to blow half of Los Angeles society sky-high, and a psychotic killer who would stop at nothing...including triple murder.

Born on this day – John Casey:

John Casey

Writer

January 18, 1939 – February 22, 2025

Credits:

Books:

An American Romance (1977); Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction (2014); Compass Rose (2010); Devolution: A Novel (2019); DEVOLUTION: Book One of The Devolution Trilogy (2020); Evolution: A Novel (2020); EVOLUTION: Book Two of The Devolution Trilogy (2021); Meridian: A Raw Thoughts Book (2021); Raw Thoughts: A Mindful Fusion of Poetic and Photographic Art (2019); REVELATION: Book Three of The Devolution Trilogy (2022); Room for Improvement: A Life in Sport (2011); Spartina (1989); Straw Man Arguments: A Study in Fallacy Theory (2022); Supper at the Black Pearl (1995); Testimony and Demeanor (1979); The Barn: A Mystery Novella (2022); The Half-life of Happiness (1998); The Language of Criticism (Routledge Revivals) (1966); Things of Little Consequence (2023).