What’s On?

What’s On?

A Guide to Movies and TV Shows

Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9798342696098

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9798341177307

Kindle

ASIN: B0DJTZ8T58

Back cover description:

What’s On? … is the timeless question we have all asked ourselves almost every day of our lives, as we reach for the remote control and settle in front of the TV screen.

Jack Kost, a life-long movie buff and coffee addict, offers his choice of favorite movie and television masterpieces.

Providing possible answers to the question of What’s On? with over 1,900 titles, from golden oldies and timeless classics, to more recent releases, all meticulously logged and summarized.

An invaluable and collectable go-to source for discovering new favorites and revisiting old ones.

Perfect for film enthusiasts and casual viewers alike, this guide will spark conversations, bring back memories, and help you navigate the ever-evolving world of screen entertainment.

A wealth of recommendations and insights from a passionate movie buff to enrich your viewing experience, complete with personal reminiscences and nostalgic reflections, told with a world-wise critical eye, sardonic dry wit, a healthy dose of cynicism, biting observations, and a well-founded rant here and there.

Just don’t challenge or get him started on his personal favorites, like The Shining, Point Blank, Jaws, The Exorcist, The Duellists, Romeo Is Bleeding, or The Ninth Configuration. His opinions on these and other iconic titles are as intense and unyielding as the movies themselves.

All compiled by an author who not only watched the movies, but also read the books on which they were based, did his research, drank a lot of coffee in the process, and advocates for the importance and value of reading.

A glimpse into the over-caffeinated mind of a writer with a passion for great stories.

What’s On? is a celebration of the intersection between page and screen, and a reminder that great on-screen adaptations often start with a great book and a strong cup of coffee.

Kick back, grab your coffee, and enjoy the show!

As author Jack Kost says:

“Happy viewing … and do yourself a favor … read the books.”

Slipped Masks:

Slipped Masks

ISBN: 9781719330640

Description:

I can’t call you because if he hears me talking on the phone he’ll hit me again. He scares me. I know sooner or later he’s going to kill me. I’ll text you again when I can. I love you, Casey. I’ll spend the rest of our lives proving to you how much I love you. Please come. Please save me …

With only text messages to guide him, Casey Byrne is on the hunt, racing across five states to save his ex-girlfriend, Madison.

Casey loves Madison deeply and wants desperately to save her life and rekindle their relationship.

But the closer he gets to her, the more surreal his journey becomes as the dead bodies pile up in his wake.

Clinical Lycanthropy: the delusion that a human can physically transform into a wolf.

If you were insane, would you know it?

How would you see the world if you were convinced you could transform into a wolf?

The hunter … and the hunted.

Slipped Masks is a dark neo-noir thriller about how the need for love and companionship becomes twisted into obsession, possession, jealousy, violence and murder.

A horrifying portrait of Clinical Lycanthropy.

Amazon link:

https://t.co/2Gwb135V3m

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Themes:

Sociopathy, narcissistic abuse, personality disorder, Clinical Lycanthropy, crime, murder.

Book available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle.

A percentage from sales of this book is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in television history - Justified (2015):

Justified

Season 6. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: Sounding.

Released February 17, 2015.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Leonard Chang, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Mary Steenburgen, Garret Dillahunt, Patton Oswalt, Justin Welborn, Jeff Fahey, Scott Grimes, Demetrius Grosse, Brad Leland, Duke Davis Roberts, Danny Strong, Ryan Dorsey, Shawn Parsons, Mykelti Williamson, Sam Elliott, Lucas Barker, Michael Broderick, Natalie Clark, Natalie Coughlin, Ashley Dulaney, Howard S. Miller, Jonathan Kowalsky, John Ruby, Corby Sullivan, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in movie history - Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001):

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

a documentary directed by Jan Harlan,

was released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany,

on February 17, 2001.
Narrated by Tom Cruise.

“Everyone pretty much acknowledges that he’s the man, and I still feel that underrates him.”

– Jack Nicholson.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Spectre / novel (1998)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: Discovery (2022)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Yesterday’s Enterprise.

Released February 17, 1990.

Directed by David Carson.

Written by Ira Steven Behr, Richard Manning, Hans Beimler, Ronald D. Moore, Trent Christopher Ganino, Eric A. Stillwell, Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Denise Crosby, Christopher McDonald, Tricia O'Neil, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Majel Barrett, Joe Baumann, James G. Becker, Michael Braveheart, Kelly Burris, Carrie Crain, Debbie David, BJ Davis, Jeremy Doyle, Eben Ham, Casey Kono, Mark Lentry, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Keith Rayve, Richard Sarstedt.

Star Trek: Spectre

By William Shatner.

With Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

Published by Pocket Books.

Published 1998.

First Edition.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0671008781

ISBN-13: 978-0671008789

Description:

Retired and happily married, Kirk believes his adventuring days are over. But as he returns to Earth for the first time since his apparent "death" upon the Enterprise-B, events elsewhere in the galaxy set in motion a mystery that may provide Kirk with his greatest challenge yet.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Dark Frontier.

Released February 17, 1999.

Directed by Cliff Bole, Terry Windell.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Susanna Thompson, Kirk Baily, Laura Interval/Stepp, Scarlett Pomers, Katelin Petersen, Eric Cadora, Majel Barrett, Patrick Barnitt, Trish Baylord, Carl D'Amico, Debbie David, Neo Edmund, Tarik Ergin, Chiara Harris, Kerry Hoyt, Guy Korte, Mark Major, Tom Morga, Sam Mountain, Louis Ortiz, Dominic Rambaran, Keith Rayve, Craig Reed, Lynn Speier, Jean Vera-Montes, Catherine Yurkovich.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 4. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Rubicon.

Released February 17, 2022.

Directed by Andi Armaganian.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Alan B. McElroy, Glenise Mullins, Brandon Schultz, Carlos Cisco.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Oded Fehr, Rachael Ancheril, Shawn Doyle, Tara Rosling, Annabelle Wallis, Emily Coutts, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, Sara Mitich, Orville Cummings, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Piotr Michael, Fabio Tassone, Robinne Fanfair, Avaah Blackwell.

On this day in music history:

Lee Aaron by Lee Aaron (1987)

Hormonally Yours by Shakespears Sister (1992)

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Passionata by Denise Young (2014)

Lee Aaron

Album by Lee Aaron,

released February 17, 1987.

Track list: Powerline; Hands Are Tied; Only Human; Empty Heart; Number One; Don't Rain on My Parade; Goin' Off the Deep End; If This Is Love; Eye for An Eye; Heartbeat of the World; Dream with Me.

Hormonally Yours

Album by Shakespears Sister,

released February 17, 1992.

Track list: Goodbye Cruel World; I Don't Care; My 16th Apology; Are We In Love Yet; Emotional Thing; Stay; Black Sky; The Trouble With Andre; Moonchild; Catwoman; Let Me Entertain You; Hello (Turn Your Radio On).

Buena Vista Social Club

Documentary directed and written by Wim Wenders.

Based on a concept by Nick Gold.

Released at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany, on February 17, 1999.

Cast: Octavio Calderon, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Angel Terry Domech, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ibrahim Ferrer Jr., Manuel Galbán, Hugo Garzón, Carlos Gonzalez, Juan de Marcos González, Rubén González, Pío Leyva, Manuel ‘Puntillita’ Licea, Orlando ‘Cachaíto’ López, Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal, Eliades Ochoa, Gilberto ‘Papi’ Oviedo, Alejandro Pichardo, Yanko Pichardo, Omara Portuondo, Jesús ‘Aguaje’ Ramos, Salvador Repilado Labrada, José Antonio Rodriguez, Compay Segundo, Benito Suárez Magana, Barbarito Torres, Amadito Valdés, Alberto ‘Virgilio’ Valdés, Lázaro Villa, Heitor Goldflus.

Passionata

Album by Denise Young,

released February 17, 2014.

Track list: Passionata; Above the Clouds; Moon Song; The Way; Starlight Melody; There; Cobblestones in the Rain; Awakened; Desire; Figure 8; Secrets.