On this day in movie history - District 9 (2009)

 

District 9

Directed by Neill Blomkamp,

written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell,

based on the short film Alive in Joburg (2006) by Neill Blomkamp,

was released in the United States on August 14, 2009.

Music by Clinton Shorter.

It took me a few viewings to get into this movie, but I can honestly say that once I did, the movie really affected me, and truly gets better on each viewing.

Cast:

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka, Eugene Wanangwa Khumbanyiwa, Louis Minnaar, Kenneth Nkosi, William Allen Young, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, John Sumner, Nick Blake, Jed Brophy, Vittorio Leonardi, Johan van Schoor, Marian Hooman, Jonathan Taylor, Stella Steenkamp, Tim Gordon, Nick Boraine, Robert Hobbs, Trevor Coppola, Morne Erasmus.

#District9 #PeterJackson #AliveInJoburg #Aliens #August14

On this day in movie history - I, the Jury (1953)

I, the Jury

directed and written by Harry Essex,

based on the novel by Mickey Spillane,

was released in the United States on August 14, 1953.

Music by Franz Waxman.

Cast:

Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle, Margaret Sheridan, Alan Reed, Mary Anderson, Tom Powers, Frances Osborne, Bob Cunningham, Tani Guthrie, Dran Hamilton, Joe Besser, Paul Dubov, John Qualen, Nestor Paiva, Robert Swanger, Juan Duval, Wally Rose, Bud Stark, Elisha Cook Jr., Roy Engel, Gil Frye, Jim Hayward, Colin Kenny, Ottola Nesmith, Gil Perkins, Frank Richards, Suzanne Ridgway, Lester Sharpe, Jack Stang, Charles Sullivan, William Tannen, Carol Thurston.1953.

Born on this day – James Horner:

Composer

August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015

The list of movies scored by James Horner is long, but my favorites are Titanic, Avatar, Aliens, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Southpaw, and my all-time favorite, Field of Dreams.

The son of an Austria-Hungarian immigrant, as was my father, James died far too young.  Our hearts will go on, as his work will forever stand in testament to his talent.

#JamesHorner #Titanic #Avatar #Aliens #ABeautifulMind #Apollo13 #Southpaw #FieldOfDreams #August14

Born on this day – Fran Bennett:

 

Actress

August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021.

Born on this day – Andrea Leeds:

 

Actress

August 14, 1913 – May 21, 1984

Born on this day – Angela Clarke:

 

Actress

August 14, 1909 – December 16, 2010

On this day in movie history - Bonnie and Clyde (1967):

Bonnie and Clyde

Directed by Arthur Penn, 

written by David Newman and Robert Benton,

was released in the United States on August 14, 1967.

Based on the true 1934 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow case.

Music by Charles Strouse.

Cast:

Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans, Gene Wilder, Mabel Cavitt

#BonnieAndClyde #WarrenBeatty #FayeDunaway #GeneHackman #EstelleParsons #DenverPyle #GeneWilder #August14