On this day in music history - Waking the Muse, by Michele McLaughlin (2013):

Waking the Muse

Album by Michele McLaughlin,
released May 15, 2013.

Track list:

Waking the Muse; Radiance; A Beautiful Distraction; Spiritual Awakening; Humbled; Misty Fjords; Interlude; Gratitude; Until We Meet Again; The Little Red Bird; Torn; Unrequited Love; Dangerous Obsession.

On this day in movie history - Rubber (2010):

Rubber

directed and written by Quentin Dupieux,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2010.
Music by Gaspard Augé and Quentin Dupieux (credited as Mr. Oizo).

“Ladies, gentlemen, the film you are about to see today is an homage to the ‘no reason’ – 

that most powerful element of style.”

– Stephen Spinella, as Lieutenant Chad.

Cast:

Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Roxane Mesquida, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Daniel Quinn, Devin Brochu, Hayley Holmes, Haley Ramm, Cecelia Antoinette, David Bowe, Remy Thorne, Tara Jean O'Brien, Thomas F. Duffy, Pete Dicecco, James Parks, Courtenay Taylor, Blake Robbins, Michael Ross, Gaspard Augé, Pedro Winter, Gayle Kate, Eloy Lara, Robert the Tire.

On this day in movie history - Bright Star (2009 movie & book):

Bright Star

directed and written by Jane Campion,

based on the book Keats by Andrew Motion,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 2009.

Music by Mark Bradshaw.

Cast:

Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox, Edie Martin, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Claudie Blakley, Gerard Monaco, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Samuel Roukin, Amanda Hale, Lucinda Raikes, Samuel Barnett, Jonathan Aris, Olly Alexander, François Testory, Theresa Watson, Vincent Franklin, Eileen Davies, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Sally Reeve, Sebastian Armesto, Adrian Schiller, Alfred Harmsworth, Lucas Motion, Topper (the Cat), Amy Brown, Anthoula Drummond, Joyia Fitch, Will Garthwaite, Samuel Gaukroger, Guy Mannerings, Kerry Grace Morgan.

Recommended reading:

Keats

By Andrew Motion.

Filmed as Bright Star (2009), directed by Jane Campion.

Published by Faber & Faber.

First published 1997.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0571346669

ISBN-13: 978-0571346660

Description:

“A definitive life of a great poet, and one of the finest biographies of the decade.” – New Statesman.

First published in 1997, Keats was the first major biography of this tragic hero of Romanticism for some thirty years, and it differs from its predecessors in important respects. The outline of the story is well known - has become, in fact, the stuff of legend: the archetypal life of the tortured genius, critically spurned and dying young. What Andrew Motion brings to bear on the subject is a deep understanding of how Keats fitted into the intellectual and political life of his time. Important friendships with such anti-establishment figures as William Hazlitt and Leigh Hunt are given their full due, and the closeness of his own spirit, as expressed in his poems, to the ferment all around is made clear. Many significant facts about Keats's schooldays and medical training, in particular, enrich the picture. Keats emerges as a more political figure than he is usually portrayed, but his personal sufferings, too, come into closer focus. Most importantly, Andrew Motion – himself a distinguished poet and former poet laureate – demonstrates how the poems continue to exert their power.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 23.

Episode entitled: Rightful Heir.

Released May 15, 1993.

Directed by Winrich Kolbe.

Written by Ronald D. Moore, James E. Brooks, 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, Alan Oppenheimer, Robert O'Reilly, Norman Snow, Charles Esten, Kevin Conway, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Martin Brümmerhoff, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, Inez Edwards, Arvo Katajisto, Diane Lee, Rad Milo, Joyce Robinson, Irving Ross, Dee Giffin Scott.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Jetrel.

Released May 15, 1995.

Directed by Kim Friedman.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jack Klein, Karen Klein, Kenneth Biller, James Thomton, Scott Nimerfro.

