Haruki Murakami, on writing:

You have to dream intentionally.

Most people dream a dream when they are asleep.

But to be a writer, you have to dream while you are awake, intentionally.

- Haruki Murakami.

On this day in music history - Blaze of Glory, by Jon Bon Jovi (1990)

Blaze of Glory,

by Jon Bon Jovi,

was released on August 7, 1990.

Inspired by the movie Young Guns II (1990).

On this day in movie history - Unforgiven (1992)

Unforgiven

directed by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples,

was released in the United States on August 7, 1992.

Music by Lennie Niehaus.

I'm not the biggest fan of Clint Eastwood movies or westerns in general, but I make an exception for Unforgiven -- truly one of a kind.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek, Frances Fisher, Anna Thomson, David Mucci, Rob Campbell, Anthony James, Tara Dawn Frederick, Beverley Elliott, Liisa Repo-Martell, Josie Smith, Tantoo Cardinal, Shane Meier, Aline Levasseur, Ron White, Jeremy Ratchford, John Pyper-Ferguson, Jefferson Mappin, Mina E. Mina, Henry Kope, Larry Joshua, Ben Cardinal, Frank C. Turner, Lochlyn Munro, Philip Hayes.

#Unforgiven #ClintEastwood #GeneHackman #MorganFreeman #FrancesFisher, #August 7

 

On this day in movie history - The Commitments (1991)

The Commitments

directed by Alan Parker,

written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais and Roddy Doyle,

based on the novel by Roddy Doyle,

was released in the United States on August 7, 1991.

Music by Wilson Pickett.

Cast:

Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Félim Gormley, Glen Hansard, Dick Massey, Johnny Murphy, Ken McCluskey, Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney, Anne Kent, Andrea Corr, Gerard Cassoni, Aoife Lawless, Ruth Fairclough, Lindsay Fairclough, Michael O'Reilly, Liam Carney, Ger Ryan, Mark O'Regan, Phelim Drew, Sean Hughes, Philip Bredin, Lance Daly, Conor Malone, Jezz Bell, Colm MacConiomare, Emily Dawson, Dave Kane, Kristel Harris, Maria Place, Brian MacAodha, Tricia Smith, Canice William, Patrick Foy, Allan Murray, Jody Campbell, Eanna MacLiam, Philomena Kavanagh, Peter Rowen, Eamon O'Connor, Maura O'Malley, Blaise Smith, Derek Herbert, Owen O'Gorman, Pat Leavy, John Cronin, Rynagh O'Grady, Sheila Flitton, Michael Bolger, Mick Nolan, Eileen Reid, Bob Navan, Derek Duggan, Paddy O'Connor, Paul Bushnell, Jim Corr, Larry Hogan, Bernard Keelan, Ronan Hardiman, Mikel Murfi, Josylen Lyons, Winston Dennis, Alan Parker, James Brown, Caroline Corr, Sharon Corr, Alan Howley, Mark Leahy, William Morgan, Ralph G. Morse, Sean O'Donovan, Martin O'Malley.

On this day in movie history - The Inner Circle (1946)

The Inner Circle

directed by Phil Ford,

written by Leonard St. Clair and Lawrence Taylor,

screenplay by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan,

was released in the United States on August 7, 1946.

Music by Mort Glickman.

Cast:

Adele Mara, Warren Douglas, William Frawley, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Christine, Ken Niles, Will Wright, Dorothy Adams, Martha Montgomery, Edward Gargan, Fred Graham, Eddie Parker, Robert J. Wilke.

On this day in movie history - Highway West (1941)

Highway West

directed by William C. McGann,

written by Allen Rivkin, Charles Kenyon and Kenneth Gamet,

based on the play by George Abbott and Leon Abrams,

was released in the United States on August 7, 1941.

Music by William Lava.

Cast:

Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy, William Lundigan, Olympe Bradna, Slim Summerville, Noel Madison, Dorothy Tree, Willie Best, Pat Flaherty, Frank Wilcox, John Ridgely, William B. Davidson, Dick Rich, James Westerfield, Victor Zimmerman, Dorothy Adams, Erville Alderson, Herbert Anderson, Trevor Bardette, Leon Belasco, Wade Boteler, George Campeau, Nat Carr, Glen Cavender, Frederick Clarke, Garrett Craig, Peggy Diggins, John Dilson, Douglas Evans, Sol Gorss, Fred Graham, Creighton Hale, Max Hoffman Jr., William Hopper, Bill Kennedy, Reid Kilpatrick, Frank Mayo, Frank Meredith, Jack Mower, Paul Panzer, William Roberts, Cliff Saum, Harry Strang, Charlotte Treadway, Don Turner, Guy Usher, Monte Vandergrift, Leo White, Jack Wise.

Born on this day – Caroline Cellier:

 

Actress

August 7, 1945 – December 15, 2020

Credits:

À la folie, pas du tout (1987); A Pain in the Ass (1973); Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1967); Au-delà de l'écran (1967); Cadet Rousselle (1973); Certaines nouvelles (1980); C'est encore mieux l'après-midi (1986–1987); Champs-Elysées (1984–1988); Charlie Dingo (1987); Ciné star (1987); Cop Au Vin (1985); Danger Passion (1986); Délit mineur (1994); Desproges est vivant (1998); Didier (1997); Dim Dam Dom (1969); Fantômes en héritage (1990); Farinelli (1994); Femmes de personne (1984); Fragile(s) (2007); Grand Guignol (1987); Gym tonic (1984); Histoires insolites (1974); Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (1996); Jean-Philippe (2006); Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet (1995); Julie de Carneilhan (1990); La boîte à questions (2010); La contre-allée (1991); La derelitta / Cinéma 16 (1980); La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1967); La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu / Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1984); La morale de l'histoire (1966); La mort d'un champion (1972); La nuit des 7 d'or (1987); La nuit des Césars (1977–1985); La tête du client (1965); La vie de château (1984); L'atterrissage (1981); Le cheval évanoui (1976); Le ciel de lit (1974); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004); Le grand restaurant (2011); Le journal de 20 heures (1992); Le vol d'Icare (1980); Le zèbre (1992); Les aveux les plus doux (1971); Les dossiers de Jérôme Randax (1966); Les enfants de la télé (2019); Les Enfoirés (1997); Les fougères bleues (1977); Les grands enfants (1998); Les héroïques (1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1977); L'histoire du samedi (1997); Life Love Death (1969); L'invité du dimanche (1969); L'oeil en coulisses (1988); Manon: Le miroir à trois faces (1966); Mardi cinema (1987); Mariage (1974); Marie Curie - Une certaine jeune fille (1965); Michel Sardou: Salut! (1997); Mille milliards de dollars (1982); Molière pour rire et pour pleurer (1973); Molinaro, un esprit libre (2006); Musicolor (1969); Nino Castelnuovo, le groom de l'Hôtel du Palais (2006); Ombre et lumière (2003); Petit Con (1984); Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (1998); Poiret est à vous (1975); Poker (1987); Rencontres de cinéma (2010); Romulus le grand (1971); Rouletabille (1966); Sacrée soirée (1987–1991); Soirée Courteline / Segment: La Peur des coups (1974); Surprise Party (1983); The Pupil (1996); The Taming of the Shrew (1964); Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010); This Man Must Die (1969); Transit (2004); Un jeu dangereux (2005); Une cellule pour deux (2006); Une femme, un jour... (1977); Une fille dans la montagne (1964); Vent de panique (1987); Vivement dimanche (1999–2010); Year of the Jellyfish (1984).