Sunday, February 1, 2026

February in movie history - Simon - February (1980)

Simon

directed and written by Marshall Brickman,

based on a story by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum,

was released in the United States in February1980.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Stanley Silverman.

Cast:
Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton, Judy Graubart, William Finley, Wallace Shawn, Jayant, Max Wright, Fred Gwynne, Adolph Green, Keith Szarabajka, Ann Risley, Pierre Epstein, Roy Cooper, Rex Robbins, David Warrilow, Hetty Galen, Louise Lasser, Dick Cavett.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation (1992)


Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 5. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Violations.

Released February 1, 1992.

Directed by Robert Wiemer.

Written by Pamela Gray, Jeri Taylor, Shari Goodhartz, T. Michael, Brannon Braga, René Echevarria.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Rosalind Chao, Ben Lemon, David Sage, Rick Fitts, Eve Brenner, Doug Wert, Craig Benton, Majel Barrett, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Victoria Cameron, Bo Ching, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Debbie David, Grace Harrell, Melanie Hathorn, Randy James, Arvo Katajisto, Alex Landi, Mark Lentry, Ivonne Perez Montijo, Keith Rayve, Bill E. Rogers, Gina Saadi, John Alex Tampoya, Mikki Val.

On this day in music history:

Breathing in the Moment by Michele McLaughlin (2012)

Resist by Within Temptation (2019)

Epic Women - The Shero’s Journey (2022)

Breathing in the Moment

Album by Michele McLaughlin,

released February 1, 2012.

Track list:

Breathing in the Moment; The Beauty Within; Stargazing; Cheryl’s Hope; Sisters; Into the Sunset; The Life Cycle; Finding Balance; The Joy of Childhood; Trilogy; Breaking Free; Nostalgia; Wonderment; The Lunar Effect; Rejoice (Reprise). 


Resist

Album by Within Temptation,

released February 1, 2019.

Track list:

The Reckoning (featuring Jacoby Shaddix); Endless War; Raise Your Banner; Supernova; Holy Ground; In Vain; Firelight" (featuring Jasper Steverlinck); Mad World; Mercy Mirror; Trophy Hunter; Raise Your Banner; Endless War; Firelight (single edit); Mad World; Supernova (single edit); The Reckoning (instrumental); Endless War (instrumental); Raise Your Banner (instrumental); Supernova (instrumental); Holy Ground (instrumental); In Vain (instrumental); Firelight (instrumental); Mad World (instrumental); Mercy Mirror (instrumental); Trophy Hunter (instrumental).


Epic Women - The Shero’s Journey

released February 1, 2022.

Artists featured on this album:

Aeralie Brighton, Alexa Ray, Axis, Celica Soldream, Emanate Music (Donna Gibbons), Felicia Farerre, Iris Wallner, Jennifer Thomas, Julie Elven, Lydia Davies, Sophy Purnell, The Rogue Pianist (Kimberly StarKey), Zefora Alderman.

Track list:

Miracle of Life; The Adventurer; Facing the Void; Oakenheart; Crossing the Threshold; Vajra Hero; Approach to the Inmost Cave; The Ordeal; The Light Within; Shooting Stars; Emergence; Bridge Between Suns.

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Anais Nin, on books:


I have this weird obsession about buying books and looking at them with a smile, even if I won't read them soon.

At least they are mine now.

- Anais Nin.


Born on this day – Franz Schubert:


Franz Schubert


Composer

January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828


Born on this day – Jane Johnston Schoolcraft:

 

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft


Writer

January 31, 1800 – May 22, 1842


a.k.a. Bamewawagezhikaquay.
Translation: Woman of the Sound That the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky.

Credits:
Invocation; Lines Written at Castle Island, Lake Superior; The Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky: The Writings of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft; To the Miscodeed; To the Pine Tree.

Born on this day – Tallulah Bankhead:

 

Tallulah Bankhead


Actress

January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968
Credits:
A Royal Scandal (1945); A Streetcar Named Desire (1956); Antony and Cleopatra (1937); Batman (1967); Clash by Night (1942); Dark Victory (1934); Dear Charles (1955); Devil and the Deep (1932); Die! Die! My Darling! (1965); Eugenia (1957); Everyday (1921–1922); Faithless (1932); Foolish Notion (1945); Footloose (1920); Forsaking All Others (1933); General Electric Theater (1957); Her Cardboard Lover (1929); His House in Order (1928); Kraft Theatre (1954–1962); Lifeboat (1944); Main Street to Broadway (1953); Make Me a Star (1932); Midgie Purvis (1961); My Sin (1931); Nice People (1921); Private Lives (1949); Rain (1935); Reflected Glory (1937); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Something Gay (1935); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Tarnished Lady (1931); The Boy Who Owned a Melephant (1959); The Cheat (1931); The Circle (1938); The Daydreamer (1966); The Eagle Has Two Heads (1947); The Exciters (1922); The Little Foxes (1940); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957); The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore (1964); The Red Skelton Hour (1965); The Skin of Our Teeth (1942–1943); The Squab Farm (1918); The Trap (1919); Thirty a Week (1918); Thunder Below (1932); When Men Betray (1918); Who Loved Him Best? (aka His Inspiration) (1918).