Thursday, April 23, 2026

On this day in movie history - Man on Fire (2004):


Man on Fire

directed by Tony Scott,
written by Brian Helgeland,
based on the novel by A. J. Quinnell,
was released in the United States on April 23, 2004.
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and Lisa Gerrard.


Cast:

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken, Marc Anthony, Giancarlo Giannini, Mickey Rourke, Rachel Ticotin, Roberto Sosa, Jesús Ochoa, Carmen Salinas, Gero Camilo, Rosa María Hernández, Charles Paraventi, Mario Zaragoza, Esteban De La Trinidad, Angelina Peláez, Norma Pablo, Heriberto Del Castillo, Steve Gonzales, Andrés Pardave, Rodrigo Zurita, Marisol Cal y Mayor, Hector Hernandez Zertuche, René Campero, Angélica Rosado, Georgina González, Abraham Sandoval, Hugo Pelaez, Jorge Victoria, Ariane Pellicer, Jorge Picont, Alberto Estrella, Gerardo Taracena, Nydia A. Trujillo, Maria Hall Rueda, Elvira Richards, Javier Zaragoza, Valentina Garcia Contreras, Enrique Cimet, Sparkle, Dunia Alvarez, Beatriz Pina, Hector Tagle, Jose Jesus Garcia, Guadalupe Flores Garcia, Daniela Martinez, Rubén Santana, Fernando Berzosa, Eduardo Rivera, Victor De Pascual, Norma Martínez, Aram Cardenas, Manuel Poncelis, Alejandro Camps, Jorge Almada, Carlos Barada, Eduardo Yáñez, Jorge Merlo, Alberto Pineda, Jesús González Leal, Rodrigo Chavez, Fernando Arvizu, Ghalil Elhateb Estrada, Hugo Genesio, Gonzalo Alvarez, Ofelia Aguirre, Itatí Cantoral, Jose De Jesus Hernandez, Arturo Farfán, Rossana Fuentes, Enrique Gonzalez, Adrian Grunberg, Jorge Guerrero, Roberto Kwok, José Montini, Fernando Moya, Iztel Navarro Vazquez, Stacy Perskie, Berenice Manjarrez Vericat, Raul Zermeño, Jorge Zárate.

On this day in movie history - eXistenZ (1999):


eXistenZ

directed and written by David Cronenberg,
was released in the United States on April 23, 1999.
Music by Howard Shore.


Cast:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, Robert A. Silverman, Oscar Hsu, Kris Lemche, Vik Sahay, Kirsten Johnson, James Kirchner, Balázs Koós, Stephanie Belding, Gerry Quigley.

On this day in movie history - The Dark Half (1993):


The Dark Half

directed and written by George A. Romero,
based on the novel by Stephen King,
was released in the United States on April 23, 1993.
Music by Christopher Young.


Cast:

Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker, Julie Harris, Robert Joy, Chelsea Field, Royal Dano, Rutanya Alda, Beth Grant, Kent Broadhurst, Tom Mardirosian, Glenn Colerider, Larry John Meyers, Patrick Brannan, Sarah Parker, Elizabeth Parker, John Ponzio, William Cameron, Rohn Thomas, Molly Renfroe, Judy Grafe, John Machione, Erik Jensen, Christine Forrest, Nardi Novak, Zachary Mott, David W. Butler, Curt DeBor, Drinda Lalumia, Lamont Arnold, Lee Hayes, Jack Skelly, Marc Field, Rik Billock, Bruce Kirkpatrick, David Early, Jeff Monahan, Jeff Howell, Melissa Papp, J. Michael Hunter, Therese Courtney, Marty Roppelt, John Amplas, Donna Lynne Champlin, George C. Romero.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1997)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 1. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: Skin Of Evil.
Released April 23, 1988.
Directed by Joseph L. Scanlan.
Written by Joseph Stefano, Hannah Louise Shearer, Tracy Tormé, Hans Beimler, Richard Manning.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Ron Jones.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Mart McChesney, Ron Gans, Walker Boone, Brad Zerbst, Raymond Forchion, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Juliet Cesario, Dexter Clay, Tim McCormack, Guy Vardaman.

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 21.
Episode entitled: Firstborn.
Released April 23, 1994.
Directed by Jonathan West.
Written by René Echevarria, Mark Kalbfeld, Naren Shankar.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, James Sloyan, Brian Bonsall, Gwynyth Walsh, Barbara March, Joel Swetow, Colin Mitchell, Armin Shimerman, Michael Danek, John K. Shull, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Steve Blalock, Chuck Borden, Cullen G. Chambers, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Gunnel Eriksson, Jasmine Gagnier, Keith Gearhart, Thomas Griep, Dennis Madalone, Lorine Mendell, Tom Morga, Pauline Olsen, Suzie Plakson, Keith Rayve, Joyce Robinson, John Saint John, Anne Verrier Scatolini, Dee Giffin Scott, Oliver Theess, Mikki Val.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: Real Life.
Released April 23, 1997.
Directed by Anson Williams.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Jeri Taylor, Harry 'Doc' Kloor, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Wendy Schaal, Glenn Walker Harris Jr., Lindsey Haun, Stephen Anthony Ralston, Chad Haywood, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Susan Henley, Kerry Hoyt, Richard Sarstedt.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 2. Episode 21.
Episode entitled: The Breach.
Released April 23, 2003.
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.
Written by Chris Black, John Shiban, Daniel McCarthy, 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 Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Henry Stram, Mark Chaet, Laura Putney, D.C. Douglas, Jamison Yang, Alexandrea Ortiz, Solomon Burke Jr., Daphney Damaraux, Evan English, Scott Sterling Hill, Aldric A. Horton, Aouri Makhlouf, Alexander D. Slanger.

On this day in movie history - The Narrow Margin (1952):


The Narrow Margin

directed by Richard Fleischer,
written by Earl Felton,
based on story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard,
was released in the United States on April 23, 1952.
Music by Gene Rose, Leith Stevens, Dave Torbett and Roy Webb.


Cast:

Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Queenie Leonard, David Clarke, Peter Virgo, Don Beddoe, Paul Maxey, Harry Harvey, Gordon Gebert, Peter Brocco, Ivan Browning, George Chandler, James Conaty, Don Dillaway, Franklyn Farnum, Bess Flowers, Don Haggerty, Clarence Hargrave, Art Howard, Bobby Johnson, Milton Kibbee, Mike Lally, Johnny Lee, William A. Lee, Walter Merrill, Harold Miller, Howard M. Mitchell, Edgar Murray, Franklin Parker, George Sawaya, Jeffrey Sayre, Ray Spiker, Jasper Weldon, Napoleon Whiting, Bob Whitney.