On this day in movie history - The Big Combo (1955)

The Big Combo

directed by Joseph H. Lewis,

written by Philip Yordan,

was released in the United States on March 25, 1955.

Music by David Raksin.

Cast:

Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler, John Hoyt, Ted de Corsia, Helene Stanton, Roy Gordon, Whit Bissell, Steve Michaell, Baynes Barron, James McCallion, Tony Michaels, Brian O'Hara, Bruce Sharpe, Michael Mark, Philip Van Zandt, Donna Drew.

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1998)

 

Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

documentary directed by Reinhard Jud,

written by Reinhard Jud and Wolfgang Lehner, 

filmed in 1993,

was released in the United States on March 25, 1998.

Music by Sam Auinger and Deedee Neidhart.

 
Cast:
James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short.

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: The Royale.

Released March 25, 1989.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Tracy Tormé / Keith Mills, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein, Melinda M. Snodgrass.

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, Sam Anderson, Jill Jacobson, Leo Garcia, Noble Willingham, Greg Beecroft, David Armstrong, Majel Barrett, John Blower, Peter Eastman, Norman Fessler, Kaye Wade, Laura Walsh.

On this day in television history - Kojak (2005)

Kojak

based on Kojak by Abby Mann,

was released in the United States on March 25, 2005,

and ran for one season until May 22, 2005.

Music by Mark Snow.

Cast:

Ving Rhames, Chazz Palminteri, Roselyn Sánchez, Chuck Shamata, Sybil Temtchine and Michael Kelly.

On this day in television history - Justified (2014)

Justified

Season 5. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: The Toll.

Released March 25, 2014.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Written by Graham Yost, Benjamin Cavell, 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, Rick Gomez, Shashawnee Hall, John Kapelos, Jacob Lofland, Jesse Luken, Danielle Panabaker, Amy Smart, Alicia Witt, Leslie Riley, Justin Welborn, Mary Steenburgen, Alex S. Alexander, Jocelyn Ayanna, Cathy Baron, Duncan Bravo, Van Epperson, Mel Fair, Jonathan Kowalsky, Russell Bertolino, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in music history: Machine Head, Pastorale, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Visual Music

Machine Head by Deep Purple (1972)
Pastorale by Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel (1997)
Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Nightwish (2015)
Visual Music by Joan Jeanrenaud (2016)
 

Machine Head

Album by Deep Purple,

released March 25, 1972.

Track list: Highway Star; Maybe I'm A Leo; Pictures Of Home; Never Before; Smoke On The Water; Lazy; Space Truckin'.

 

Pastorale

Album by Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel,

released March 25, 1997.

Track list: Elysian Fileds; Guinevere's Lament; The Jester; Savannah; Bourree; A Country Dance; Roses And Lace; Pastorale; Fisherman's Dream; Chapel In The Valley; Reverence Track Listings; Elysian Fileds; Guinevere's Lament; The Jester; Savannah; Bourree; A Country Dance; Roses And Lace; Pastorale; Fisherman's Dream; Chapel In The Valley; Reverence.

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Album by Nightwish,

released March 25, 2015.

Track list: Shudder Before The Beautiful; Weak Fantasy; Élan; Yours Is An Empty Hope; Our Decades In The Sun; My Walden; Endless Forms Most Beautiful; Edema Ruh; Alpenglow; The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula; The Greatest Show On Earth; Shudder Before The Beautiful (instrumental); Weak Fantasy (instrumental); Élan (instrumental); Yours Is An Empty Hope (instrumental); Our Decades In The Sun (instrumental); My Walden (instrumental); Endless Forms Most Beautiful (instrumental); Edema Ruh (instrumental); Alpenglow (instrumental); The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula (orchestral); The Greatest Show On Earth (instrumental).

Visual Music

Album by Joan Jeanrenaud,

Released March 25, 2016.

Track list: Solo Prelude; Pilasters; Harmonic Harlem; Isola; Spinario; Dead Reckoning; Hypocrite; Puzzle; St Paul; Harlem Strut; Winter; Oulipo; This Is Not a Duet; Bacchanal; Moon Above; Virgin & Child; Ethereal Tree.

Erma Bombeck, on dedication:

 

When I stand before God at the end of my life,

I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say,
'I used everything You gave me'.
 
- Erma Bombeck.