On this day in movie history - Unsane (2018):

Unsane

directed by Steven Soderbergh,

written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer,

was released in the United States on March 23, 2018.
Music by David Wilder Savage.

Cast:

Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Sarah Stiles, Marc Kudisch, Amy Irving, Colin Woodell, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Lynda Mauze, Zach Cherry, Polly McKie, Jay Pharoah, Raúl Castillo, Juno Temple, Mike Mihm, Robert Kelly, Natalie Gold, Sol Marina Crespo, Will Brill, Steven Maier, Matthew R. Staley, Matt Mancini, Emily Happe, Gibson Frazier, Erin Wilhelmi, Aimee Mullins, Joseph P. Reidy, Matt Damon, Erika Rolfsrud, Elizabeth Goodman, Roshanna Jenkins, Lance Coughlin, Kevin Dean O'Connor, Laura Rothschild, Arthur Shaffer, Ursula Triplett.

On this day in movie history - 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2012):

4:44 Last Day on Earth

directed and written by Abel Ferrara,

was released in the United States on March 23, 2012.
Music by Francis Kuipers.

Cast:

Shanyn Leigh, Willem Dafoe, Tony Redman, Pat Kiernan, Francis Kuipers, Selena Mars, Justin Restivo, Bojana Vasik, Trung Nguyen, Triana Jackson, Dierdra McDowell, Natasha Lyonne, Anita Pallenberg, Paul Hipp, José Solano, Judith Salazar, Paz de la Huerta, Frank Aquilino, Maria Schirripa, Muriel Sprissler Dafoe, Nicholas Deceolia, The Dalai Lama, Al Gore, Anthony Perullo, Charlie Rose, Tyler Stone, Thomas Michael Sullivan, Nicola Tranquillino.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010 & 2011):

Justified

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Riverbrook.

Released March 23, 2010.

Directed by Michael Dinner.

Written by Graham Yost, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Kristin Bauer, Chris Ellis, Damon Herriman, Johnny Sneed, Myk Watford, Bill Glass, Colleen McGrann, Walton Goggins, Jeremy Denzlinger, Duain Richmond, April Hall, Cheryl McWilliams, Jeorge Bennett Watson.

Justified

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Save My Love.

Released March 23, 2011.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Stephen Root, Jere Burns, William Ragsdale, Tara Buck, Karen Landry, Rebecca Creskoff, Walter Addison, Meghan Andrews, Marcus Ashley, Tony Becker, Cory Blevins, Bruce Katzman, Tom Knickerbocker, Jonathan Kowalsky, James Lashly, Randy McDowell, Brooklyn McLinn, Cary Wayne Moore, Kim Robillard, Casey Sander, Cooper Thornton, Ryan James Nolan.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

The Star Trek Reader I / book (1976)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991)

Star Trek: Picard (2023)

Star Trek

Season 1. Episode 26.

Episode entitled: Errand of Mercy.

Released March 23, 1967.

Directed by John Newland.

Written by Gene L. Coon.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, John Abbott, John Colicos, Peter Brocco, Victor Lundin, David Hillary Hughes, Walt Davis, George Sawaya, Bobby Bass, Bill Blackburn, John Blower, Gary Combs, Frank da Vinci, Eddie Paskey, Basil Poledouris, Paul Power, Tom Steele, Ron Veto.

The Star Trek Reader I

By James Blish.

Published by E P Dutton.

First Edition.

Published 1976.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0841504679

ISBN-13: 978-0841504677

Description:

Episodes from the popular TV series, many of which have been selected by fans themselves, have been adapted into short stories.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 4. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Identity Crisis.

Released March 23, 1991.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Brannon Braga, Tim de Haas, Ronald D. Moore, Joe Menosky, David Carren, J. Larry Carroll.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Maryann Plunkett, Patti Yasutake, Amick Byram, Dennis Madalone, Mona Grudt, Majel Barrett, Thomas J. Booth, Michael Braveheart, Nyra Crenshaw, Denise Deuschle, Jeremy Doyle, Randy James, Kraig Kishi, Lorine Mendell, Teri Noel, Brian Phelps, Joyce Robinson, Mark Thompson, Paul Tompkins, K. Uchizono.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 3. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: The Bounty.

Released March 23, 2023.

Directed by Dan Liu.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Christopher Monfette, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Gates McFadden, Todd Stashwick, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Daniel Davis, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Amy Earhart, Vaughn Page, Byron Quiros, Angel Manuel.

On this day in movie history - Forbidden Planet (1956):

Forbidden Planet

directed by Fred M. Wilcox,

written by Cyril Hume,

based on a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler,

was released in the United States on March 23, 1956.
Inspired by The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
Narrated by Les Tremayne.
Music by Bebe Barron and Louis Barron.

Cast:

Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, George D. Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson, James Drury, Harry Harvey Jr., Roger McGee, Peter Miller, Morgan Jones, Richard Grant, Robby the Robot, James Best, William Boyett, Frankie Darro, Marvin Miller, Les Tremayne.

Born on this day – Penelope Milford:

Penelope Milford

Actress

March 23, 1948 – October 14, 2025

Credits:

Blood Link (1982); Cold Justice (1991); Coming Home (1978); Endless Love (1981); Heathers (1988); Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996); Maidstone (1970); Man on a Swing (1974); Miss Missouri (1990); Night of the Lawyers (1997); Normal Life (1996); Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982); Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980); Take This Job and Shove It (1981); The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979); The Blue Knight (1976); The Burning Bed (1984); The Golden Seal (1983); The Hitchhiker (1985); The Last Word (1979); The Oldest Living Graduate (1980); The Paul Ryan Show (1977–1992); Unauthorized Biography: Jane Fonda (1988); Valentino (1977).