Thursday, January 15, 2026

On this day in movie history - Carl Laemmle (2019):



Carl Laemmle

documentary directed and written by James L. Freedman,
was released at the Miami Jewish Film Festival in the United States on January 15, 2019.
Narrated by James L. Freedman.
Music by David Carbonara.


Cast:

Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich, Mel Brooks, Colin Clive, Buffalo Bill Cody, Melvyn Douglas, George Eastman, Thomas A. Edison, Bramwell Fletcher, John Ford, James L. Freedman, Willie Garson, Will H. Hays, Marvin Hier, Cordell Hull, Boris Karloff, Paul Kohner, Richard Koszarski, Rosemary Laemmle Hilb, Carla Laemmle, Florence Lawrence, Breckenridge Long, Bela Lugosi, Werner Maas, Leonard Maltin, Ron Meyer, Ludwig Muhlfelder, Max Obernauer, Jeff Pirtle, Joseph Roos, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Anthony Slide, Irving Thalberg, Ernest Thesiger, Lupita Tovar Kohner, Woodrow Wilson, William Wyler, Carl Laemmle Jr., Carl Laemmle.

On this day in television history - Justified (2013):


Justified

Season 4. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: Where’s Waldo?
Released January 15, 2013.
Directed by Bill Johnson.
Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Ingrid Escajeda, VJ Boyd, Leonard Chang.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Jere Burns, Ron Eldard, Joseph Mazzello, Robert Baker, Jim Beaver, Joshua Close, Dave Florek, Beth Grant, Jenn Lyon, David Meunier, Abby Miller, Lindsay Pulsipher, Don Harvey, Ethan Jamieson, Ted Welch, Cody Bassett, Jonathan Camp, Daryl Crittenden, Jessa French, George Jonson, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jesse Luken, JT Alexander, Chris Castle, Donald Cerrone, Eric Corbin, Trevor Hammonds.

On this day in movie history - The Book of Eli (2010):


The Book of Eli

directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes,
written by Gary Whitta,
was released in the United States on January 15, 2010.
Music by Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne.


Cast:

Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Joe Pingue, Frances de la Tour, Michael Gambon, Tom Waits, Chris Browning, Richard Cetrone, Lateef Crowder, Keith Splinter Davis, Don Thai Theerathada, Thom Khoury Williams, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Scott Wilder, Heidi Pascoe, Jennifer Caputo, Eddie Perez, Spencer Sano, Karin Silvestri, Mike Gunther, John Koyama, Mike McCarty, Scott Michael Morgan, Sala Baker, Arron Shiver, Justin Tade, Mike Seal, Richard A. Smith, Paul Crawford, Ed Duran, David Wald, Jermaine Washington, Kofi Elam, Clay Donahue Fontenot, Al Goto, Brad Martin, Tim Rigby, Luis Bordonada, Robert Powell, Angelique Midthunder, Todd Schneider, Darrin Prescott, Laurence Chavez, Brian Neal Lucero, David Midthunder, Steve Blacksmith, Joe Cabezuela, Vivi Devereaux, Christopher Fodge, David J. Goldfarb, Jo King, Josiah D. Lee, Gregory Leiker, Malcolm McDowell, Levi Nolasco, Francisco Peramos, Frank Powers, David T. Quan, Jason Rice, Daniel Teller, Mario Telles.

On this day in music history - Muses Of Aqua, by The Luminous World Orchestra (2007):


