On this day in movie history - Doctor Sleep (movie & novel):

Doctor Sleep

directed and written by Mike Flanagan,

based on the novel by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on November 8, 2019.
Music by The Newton Brothers.

Cast:

Ewan McGregor, Roger Dale Floyd, Danny Lloyd, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Dakota Hickman, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Cliff Curtis, Robert Longstreet, Carel Struycken, Alex Essoe, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay, Henry Thomas, Catherine Parker, Met Clark, Selena Anduze, James Flanagan, Violet McGraw, Bethany Anne Lind, Sadie Heim, KK Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sallye Hooks, Michael Monks, Hugh Maguire.

Recommended reading:

Doctor Sleep

By Stephen King.

Published by Scribner.

First Edition.

Published 2013.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1476727651

ISBN-13: 978-1476727653

Description:

“I liked you, honeybear. That’s why I came to warn you. Stay away from the woman in the hat.”

Years ago, the haunting of the Overlook Hotel nearly broke young Dan Torrance’s sanity, as his paranormal gift known as “the shining” opened a door straight into hell. And even though Dan is all grown up, the ghosts of the Overlook – and his father’s legacy of alcoholism and violence – kept him drifting aimlessly for most of his life. Now, Dan has finally found some order in the chaos by working in a local hospice, earning the nickname “Doctor Sleep” by secretly using his special abilities to comfort the dying and prepare them for the afterlife. But when he unexpectedly meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone – who possesses an even more powerful manifestation of the shining – the two find their lives in sudden jeopardy at the hands of the ageless and murderous nomadic tribe known as the True Knot, reigniting Dan’s own demons and summoning him to battle for this young girl’s soul and survival...

“[A] vivid frightscape … terrifying.” – The New York Times.

“[King’s] cast of characters is as memorable as any [he] has produced…. Satisfying at every level.” – Kirkus Reviews.

“Terrific … [King’s] power lies in narrative drive and macabre.” – Chicago Tribune.

On this day in music history - Christmas Picante - Remastered, by Veeronna Ragone & Sherry Finzer (2019):

Christmas Picante – Remastered

Album by Veeronna Ragone & Sherry Finzer,

released November 8, 2019.

Track list:

O Come All Ye Faithful / O Christmas Tree; Carol of the Bells; Hark the Herald Angels Sing / He is Born; Silent Night; Jingle Bells; O Come O Come Emmanuel; O Holy Night.

On this day in movie history - Ransom (1996):

Ransom

directed by Ron Howard,

written by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon,

based on a story by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum,

was released in the United States on November 8, 1996.
Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg, Evan Handler, Nancy Ticotin, Michael Gaston, Kevin Neil McCready, Paul Guilfoyle, Allen Bernstein, José Zúñiga, Dan Hedaya, Iraida Polanco, John Ortiz, Mike Hodge, Paul Geier, Louisa Marie, Edward Francis Joseph, A.J. Benza, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Tony Hoty, Daniel May Wong, John Short, Ed Jupp Jr., Stephen Oates, Gene Harrison, Mick O'Rourke, Henry Kingi Jr., Roy Farfel, Lex D. Geddings, Donna Hanover, Rosanna Scotto, Tony Potts, John Finnerty, Todd Hallowell, Joe Bacino, Carl S. Redding, James Georgiades, Christian Maelen, David Vadim, Addie O'Donnell, Judy Hudson, Mitzie Pratt, Lynne Redding, Michael Countryman, Chris Lopata, John Hartmann, Anton Evangelista, Richard Price, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Dell Maara, Tommy Allen, John Dorish, Brad Brewer, Darren Brown, Marvin Brown, Glenn King, Cheryl Howard, James Ritz, Anna Marie Wieder, Joan D. Lowry, Craig Castaldo, Teodorina Bello, Jane Jenkins, Lori Tan Chinn, Carl Don, Nathaniel Freeman, Phil Parolisi, Rafael Osorio, Leslie Devlin, Lewis Dodley, John Brian Rogers, Jeffrey H. Kaufman, Mark Smith, James Patrick Whalen Sr., Kim Snyder, Panicker Upendran, Eric Attio, Steve Axelrod, Carl Burrows, Glenn J. Cohen, Gregory D'Angelo, Cynthia Daddona, Brian Donahue, Jeff Eigen, Todd Ellison, Philippe Hartmann, Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas, Rawleigh Moreland, Christopher Tracy, Keith Leon Williams, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc.

On this day in music history - Stairway to Heaven, by Led Zeppelin (1971):

Stairway to Heaven

Song by Led Zeppelin,
released November 8, 1971.
Written by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1968)

Star Trek: Voyager (2000)

Star Trek

Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky.

Released November 8, 1968.

Directed by Tony Leader.

Written by Rik Vollaerts, Arthur H. Singer.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Katherine Woodville, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Byron Morrow, Jon Lormer, Frank da Vinci, Tony Dante, Dick Dial, Jeannie Malone.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 7. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Inside Man.

Released November 8, 2000.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Robert Doherty, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Paul Baillargeon.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Dwight Schultz, Richard Herd, Richard McGonagle, Sharisse Baker-Bernard, Frank Corsentino, Christopher Neiman, Michael William Rivkin, Marina Sirtis, Brooke Averi, Lindsey Parks, Chase Penny, Majel Barrett, Stephen Pisani, Pablo Soriano.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: The Matinee Trade.

Released November 8, 1957.

Directed by Bernard Girard.

Written by Palmer Thompson.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Barry Atwater, Natalie Norwick, Robert Burton, Paul Newlan, Nesdon Booth, William Boyett, Evelyn Scott, Anthony Lawrence, Alan Reynolds, Bob Whitney, Jimmy Cross, Elizabeth Slifer.

Born on this day – Lisa Langdon:

Lisa Langdon

Actress

November 8, 1938 – July 3, 2007

Credits:

Callan (1967–1972); Crossroads (1973); Dixon of Dock Green (1967); Jackanory (1968); Just Like a Woman (1967); Mr. Aitch (1967).