1990

Directed by the late, great Martin Ritt, who achieved critical acclaim with such films as Hud (1963) , The Long Hot Summer (1958) and Norma Rae (1979), Stanley and Iris (1990) does not reach the pinnacle of Ritt’s work with Paul Newman like Hombre (1967) or Paris Blues (1961), but it still holds sway over the viewer, in no small part due to the director’s far-reaching abilities and the pure watchability of the pure watchability's leads.

in 1898

Iris was premiered in 1898, eight years after Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and six years before Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with a libretto by Luigi Illica.

in 1993

First formed in 1993, Iris’ other albums before Radiant include Disconnect (1999), Awakening (2003), Wrath (2005), and Blacklight (2010).

in April of 2011

Stanley had been released from jail in Canada in April of 2011, after completing a 32-month sentence for assault and forcible confinement.