Muses Of Aqua

Album by The Luminous World Orchestra,
conducted by Steven Chesne,
released January 15, 2007.
Track list: Grassland; Aqua Velvet; Beautiful Release; Glass Ring; Lotus Day; Still Water; Healing Hands; Twilight Flight; Sunset Wind.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1994)
Star Trek: Voyager (1996 & 1997)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 7. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Homeward.
Released January 15, 1994.
Directed by Alexander Singer.
Written by Naren Shankar, Spike Steingasser, William N. Stape, René Echevarria.
Created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Penny Johnson Jerald, Brian Markinson, Edward Penn, Paul Sorvino, Susan T. Collins / Susan Christy, Majel Barrett, Pam Blackwell, Michael Braveheart, Uriah Carr, David Paul Christian, Tracee Cocco, Debbie David, Keno K. Deary, Elliot Durant III, Gunnel Eriksson, Keith Gearhart, Bill Hagy, Fumiko Hamada, Kerry Hoyt, Gary Hunter, Mary Marshall, Lorine Mendell, Joyce Robinson, Dee Giffin Scott, Oliver Theess, Nick Trisko.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 2. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: Prototype.
Released January 15, 1996.
Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Nicholas Corea, Kenneth Biller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway, Dennis McCarthy.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Rick Worthy, Hugh Hodgin, Louis Ortiz, John Alex Tampoya.

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 3. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: Alter Ego.
Released January 15, 1997.
Directed by Robert Picardo.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Joe Menosky, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Paul Baillargeon.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Sandra Nelson, Alexander Enberg, Shay Todd, Majel Barrett, Aileen Acain, Antony Acker, Simone Boisseree, Damaris Cordelia, Debbie David, Adriana del Pomar, Tarik Ergin, Susan Henley, Linda Li, Martin Squires.

On this day in movie history - Moonstruck (1988):


Moonstruck

directed by Norman Jewison,
written by John Patrick Shanley,
was released in the United States on January 15, 1988.
Music by Dick Hyman.


Cast:

Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, John Mahoney, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Paula Trueman, Nada Despotovich, Joe Grifasi, Gina DeAngeles, Robin Bartlett, Helen Hanft, David S. Howard, Robert Weil.

On this day in television history - Hill Street Blues (1981-1987):


Hill Street Blues

created by Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll,
was released in the United States on January 15, 1981,
and ran for seven seasons until May 12, 1987.
Theme music by Mike Post.

Cast:

Daniel J. Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Michael Conrad, Bruce Weitz, Joe Spano, Michael Warren, Charles Haid, James B. Sikking, Betty Thomas, Kiel Martin, Taurean Blacque, René Enriquez, Ed Marinaro, Barbara Bosson, Robert Prosky, Ken Olin, Mimi Kuzyk, Dennis Franz, Robert Clohessy, Megan Gallagher, Jon Cypher, Robert Hirschfeld, Barbara Babcock, Trinidad Silva, Jeffrey Tambor, Dennis Dugan, George Wyner, Lisa Sutton, Jennifer Tilly, Del Zamora, Judith Hansen, Peter Jurasik, Panchito Gomez, Larry D. Mann, Lee Weaver, Deborah Richter, Pat Corley, David Caruso, Bobby Ellerbee, Alfre Woodard, Terry Alexander, Jonathan Banks, Michael Biehn, David Caruso, Don Cheadle, Vance Colvig, Bryan Cranston, James Cromwell, Hector Elizondo, Martin Ferrero, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Frakes, Robin Gammell, Andy Garcia, Paul Gleason, Crispin Glover, Danny Glover, Cuba Gooding Jr., Linda Hamilton, Penny Johnson Jerald, Anne-Marie Johnson, Jane Kaczmarek, Stanley Kamel, Terry Kiser, Yaphet Kotto, Michael Lerner, Whitman Mayo, Barney Martin, Paul McCrane, James McDaniel, Frances McDormand, Chuck Mitchell, Chris Noth, Edward James Olmos, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, Felton Perry, Joaquin Phoenix, CCH Pounder, Daphne Reid, James Remar, Michael Richards, Ron Rifkin, Tim Robbins, Mimi Rogers, Leo Rossi, Saul Rubinek, Joe Santos, Dwight Schultz, Helen Shaver, Ally Sheedy, Brent Spiner, Dolph Sweet, Joe E. Tata, Lawrence Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Meg Tilly, James Tolkan, George Wallace, Tracey Walter, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Forest Whitaker.