Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Born on this day – John Aprea:

 

John Aprea


Actor

Producer

March 4, 1941 – August 5, 2024

Credits:
A Guide for the Married Woman (1978); A Man Called Sloane (1979); After You (2013); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986); American Anthem (1986); American Heiress (2007); Another World (1989–1998); Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987); Brother (2000); Bullitt (1968); Caged Heat (1974); Cold (2021); Cold Case (2009); Comeback (1982); Confessions of a Male Prostitute (1992); Crazy Mama (1975); Crazy Times (1981); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2013); Cyber Tracker (1994); Dark Image (2017); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1999–2012); Dead Man on Campus (1998); Deadly Ransom (1998); Decker (2016–2017); Direct Hit (1994); Dirty People (2012); Drive Share (2017); Falcon Crest (1987); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1989); Fix-it City (1978); Full House (1988–1991); Fuller House (2017); Getting Physical (1984); Hardcastle and McCormick (1985); Heaven Help Us (1994); Interglobal Trading Fund (2012); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Kate McShane (1975); Knots Landing (1988); Lie to Me (2010); Lost Angelas (2019); Mannix (1970); Matt Houston (1982–1984); Melrose Place (1993); Mrs. Columbo (1979); My Brother Jack (1997); Mystery Woman: At First Sight (2006); New Jack City (1991); Night Court (1989); NYPD Blue (2005); On Cinema (2013–2016); Pacific Blue (1999); Philly (2001–2002); Picasso Trigger (1988); Private Eye (1987); Renegade (1995); Rough Crossing (1997–2005); Savage Beach (1989); Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993); Sharkskin (2015); Silk Stalkings (1993–1995); Simon & Simon (1985); Snapshot (2014); Space Junk (2019); Stevie D (2016); Stingray (1985); Street Hawk (1985); Sunset Park (1996); Sweet Kill (1972); Tales from the Darkside (1988); That Girl (1969); The 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards (2000); The Act (1983); The Another World Reunion (2003); The A-Team (1985); The Bay (2020–2023); The Christmas Pageant (2011); The Dark Side of Tomorrow (1970); The District (2000); The F.B.I. (1973); The Fall Guy (1986); The First Annual 'on Cinema' Oscar Special (2013); The Game (1997); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); The Godfather Part II (1974); The Godfather Saga (1977); The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992); The Grasshopper (1970); The Hat Squad (1993); The Idolmaker (1980); The Manchurian Candidate (2004); The Montefuscos (1975); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Powers of Matthew Star (1982); The Rock Rainbow (1978); The Rookies (1975); The Second Annual 'On Cinema' Oscar Special (2014); The Seven-Ups (1973); The Sopranos (1999); The Stepford Wives (1975); The Streetsweeper (2002); Three's a Crowd (1984); To the Limit (1995); Vengeance Unlimited (1998); Wonder Woman (1979).


On this day in movie history - The Naked City (1948)


The Naked City
a.k.a. Naked City


directed by Jules Dassin,

written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, and based on a story by Malvin Wald,

was released in the United States on March 4, 1948.

Narrated by Mark Hellinger.

Music by Miklós Rózsa and Frank Skinner.


There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them. 
– Narrator.



Cast:
Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia, House Jameson, Anne Sargent, Adelaide Klein, Grover Burgess, Tom Pedi, Enid Markey, Walter Burke, Virginia Mullen, Mark Hellinger.

On this day in movie history - The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

 

The Adjustment Bureau


directed and written by George Nolfi,

based on the short story Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick,

was released in the United States on March 4, 2011.

Music by Thomas Newman.

 
Cast:
Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Lisa Thoreson, Florence Kastriner, Michael Kelly, Phyllis MacBryde, Natalie Carter, Chuck Scarborough, Jon Stewart, Gregory P. Hitchen, Darrell Lenormand, Michael Bloomberg, Kar Fearon, RJ Konner, Susan D. Michaels, Anthony Mackie, Gregory Lay, Lauren Hodges, James Carville, Mary Matalin, John Slattery, Amanda Warren, Anthony Ruivivar, Sandhi Santini, Laurie Dawn, Christine McLain, Betty Liu, Jim Edward Gately, Don Hewitt, Venida Evans, Kyoko Bruguera, David Gregoire, Julie Hays, Fabrizio Brienza, David Bishins, Kate Nowlin, Rob Yang, Jennifer Ehle, Johnny Cicco, Pedro Pascal, Michael Boyne, Sarah Bradford, Peter Epstein, Brian Haley, Kirsty Meares, Jessica Lee Keller, Donnie Keshawarz, Kieran Campion, Terence Stamp, Sandi Carroll, Daniel Bazile, Shane McRae, Meghan Andrews, Sandra Berrios, David Alan Basche, Joel de la Fuente, Mike DiSalvo, Dina Cataldi, Paul DiPaola, Jason Kravits, Peter Jay Fernandez, Lawrence R. Leritz, Peter Hans Benson, LeRoy McClain, Brit Whittle, Wayne Scott Miller, Lorenzo Pisoni, Bart Wilder.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014)

Justified
Season 5. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Whistle Past the Graveyard.

Released March 4, 2014.

Directed by Peter Werner.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano, Leonard Chang.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:
Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, Kyle Bornheimer, A.J. Buckley, Dale Dickey, William Forsythe, Damon Herriman, Jesse Luken, Jacob Lofland, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Deidrie Henry, J. Anthony Pena, Justin Welborn, Jocelyn Ayanna, Monty Cox, Justin Huen, Anthony Ledesma, Jorge Lopez, Rolando Molina, Vincent Rivera, Russell Bertolino, David Meunier, Lisa Pevc, Jason Tobias.


On this day in music history - The album Don't Look Back, by John Lee Hooker (1997)

 

Don't Look Back


by John Lee Hooker

was released on March 4, 1997.

Track list:

Dimples; The Healing Game; Ain't No Big Thing; Don't Look Back; Blues Before Sunrise; Spellbound; Travellin' Blues; I Love You Honey; Frisco Blues; Red House; Rainy Day.


On this day in music history - The album Centered, by Sherry Finzer & Karasvana (2022)

 

Centered


by Sherry Finzer & Karasvana

was released on March 4, 2022.

Track list:

Music of the Spheres; Sacred Spiral; Encircling the Illusion.


Monday, March 3, 2025

Tom Clancy, on writing:


Success is a finished book, a stack of pages each of white is filled with words.

If you reach that point, you have won a victory over yourself no less impressive than sailing single-handed around the world.

- Tom Clancy.