Thursday, May 8, 2025

On this day in movie history - Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)


Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan


directed by Joyce Chopra,

written by Derek Marlowe, Dennis Turner and Les Carter,

inspired by the autobiography The Corpse Had a Familiar Face by Edna Buchanan,

was released in the United States on May 8, 1995.

Music by Patrick Williams.

Cast:
Elizabeth Montgomery, Yaphet Kotto, Audra Lindley, Joe Flanigan, Jenifer Lewis, Richard Lineback, Matthew Posey, Saundra Santiago, Liz Sheridan, Geno Silva, David Spielberg, Lewis Van Bergen, Raymond Serra, Eddie Barth, Alley Mills, Dean Stockwell, Heidi Mark, Tracy Grant, Castulo Guerra, Thomas Mills, David Jean Thomas, Patrick Massett, Evelyn Bakerges, Gary Kasper, Mike Robelo, Casey Stengel, Gorja Max, Brian Michael Tracy.

On this day in movie history - Deep Impact (1998)


Deep Impact


directed by Mimi Leder,

written by Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin,

was released in the United States on May 8, 1998.

Music by James Horner.


Cast:
Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman, Maximilian Schell, James Cromwell, Ron Eldard, Jon Favreau, Laura Innes, Mary McCormack, Richard Schiff, Leelee Sobieski, Blair Underwood, Dougray Scott, Gary Werntz, Bruce Weitz, Betsy Brantley, O’Neal Compton, Rya Kihlstedt, Aleksandr Baluev, Caitlin Fein, Amanda Fein, Joe Urla, Una Damon, Mark Moses, Derek de Lint, Charles Dumas, Suzy Nakamura, Alimi Ballard, Charles Martin Smith, Katie Hagan, Denise Crosby, Frank Whiteman, Jason Dohring, Jasmine Harrison, Rahi Azizi, Hannah Leder, Tucker Smallwood, Merrin Dungey, Kimberly Huie, William Fair, Francis X. McCarthy, Ellen Bry, Lisa Ann Grant, Leslie Dilley, Concetta Tomei, Mike O’Malley, Kurtwood Smith, Gerry Griffin, Charlie Hartsock, Jennifer Jostyn, Don Handfield, Jason Frasca, Cynthia Ettinger, Benjamin Stralka, Stephanie Patton, Michael Winters, John Ducey, Christopher Darga, Joshua Colwell, Cornelius Lewis, Kevin LaRosa.

On this day in movie history - Star Trek (2009)


Star Trek


directed by J. J. Abrams,

written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman,

was released in the United States on May 8, 2009.

Music by Michael Giacchino.


Cast:
Chris Pine, Jimmy Bennett, Zachary Quinto, Jacob Kogan, Leonard Nimoy, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Clifton Collins, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Rachel Nichols, Faran Tahir, Deep Roy, Greg Ellis, Tyler Perry, Amanda Foreman, Spencer Daniels, Victor Garber, Chris Doohan, James Cawley, Pavel Lychnikoff, Lucia Rijker, W. Morgan Sheppard, Wil Wheaton, Randy Pausch, Majel Barrett.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

 

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 32.

Episode entitled: The Baited Hook.

Released May 8, 1959.

Directed by Mark Sandrich Jr.

Written by Merwin Gerard.

Music by Benny Carter.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Vic Perrin, Laurie Carroll, Buddy Lester, Jack Ging.


On this day in music history - The album Deep Still Blue, by 2002 (2007)

Deep Still Blue


by 2002

was released on May 8, 2007.

Track list:

Where the Stars and Moon Play; When I See You Again; Deep Still Blue; An Ocean Apart; Sarah’s Rainbow; Little Angel; Setting Sail; Summer’s End; Sweet Dreams; The Voyage Home.


On this day in music history - Sensual Journeys, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2012)


Sensual Journeys


by Fiona Joy Hawkins

May 8, 2012.

Track list:

Contemplating; Joy; Flight of The Snowbird; Gliding on Air; From the Outside; Song Phonique; Frozen Rose; The Midnight Interlude; Moving On; White View; View from My Studio (Live).

On this day in music history - The album Stardust, by Kerani (2017)


Stardust


by Kerani

was released on May 8, 2017.

Track list:

Stardust; Cosmic Sunrise; Rosetta; Perpetuum Mobile; Beyond; The Next Step; Infinity; Gravity; Worlds Unknown; Stars (Instrumental) [Remix].