Born on this day – Burt Reynolds:

Burt Reynolds

Actor

February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018

On this day in movie history - The Getaway (1994)

 

The Getaway

directed by Roger Donaldson,

written by Walter Hill and Amy Holden Jones,

based on the novel by Jim Thompson,

was released in the United States on February 11, 1994.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly, James Stephens, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Burton Gilliam, Royce D. Applegate, Daniel Villarreal, Scott McKenna, Alex Colon, Justin Williams, Peppi Sanders, Jo Ann Soto, Louis Martinez, Boots Southerland, George Dobbs, Kenny Endoso, Don Pulford, Rick Taylor, Phil Allen, Bill Mosley, Debbie Dedo, Gary Kirk, J.W. ‘Corkey’ Fornof, Peter Donaldson, Michele Hawk, Sammy Hernandez, Parker Anderson, William Bolander, Bill Cook, Kacee DeMasi, Maria Frisby, Lee Hollingsworth, Bob Huff, Elaine Huff, April Manchester-Miller, Elske McCain, Richard Meek, Brian Patterson, Ella Arlienne Scofield, Robert Sucato, Tracy Sucato, Oliver Theess, Rodd Wolff.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - The Next Generation, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
Star Trek: Voyager (1998)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)
Star Trek: Discovery (2018)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: The Measure of a Man.

Released February 11, 1989.

Directed by Robert Scheerer.

Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Diana Muldaur, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, Amanda McBroom, Clyde Kusatsu, Brian Brophy, Michael Braveheart, Denise Crosby, Victor Paul.

 

Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Hunters.

Released February 11, 1998.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Tiny Ron, Roger W. Morrissey, Majel Barrett, Christine Delgado, Tarik Ergin, Linda Harcharic, Kerry Hoyt, Alicia Lewis, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano.

 

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Harbinger.

Released February 11, 2004.

Directed by David Livingston.

Written by Manny Coto, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Noa Tishby, Thomas Kopache, Steven Culp, Alexandrea Ortiz, Solomon Burke Jr., Evan English, Duncan K. Fraser, Hilde Garcia, Scott Sterling Hill, Yoshio Iizuka, John Jurgens, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Aric Rogokos, Paul Sklar, Chris Torres, Jeff Wolfe.

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 4. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Aenar.

Released February 11, 2005.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by André Bormanis, Manny Coto.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Alexandra Lydon, Brian Thompson, Geno Silva, Alicia Adams, Scott Rinker, Alexandrea Ortiz, Nathan Effron, Evan English, J. Michael Flynn, Duncan K. Fraser, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Marti Matulis, Guy Richardson.

 

Star Trek: Discovery
Season 1. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Will You Take My Hand?

Released February 11, 2018.

Directed by Akiva Goldsman.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mia Kirshner, Jayne Brook, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Clint Howard, Michael Ayres, Matthew Binkley, Emily Coutts, Riley Gilchrist, Anthony Grant, Julianne Grossman, Harry Judge, Morgan Kohan, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Crystal Leger, Clare McConnell, Damon Runyan, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Bree Wasylenko, Adam Winlove-Smith.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014)

Justified
Season 5. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Kill the Messenger.

Released February 11, 2014.

Directed by Don Kurt.

Written by Graham Yost, Ingrid Escajeda, 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, A.J. Buckley, Damon Herriman, John Kapelos, Jesse Luken, Jacob Lofland, Don McManus, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Branton Box, Mickey Jones, James Kyson, Justin Welborn, Jocelyn Ayanna, Tom Beyer, Jeff Bowser, Nicole J. Butler, Kaitlin Ferrell, Justin Huen, Jonathan Kowalsky, Casey McCarthy, Pat McNeely, Howard S. Miller, Heather Olt, Jammie Patton, Reggie Watkins, Russell Bertolino, Lisa Pevc, Spice Williams-Crosby.

On this day in music history - Process of Being by Zero Ohms (2014) and Under the Stars by Renée Fleming and Bryn Terfel (2003)

Under the Stars by Renée Fleming and Bryn Terfel (2003)

Process Of Being by Zero Ohms (2014)

Under the Stars

Album by Renée Fleming and Bryn Terfel,

released February 11, 2003.

Track list: "Not While I'm Around" (From Sweeney Todd By Stephen Sondheim); "Moonfall" (From the Mystery of Edwin Drood By R. Holmes); "I Don't Remember You the Happy Tim" and "Sometimes a Day Goes By" (From Woman of the Year By Kander & Ebb); "All the Love I Have" (from The Beautiful Game by Ben Elton & Andrew Lloyd Webber); "I Wish I Could Forget You / Loving You" (From Passion By Stephen Sondheim); "Stars" (From Les Misirables By Boublil & Schvnberg); "All I Ask of You" (From the Phantom of the Opera By Andrew Lloyd Webber); "Hello, Young Lovers" (From the King and I By Rodgers & Hammerstein); "Pretty Women" (From Sweeney Todd By Stephen Sondheim); "Aimer" (From Romio Et Juliette By Presgurvic); "All the Wasted Time" (From Parade By J. Brown); "Seventy-Six Trombones" (From the Music Man By Willson); "How Could I Ever Know" (From the Secret Garden By Simon and Norman); "So in Love" (From Kiss Me Kate By Cole Porter); "Wheels of a Dream" (From Ragtime By Ahrens & Flaherty).

Process Of Being

Album by Zero Ohms,

released on February 11, 2014.

Track list: The Present Perfect Tense of Being; The Approach of Nothingness; Glimpsing the Eternal; The Dream Dreaming You; The Process of Being There; Nameless.

Isabel Allende, on writing:

 

Writing is a calling, not a choice.

- Isabel Allende.

Recommended reading - The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023

by Lisa Unger and Steph Cha.

Published by Mariner Books.
Published 2023.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0063315815
ISBN-13: 978-0063315815
 
Description:

"In this selection of tales exploring crime-sparking marginalization and thwarted desires, guest editor Alafair Burke and debut series editor Steph Cha have created a powerful vehicle for processing 2020’s volatility...Cha and Burke have curated a magical collection that serves as a master class in suspense writing." – Booklist.

"To Cha’s great credit, along with her guest editor, novelist Alafair Burke, this year’s edition...not only features many women and writers of color, but also pairs household names like Alex Segura, Lisa Unger and Laura Lippman...with top up-and-comers to paint a clear picture of the genre in 2021." – USA Today.

A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger and series editor Steph Cha.

“This form has a special kind of magic, the ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place, and story with immediacy,” writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction. The transporting stories in this year’s The Best American Mystery and Suspense are populated by those who exist on the fringe of our society and want more than what life has dealt them: A haunted veteran turned career criminal is on the run. An injured fighter turned bouncer seeks vengeance for his lost love. An assassin on his last job finds himself questioning his life choices and breaks all the rules to understand his final victim. By turns thrilling and enlightening, each story, according to Unger, “will have you holding your breath, flipping the pages, will leave you thinking about people and why they do the dark, dangerous, frightening things that they do.”