Sunday, June 14, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Tell-Tale Heart a.k.a. Bucket of Blood (1934 movie & book):

The Tell-Tale Heart
a.k.a. Bucket of Blood

directed by Brian Desmond Hurst,

written by David Plunket Greene,

based on the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe,

released in the United States on June 14, 1934.

Music by John Reynders, Harry Sheridan.


Cast: Norman Dryden, John Kelt, Yolande Terrell, Thomas Shenton, James Fleck, Colonel Cameron, Tom Shenton, H. Vasher.

Recommended reading:

The Complete Stories and Poems

by Edgar Allan Poe.

First published 1849.

This edition published 1966.

Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Hardcover.

ISBN 13: 9780385074070

ISBN 10: 0385074077

ASIN: 0385074077

Description:

This single volume brings together all of Poe’s stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history. 

On this day in movie history - That Touch of Mink (1962)


That Touch of Mink


directed by Delbert Mann,

written by Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster,

was released in the United States on June 14, 1962.

Music by George Duning.

Cast:
Doris Day, Cary Grant, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows, John Astin, Alan Hewitt, Dick Sargent, Joey Faye, Laurie Mitchell, John Fiedler, Willard Sage, Jack Livesey, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Dorothy Abbott, Richard Deacon, William Lanteau, Ralph Manza.

On this day in movie history - The Last of Sheila (1973)


The Last of Sheila


directed by Herbert Ross,

written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim,

was released in the United States on June 14, 1973.

Music by Billy Goldenberg.

Cast:
Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch, Yvonne Romain.

On this day in movie history - Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

Prizzi’s Honor

directed by John Huston,

written by Richard Condon and Janet Roach,

based on the novel by Richard Condon,

was released in the United States on June 14, 1985.

Music by Alex North.

Cast:
Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, Robert Loggia, John Randolph, William Hickey, Lee Richardson, Michael Lombard, C. C. H. Pounder, George Santopietro, Ann Selepegno, Lawrence Tierney, Vic Polizos, Dick O’Neil, Sully Boyar, Raymond Heller, Joseph Ruskin, Seth Allen, Dominic Barto, Stanley Tucci.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)


M Squad
Season 3. Episode 38.

Episode entitled: The Tiger’s Cage.

Released June 14, 1960.

Directed by Don McDougall.

Written by Stuart Jerome and Maxwell Shane.

Music by Benny Carter.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Alan Reed, Dan Riss, Regina Gleason, Donald Barry, Art Lewis, Joseph Mell, George Eldredge, Lee Miller.

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)
 

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 25.

Episode entitled: Timescape.

Released June 14, 1993.

Directed by Adam Nimoy.

Written by Brannon Braga, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Michael Bofshever, John DeMita, Joel Fredericks, Majel Barrett, Steve Blalock, Michael Braveheart, Tracee Cocco, Elliot Durant III, Melba Gonzalez, Kerry Hoyt, Lorine Mendell, Teri Noel, Ericka Bryce Poniewaz, Shannon Ratigan, Dee Giffin Scott, Sissy Sessions, Patricia Tallman, Oliver Theess, Mikki Val, Guy Vardaman.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Stephen King, on writing:


Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art.
The water is free.
So drink.
Drink and be filled up.
- Stephen King.