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, James Sloyan, Larry Hankin, Majel Barrett, Johnetta Anderson, Derek Anthony, Kimberly Auslander, Jasmin Bischoff, John Copage, James Delano, Tarik Ergin, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Ken Gruz, Julie Jiang, Bob Mascagno, Jordan Monheim, Karole Nellis, Louis Ortiz, Tami Peterson, Rob Plaza, Heather Rattray, Richard Sarstedt, Daunette Saunders, Simon Stotler.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 25.

Episode entitled: Two Days and Two Nights.

Released May 15, 2002.

Directed by Michael Dorn.

Written by Chris Black, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, 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 Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Dey Young, Kellie Waymire, Rudolf Martin, Joseph Will, DonnaMarie Recco, James Ingersoll, Jennifer Williams, Geoff Meed, Stephen Wozniak, Dennis Cockrum, Toshiya Agata, Tom Archdeacon, Jef Ayres, Stephen Blackehart, Jane Bordeaux, Solomon Burke Jr., Diamond Dawn Cook, Dawn Drake, Alison Ebbert, Evan English, Susan Foley, Stacy Fouche, Hilde Garcia, Whitney Hall, Glen Hambly, Terita Jackson, Amina Julianna, John Jurgens, Lynne Langdon, Kevin Porter, Prada, Virginia Simonson, Dawn Stern, James R. Tweedell.

On this day in movie history - Breaking Glass (1980):

Breaking Glass

directed and written by Brian Gibson,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1980.
Music by Hazel O’Connor, Andy Duncan, Richard Ford, Wesley Magoogan, E.G. Roberts and Tony Visconti.
Featured songs: Eighth Day and Will You? by Hazel O’Connor.

Cast:

Phil Daniels, Hazel O’Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce, Peter-Hugo Daly, Mark Wingett, Gary Tibbs, Charles Wegner, Mark Wing-Davey, Hugh Thomas, Derek Thompson, Nigel Humphreys, Ken Campbell, Lowri Ann Richards, Peter Tilbury, Patrick Murray, Richard Griffiths, Janine Duvitski, Vass Anderson, Jim Broadbent, Michael Kitchen, Jonathan Lynn, Peter Cellier, Richard Hope, Kenneth MacDonald, Gary Olsen, Gary Holton, Christopher Driscoll, G.B. Zoot Money, Harry Fielder, Darius Fisher, Jeremy Healy, James Irwin, James Little, Ralph G. Morse, Chris Parsons, Jonathan Ross, Peter Ross-Murray, Philip Sallon, Rat Scabies, Shrink, Pinkie Tessa, Fred Wood.

On this day in movie history - The Long Riders (1980):

The Long Riders

directed by Walter Hill,

written by Bill Bryden, Steven Phillip Smith, Stacy Keach, James Keach, Walter Hill,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1980.

Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast: David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Kevin Brophy, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest, Shelby Leverington, Felice Orlandi, Pamela Reed, James Remar, Fran Ryan, Savannah Smith Boucher, Amy Stryker, James Whitmore Jr., John Bottoms, West Buchanan, Edward Bunker, Martina Deignan, Allan Graf, Chris Mulkey, Thomas Myers, Marlise Karlin / Pieratt, Glenn Robards, Tim Rossovich, Lin Shaye, Gary Watkins, Peter Jason, Duke Stroud, Steve Chambers, William Traylor, J. Don Ferguson, Hugh McGraw, Prentiss Rowe, Stuart Mossman, Michael Lackey, Mitch Greenhill, Bill Bryson, Tom Sauber, Jimmy Medearis, Edgar McLeod, Luis Contreras, Kalen Keach, R.B. Thrift, Ry Cooder, George D. Miklos, Bill Rampley, Bill Willens.

On this day in movie history - Day for Night (1973):

Day for Night

directed by François Truffaut,

written by François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 15, 1973.

Music by Georges Delerue.

Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Nike Arrighi, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez, Gaston Joly, Zénaïde Rossi, Xavier Saint-Macary, Marc Boyle, Walter Bal, Jean-François Stévenin, Pierre Zucca, Martine Barraqué, Marcel Berbert, Yann Dedet, Georges Delerue, Graham Greene, Ernest Menzer, Claude Miller, Jean Panisse, Marie Poitevin, Christophe Vesque.