On this day in movie history - The Departed (2006)

The Departed

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by William Monahan,

was released in the United States on October 6, 2006.

Inspired by the movie Infernal Affairs (2002), directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.

Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton, Amanda Lynch, Shay Duffin.

On this day in movie history - The Martian (2015)

 

The Martian

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Drew Goddard,

based on the novel by Andy Weir,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 11, 2015.

Music by Harry Gregson-Williams.

Cast:

Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, Nick Mohammed, Shu Chen, Eddy Ko, Enzo Cilenti, Jonathan Aris, Gruffudd Glyn, Geoffrey Thomas, Yang Haiwen, Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan, Brian Caspe, Matt Devere, Mike Kelly, Szonja Oroszlán, Greg De Cuir, Mark O'Neal, Peter Linka, Declan Hannigan, Peter Schueller, Waleska Latorre, Frederik Pleitgen, Nikolett Barabas, Karen Gagnon, Lili Bordán, Charlie Gardner, Nóra Hörich, Kamilla Fátyol, Yang Liu, Xue Xuxing, Richard Rifkin, Nick Wittman, Balázs Medveczky, Ben O'Brien, Scott Alexander Young, Jason Ryan, James Dougherty, Irén Bordán, Dilyana Bouklieva, Dora Endre, Björn Freiberg, James Fred Harkins Jr., Minouche Kaftel, Gayathri Kasupathipillai, Viktor Mitev, Arnold Montey, Tom Nguyen, Tamás Sebe, Sam Spruell, Norbert Szekeres, Dominika Szosznyák, Zalán Takács, Lara Ilona Thompson, Balázs Veres, Henry Winkler.

On this day in movie history - Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Robert Rodat,

was released in the United States on July 24, 1998.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Harrison Young, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Harve Presnell, Bryan Cranston, David Wohl, Nathan Fillion, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Hurst, Max Martini, Leland Orser, Joerg Stadler, Dylan Bruno, Demetri Goritsas, Rolf Saxon, Corey Johnson, John Sharian, Glenn Wrage, Stéphane Cornicard, Dale Dye, Amanda Boxer, Kathleen Byron, Andrew Scott, Erich Redman.

On this day in movie history - Oppenheimer (2023)

Oppenheimer

directed and written by Christopher Nolan,

based on the book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin,

was released in the United States on July 21, 2023.

Music by Ludwig Göransson.

Cast:

Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Scott Grimes, Jason Clarke, Kurt Koehler, Tony Goldwyn, John Gowans, Macon Blair, James D'Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Groener, Gregory Jbara, Ted King, Tim DeKay, Steven Houska, Tom Conti, David Krumholtz, Petrie Willink, Matthias Schweighöfer, Josh Hartnett, Alex Wolff, Josh Zuckerman, Rory Keane, Michael Angarano, Dylan Arnold, Emma Dumont, Florence Pugh, Sadie Stratton, Jefferson Hall, Britt Kyle, Guy Burnet, Tom Jenkins, Matthew Modine, Louise Lombard, David Dastmalchian, Michael Andrew Baker, Jeff Hephner, Matt Damon, Dane DeHaan, Olli Haaskivi, David Rysdahl, Josh Peck, Jack Quaid, Brett DelBuono, Benny Safdie, Gustaf Skarsgård, James Urbaniak, Trond Fausa, Devon Bostick, Danny Deferrari, Christopher Denham, Jessica Erin Martin, Ronald Auguste, Rami Malek, Máté Haumann, Olivia Thirlby, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Casey Affleck, Harrison Gilbertson, James Remar, Will Roberts, Pat Skipper, Steve Coulter, Jeremy John Wells, Sean Avery, Adam Kroeger, Drew Kenney, Bryce Johnson, Flora Nolan, Kerry Westcott, Christina Hogue, Clay Bunker, Tyler Beardsley, Maria Teresa Zuppetta, Kate French, Gary Oldman, Hap Lawrence, Panagiotis Margetis, Yaser Al-Nyrabeah, Hunter Avant, Aevrey Balin, Kevin Berndt, David Bertucci, Troy Bronson, Steven Bullard, Ross Buran, Andrew Bursiaga, Kaleb Clifton, Samuel Code, Michael DeBartolo, Elijah Dierking, Russel Donahue, Adam Walker Federman, Doug Friedman, Michelle Ghatan, Braden Kelsey Gile, James Paul Gregory, Christine Heneise, John T. Hillman, Katherine Hogan, Ben Holmquist, Kash Hovey, Jacquie Kachmann, Asher Kaplan, Dirk Kingston, Emily Joy Lemus, Benjamin Levine, Luke Matheis, Brendan McManus, Connor Mendenhall, Elise Newman, Jason Pfister, Skyler Pierce, Michaela Rances, Ryan Rathbun, Sam Russell, Paolo Saglietto, Meg Schimelpfenig, Susan Elizabeth Shaw, Travis Siemon, Ryan Stubo, Jacob Taylor, Scott Valentine, Jack Wang, Kyle Williams, Ansa Woo, Aamir Yusuf.

