On this day in television history - American Epic (2017)

 

American Epic

documentary series directed by Bernard MacMahon,

written by Duke Erikson, Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Bill Morgan and Elijah Wald,

was released in the United States on May 16, 2017.

Music by Bernard MacMahon, Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty and Patrick Ferris.

Narrated by Robert Redford.

On this day in music history - The album Poèmes de l'Amour, by Susan Graham (2005)

Poèmes de l'Amour

by Susan Graham

was released on May 16, 2005.

On this day in music history - Anima, by Cecilia Chailly (2005)

Anima

by Cecilia Chailly,

was released on May 16, 2005.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek: Into Darkness

directed by J. J. Abrams,

written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof,

was released in the United States on May 16, 2013.

Music by Michael Giacchino.

Cast:

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Alice Eve, Noel Clarke, Nazneen Contractor, Amanda Foreman, Jonathan Dixon, Aisha Hinds, Joseph Gatt, Deep Roy, Jason Matthew Smith, Anjini Taneja Azhar, Nolan North, Sean Blakemore, Heather Langenkamp, Ser’Darius Blain.

On this day in movie history - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

 

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

documentary directed by Xan Cassavetes,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16, 2004.

Music by Steven Hufsteter.

 
Cast:

Robert Altman, Vera Carlisle Anderson, C.L. Batten, Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Champlin, David Chasman, Stuart Cooper, F.X. Feeney, James B. Harris, Jerry Harvey, William Holden, Don Hyde, Henry Jaglom, Jim Jarmusch, Charles H. Joffe, Kris Kristofferson, John McNally, Bill Mechanic, Ned Nalle, Alexander Payne, Sam Peckinpah, Doreen Ringer Ross, Chuck Ross, Alan Rudolph, Theresa Russell, Timothy Ryerson, Jeff Schwager, Penelope Spheeris, Bob Strock, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Thomas, Jonathan Turell, Douglas Venturelli, Paul Verhoeven, James Woods, Vilmos Zsigmond.

On this day in movie history - Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)

Night Falls on Manhattan

directed and written by Sidney Lumet,

based on the novel Tainted Evidence by Robert Daley,

was released in the United States on May 16, 1997.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Andy Garcia, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, Lena Olin, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Colm Feore, Ron Leibman, Richard Dreyfuss, Dominic Chianese, Paul Guilfoyle, Bonnie Rose, Norman Matlock, Sidney Armus, James Murtaugh, Melba Martinez, Santo Fazio, Anthony Alessandro, David Fonteno, John Seitz, Stephen Beach, Nafisah Sayyed, Robert Sean Miller, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Jude Ciccolella, John Randolph Jones, Chuck Pfeiffer, Clark D. Williams, Bill Boggs, Tamara Phillips, Louis Guss, Richard Bright, Ronald von Klaussen, John Di Benedetto, Kevin Ramsey, Kermit Frazier, Veronica Hall, Vic Noto, Jim Moody, Socorro Santiago, Fran Anthony, Donna Hanover, Jack Cafferty, Kaity Tong, Allen Collodow, Dennis Paladino, Mike Cammallere, Jim Mauro, Salvatore Paul Piro, Mike Sheehan, Joseph Mosso, Teddy Coluca, Roslyn Cohn, Elliot Cuker, Yvette Mercedes, Kristina Lear, Joe Drago, Catherine Schreiber, Bobby Cannavale, Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas, Adam Alexi-Malle, Debbie Benitez, Barry Bradford, Ray Campbell, Vernon Campbell, Lisa Collins, Patrick Coleman Duncan, Arthur K. Flam, Nathan George, Mark Robert Gordon, Chandler Hill, Michael Luggio, Takeo Matsushita, Dale Resteghini, James Rosin, John Rowe Jr., Anthony Sinopoli, Leonard Tepper, Bebie Waller, J.D. Walters, David Watkin, Ted West.

On this day in movie history - Scene of the Crime (1986)

Scene of the Crime

French title: Le Lieu du crime,

directed by André Téchiné,

written by André Téchiné, Pascal Bonitzer and Olivier Assayas,

was released in France on May 16, 1986.

Music by Philippe Sarde.

Cast:

Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi, Jean-Claude Adelin, Jean Bousquet, Michel Grimaud, Philippe Landoulsi, Claire Nebout, Jacques Nolot, Victor Lanoux, Christine Paolini.