On this day in movie history - Spartacus (1960)

Spartacus

directed by Stanley Kubrick,

written by Dalton Trumbo, and based on the novel by Howard Fast,

was released in the United States on October 6, 1960.

Music by Alex North.

Cast:

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, John Dall, Nina Foch, John Ireland, Herbert Lom, Charles McGraw, Joanna Barnes, Harold J. Stone, Woody Strode, Peter Brocco, Paul Lambert, Robert J. Wilke, Nicholas Dennis, John Hoyt, Frederic Worlock, Gil Perkins, Cliff Lyons.

On this day in movie history - Midnight Express (1978)

Midnight Express

directed by Alan Parker,

written by Oliver Stone, and based on the book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer,

was released in the United States on October 6, 1978.

Music by Giorgio Moroder.

Cast:

Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, John Hurt, Kevork Malikyan, Yashaw Adem, Mike Kellin, Franco Diogene, Michael Ensign, Gigi Ballista, Peter Jeffrey, Michael Giannatos.

On this day in movie history - The Proposition (2005)

The Proposition

directed by John Hillcoat,

written by Nick Cave,

was released in Australia on October 6, 2005.

Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Cast:

Richard Wilson, Noah Taylor, Jeremy Madrona, Jae Mamuyac, Guy Pearce, Mick Roughan, Shane Watt, Ray Winstone, Robert Morgan, David Gulpilil, Bryan Probets, Oliver Ackland, Danny Huston, David Vallon, Daniel Parker, Carl Rush, Gary Waddell, Iain Gardiner, Emily Watson, Bogdan Koca, Sue Dwyer, Lance Medlin, John Hurt, David Wenham, Rodney Boschman, Boris Brkic, Ned Rose, Leah Purcell, Tom Budge, Tommy Lewis, Ralph Cotterill, Max Age, Jerry Solomon.

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 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

directed by Jonathan Liebesman,

written by Sheldon Turner,

based on a story by Sheldon Turner and David J. Schow,

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

Music by Steve Jablonsky.

Cast:

Jordana Brewster, Taylor Handley, Diora Baird, Matt Bomer, R. Lee Ermey, Andrew Bryniarski, Lee Tergesen, Terrence Evans, Kathy Lamkin, Marietta Marich, L.A. Calkins, Tim DeZarn, Allison Marich, Marcus H. Nelson, Lew Temple, Cyia Batten, Melody Chase, Heather Kafka, Emily Kaye, John Larroquette.

 

On this day in music history - The album The Way of Sky: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing, by Tryshe Dhevney (2022)

The Way of Sky: Crystal Bowl Sound Healing

by Tryshe Dhevney

was released on October 6, 2022.

Brené Brown, on art and creativity:

 

If we want to make meaning, we need to make art.

Cook, write, draw, doodle, paint, scrapbook, take pictures, collage, knit, rebuild an engine, sculpt, dance, decorate, act, sing – it doesn't matter.
As long as we're creating, we're cultivating meaning.
- Brené Brown.