Sunday, December 1, 2024

Born on this day – Ray Chan:

 

Ray Chan


Art director

Production designer

December 1, 1967 – April 23, 2024


Credits:
Alien vs. Predator (2004); Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); Avengers: Endgame (2019); Avengers: Infinity War (2018); Blood Diamond (2006); Children of Men (2006); Deadpool & Wolverine (2024); Doctor Strange (2016); Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023); Enigma (2001); Five Seconds to Spare (2000); Flyboys (2006); Fool's Gold (2008); Guardians of the Galaxy (2014); Hackers (1995); Heartlands (2002); How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008); Johnny English (2003); King Arthur (2004); Knight and Day (2010); Marvel Studios: Assembled (2021); Monte Carlo (2011); Nanny McPhee (2005); National Treasure (2004); Robin Hood (2010); Robinson Crusoe (1997); Screen Two (1994–1996); Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019); Stoned (2005); The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021); The Honeymooners (2005); The Hunger (1997–2000); The Lost Son (1999); The Secret Rapture (1993); The Wings of the Dove (1997); Thor: The Dark World (2013); Thunderbirds (2004); Wrath of the Titans (2012).


December in movie history - Gangster Story (1959)


Gangster Story


directed by Walter Matthau,

written by Paul Purcell,

based on a story by Richard Grey and V.J. Rheims,

was released in the United States in December, 1959.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Alex Compinsky.


Cast:
Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Bruce MacFarlane, Garry Walberg, Raikin Ben-Ari, David Leonard, John Albright, Clegg Hoyt, Leonard Bremen, Vic Tayback.

On this day in movie history - Highway 301 (1950)

Highway 301

directed and written by Andrew Stone,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1950.

Narrated by Edmon Ryan.

Music by William Lava.

Cast:
William P. Lane Jr., John S. Battle, W. Kerr Scott, Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby André, Edmon Ryan, Robert Webber, Wally Cassell, Aline Towne, Richard Egan, Edward Norris.


December in movie history - Assignment to Kill (1968)


Assignment to Kill


directed and written by Sheldon Reynolds,

was released in the United States in December 1968.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by William Lava.


Cast:
Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, Eric Portman, Peter van Eyck, Oskar Homolka, Leon Greene, Kent Smith, Philip Ober, Fifi D'Orsay, Éva Szörényi, Cynthia O'Neal, Betty Bresler, Karl Bruck, Albert D'Arno, Walter Friedel, Walter Janovitz, Joanne Ludden, Martin Miller, Ann Prentiss, Charles H. Radilak, Erik Sorenson.

On this day in movie history - Chandler (1971)


Chandler


directed by Paul Magwood,

written by John Sacret Young,

based on a story by Paul Magwood,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1971.

Music by George Romanis.


Cast:
Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier, Mitchell Ryan, Gordon Pinsent, Charles McGraw, Richard Loo, Gloria Grahame, Royal Dano, Walter Burke, Marianne McAndrew, Scatman Crothers, Lal Baum, Charles Shull, John Mitchum, James Sikking, Vickery Turner, Ray Kellogg, Ernest Lawrence, Eugene Jackson, Eddie Marks, Frederick Stanley II.

On this day in movie history - Scarface (1983)


Scarface


directed by Brian De Palma,

written by Oliver Stone,

based on the novel by Armitage Trail,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1983.

Music by Giorgio Moroder.


Cast:
Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Míriam Colón, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Ángel Salazar, Arnaldo Santana, Pepe Serna, Michael P. Moran, Al Israel, Dennis Holahan, Mark Margolis, Michael Alldredge, Ted Beniades, Albert Carrier, Caesar Cordova, Geno Silva, Richard Belzer, Lana Clarkson, Charles Durning, Dennis Franz, Garnett Smith, Tony Perez, John Brandon.

On this day in movie history - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)


Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead


directed by Gary Fleder,

written by Scott Rosenberg,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1995.

Music by Michael Convertino.

Cast:
Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams, Jack Warden, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken, Michael Nicolosi, Bill Cobbs, Marshall Bell, Glenn Plummer, Don Stark, Harris Laskawy, Willie Garson, David Stratton, Deborah Strang, Sarah Trigger, Jenny McCarthy, Buddy Guy, Ray Allison, Scott Holt, Greg Rzab, Wiley Harker, Joe Drago, Chuck Bacino, Don Cheadle, Tom Lister Jr., Bill Long, Cheree Jaeb , Sarah Levy Arbess, Larissa Michieli, Larry Raben, Lynn Applebaum, Taylor Hayle, Archie Smith, Harriet Medin, Bill Bolender, Susan Merson, Bill Erwin, Nate Ingram, Jacob Bergener, Larry Curry Jr., Ruthay, Selina Mathews, Phil Boardman, William Denis, Danny Romo, Steve Abbott, Craig Braginsky, Josh Charles, Pamela Goode, Paul Henderson, Christopher C. Romero, Eric Lloyd Scott.