On this day in movie history - Pig (2021)

 

Pig

directed and written by Michael Sarnoski,

based on a story by Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski,

was released in the United States on July 16, 2021.

Music by Alexis Grapsas and Philip Klein.

 

Cast:

Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Cassandra Violet, Julia Bray, Elijah Ungvary, Beth Harper, Brian Sutherland, David Shaughnessy, Gretchen Corbett, Sean Tarjyoto, Darius Pierce, Kevin Michael Moore, Tom Walton, Davis King, Nina Belforte, David Knell, Adam Arkin, Dana Millican, Dalene Young, October Moore, Brandy (the pig), Cody Burns, Parker Green, Carlo Hernandez, Josh C. Logan, Kent W. Luttrell, Anita Marier, Troy Oelke, Baka Prase, Bill Salfelder, Jamie Martin Stewart, Kieran Thomas, Daniel Vasic, Christian Wilson.

On this day in movie and book history - Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Stanley Kubrick and Frederic Raphael,

based on the novella Traumnovelle by Arthur Schnitzler,

was released in the United States on July 16, 1999.

Music by Jocelyn Pook.

Cast:

Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Madison Eginton, Jackie Sawiris, Sydney Pollack, Leslie Lowe, Peter Hans Benson, Todd Field, Michael Doven, Sky du Mont, Louise J. Taylor, Stewart Thorndike, Randall Paul, Julienne Davis, Lisa Leone, Kevin Connealy, Marie Richardson, Thomas Gibson, Mariana Hewett, Dan Rollman, Gavin Parry, Chris Pare, Adam Lias, Christian Clarke, Kyle Whitcombe, Gary Goba, Vinessa Shaw, Florian Windorfer, Rade Serbedzija, Togo Igawa, Eiji Kusuhara, Leelee Sobieski, Sam Douglas, Angus MacInnes, Abigail Good, Brian W. Cook, Leon Vitali, Carmela Marner, Alan Cumming, Fay Masterson, Phil Davies, Cindy Dolenc, Clark Hayes, Treva Etienne, Colin Angus, Karla Ashley, Kate Charman, James Demaria, Tony DeSergio, Janie Dickens, Laura Fallace, Vanessa Fenton, Georgina Finch, Peter Godwin, Joanna Heath, Lee Henshaw, Ateeka Poole, Adam Pudney, Sharon Quinn, Ben De Saumserez, Emma Lou Sharratt, Paul Spelling, Matthew Thompson, Dan Travers, Russell Trigg, Kate Whalin, Jerson David Ambion, Shelsie Blake, Cate Blanchett, Emilio D’Alessandro, Jeremy Davidson, Paul Desbois, Donna Ewin, Tres Hanley, Sam Heydon, Alex Hobbs, Christiane Kubrick, Katharina Kubrick, Taylor Murphy.

Recommended reading:

Dream Story
a.k.a. Traumnovelle / Rhapsody / Eyes Wide Shut.

by Arthur Schnitzler.

Edited & translated by Robert Jordan G.

First published 1926.

ASIN: B0GHFBP5F7

ISBN-13: 979-8244277838

Description:

In a single night, Dr. Fridolin embarks on a journey through desire, secrecy, and moral uncertainty, wandering the shadowy streets of Vienna as the boundaries between fantasy and reality dissolve. A chance encounter, a whispered confession, and a masked invitation lead him into a world of hidden rituals, erotic fascination, and unspoken fears. Each step draws him deeper into a labyrinth of temptation and self-reflection, where the line between innocence and transgression is perilously thin.

Schnitzler’s Dream Story is a masterful exploration of the subconscious, a tale in which longing, guilt, and the fragility of social mores intertwine. A provocative, haunting work, it lingers long after the final page, leaving the reader to question the nature of dreams – and the truths they reveal.

Jhumpa Lahiri, on writing:

The urge to convert experience into a group of words

that are in a grammatical relation to one another

is the most basic, ongoing impulse of my life.

- Jhumpa Lahiri.

Born on this day – Leon Shamroy:

Leon Shamroy

Cinematographer

Director

July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974

Credits:

