On this day in movie and screenplay history - Barfly (1987)

Barfly

directed by Barbet Schroeder,

written by Charles Bukowski,

was released in the United States on October 16, 1987.

Music by Jack Baran.

 

Cast:

Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Sandy Martin, Roberta Bassin, Gloria LeRoy, Joe Unger, Harry Cohn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Joe Rice, Julie ‘Sunny’ Pearson, Donald L. Norden, Wil Albert, Hal Shafer, Zeke Manners, Pearl Shear, Rik Colitti, Michael Collins, Ronald G. Joseph, Damon Hines, Lahmard J. Tate, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Peter Conti, Vance Colvig Jr., Stacey Pickren, Leonard Termo, Gary Cox, Fritz Feld, Albert Henderson, Sandy Rose, Madalyn Carol, George Marshall Ruge, Debby Lynn Ross, Charles Bukowski, John Forker.

Recommended reading:

 

The Movie: "Barfly"

by Charles Bukowski.

Edited by Barbet Schroeder.
Published by Black Sparrow Press.
Published in 1987.

ISBN 10: 087685708X
ISBN 13: 9780876857083

Paperback.

Description:

The screenplay of the 1987 movie, directed by Barbet Schroeder.

On this day in movie history - Reign of Fire (2002)

Reign of Fire

directed by Rob Bowman,

written by Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka and Matt Greenberg,

based on a story by Gregg Chabot and Kevin Peterka,

was released in the United States on July 12, 2002.

Music by Edward Shearmur, Brad Wagner, Grant Claytor and Mad at Gravity.

Cast:

Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Scott Moutter, David Kennedy, Alexander Siddig, Ned Dennehy, Rory Keenan, Terence Maynard, Doug Cockle, Randall Carlton, Chris Kelly, Ben Thornton, Alice Krige, Malcolm Douglas, Dessie Gallagher, Martin Linnane, Denis Conway, Duncan Keegan, Laura Pyper, Berts Folan, Brian McGuinness, Barry Barnes, David Herlihy, Gerry O’Brien, Patrick Foy, Anne Maria McAuley, Maree Duffy, Alex Meacock, David Garrick, Andy Godbold, Conor Dean Smith, Ross Donnelly, Jack Gleeson, Sebastian Siegel.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Star Trek: First Contact

directed by Jonathan Frakes,

written by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore,

was released in the United States on November 22, 1996.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

 

Cast:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Alfre Woodard, James Cromwell, Alice Krige, Jeff Coopwood, Dwight Schultz, Patti Yasutake, Michael Horton, Neal McDonough, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips.