On this day in movie history - Zero Effect (1998 movie & 2009 book):

Zero Effect

directed and written by Jake Kasdan,

based on the short story A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle,

released in the United States on January 30, 1998.

Music by The Greyboy Allstars.

Cast:

Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O’Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O’Toole, Michele Mariana, Robert Katims, Tyrone Henry, Aleta Barthell, Tapp Watkins, Wendy Westerwelle, Lauren Hasson, Daniel Pershing, David Doty, J.W. Crawford, Fred Parnes, Luisa Sermol, Marvin LaRoy Sanders, Doug Baldwin, Robert Blanche, Margot Demeter, Jerrell D. Hughes, Jake Kasdan, Bill Kelley, Geno Romo, Galen Schrick.

Recommended reading:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Published by Dover Publications.
Published 2009.

ISBN-10: 0486474917
ISBN-13: 9780486474915

Description:

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team – the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson – as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" – in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration – plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer’s Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others.

On this day in movie history - The Last Seduction (1994)

The Last Seduction

directed by John Dahl,

written by Steve Barancik,

was released in the United States on October 26, 1994.

Music by Joseph Vitarelli.

Cast:

Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses, Zack Phifer, Peter Berg, Brien Varady, Dean Norris, Donna W. Scott, Mik Scriba, J.T. Walsh, Erik-Anders Nilsson, Patricia R. Caprio, Herb Mitchell, Bill Nunn, Renee Rogers, Billy Stevenson, Walter Addison, Anne Flanagan, Mike Lisenco, Serena, Michelle Davison, Jack Shearer.

On this day in movie history - Wyatt Earp (1994)

Wyatt Earp

directed by Lawrence Kasdan,

written by Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan,

was released in the United States on June 24, 1994.

Music by James Newton Howard.

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Ian Bohen, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby, Jim Caviezel, John Doe, Jeff Fahey, Joanna Going, Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Pullman, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Sizemore, JoBeth Williams, Mare Winningham, James Gammon, Karen Grassle, Rex Linn, Gabriel Folse, Mackenzie Astin, Randle Mell, Adam Baldwin, Annabeth Gish, Lewis Smith, Betty Buckley, Alison Elliott, Téa Leoni, Martin Kove.

On this day in movie history - Titan A.E. (2000)

 

Titan A.E.

directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman,

written by Ben Edlund, John August and Joss Whedon,

based on a story by Hans Bauer and Randall McCormick,

was released in the United States, on June 16, 2000.

Music by Graeme Revell and Tim Simonec.

 

Cast:

Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Jim Breuer, Ken Hudson Campbell, Janeane Garofalo, Ron Perlman, Bill Pullman, David L. Lander, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Thomas A. Chantler, Tsai Chin, Elaine A. Clark, Roy Conrad, Jim Cummings, Leslie Hedger, Roger Jackson, Alex D. Linz, Tone Loc, Shannon Orrock, Alex Pels, Charles Rocket, Crystal Scales, Christopher Scarabosio, Eric Schniewind, Stephen Stanton, Scott Seymann.