Arnie (1970); Prudence and the Chief (1970); Justine (1969); Skidoo (1968); The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968); Planet of the Apes (1968); Caprice (1967); One Chance (1966); The Glass Bottom Boat (1966); Do Not Disturb (1965); The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965); John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965); What a Way to Go! (1964); The Cardinal (1963); Cleopatra (1963); Tender Is the Night (1962); Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961); North to Alaska (1960); Wake Me When It's Over (1960); The Blue Angel (1959); The Blue Angel (1959); Porgy and Bess (1959); Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958); The Bravados (1958); South Pacific (1958); Desk Set (1957); The Girl Can't Help It (1956); The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956); The King and I (1956); Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955); Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955); Daddy Long Legs (1955); There's No Business Like Show Business (1954); The Egyptian (1954); King of the Khyber Rifles (1953); The Robe (1953); White Witch Doctor (1953); The Girl Next Door (1953); Call Me Madam (1953); Tonight We Sing (1953); The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952); Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952); Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952); With a Song in My Heart (1952); David and Bathsheba (1951); On the Riviera (1951); Two Flags West (1950); Cheaper by the Dozen (1950); Twelve O'Clock High (1949); Prince of Foxes (1949); That Lady in Ermine (1948); Daisy Kenyon (1947); Forever Amber (1947); The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947); Leave Her to Heaven (1945); State Fair (1945); Where Do We Go from Here? (1945); A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945); Greenwich Village (1944); Wilson (1944); Buffalo Bill (1944); Claudia (1943); Stormy Weather (1943); Crash Dive (1943); The Black Swan (1942); Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942); Roxie Hart (1942); Confirm or Deny (1941); A Yank in the RAF (1941); Moon Over Miami (1941); The Great American Broadcast (1941); That Night in Rio (1941); Tin Pan Alley (1940); Down Argentine Way (1940); Four Sons (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); I Was an Adventuress (1940); Little Old New York (1940); The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939); Second Fiddle (1939); The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939); Made for Each Other (1939); Man's Paradise (1938); The Young in Heart (1938); Broadway (1937); She Asked for It (1937); The Great Gambini (1937); Her Husband Lies (1937); You Only Live Once (1937); Wedding Present (1936); Spendthrift (1936); Fatal Lady (1936); Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935); She Couldn't Take It (1935); She Married Her Boss (1935); Accent on Youth (1935); Private Worlds (1935); Behold My Wife! (1934); Ready for Love (1934); Kiss and Make-Up (1934); Are We Civilized? (1934); Thirty Day Princess (1934); Good Dame (1934); Three Cornered Moon (1933); Her Bodyguard (1933); Jennie Gerhardt (1933); The Mystic Hour (1933); A Strange Adventure (1932); Stowaway (1932); Women Men Marry (1931); Alma de Gaucho (1930); The Telltale Heart (1928); Bitter Sweets (1928); Out with the Tide (1928); The Last Moment (1928); Land of the Lawless (1927); Hidden Aces (1927); Tongues of Scandal (1927); The Trunk Mystery (1926); Lightning Hutch (1926); Pirates of the Sky (1926).

Born on this day – Mary Philbin:

 

Mary Philbin

Actress

July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993

Credits:

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Model Messenger (1922); After the Fog (1930); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Danger Ahead! (1921); Drums of Love (1928); False Kisses (1921); Fashion News (1930); Fifth Avenue Models (1925); Film Önü / Arkasi (2019); Foolish Wives (1922); Fools Highway (1924); Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius / Universal Horror (1998); His First Job (1922); Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Horrors (2018); Hollywood Story (1951); Human Hearts (1922); Life in Hollywood No. 3 / 4 (1927); Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927); Merry-Go-Round (1923); Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014); No Clothes to Guide Him (1921); Once to Every Boy (1922); Penrod and Sam (1923); Personality Parade (1938); Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask (2006); Port of Dreams (1928); Red Courage (1921); Stella Maris (1925); Sure Fire (1921); Surrender (1927); The Age of Desire (1923); The Blazing Trail (1921); The City of Stars (1924); The Gaiety Girl (1924); The Horror Show (1979); The Last Performance (1929); The Man Who Laughs (1928); The Phantom of the Opera (1925); The Rose of Paris (1924); The Shannons of Broadway (1929); The Temple of Venus (1923); The Thrill Chaser (1923); The Trouper (1922); The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 (1922); Twelve Hours to Live (1921); Where Is This West? (1923).

Born on this day – Richard "Hacksaw" Harney:

 

Richard "Hacksaw" Harney

Blues guitarist

Pianist

July 16, 1902 – December 25, 1973

Credits:

Songs:

12 Pound Rag #2; Adelphi Ramble; Butcher Shop Blues; Can Can; Doggone My Good Luck Soul; Five Foot Two; Hacksaw’s Down South Blues; He's Coming Soon; Home Skeen Ball; Laughing Pallet; Little Rock Blues; Little Rock Blues II; Oh Red; Ragtime Blues; Sunnyland Train Blues; Sweet Man; The Delta Eagle; Twelve Pound Daddy.

Albums:

Hacksaw's Down South Blues (1971); Sunnyland Train Blues (1971); Sweet Man (1972); The Crowing Rooster (2001).

Born on this day – Barbara Stanwyck:

 

Barbara Stanwyck

Actress

Dancer

July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990