Thursday, September 3, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Human Voice (2020 movie & play):


The Human Voice

directed and written by Pedro Almodóvar,
based on the play The Human Voice by Jean Cocteau,
released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 3, 2020.
Music by Alberto Iglesias.


Cast: Tilda Swinton, Agustín Almodóvar, Miguel Almodóvar, Pablo Almodóvar, Diego Pajuelo, Carlos García Cambero, Dash the Dog.

Recommended reading:


The Human Voice

Play by Jean Cocteau.

Translated by Daniel Raggett.

Published by Oberon Books.
Oberon Modern Plays.
First published 1929.
ISBN-10: 1786826542
ISBN-13: 978-1786826541

Description:

'I'm whispering into your ear – and we couldn't be further apart.'

A woman, a phone call, a final conversation. In this extraordinary and prophetic monologue, a woman fights for the person she loves. Jean Cocteau's iconic play explores our desperate need for human relationships – and the machine that has changed them forever.

On this day in music history:

Harmonic Activations: The Alchemy of Crystal Sound by Tryshe Dhevney (2014)
I Am Rachel Platten by Rachel Platten (2024)


Harmonic Activations: The Alchemy of Crystal Sound
Album by Tryshe Dhevney,
released September 3, 2014.
Track list: Awaken Intuition Activation; OM Frequency Activation; High Heart Activation; Ascension Portal Activation; Throat Chakra Activation; Endocrine System Activation.


I Am Rachel Platten
Album by Rachel Platten,
released September 3, 2024.
Track list: I Know; First Day; Slow December; The River; Bad Thoughts; Mercy; Surrendering; I Don't Really Care (Set Me Free); Girls; Gimme Something; Need You; Caroline (feat. Michael Bolton).

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Scorpion, Part II.
Released September 3, 1997.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.
Written by Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.
Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.
Music by Jay Chattaway.
Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Jennifer Lien, Majel Barrett, Patrick Barnitt, Steve Carnahan, Damaris Cordelia, Erica Lynn Duncan, Neo Edmund, Kerry Hoyt, Zach LeBeau, Mark Major, David Anthony Marshall, Johnny Martin, Louis Ortiz, Richard Sarstedt, Hallie Singleton, John Alex Tampoya, Nikki Tyler-Flynn.

On this day in movie history - The Wharf Rat (1995):


The Wharf Rat

directed by Jimmy Huston,
written by Paul Kimatian and Jimmy Huston,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1995.
Music by Mervyn Warren.


Cast:

Lou Diamond Phillips, Rachel Ticotin, Judge Reinhold, Scott Cohen, Rita Moreno, William Dunlop, Alan Vint, Paul Willson, Peter Radon, Loren Farmer, Wilfred Bray, Steven Randazzo, Beau Starr, Thoywell Hemmings, Jude Coffey, Rusty Ryan, Stephen Jackson, Yank Azman, Desmond Campbell, Jean-Luc Côté, Scott Wickware, Nicole Farmer, Ray Paisley, Don De Fina, Richard Blackburn, Jeff Christensen, Shawn Lawrence, Chris Peterson, J.J. Murray, Danny White.

On this day in movie history: Kalifornia (1993):


Kalifornia

directed by Dominic Sena,
written by Tim Metcalfe,
based on a story by Stephen Levy and Tim Metcalfe,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1993.
Music by Carter Burwell.


Cast:

Brad Pitt, Kathy Larson, David Milford, David Duchovny, John Zarchen, David Rose, Michelle Forbes, Tommy Chappelle, Juliette Lewis, Judson Vaughn, James Michael McDougal, Patricia Sill, Brett Rice, Marisa Raper, Bill Crabb, Mary Ann Hagan, Jerry G. White, Sarah Sullivan, Eric Stenson, Mars Callahan, Patricia Hunte, Loanne Bishop, Ron Kuhlman, Sierra Pecheur, John Dullaghan, David Feigenbaum, Tom Hand, Shelby Hofer, Patricia Tallman.

On this day in movie history - Down Three Dark Streets (1954):


Down Three Dark Streets

directed by Arnold Laven,
written by Gordon Gordon and Bernard C. Schonefeld,
based on the novel Case File: FBI by Mildred Gordon,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1954.
Music by Paul Sawtell.


Cast:

Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer, Marisa Pavan, Max Showalter, Kenneth Tobey, Gene Reynolds, William Johnstone, Harlan Warde, Jay Adler, Claude Akins, Suzanne Alexander, Myra Marsh, Joe Basselt, William Schallert.

On this day in movie history - Private Hell 36 (1953):


Private Hell 36

aka Baby Face Killers,
directed by Don Siegel,
written by Collier Young and Ida Lupino,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1953.
Music by Leith Stevens.


Cast:

Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger, Dorothy Malone, James Anderson, William Boyett, Chester Conklin, Richard Deacon, George Dockstader, King Donovan, Bridget Duff, Dabbs Greer, Jerry Hausner, Jimmy Hawkins, Tom Monroe, Chris O'Brien, Kenneth Patterson, Sammy Shack.