Sunday, April 27, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Raven (2012)


The Raven


directed by James McTeigue,

written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare,

was released in the United States on April 27, 2012.

Inspired by the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1845.

Music by Lucas Vidal.

Cast:
John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins, Aidan Feore, Dave Legeno, Michael Cronin, Michael Poole, Michael Shannon, Ian Virgo, Michael J. Fourticq, Jasmina Ilic, Teodora Uveric, Kristof Farkas, Luka Mijatovic, József Tálos, Matt Devere, Sergej Trifunovic, Milos Djuricic, Mike Kelly, Bojan Peric, Ana Sofrenovic, Steve Agnew, Malina Nikolic, Miklós Kapácsy, Andrew Hefler, Pierre Boris Jaurdin, Tamara Krcunovic, Jason Ryan, Antal Publik, László Konter, Mark C. Phelan, Krisztián Peer, Annamaria Ordog, Ádám Földi, Dejan Cubrilov, Máté Haumann, Péter Fancsikai, Sava Rapic, Charity Wakefield, John Warnaby, Matt Slack.

On this day in movie history - The Survivor (2021)


The Survivor


directed by Barry Levinson,

written by Justine Juel Gillmer,

was released in the United States on April 27, 2022.

Based on the book Harry Haft: Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano, by Alan Scott Haft.

Also, the graphic novel The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft, by Reinhard Kleist.

Music by Hans Zimmer.


Cast:
Ben Foster, Billy Magnussen, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard, Saro Emirze, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Dar Zuzovsky, Laurent Papot, Paul Bates, Svetlana Kundish, Sonya Cullingford, Michael Epp, Erik Contzius, Kingston Vernes, Sophie Knapp, Zachary Golinger, Charles Brice, Scott Alexander Young, John Guerrasio, Pablo Raybould, Amalina Ace, Bálint Magyar, Márk Szekulesz, Aaron Serotsky, Miklós Kapácsy, Andrew Hefler, Kristóf Widder, Patrick McCullough, Peter Linka, Hans Peterson, Katia Bokor, Stephen Saracco, Björn Freiberg, Nikos Brisco, Alan Jouban, Adam Zambryzcki, András Kovács, Gábor Czap, Anthony Molinari, Zsolt Erdei, Zach Anderson, Árpád Antolik, Attila Arpa, Marc Alan Austen, Jeff Burhans, Sandy Burhans, Christian Carrigan, Jim Cleary, Karim Ghajji, Emerson Henley, Roderick Hill, Ken Holmes, Zámbó István, Colton Langan, Perla Middleton, Robert Myers, Cailyn Peddle, Peter Schueller, Marc Schöttner, Ferenc Iván Szabó, Balázs Veres, Conor William Wright, Lauren Yaffe.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010)

Justified
Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Blind Spot.

Released April 27, 2010.

Directed by Michael Watkins.

Written by Graham Yost, Wendy Calhoun and Chris Provenzano.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

 

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, M.C. Gainey, Linda Gehringer, James Immekus, Ray McKinnon, David Meunier, Brent Sexton, Walton Goggins, Blake Adams, Jack Nathan Harding, Howard S. Miller, Keith Talley, Kevin ‘Repo’ Thomas.

  

On this day in television history - Justified (2011)

Justified
Season 2. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Reckoning.

Released April 27, 2011.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

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

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Kaitlyn Dever, David Meunier, Peter Murnik, Kevin Rankin, Richard Speight Jr., Joseph Lyle Taylor, Raymond J. Barry, Kacey Camp, Sean Donnellan, Tonja Kahlens, Savannah McReynolds, Abby Miller, Ryan Smith, Nick Warnock, Jeremy Timmins

On this day in music history - The album Diamond Baby Blues, by Lee Aaron (2018)


Baby Blues


by Lee Aaron

was released on April 27, 2018.

Track list:

Diamond Baby Blues; Mistreated; American High; I’m A Woman; Mercy; The Best Thing; Black Cat; Hard Road; In The Bedroom; Cut Way Back; You’re No Good; My Babe.

Saturday, April 26, 2025

On this day in music history - The album Storyteller, by Secret Garden (2019)


Storyteller


by Secret Garden

was released on April 26, 2019.

Track list:

The Pilot; Beyond The Blue; Beautiful [feat. Brian Kennedy]; Flow; Song to a Child; Nostalgia; Open Doors; Sunshine [feat. Cathrine Iversen]; One More Chance; Fantasia; The Voyage; Strength [feat. Espen Grjotheim]; End of a Journey.

On this day in music history - Tattoo Me (2024)


Tattoo Me


Album by Lee Aaron,

released April 26, 2024.

Track list:
Tattoo; Are You Gonna Be My Girl; Even It Up; What Is and What Should Never Be; Is It My Body; Go Your Own Way; The Pusher; Malibu; Someone Saved My Life Tonight; Connection; Teenage Kicks.