Friday, May 22, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Little Prince (2015)

 

The Little Prince


directed by Mark Osborne,

written by Irena Brignull and Bob Persichetti,

based on the novel Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,

was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 22, 2015.

Music by Richard Harvey and Hans Zimmer.


Cast:
Jeff Bridges, Mackenzie Foy, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Riley Osborne, James Franco, Bud Cort, Benicio Del Toro, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, Jeffy Branion, Jacquie Barnbrook, Marcel Bridges, André Dussollier, Florence Foresti, Vincent Cassel, Guillaume Gallienne, Laurent Lafitte, Vincent Lindon, Guillaume Canet, Pascal Légitimus, Achille Orsoni, Clara Poincaré, Andrea Santamaría, Bernard Tiphaine, Veronica J. Valentini.

On this day in movie history - Skinjob (2017)


Skinjob


directed and written by Steve Simmons,

released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 22, 2017.

Animated short based on Blade Runner (1982).


On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 34.

Episode entitled: The Outsider.

Released May 22, 1959.

Directed by Don Taylor.

Written by Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller.

Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joyce Meadows, William Tregoe, Michael Garth, Nancy Valentine, Nestor Paiva, Ralph Moody, Ed Prentiss, Molly Dodd.

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

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 6. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: Second Chances.

Released May 22, 1993.

Directed by LeVar Burton.

Written by René Echevarria, Michael A. Medlock, Brannon Braga, 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, Mae C. Jemison, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Debbie David, Hal Donahue, Goldie Gareza, Kerry Hoyt, Arvo Katajisto, Richard Sarstedt, Geo Talegon.


Star Trek: Voyager
Season 1. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: Learning Curve.

Released May 22, 1995.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise Matthias, Kenneth Biller.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Armand Schultz, Derek McGrath, Kenny Morrison, Catherine MacNeal, Thomas Dekker, Lindsey Haun, Majel Barrett, David Keith Anderson, Johnetta Anderson, Derek Anthony, Jasmin Bischoff, James Delano, Christine Delgado, Kenneth David Ebling, Tarik Ergin, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Ken Gruz, Kerry Hoyt, Julie Jiang, Bob Mascagno, Jordan Monheim, Karole Nellis, Louis Ortiz, Tami Peterson, Heather Rattray, Daunette Saunders, Simon Stotler, John Alex Tampoya, Ondar Tarlow.


Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 1. Episode 26.
Episode entitled: Shockwave, Part I.

Released May 22, 2002.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, 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 Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, John Fleck, Matt Winston, Vaughn Armstrong, James Horan, Stephanie Erb, David Lewis Hays, Jef Ayres, Jane Bordeaux, Mark Correy, Hilde Garcia, Peter Godoy, Glen Hambly, Tim Storms, Mark Watson, Gary Weeks.

On this day in music history - Livin' on Love, Strength & Serenity:

Livin’ on Love by Deborah Coleman (2001)

Strength & Serenity - Flute & Piano by Greg Maroney & Sherry Finzer (2020)

Livin’ on Love

Album by Deborah Coleman,

released May 22, 2001.

Track list: Livin’ On Love; You’re With Me; Light Of Day; Memory Lane; Crazy; Bending Like A Willow Tree; Happy When You’re Unhappy; Don’t Talk In My Sleep; Heaven’s Got The Blues; Torn In Two; Deserted Highway.

Strength & Serenity - Flute & Piano

Album by Greg Maroney and Sherry Finzer,

released May 22, 2020.

Track list: Sleeping Fields; Plum Trees; Softly Rise; Gossamer Dream; Greeting the Spirit; Diaphanous Dawn; Golden Serenity; Ever Elusive; Distant Glow.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2:

 

Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #2


This is the second in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/


To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.

Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera

Music credit:

Ambiance#5 by Lilo Sound.


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Colors - Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1:


Abstract Acrylic Portfolio Showreel #1


This is the first in a series of portfolio showreels my husband, Jack Kost, made to promote my abstract acrylic painting.

Featured works are abstract acrylics using pour techniques.

Future work will include mixed acrylic ink abstracts.

Painting images are available from the Allegorical_Littera online Zazzle store at:

https://www.zazzle.com/


To view the image, type Abstract Color Study and the number into the Zazzle search field.

Example: Abstract Color Study 503

Images are available as cards, and can be transferred to posters, t-shirts, notebooks, magnets, mugs, and more.

A percentage of sales from Zazzle is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research.
 
Themes:

art, artwork, poster, painting, acrylic, abstract, fluid painting, Kathleen Jane Kost, showreel, video, MP4
 
Showreel design and development credit:

Jack Kost, Allegorical Littera
 
Music credit:

Ambiance#5
by Lilo Sound.