On this day in movie history - Goodfellas (1990)

Goodfellas

directed by Martin Scorsese,

written by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese,

based on the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi,

was released in the United States on September 21, 1990.

Cast:

Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Henny Youngman, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese, Suzanne Shepherd, Debi Mazar, Margo Winkler, Welker White, Jerry Vale, Julie Garfield, Christopher Serrone, Elaine Kagan, Beau Starr, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Imperioli, Robbie (Bobby) Vinton, Johnny Williams, Daniel P. Conte, Tony Conforti, Frank Pellegrino, Ronald Maccone, Tony Sirico, Joseph D’Onofrio, Steve Forleo, Richard Dioguardi, Frank Adonis, John Manca, Joseph Bono, Katherine Wallach, Mark Jacobs, Angela Pietropinto, Marianne Leone, Marie Michaels, LoNardo, Melissa Prophet, Illeana Douglas, Susan Varon, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Clem Caserta, Samuel L. Jackson, Fran McGee, Paul Herman, Edward McDonald, Edward Hayes, Daniela Barbosa, Gina Mattia, Joel Calendrillo, Anthony Valentin, Edward D. Murphy, Michael Citriniti, Peter Hock, Erasmus C. Alfano, John Di Benedetto, Manny Alfaro, Thomas Lowry, Margaret Smith, Richard Mullally, Frank Albanese, Paul McIsaac, Bob Golub, Louis Eppolito, Tony Lip, Mikey Black, Peter Cicale, Anthony Powers, Vincent Pastore, Anthony Alessandro, Victor Colicchio, Mike Contessa, Philip Suriano, Paul Mougey, Norman Barbera, Anthony Polemeni, James Quattrochi, Lawrence Sacco, Dino Laudicina, Thomas E. Camuti, Andrew Scudiero, Irving Welzer, Jesse Kirtzman, Russell Halley, Spencer Bradley, Bob Altman, Joanna Bennett, Gayle Lewis, Gaetano Lisi, Luke Walter, Ed Deacy, Larry Silvestri, John ‘Cha Cha’ Ciarcia, Vito Picone, Janis Corsair, Frank Aquilino, Lisa D’Apolito, Michael Calandrino, Vito Antuofermo, Vito Balsamo, Peter Fain, Gaetano LoGiudice, Garry Pastore, Nicole Burdette, Stella Keitel, Dominique DeVito, Michaelangelo Graziano, Paula Kcira, Nadine Kay, Tony Ellis, Peter Onorati, Jamie De Roy, Joel Blake, H. Clay Dear, Thomas Hewson, Gene Canfield, Margaux Guerard, Violet Gaynor, Tobin Bell, Berlinda Tolbert, Nancy Cassaro, Adam Wandt, Joe Gioco, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Alyson Jones, Ruby Gaynor, Bo Dietl.

On this day in movie history - Chelsea Walls (2001)

Chelsea Walls

directed by Ethan Hawke,

written by Nicole Burdette,

based on the play by Nicole Burdette,

poems by Arthur Rimbaud and Dylan Thomas,

was released in the United States on September 21, 2001.

Music by Jeff Tweedy.

Cast:

Bianca Hunter, Kevin Corrigan, Rosario Dawson, Matthew Del Negro, Paz de la Huerta, Guillermo Diaz, Vincent D’Onofrio, Paul D. Failla, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Sean Leonard, Duane McLaughlin, Natasha Richardson, Jimmy Scott, John Seitz, Mark Strand, Uma Thurman, Heather Watts, Mark Webber, Tuesday Weld, Frank Whaley, Harris Yulin, Steve Zahn, Sam Connelly, Richard Linklater, Peter Salett, Greta Gaines, Ethan Hawke, Isaac Hayes, Laura Maxwell.

On this day in television history - NYPD Blue (1993 - 2005)

NYPD Blue

was released on September 21, 1993,

and ran for twelve seasons until March 1, 2005.

Theme music by Mike Post.

 

Cast:

Dennis Franz, David Caruso, James McDaniel, Jimmy Smits, Sherry Stringfield, Amy Brenneman, Nicholas Turturro, Sharon Lawrence, Gordon Clapp, Gail O'Grady, Justine Miceli, Kim Delaney, Andrea Thompson, Ricky Schroder, Bill Brochtrup, Henry Simmons, Garcelle Beauvais, Charlotte Ross, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, John F. O'Donohue, Currie Graham, Bonnie Somerville.

On this day in music history - Dead Ringer, by Meat Loaf (1981)

Dead Ringer

by Meat Loaf,

was released on September 21, 1981.

Written by Jim Steinman.

Album cover art by Bernie Wrightson.

On this day in music history - Rossini, by Cecilia Bartoli (2018)

The box set Rossini

by Cecilia Bartoli,

was released on September 21, 2018.

Alex Flinn, on inspiration and writing:

 

Any experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday.

- Alex Flinn.

Recommended reading - Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories

Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories

Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories

Edited by Donald E Westlake and J. Madison Davis.

Published by Oxford University Press.

Published in 1996.

First Edition.

Hardcover.

 

ISBN-10: 0195103211

ISBN-13: 978-0195103212

 

Description:

 

Since the inception of the detective short story with Edgar Allan Poe, various plotlines and common elements have become prevalent in the genre. Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories categorizes thirty-two suspenseful tales by formula, a unique and exceptional arrangement that illustrates how the detective story has evolved. Just as the “standards” of jazz become reinterpreted by new performers, basic story structures develop new and alluring twists in the hands of some of the best-known writers of detective fiction. From “I Confess!” to “The Armchair Detective” to “Over the Edge,” each variation on the theme will be fascinating reading for every fan of the genre.