On this day in movie history - L.A. Confidential (1997)

L.A. Confidential

directed by Curtis Hanson,

written by Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson,

based on the novel by James Ellroy,

was released in the United States on September 19, 1997.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel, Allan Graf, Precious Chong, Symba, Bob Clendenin, Lennie Loftin, Will Zahrn, Amber Smith, Darrell Sandeen, Michael Warwick, Simon Baker, Shawnee Free Jones, Matthew Allen Bretz, Thomas Rosales Jr., Shane Dixon, Norman Howell, Brian Lally, Don Pulford, Chris Short, John Mahon, Tomas Arana, Michael McCleery, George Yager, Jack Conley, Ginger Slaughter, Jack Knight, John H. Evans, Gene Wolande, Brian Bossetta, Michael Chieffo, Gwenda Deacon, T.J. Kennedy, Ingo Neuhaus, Robert Harrison, Jim Metzler, Robert Barry Fleming, Jeremiah Birkett, Salim Grant, Karr Washington, Noel Evangelisti, Marisol Padilla Sánchez, Jeff Sanders, Steven Lambert, Jordan Marder, Gregory White, April Breneman, Lisa Worthy, Beverly Sharpe, Colin Mitchell, John Currie Slade, Brenda Bakke, Kevin Maloney, Patrice Walters, Rebecca Klingler, Irene Roseen, Scott Eberlein, David St. James, Bodie Newcomb, Jeff Austin, Robert Foster, Kevin Patrick Kelly, Henry Marder, Monty McKee, Henry Meyers, Michael Ossmann, Dick Stilwell, Jess Thomas, Robert Thompson, Jody Wood, Jonathan Adler, April Audia, Jana Rains Austinson, William Boyd, Hennen Chambers, Jan Citron, Priscilla Cory, Alice Dinnean, T.K. Durham, Rhonda Fleming, Deborah Kerr, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Fred Lerner, Scott McKinley, John Meier, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Ortega, Chris Palermo, J.P. Romano, Gilbert Rosales, Nectar Rose, Jane Russell, Rocco Salata, Frank Sinatra, Vern Urich, Sam P. Whitehead, Dell Yount, Anne Zogby.

On this day in movie history - Lawless (2012)

Lawless

directed by John Hillcoat,

written by Nick Cave, 

based on the novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant,

was released in the United States on August 29, 2012.

Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Cast:

Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan, Chris McGarry, Tim Tolin, Gary Oldman, Lew Temple, Marcus Hester, Bill Camp, Alex Van, Noah Taylor, Mark Ashworth, Tom Proctor, Bruce McKinnon, Eric Mendenhall, Toni Byrd, Robert T. Smith, Jake Nash, William J. Harrison, Joyce Baxter, Jeff Braun, Malinda Baker, Tom Turbiville, Chad Randall, Terry Keasler, Duncan Nicholson, Ron Clinton Smith, Anna House, Ricky Muse, Peter Krulewitch, Chance Bartels, Darryl Booker, Charles Casey, Samantha Gillies Cox, Hannah Defler, Randall Franks, David Fritsch, Ronnie Kantorik, Larry Mainland, Wilson Moore, Joel Rogers, J.T. Seidler, Steve Warren, Jacqueline Marie Zwick.

On this day in movie history - Animal Kingdom (2010)

Animal Kingdom

directed and written by David Michôd,

was released in Australia on June 3, 2010.

Music by Antony Partos.

Cast:

James Frecheville, Guy Pearce, Bryce Lindemann, Paul Smits, Jacki Weaver, Joel Edgerton, Luke Ford, Sullivan Stapleton, Mirrah Foulkes, Anthony Ahern, Justin Rosniak, Michael Valamios, Chris Weir, Laura Wheelwright, Sarah Nguyen, Lucia Cai, Ben Mendelsohn, Ann Michôd, Susan Prior, Clayton Jacobson, Tim Phillipps, Josh Helman, Michael Cody, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Anthony Hayes, Jack Heanly, Dan Wyllie, Andy McPhee, Christina Azucena, Jacqueline Brennan, Ben Ouwehand, Bert LaBonté, James Saunders, Dom Phelan, Brenda Palmer, Anna Lise Phillips, Tom Noble, Daniel Roche, David Michôd, Adam Arkapaw, Brendan Bacon, Andrew Day, Luke Doolan, Cameron Ewart, Stephen Hannah, George Iskander, Rick James, Paul Rochford, Mat Stevenson.