Friday, July 11, 2025

On this day in movie history - Dredd (2012):


Dredd

directed by Pete Travis,
written by Alex Garland,
based on the comic book character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra,
was released at the San Diego Comic-Con in the United States on July 11, 2012.
Music by Paul Leonard-Morgan.


Cast:

Karl Urban, Rachel Wood, Andile Mngadi, Porteus Xandau, Jason Cope, Emma Breschi, Olivia Thirlby, Rakie Ayola, Lena Headey, Tamer Burjaq, Warrick Grier, Wood Harris, Shoki Mokgapa, Yohan Chun, Eden Knowles, Desmond Lai Lan, Deobia Oparei, Patrick Lyster, Travis Snyders, Chad Phillips, Domhnall Gleeson, Joe Vaz, Scott Sparrow, Marty Kintu, Nicole Bailey, Daniel Hadebe, Francis Chouler, Junior Singo, Luke Tyler, Langley Kirkwood, Edwin Perry, Karl Thaning, Michele Levin, Allen Irwin, Brandon Livanos, Owen Llewelyn, Marc Pleass, Santi Scinelli, Julie Summers.

On this day in movie history - Contact (1997):


Contact

directed by Robert Zemeckis,
written by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg,
based on the novel by Carl Sagan,
was released in the United States on July 11, 1997.
Music by Alan Silvestri.


Cast:

Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt, William Fichtner, Angela Bassett, Jake Busey, Rob Lowe, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Steven Ford, Jay Leno, Larry King, Ann Druyan.

On this day in music history - Music by Ry Cooder, by Ry Cooder (1995):


Music by Ry Cooder

Album by Ry Cooder,
released July 11, 1995.

Track list:

Paris, Texas; Theme From Southern Comfort; Theme From Alamo Bay; Across The Borderline; Highway 23; Bomber Bash; Greenhouse; Nice Bike; I Like Your Eyes; Main Theme; See You In Hell, Blind Boy; Feelin’ Bad Blues; Swamp Walk; Angola; Viola Lee Blues; The Long Riders; Archie’s Funeral (Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand); Jesse James; King Of The Street; Sunny’s Tune; No Quiero; Cruising With Rafe; Klan Meeting; I Can’t Walk This Time/The Prestige; East St. Louis; Goose and Lucky; Goyakla Is Coming; Canoes Upstream; Cancion Mixteca; Maria; Bound For Canaan (Sieber and Davis); Bound For Canaan (The 6th Calvary); Train To Florida; Houston In Two Seconds.

On this day in music history - Space Oddity, by David Bowie (1969):

The song Space Oddity,
by David Bowie,
was released on July 11, 1969.

Born on this day – Pamela Gidley:


Pamela Gidley


Actress

Director

Writer

July 11, 1965 – April 16, 2018

Credits:

Aberration (1997); Angel Street (1992 / 1993); Bad Love (1992); Blue Bayou (1990); Bombshell (1997); Cake Boy (2005); Celebrity Page (2018); Cherry 2000 (1987); Crime Story (1987); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2002); Disturbed (1990); Dudes (1987); Freefall (1994); Glory Days (1988); Goodbye, Casanova (2000); Highway to Hell (1991); I Just Forgot (2004); Kiss & Tell (1997); Landspeed (2002); Liar's Poker (1999); Liebestraum (1991); Luster (2002); MacGyver (1986); Mafia! (1998); Man Made (1998); Moving Through Time: Fire Walk with Me Memories (2014); Paper Hearts (1993); Permanent Record (1988); Puzzled (2001); S.F.W. (1994); Scratch the Surface (1997); Skin (2003–2005); Strange Luck (1995–1996); The Blue Iguana (1988); The Closer (2006); The Crew (1994); The Last of the Finest (1990); The Little Death (1996); The Little Vampire (2000); The Maze (1997); The Pretender (1997–2000); The Treat (1998); Thrashin' (1986); Tour of Duty (1987–1988); True Blue (2001); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014).

