On this day in movie history - Factotum (2006)

Factotum

directed by Bent Hamer,

written by Bent Hamer and Jim Stark,

based on the novel by Charles Bukowski,

released at the Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival in Norway on April 12, 2005.

Music by Kristin Asbjørnsen.

End titles song: Slow Day by Kristin Asbjørnsen.

Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Thomas Lyons, Dean Brewington, James Cada, James Michael Detmar, Kurt Schweickhardt, Dee Noah, James Noah, Michael Egan, Terry Hempleman, Emily Hynnek, Wayne Morton, Tony Papenfuss, Lana Schwab, Sally Wingert, Robert Downing Davis, Bryan J. Walker, Dan Lee Jr., Peter Moore, Bruce Bohne, Larry Roupe, Chris Carlson, Stephen D’Ambrose, Emil Herrera, Michelle Hutchison, Andy Hubbell, Martin Marinaro, Raye Birk, Stephen Pelinski, Stanley Kipper, Brent Doyle, John Paul Gamoke, Jim Lichtscheidl, Jay Gjernes, Clyde Lund, Debbie DeLisi, George McGuire, Brad Madson, Gary Tournier, Esera Tuaolo, John Nadeau, Cathi Cooper, Carole Samuelson. #Drama

Recommended reading:

Factotum

by Charles Bukowski.

Published by Ecco.

First published 1975.

ASIN: 006113127X

ISBN-10: 9780061131271

ISBN-13: 978-0061131271

Description:

One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.

Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.

What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

by Charles Bukowski.

Published by Ecco.

Published 2002.

ISBN-10: 1574231057

ISBN-13: 978-1574231052

Description:

The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles. – Joyce Carol Oates.

He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels. – Leonard Cohen.

What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire is the second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski that takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 1970s to the 1990s.

On this day in movie history - In the Bedroom (2001)

In the Bedroom

directed by Todd Field,

written by Rob Festinger and Todd Field,

based on the short story Killings by Andre Dubus,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 19, 2001.

Music by Thomas Newman.

Cast:

Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei, William Mapother, William Wise, Celia Weston, Karen Allen, Frank T. Wells, W. Clapham Murray, Justin Ashforth, Terry A. Burgess, Jonathan Walsh, Diane E. Hamlin, Camden Munson, Christopher Adams, Henry Field, Deborah Derecktor, Harriet Dawkins, Bill Dawkins, Kevin Chapman, Joseph Field, Harold Withee, David Blair, Elisabeth McClure, Alida P. Field, Andrea Wright, John Campanello, Robert Demkowicz, Veronica Cartwright, Daran Norris, Don Lewis, Doug Rich, Sara Armstrong, Elly Barksdale, Erin Barksdale, Adah Holman, Gwendolyn Gilchrist, Shauneen Grout, Jessie Lanoue, Alicia Laplant, Iris Leslie, Erica Towle-Powers, Nichole Wimbiscus, Anna Winsor, Evanne Weirich, Robin Wimbiscus, Lisa Carlton, Rebecca Benner, Francis Mazzeo, Tyler Shane Smith-Campbell, Brian Hagley, Sam Cousins, Jackie Hagley, Comenic Cuccinello III, Ronald Russell, Rachel Freeman, Dale Johnson, Daniel Hendricks, Parker Spear, Sam Johnson, Matthew Maxwell, Shyann Gauthier, Joshua Mills, Bethany Berry, Eric Rahkonen, Hope Berry, Natalie Russell, Chelsea Peasley, Misty Seekins, Daniel Baxter-Leahy, Philip Spearing, Brandon Carleton, Mackenzie Tucker, Owen Thompson, Ben Staples, Ryan Ecker, Jared Meklin, Tom Cumler, Samantha Czosnek, Jennifer Struk, Geoff Wingham.

On this day in movie history - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Kelly Masterson,

was released in the United States on October 26, 2007.

Music by Carter Burwell.

 

Cast:

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Sarah Livingston, Brían F. O'Byrne, Rosemary Harris, Blaine Horton, Arija Bareikis, Leonardo Cimino, Lee Wilkof, Damon Gupton, Adrian Martinez, Patrick G. Burns, Jordan Gelber.