On this day in movie and book history - American Psycho (2000)

American Psycho

directed by Mary Harron,

written by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner,

based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis,

was released in the United States on April 14, 2000.

Music by John Cale.

Picture shown in Patrick Bateman’s apartment is part of the Men in the Cities

series by Robert Longo.

Cast:

Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Cara Seymour, Guinevere Turner, Stephen Bogaert, Monika Meier, Reg E. Cathey, Blair Williams, Marie Dame, Kelley Harron, Patricia Gage, Krista Sutton, Landy Cannon, Park Bench, Catherine Black, Margaret Ma, Peter Tufford Kennedy, Mark Pawson, Jessica Lau, Lilette Wiens, Glen Marc Silot, Charlotte Hunter, Kiki Buttignol, Joyce R. Korbin, Reuben Thompson, Bryan Renfro, Ross Gibby, Christina McKay, Alan McCullough, Anthony Lemke, Connie Chen, Brett Alexander, Peter Loung, Joseph Oliveira, Leanne Poirier, Somaya Reece, Kate Steen.

Recommended reading:

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis.
Filmed as American Psycho (2000), directed by Mary Harron.
 
Published by Picador.
First published 1991.
Paperback.

ISBN 13: 9780330319928
ISBN 10: 0330319922
ASIN: 0330319922

Description:

Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and he works on Wall Street, he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America's greatest dream – and its worst nightmare – American Psycho is bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognize but do not wish to confront.

Cover Illustration by Marshall Arisman.

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Picard (2022)

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Icarus Factor.

Released April 14, 1989.

Directed by Robert Iscove.

Written by David Assael, Robert L. McCullough, 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, Mitchell Ryan, Lance Spellerberg, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, John L. Bennett, Michael Braveheart, Josef Cannon, Tim McCormack, Lorine Mendell, Robert Smithson, Teo Smoot, John Tesh.

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Monsters.

Released April 14, 2022.

Directed by Joe Menendez.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Matt Okumura, Juliana James, Jane Maggs, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Annie Wersching, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Orla Brady, James Callis, Madeline Wise, Sol Rodriguez, Ito Aghayere, Jay Karnes, Ivo Nandi, Steve Gutierrez, Dylan Von Halle, Marti Matulis, Oscar Torre, Travis Walck, Cyrus Zoghi, Jonathan Flaugher, Philip Krohnengold, Sunny Ozell, Mark Stepro, Mason Stoops. 

On this day in television history (2015)

Justified
Season 6. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: The Promise.

Released April 14, 2015.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Dave Andron, Benjamin Cavell, Keith Schreier.

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, Sam Elliott, Kaitlyn Dever, David Koechner, Jonathan Tucker, Jack Conley, Jason Gedrick, Jeffrey Pierce, Robert Dolan, Chad Todhunter, Natalie Zea, Ryder Cohen, Mel Fair, Christopher Grove, Eden Henderson, Otto Krause, Robert Neary, Russell Bertolino, Abby Miller, Mark Parrish, Nathan Szczotka, Mykelti Williamson.

On this day in movie and book history - Dawn of the Dead (1978 / 1979)

Dawn of the Dead

directed and written by George A. Romero,

was released in the United States on April 13, 1979.

Music by The Goblins and Dario Argento.

Cast:

David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, George A. Romero, Christine Forrest, David Crawford, David Early, Daniel Dietrich, Molly McClosky, Howard Smith, Richard France, Rudy Ricci, Tony Buba, Pasquale Buba, Taso N. Stavrakis, Tom Savini, Joseph Pilato, James A. Baffico, Joey Baffico, John Amplas.

Recommended reading:

Dawn of the Dead

by George A. Romero & Susanna Sparrow.

Filmed as Dawn of the Dead (1978), directed and written by George A. Romero.

Published by Gallery Books.

First published 1978.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 9781476791838

ISBN-13: 978-1476791838

ASIN: 147679183X

Description:

“Dawn of the Dead is one of the best horror movies ever made.” – Roger Ebert.

The novel of the classic horror film, with an introduction by Simon Pegg!

WHEN THERE IS NO MORE ROOM IN HELL, THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH

George A. Romero terrified a generation with his iconic horror film and with this cult-classic novel. Immerse yourself in this unparalleled vision from the revered master of the zombie apocalypse…and be terrified all over again.

Zombies have overpowered the living and ravaged the world. Society has collapsed as humans race to save themselves. No one knows how far the creatures have spread, or how to stop them. In downtown Philadelphia, four people escape the chaos and find shelter in a vacated shopping mall. But as their greed spirals and the undead close in, their haven for waiting out the end of the world becomes the last battleground for survival. And there is nowhere left to hide… 

Mabel Seeley, on writing:

There's less skill and more plain hard work to writing than anyone except a writer thinks.
- Mabel Seeley.