On this day in movie and book history - The Birds (1963)

The Birds

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Evan Hunter,

based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1963.

Cast:

Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon, Elizabeth Wilson, Bill Quinn, Doreen Lang, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley, Valerie Ferdin, Betsy Hale, Alfred Hitchcock, Dal McKennon, Mike Monteleone, Bob Morgan, Renn Reed, Arnold Roberts, Jeannie Russell, Bill Scully, Rory Stevens, Tomm Wells, Mitch Zanich.

Recommended reading:

The Birds and Other Stories

by Daphne du Maurier.

Filmed as The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Time Warner Books.
First published 1952.
Paperback.

ASIN: 1844080870
ISBN-10: 9781844080878
ISBN-13: 978-1844080878
 
Description:

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '

A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

On this day in movie history - A Slipping-Down Life (1999)

A Slipping-Down Life

directed and written by Toni Kalem,

based on the novel by Anne Tyler,

was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 22, 1999.

Music by Peter Himmelman.

Cast:

Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, Irma P. Hall, Tom Bower, Bruno Kirby, Veronica Cartwright, Shawnee Smith, Sara Rue, John Hawkes, Marshall Bell, Jo Ann Farabee, Harv Morgan, Jason Russel Waller, Lew Temple, Jason Kavalewitz, Jeff McMillioan, Brian Stack, Kevin Stack, Billy Harvey, Mike Hynes, Michael Ramos, Eric Tatuaka, Jamie Dickerson, Tony Frank, James N. Harrell, Clea DuVall, Keith McDermott, Topher Glenn, Gary Ragland, Dan Bennett, Kirk Watson, Doris Gramm, Vincent James Prendergast, Brian Prendergast, Mike Keller, Johnny Goudie, Floyd Freeman, Norman Bennett, Margaret Bowman, Stacy Bellew, Greg Corner, Xanna Dont, James Douglas, Dan Eggleston, Johanna Goldsmith, Michael Gottschall, David Houston, Alicia McCutcheon, Daria Prendergast, Brad Schreiber, Jordan Stone, Scott Teeters, Chris Warner. 

On this day in movie history - The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick

directed by George Miller,

written by Michael Cristofer,

based on the novel by John Updike,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1987.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Becca Lish, Carel Struycken.