Ann Patchett, on reading:

Reading is a private act, private even from the person who wrote the book.

Once the novel is out there, the author is beside the point.

The reader and the book have their own relationship now,

and should be left alone to work things out for themselves.

- Ann Patchett.

Remembering September 11, 2001:

Honoring the victims of September 11, 2001 (9/11), their families and friends,

and the responders who risked their own lives to save others.

We will never forget.

On this day in movie history - The Fabelmans (2022):

The Fabelmans

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 10, 2022.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Mateo Zoryan, Keeley Karsten, Alina Brace, Julia Butters, Birdie Borria, Judd Hirsch, Sophia Kopera, Jeannie Berlin, Robin Bartlett, Sam Rechner, Oakes Fegley, Chloe East, Isabelle Kusman, Chandler Lovelle, Gustavo Escobar, Nicolas Cantu, Cooper Dodson, Gabriel Bateman, Stephen Matthew Smith, James Urbaniak, Alex Quijano, Kalama Epstein, Connor Trinneer, Lane Factor, Greg Grunberg, David Lynch, Jan Hoag, Carlos Javier Castillo, Ezra Buzzington, Paul Chepikian, Brinly Marum, Mason Bumba, Mary M. Flynn, Adriel Porter, Tia Nalls, Larkin Campbell, Harper Dustin, Crystal the Monkey, Nikolai Bazan, Jared Becker, Art Bonilla, Colt Carville, Ari Davis, William Dawson, Deborah Dir, April Elize, Kendal Evans, Alejandro Fuenzalida, Samantha Rose Gomez, Andrew Goodman, Caroline Anna-Kaye Green, Taylor Hall, Sarah Hamilton, Orion Hunter, Cody Mitchell Key, Julian Lerma, Paige Locke, Marissa McBride, Cody Miller, Jonathan Moorwood, Vera Myers, Nick W. Nicholson, Molly Renze, Brandon Keith Rogers, Julyah Rose, Meg Schimelpfenig, Lucy Schmidt, Rob Shiells, Meredith VanCuyk, Trang Vo, Max David Weinberg, Nicole Alicia Xavier.

On this day in movie history - Ennio (2021):

Ennio

documentary directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore,

released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 10, 2021.

Music by Ennio Morricone.

Cast:

Ennio Morricone, Gino Paoli, Quincy Jones, Miranda Martino, Alessandro De Rosa, Gianni Morandi, Nicola Piovani, Pat Metheny, Giuliano Montaldo, Bruce Springsteen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Silvano Agosti, Roland Joffé, Dario Argento, Clint Eastwood, Lina Wertmüller, Caterina Caselli, Walter Branchi, Alessandro Alessandroni, Bruno Battisti D'Amario, Edoardo Vianello, Sergio Miceli, Goffredo Petrassi, Daniele Furlati, Boris Porena, Enrico Pieranunzi, Igor Stravinsky, Carlo Savina, Ettore Zappegno, Eva Fischer, John Cage, Giuseppe Tornatore, Gianni Meccia, Franco Migliacci, Edda Dell'Orso, Bruno Zambrini, Tonino Poce, Paul Anka, Chet Baker, Luciano Salce, Sergio Leone, Carlo Verdone, Roberto Faenza, Sergio Bassetti, Marco Bellocchio, Raffaella Leone, John Huston, Dino De Laurentiis, Gillo Pontecorvo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Enzo Ocone, Barry Levinson, Quentin Tarantino, Sergio Sollima, Mina, Marina Cicogna, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Dino Asciolla, Antonello Neri, Franco Piersanti, Elio Petri, Paul Simonon, Alberto Lattuada, Liliana Cavani, Dulce Pontes, Hans Zimmer, Stanley Kubrick, Enzo G. Castellari, Furio Colombo, Joan Baez, John Williams, Antonio Pappano, Wong Kar-Wai, Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Marco Tullio Giordana, Valerio Zurlini, Terrence Malick, Mychael Danna, Andrea Leone, Claudio Mancini, Robert De Niro, David Puttnam, Herbie Hancock, Gilda Buttà, Oliver Stone, Maria Travia, Fabio Venturi, Marco Biscarini, Phil Joanou, Mike Patton, Zucchero, James Hetfield, 2Cellos, Patti Austin, Chris Botti, Tituss Burgess, Walter Chiari, Coolio, Leonardo DiCaprio, Down Low, Emma Marrone, Mireille Mathieu, Metallica, Bette Midler, Muse, Eddie Redmayne, Tim Roth, Béatrice Schönberg, Ridley Scott, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Patrick Swayze, Totò, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jonathan Tunick.

On this day in movie history - The Card Counter (2021):

The Card Counter

directed and written by Paul Schrader,

was released in the United States on September 10, 2021.
Music by Robert Levon Been and Giancarlo Vulcano.

Cast:

Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Babara, Bobby C. King, Ekaterina Baker, Bryan Truong, Dylan Flashner, Adrienne Lau, Joel Michaely, Rachel Michiko Whitney, Muhsin Fliah, Joseph Singletary, Kirill Sheynerman, Amia Edwards, Britton Webb, Amye Gousset, Dior Choi, Billy Slaughter, Shane LeCocq, Olivia Peck, Rob Eubanks, April Alsbury, Mike Aston, Lucky Belcamino, William Buster Benefield, Michael Biss, Jayden Braddock, John Ceallach, Danny Chung, Luca De Massis, Douglas DeLisle, Craig Deroche, Marlon Hayes, Jeremy Howard, Hassel Kromer, Don Lay, Lamar Lott, Alireza Mirmontazeri, Skylar Neale, Sherri Piper, Nita Procell, Fran Robertson, Brittney Souther, Joey Traywick, Alfonzo Walker, Marcus Wayne, Kate Lyn Whitaker, Calvin Williams.

On this day in movie history - A Late Quartet (2012):

A Late Quartet

directed by Yaron Zilberman,

written by Yaron Zilberman, Seth Grossman,

released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 10, 2012.

Music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Cast:

Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, Madhur Jaffrey, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn, Pamela Quinn, Brooklyn Parkinson Group, Cristian Puig, Rebeca Tomas, Megan McQuillan, David Redden, Ted Hartley, Stephen Payne, Alyssa Lewis, Attacca String Quartet, Keiko Tokunaga, Luke Fleming, Andrew Yee, Amy Schroeder, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nina Lee, Jasmine Hope Bloch, Kevin Cannon, Marty Krzywonos, Rebecca Merle, Lawrence Sharp.

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

Stigmata

directed by Rupert Wainwright,

written by Tom Lazarus and Rick Ramage,

based on a story by Tom Lazarus,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1999.
Music by Billy Corgan, Mike Garson and Elia Cmiral.

Cast:

Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Thomas Kopache, Rade Serbedzija, Enrico Colantoni, Dick Latessa, Portia de Rossi, Patrick Muldoon, Ann Cusack, Shaun Toub, Tom Hodges, Lydia Hazan, Shaun Duke, Valarie Trapp, Kessia Embry, Frankie Thorn, Mariah Nunn, Tom Fahn, Marilyn Pitzer, Jack Donner, Richard Conti, Mary Linda Phillips, Liz Cruz, Faith Christopher, Joe Ruffo, Federico Scutti, William Howell, Kristopher Davis, Devin Unruh, Vera Yell, Mary Marshall, Daniel Escalzo, Michael P. Dearth, Mark Adair-Rios, Jeffrey J. Ayers, Stephanie Carwin, Anthony Garibaldi, Mário Lara, LeJon, Nicolas Martin.