Friday, August 9, 2024

On this day in movie history - Blood Work (2002):


Blood Work,
directed by Clint Eastwood,
written by Brian Helgeland,
based on the novel by Michael Connelly,
was released in the United States on August 9, 2002.
Music by Lennie Niehaus.


Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus, Tina Lifford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh, Mason Lucero, Gerry Becker, Rick Hoffman, Alix Koromzay, Igor Jijikine, Dina Eastwood, Beverly Leech, June Kyoto Lu, Chao Li Chi, Glenn Morshower, Robert Harvey, Matt Huffman, Mark Thomason, Maria Quiban, Brent Hinkley, Natalia Ongaro, Amanda Carlin, Ted Rooney, P.J. Byrne, Sam Jaeger, Derric Nugent, Craig Hosking, James W. Gavin, Dan Andreiu, Todd Bryant, Bryan Hanna, Ted Hollis, Michael Keyes, Greg Stechman, Sandie West.

On this day in movie history - The Abyss (1989):


The Abyss,
directed and written by James Cameron,
was released in the United States on August 9, 1989.
Music by Alan Silvestri.


Cast:
Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester, Todd Graff, John Bedford Lloyd, J.C. Quinn, Kimberly Scott, Captain Kidd Brewer Jr., George Robert Klek, Christopher Murphy, Adam Nelson, Dick Warlock, Jimmie Ray Weeks, J. Kenneth Campbell, Ken Jenkins, Chris Elliott, Peter Ratray, Michael Beach, Brad Sullivan, Frank Lloyd, Phillip Darlington, Joseph C. Nemec III, Joe Farago, William Wisher, Marcus K. Mukai, Wendy Gordon, Paula Cross, Thomas F. Duffy, Chris Anastasio, Emily Yancy, Michael Chapman, Tom Isbell, Mike Cameron, Daren Dochterman, Candice Hill, Randy Robertson, Robert Searle.

Born on this day – Danielle Gaubert:


Danielle Gaubert

Actress

August 9, 1943 – November 4, 1987

Born on this day – Michèle Girardon:


Michèle Girardon

Actress

Writer

August 9, 1938 – March 25, 1975

Born on this day – Martin Greenfield:


Martin Greenfield

Tailor

Writer

Holocaust survivor

August 9, 1928 – March 20, 2024

Credits:

Founder of Martin Greenfield Clothiers.

Book:

Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor (2014).

Television:

Tailor Made (2018); Great Big Show (2017); Lessons from a Tailor (2008).

Born on this day – Robert Shaw:


Robert Shaw

Actor

Writer

August 9, 1927 – August 28, 1978

Born on this day – Robert Aldrich:


Robert Aldrich

Director

Producer

Writer

August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983