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.

On this day in movie and book history - Field of Dreams (1989) and Shoeless Joe (1989)

Field of Dreams

directed and written by Phil Alden Robinson,

based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella,

was released in the United States on May 5, 1989.

Music by James Horner.

Cast:

Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Frank Whaley, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Fern Persons, Kelly Coffield Park, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin, Charles Hoyes, Art LaFleur, Lee Garlington, Mike Nussbaum, Larry Brandenburg, Mary McDonald Gershon, Robert Kurcz, Don John Ross, Beatrice Fredman, Geoffrey Nauffts, Anne Seymour, C. George Biasi, Howard Sherf, Joseph R. Ryan, Joe Glasberg, Mark Danker, Frank Dardis, Jim Doty, Mike Goad, Jay Hemond, Mike Hodge, Steve Jenkins, Terry Kelleher, Ron Lucas, Fred Martin, Curt McWilliams, Jude Milbert, Steve Olberding, Gene Potts, James Roth, Paul Scherrman, Dale Till, Brian Waldvogel, Brian E. Frankish, Jeffrey Neal Silverman, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Don Alliss, Matt Damon, Robin Eddins, Stephen Emirzian, Kevin Fennessy, Dan Rohner, Mark Vafiades.

Recommended reading:

Shoeless Joe

by W.P. Kinsella.

Filmed as Field of Dreams (1989), directed by Phil Alden Robinson.

Published by Mariner Books Classics.

First published 1982.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0395957737

ISBN-13: 978-0395957738

Description:

“A moonlit novel about baseball, dreams, family, the land, and literature." – Sports Illustrated.

“If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.

On this day in movie and book history - The Adjustment Bureau (2011 and 1954)

 

The Adjustment Bureau

directed and written by George Nolfi,

based on the short story Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on March 4, 2011.

Music by Thomas Newman.

 

Cast:

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson, Florence Kastriner, Michael Kelly, Phyllis MacBryde, Natalie Carter, Chuck Scarborough, Jon Stewart, Gregory P. Hitchen, Darrell Lenormand, Michael Bloomberg, Kar Fearon, RJ Konner, Susan D. Michaels, Anthony Mackie, Gregory Lay, Lauren Hodges, James Carville, Mary Matalin, John Slattery, Amanda Warren, Anthony Ruivivar, Sandhi Santini, Laurie Dawn, Christine McLain, Betty Liu, Jim Edward Gately, Don Hewitt, Venida Evans, Kyoko Bruguera, David Gregoire, Julie Hays, Fabrizio Brienza, David Bishins, Kate Nowlin, Rob Yang, Jennifer Ehle, Johnny Cicco, Pedro Pascal, Michael Boyne, Sarah Bradford, Peter Epstein, Brian Haley, Kirsty Meares, Jessica Lee Keller, Donnie Keshawarz, Kieran Campion, Terence Stamp, Sandi Carroll, Daniel Bazile, Shane McRae, Meghan Andrews, Sandra Berrios, David Alan Basche, Joel de la Fuente, Mike DiSalvo, Dina Cataldi, Paul DiPaola, Jason Kravits, Peter Jay Fernandez, Lawrence R. Leritz, Peter Hans Benson, LeRoy McClain, Brit Whittle, Wayne Scott Miller, Lorenzo Pisoni, Bart Wilder.

Recommended reading:

Adjustment Team

by Philip K. Dick.

Filmed as The Adjustment Bureau (2011), directed by George Nolfi.

Published by Read & Co. Classics.

First published 1954.

Illustrated edition.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1473305543

ISBN-13: 978-1473305540

Description:

Posing the question of who truly controls our destiny, Adjustment Team is a remarkable short story by the prolific science fiction writer Philip K. Dick.

Ed Fletcher is a real estate salesman with a steady routine. When he leaves late for work one day, his entire life is thrust off-kilter. Arriving at his office, Ed realises the entire world has been transformed into a horrifying black-and-white nightmare. Rushing to get help, Ed begins to question the philosophy of life and, on the brink of a psychotic breakdown, he realises that he might not be in charge of his own fate.

First published in 1954, Adjustment Team was adapted into the science fiction romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau in 2011.