On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975)

 

Space 1999
Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Breakaway.

Released September 9, 1975.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin.

Written by George Bellak, Christopher Penfold, Edward Di Lorenzo.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast:

Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Roy Dotrice, Prentis Hancock, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Philip Madoc, Lon Satton, Eric Carte, Tony Allyn, David Rhys Anderson, Lea Brodie, Loftus Burton, John Clifford, Maxwell Craig, Laurie Davis, Joe Dunne, Steve Emerson, Don Fellows, Alan Harris, Janice Hills, Lew Hooper, Alf Joint, Barbara Kelly, Milos Kirek, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, Jack McKenzie, Fran Miller, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette, Roy Scammell, Robin Scott, Colin Skeaping, Lesley Stamps, Valerie Van Ost, Norma West, Paul Weston, Nik Zaran, Michael Zorba.

On this day in television history - Band of Brothers (2001)

Band of Brothers

11-part mini-series created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Based on the book Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose.

Released in the United States on September 9, 2001.

Music by Michael Kamen.

Episode titles:
Currahee; Day of Days; Carentan; Replacements; Crossroads; Bastogne; The Breaking Point; The Last Patrol; Why We Fight; Points; We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company (series companion documentary).
 
Cast:

Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Dale Dye, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Frank John Hughes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, James Madio, Neal McDonough, Rene L. Moreno, David Schwimmer, Richard Speight, Jr., Donnie Wahlberg, Matthew Settle, Douglas Spain, Rick Warden, Marc Warren, Shane Taylor, Dexter Fletcher, Ross McCall, Matthew Leitch, Peter Youngblood Hills, Nicholas Aaron, Philip Barantini, Doug Allen, George Calil, Nolan Hemmings, Robin Laing, Michael Fassbender, Tim Matthews, Craig Heaney, Peter McCabe, Jamie Bamber, Ben Caplan, Mark Huberman, Phil McKee, Mark Lawrence, Rocky Marshall, David Andrews, Bill Armstrong, Jonie Broom, Doug Cockle, Alexis Conran, Dominic Cooper as Allington, Marcos D’Cruze, Tony Devlin, Jimmy Fallon, Simon Fenton, Iain Fletcher, Tom George, Ezra Godden, Stephen Graham, Luke Griffin, Tom Hardy, Matt Hickey, Andrew Howard, Nigel Hoyle, Lucie Jeanne, Corey Johnson, Marc Ryan-Jordan, Wolf Kahler, John Light, Joseph May, James McAvoy, Stephen McCole, Hugo Metsers, Benjamin Montague, Hans Georg Nenning, David Nicolle, Kieran O’Brien, Rebecca Okot, Jason O’Mara, Peter O’Meara, Oscar Pearce, Simon Pegg, Ben Peyton, Andrew Lee Potts, Dave Power, Luke Roberts, Iain Robertson, Toby Ross Bryant, Bart Ruspoli, Alex Sagba, Simon Schatzberger, Andrew Scott, Graham Seed, Adam Sims, Anatole Taubman, Stephen Walters, Paul Williams, Jonathan Young, Colin Hanks.

On this day in movie history - Mindwalk (1990)

Mindwalk

directed by Bernt Capra,

written by Bernt Capra, Floyd Byars and Fritjof Capra,

based on the book The Turning Point by Fritjof Capra,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada, on September 9, 1990.

Music by Philip Glass.

 

Cast:

Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye, Emmanuel Montes, Jean Boursin, Gabrielle Danchick, Jeanne Van Phue, Penny White.

Recommended reading:

Mindwalk: The Screenplay
30th Anniversary Edition

by Fritjof Capra, Floyd Byars and Bernt Capra.

Published by Brass Tacks Press.

Published 2021.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0982014066

ISBN-13: 978-0982014066

Description:

Since its release in 1991, Mindwalk has become a cult classic, showing not only in theaters, but in college courses and business seminars. Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, and John Heard play the leads who meet on the tidal island of Mont-Saint-Michel in France and enter into a philosophical discussion.

Social and environmental concerns are at the heart of the film, which proposes alternative solutions based on Systems Theory, along with insights into Quantum Mechanics and Particle Physics.

The film is based on Fritjof Capra's book The Turning Point (1982).

The Turning Point
Science, Society, and the Rising Culture

by Fritjof Capra.

Published by Random House Publishing Group.

First published 1982.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0553345729

ISBN-13: 978-0553345728

Description:

“After a time of decay comes the turning point.” – I Ching.

A compelling vision of a new reality, a reconciliation of science and the human spirit for a future that will work.

The dynamics underlying the major problems of our time – cancer, crime, pollution, nuclear power, inflation, the energy shortage – are all the same. We have reached a time of dramatic and potentially dangerous change, a turning point for the planet as a whole. We need a new vision of reality, one that allows the forces transforming our world to flow together as a positive movement for social change. Now distinguished scientist Fritjof Capra gives us that vision, a holistic paradigm of science and spirit.

