On this day in movie history - Taxi Driver (1976)

Taxi Driver

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Paul Schrader,

was released in the United States on February 8, 1976.

Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, Steven Prince, Harvey Keitel, Martin Scorsese, Harry Northup, Victor Argo, Joe Spinell, Diahnne Abbott.

On this day in movie history - The Border:

The Border

directed by Tony Richardson,

written by Deric Washburn, Walon Green and David Freeman,

was released in the United States on January 31, 1982.

Music by Ry Cooder.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Warren Oates, Elpidia Carrillo, Shannon Wilcox, Manuel Viescas, Jeff Morris, Mike Gomez, Dirk Blocker, Lonny Chapman, Stacey Pickren, Floyd Levine, James Jeter, Alan Fudge, William Russ, Gary Grubbs, Gary Sexton, Campbell De Silva, Bill McLaughlin, David Beecroft, Esther Sylvey, Luis Mejía, Roberto Rivera, Jay Thurman, Craig Terry, Juan Ramírez, Adalberto Cortez, Concepción Palmeres, Juan Salas, Norma Mayo, Paula Ruiz,Carlos Bruno Villaneuva, Ronne Drummond, Richard Watts, Bernice E. Shamaley, Kenna Espersen, Glenda Meadows, Joe Zizik, Maria Delgado, Lupe Ontiveros, Francisco Farias, Edmundo Alonzo, Alan Gibbs, Don Charles, Beverly Overstreet.

On this day in movie history - Two Evil Eyes (1990 movie & book):

Two Evil Eyes

Original Italian title: Due occhi diabolici,

directed by Dario Argento, George A. Romero,

written by George A. Romero, Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini, Peter Koper,

based on The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar & The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe,

released in Italy on January 25, 1990.

Music by Pino Donaggio.

Cast:

Adrienne Barbeau, Ramy Zada, Bingo O'Malley, Jeff Howell, E.G. Marshall, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Potter, John Amos, Sally Kirkland, Kim Hunter, Holter Graham, Martin Balsam, Chuck Aber, Jonathan Adams, Tom Atkins, Mitchell Baseman, Julie Benz, Barbara Bryne, Mario Caputo, Lanene Charters, Bill Dalzell, Anthony Dileo Jr., Christine Forrest, J.R. Hall, Scott House, James MacDonald, Charles McPherson, Larry John Meyers, Jeff Monahan, Fred Moore, Christina Romero, Peggy McIntaggart, Ben Tatar, Lou Valenzi, Jeffrey Wild, Ted Worsley, Jonathan Sachar, Tom Savini.

Recommended reading:

The Complete Stories and Poems

by Edgar Allan Poe.

First published 1849.
This edition published 1966.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Hardcover.

ISBN 13: 9780385074070
ISBN 10: 0385074077
ASIN: 0385074077

Description:

This single volume brings together all of Poe’s stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.

On this day in movie history - Bad Lieutenant (1992)

Bad Lieutenant

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Zoë Lund and Abel Ferrara,

was released in the United States on November 20, 1992.

Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderón, Eddie Daniels, Bianca Hunter, Zoë Lund, Frankie Thorn, Fernando Véléz, Joseph Micheal Cruz, Paul Hipp, Frank Adonis, Anthony Ruggiero, Victoria Bastel.