Born on this day – David Graham:


David Graham


Actor

July 11, 1925 – September 20, 2024

Credits:

5 News Tonight (2019); 50 Greatest Kids Shows (2013); A World of Comedy (1965); About Religion (1961); Ace of Wands (1972); Adventure Weekly (1969); All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008); Apple Mac: 1984 / TV commercial (1983); Armchair Theatre (1957–1961); Armchair Thriller (1980); Assignment (1993); Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999); Back in Ten (2008); BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2024); BBC Play of the Month (1966); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1959); Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009–2012); Boyd Q.C. (1959); Breakout (1959); Callan (1974); Casualty (2002); Century 21 Tech Talk (2019); Comedy Café (1999); Compact (1962); Coronation Street (1971); Crane (1963–1964); Creation of the Daleks (2006); Crossroads to Crime (1960); Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966); Deadline Midnight (1961); Dial 999 (1959); Doctor Who (1963–1979); Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years (1992); Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures (2015–2017); Doctors (2003); Dominion Tank Police (1988–1989); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1956); Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965); Drawn in Supermarionation (2009); Filmed in Supermarionation (2014); Fireball XL5 (1962–1963); Four Feather Falls (1960); Freelance (1970); Full Boost Vertical: The Supercar Story (2004); Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth' (2003); Gerry Anderson in Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022); Good Morning Britain (2019); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); Half Hour Story (1967–1968); Harpers West One (1961); Holly (1972); Horizon (2005); Hotel! (2001); Howards' Way (1986); I Love Christmas (2001); International Detective (1960); Invaders from the Deep (1981); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1964); ITV Playhouse (1968); ITV Television Playhouse (1957–1959); Ivanhoe (1997); Jamie (1971); Jango (1961); Justice (1972–1973); K.I.L. 1 (1962); King David (1985); Late Night Horror (1968); Leon the Pig Farmer (1992); London's Burning (1993); Mission to the Unknown (2010); Moomin (1990–1991); Moonstrike (1963); Mr. Rose (1967–1968); Mr. Thompson's Carnation (2001); Mr. Thunderbird: The Gerry Anderson Story (2000); Murder Bag (1958); My Friend Peppa Pig (2021); Nebula-75 (2021); Newsnight (2013); No Hiding Place (1962); O.S.S. (1957); Out of the Unknown (1967); Owen, M.D. (1972); Peppa Pig (2004–2022); Peppa Pig: Flying a Kite and Other Stories (2012); Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017); Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots (2015); Peppa Pig: World Adventures (2023); Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009); Play for Today (1982); Point Counter Point (1968); Pointless Celebrities (2020); Portrait of Peter Perowne (1952); Presented in Supercolorisation (2022); Private Investigator (1958–1959); Quick Before They Catch Us (1966); Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached (2015); Riviera Police (1965); Sara and Hoppity (1962); SBS World News (2024); Screen One (1989); Screenplay (1990); Secret Agent (1965); Shadow of the Noose (1989); Silicon Cowboys (2016); So Haunt Me (1992–1994); Softly Softly: Task Force (1971); Space Precinct (1995); Special Branch (1970); St. Ives (1967); Stand by for Action (2007); Stingray (1964–1965); Stingray: The Reunion Party (2008); Stowaways on the Ark (1988); Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981); Sunday's Child (1959); Supercar (1961–1962); Supergirl (1984); Suspense (1963); Talking Daleks (2003); Target (1958); Tenebrae (1982); The Avengers (1963); The Bill (1995); The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X (2019); The Culture Show (2013); The Daleks in Colour (2023); The Des O'Connor Show (1966); The End (2009); The Fixer (2008); The Four Just Men (1959); The Gerry Anderson Podcast (2018); The Golem of Princelet Street (1992); The Incredible Voyage of Stingray (1980); The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964); The Inside Man (1969); The Liars (1966); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1962–1963); The Man in Room 17 (1965); The One Show (2014–2015); The Organization (1972); The Paradise Makers (1967); The Pleasure Girls (1965); The Protectors (1964); The Regiment (1973); The Saint (1964); The Secret Service (1969); The Sentimental Agent (1963); The Story of 'Doctor Who' (2003); The Ties That Bind Us (2008); The Tomorrow People (1978); The Villains (1964–1965); The Vise (1959); Theatre Night (1987); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1969); This Is Supermarionation (2014); Thunderbird 6 (1968); Thunderbirds (1965–2015); Thunderbirds Are GO (1966); Thunderbirds Are Go (2015–2020); Thunderbirds Unseen (2024); Till Death Us Do Part (1967); Timeslip (1970–1971); Toca Life Stories (2020–2023); Top Ten (2001); Trouble with Eve (1960); Walter and Connie Reporting (1966); Weird Science (2007); What's Up Doc? (1993); When the Boat Comes In (1976–1981); Who's Round (2018); Wildflowers (1999); Wogan (1986); World in Action (1984); Yes, Madam! (1985); Zero One (1962).

Born on this day – Yul Brynner:


Yul Brynner

Actor

Singer

Director

July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985