“This splendid and thoughtful book is an essential guide for anyone inquiring about the place of science and metascience in our contemporary culture. Those who enjoyed Fritjof Capra’s Tao of Physics should not expect a sequel; this is a much more ambitious book that attempts and succeeds in presenting a whole worldview from the viewpoint of a committed and experienced physicist who also writes from within the North American culture…. It is unusually detailed and thorough in its inclusion of the conventional and the alternative approaches to topics ranging from ecology through medicine and psychology to economics. It is at once scholarly and easy to read.” – Jim Lovelock, New Scientist.

On this day in movie history - Cube (1997)

Cube

directed by Vincenzo Natali,

written by André Bijelic, Graeme Manson and Vincenzo Natali,

was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 1997.

Music by Mark Korven.

Cast:

Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, Maurice Dean Wint.

After watching Cube with my husband the other night, it is very likely the film we've discussed the most after first watching.  At first glance, the film seems very simplistic, but when you consider a broader perspective (as some characters mention) and allegorical implications, the film become far more complex.  If you get the chance, watch Cube....it's worth it!

#Cube #GetOutAlive

On this day in movie history - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

directed by Scott Derrickson,

written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman,

based on the book The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel by Felicitas D. Goodman,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2005.

Music by Christopher Young.

Inspired by the true 1975 Anneliese Michel case.

Cast:

Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Kenneth Welsh, Duncan Fraser, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Steve Archer, Arlene Belcastro, David Berner, Mary Black, Julian Christopher, Aaron Douglas, Lorena Gale, George Gordon, Iris Graham, Taylor Hill, Chelah Horsdal, John Innes, Jeff Johnson, Michael Jonsson, Katie Keating, Terence Kelly, Darrin Maharaj, Ryan McDonald, Marilyn Norry, Joanna Piros, Marsha Regis, Bobby Stewart, Clay St. Thomas, Cory Lee, Liduina Vanderspek, Andrew Wheeler, Ally Warren.

On this day in movie history - The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

directed by André Øvredal,

written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing,

released at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 9, 2016.

Music by Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans.

 

Cast:

Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Olwen Catherine Kelly, Jane Perry, Parker Sawyers, Mary Duddy, Mark Phoenix, Sydney (the cat), Arath de la Torre, Yves O'Hara.

On this day in movie history - Sully (2016)

Sully

a.k.a. Sully: Miracle on the Hudson

directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki,

based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow,

was released in the United States on September 9, 2016.

Music by Christian Jacob and The Tierney Sutton Band.

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O'Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Ahmed Lucan, Laura Linney, Laura Lundy, Onira Tares, Gary Weeks, Katie Couric, Jeff Kober, Blake Jones, Molly Bernard, Chris Bauer, Jane Gabbert, Ann Cusack, Molly Hagan, Purva Bedi, Max Adler, Sam Huntington, Christopher Curry, Ashley Austin Morris, Cooper Thornton, Autumn Reeser, Jeffrey Nordling, Patch Darragh, Robert C. Treveiler, Billy Richards, Aida Manassy, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Marcia DeBonis, Noel Fisher, Adam Boyer, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Michael Rapaport, Vincent Lombardi, Jeremy Luke, Bernardo Badillo, Jerry Ferrara, Viktoria Khartchenko, Randall Pinkston, Graham Sibley, Grant Roberts, Wayne Bastrup, Bobby Cuza, Billy Smith, Martin Barabas, E. Roger Mitchell, Robert Pralgo, Clayton Landey, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Brett Rice, Kristine Johnson, Larry Guthrie, Lucy Young, Lori Cline, Jon Witten, Vickie Adams, Shane P. Allen, Scott Alan Berk, Larry Blanks, Roger Brenner, Lisa Brown, Aric Bunch, Kris Bunch, Phil Cappadora, Christine J. Carlson, Leslie Castay, Marc Chouen, Sonia Conlin, Jameson Jamey Copeland, Vicki Damante, Venus Dana, Michael-Scott Druckenmiller, Payson Durant, Mark Falvo, D. Paul Faulkner, Cathy Fielding, Noelle Angelica Fink, Christopher G Gates, Tahseen Ghauri, Melissa Kay Glaze, Steve Goffner, Takako Haywood, Drew Neal Horton, Jedediah Jenk, Michael D. Joseph, Jay D. Kacho, Inder Kumar, Benny Laurence, Michael Layman, Kamron Leal, Scott Ledbetter, Taylor Lee, Lynn Marocola, Doris McCarthy, Lindsey McCollough, Kevin Edward McGinn, Scarlett Mellinger, Sierra Mellinger, Frank Mercuri, Gary Miller, Kelly L. Moran, Josh Mowery, Michael Peavey, Clay Pool, David Philip Reed, Shaun Rey, Patti Schellhaas, Denise Scilabra, Vanessa Scull, Daniel Patrick Shook, Nancy Ellen Shore, Megan Monaghan Smith, Patty Tobin, Miguel J. Torres, Brad Trettien, Brandon Van Vliet, Mark White, Justin Michael Woods.