On this day in movie and book history - Dolan’s Cadillac (2009 / 2010)

Dolan’s Cadillac

directed by Jeff Beesley,

written by Richard Dooling,

based on the novella by Stephen King,

was released in the United States on April 6, 2010.

Music by James Mark Stewart.

Cast:

Christian Slater, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Wes Bentley, Greg Bryk, Aidan Devine, Al Sapienza, Karen LeBlanc, Cory Generoux, Vivian Ng, Patrick Bird, Eugene Clark, Max Keene, Robert Benz, Tim Allen, Amy Matysio, Tony Munch, Darla Biccum, Simon Chin, Sharmaine Yeoh, Amy Martin, Steven P. Park, Jonathan Lim, Melany Burant, Kevin Deon, Rob Hoskins.

Recommended reading:

Nightmares & Dreamscapes

by Stephen King.

Published by Scribner.
First published 1993.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1501192035
ISBN-13: 978-1501192036

Description:

Includes the story “It Grows on You” – set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.

The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.

A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there’s no escaping the free nightly concert…. A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense…. An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars – but at what price?... A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is…. A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection – spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction’s master storyteller.

Stories include: Dolan's Cadillac; The End of the Whole Mess; Suffer the Little Children; The Night Flier; Popsy; It Grows on You; Chattery Teeth; Dedication; The Moving Finger; Sneakers; You Know They Got a Hell of a Band; Home Delivery; Rainy Season; My Pretty Pony; Sorry, Right Number; The Ten O'Clock People; Crouch End; The House on Maple Street; The Fifth Quarter; The Doctor's Case; Umney's Last Case; Head Down; Brooklyn August.

On this day in the Star Trek universe - Star Trek, The City on the Edge of Forever, Picard:

Star Trek (1967)
The City on the Edge of Forever / teleplay (1996)
The City on the Edge of Forever / Fotonovel (1977)
Star Trek: Picard (2023)
 

Star Trek
Season 1. Episode 28.

Episode entitled: The City on the Edge of Forever.

Released April 6, 1967.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by Harlan Ellison.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Joan Collins, John Harmon, Hal Baylor, David L. Ross, John Winston, Bart La Rue, Walter Bacon, Bill Blackburn, Bill Borzage, Dick Cherney, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Jane Crowley, Joe Garcio, Joseph Glick, Carey Loftin, Eddie Paskey, Martin Strader, Eleanore Vogel, Max Wagner.
 

The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison.

Published by White Wolf Publishing.
Published 1996.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1565049640
ISBN-13: 978-1565049642

Description:
The controversy has raged for almost 30 years--now readers can judge for themselves. Harlan Ellison wrote the original award-winning teleplay for "The City on the Edge of Forever," which was rewritten and became the most-loved Star Trek episode of all time. Ellison sued Paramount in protest and won. This book contains the teleplay and afterwords by Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei and others.
 

The City on the Edge of Forever

by Harlan Ellison and Gene Roddenberry.
Star Trek Fotonovel, No. 1.

Published by Bantam Books.
First Edition.
Published 1977.
Mass Market Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0553113453
ISBN-13: 978-0553113457

Description:

The authentic re-creation of a fateful voyage of the starship Enterprise. Over 300 action photographs from the episode City On the Edge of Forever. Television series created by Gene Roddenberry.

 

Star Trek: Picard
Season 3. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Surrender.

Released April 6, 2023.

Directed by Deborah Kampmeier.

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

Written by Matt Okumura, Chris Derrick, Kiley Rossetter.

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

Music by Stephen Barton, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Todd Stashwick, Amanda Plummer, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Mica Burton, Stephanie Czajkowski, Joseph Lee, Jin Maley, Jenson Cheng, Amy Earhart, Olivia Youngers, Sophia Adler, Kyle Kittredge, Angel Manuel, Frances Parsons, Chris Villegas.

On this day in television history - Justified (2010)

Justified
Season 1. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Long in the Tooth.

Released April 6, 2010.

Directed by Adam Arkin.

Written by Graham Yost, Chris Provenzano and Wendy Calhoun.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Alan Ruck, Michele Nordin, Lance Barber, Brian Goodman, Brandon Keener, David Warshofsky, Clarence Williams III, Carla Jimenez, Chalo González, Eddie Zamora, Rico E. Anderson, Bert Belasco, Kelly Gullett, Ivo Nandi, Jennifer Lutheran, Alejandro Furth, Daniela Aflalo, Jeffrey Jones.

On this day in television history - Justified (2011)

Justified
Season 2. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: Brother’s Keeper.

Released April 6, 2011.

Directed by Tony Goldwyn.

Written by Graham Yost, Taylor Leonard, Benjamin Cavell and VJ Boyd.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.
 
Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale, Jeremy Davies, Kaitlyn Dever, Brad William Henke, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Mark Colson, Peter Murnik, Rebecca Creskoff, Matthew Fahey, Ryan Kiser, Laura Meadows, Jared A. Robinson, Jon Schueler.

First Contact Day – April 5:

First Contact Day – April 5

In celebration all things Star Trek and in reference to the fictional date of April 5, 2063, from the movie Star Trek: First Contact (1996).

Live long and prosper. 

Happy Easter

 

Anne Lamott, on writing and reading:

Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation.

It's like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea.

You can't stop the raging storm,
but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.
 
- Anne Lamott.