I spent most of this week getting ready for Christmas and the first two days of January.  I wrote some reviews that I’m very proud of and I can’t wait to share them with all of you on January 1st!

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week:

My favorite scene from All About Eve

Films I Watched:

1. All About Eve (1950)
2. And New For Something Completely Different (1971)
3. Epiphany (2019)
4. 52 Pick-Up (1986)
5. Invasion of the Pod People (2007)
6. The Irishman (2019)
7. The Last Don (1997)
8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
9. My Daughter’s Double Life (2021)
10. Scream 3 (2000)
11. Sisters for Life (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Very Boy Band Christmas
2. The Bachelorette
3. Boxing
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm
5. Dexter: New Blood
6. Fear The Walking Dead
7. King of the Hill
8. The Love Boat
9. Parking Wars
10. Seinfeld
11. 70th Miss Universe Pageant
12. Survivor
13. Talking Dead
14. The Walking Dead: World Beyond

Books I Read:

1. Behind the Bell (2009) by Dustin Diamond
2. The Books of Rachel (1979) by Joel Gross
3. The Lives of Rachel (1984) by Joel Gross

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Avril Lavigne
3. Bloc Party
4. Bob Dylan
5. Britney Spears
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. Fiona Apple
8. Hazel English
9. Jake Bugg
10. Jessica Simpson
11. Katy Perry
12. Kitten
13. Manuel Agnelli
14. Maya Hawke
15. Moby
16. Muse
17. Phantogram
18. P!nk
19. Saint Motel
20. Taylor Swift
21. Tiffany Day
22. UPSAHL
23. Yael Ariel

Awards Season:

1. Atlanta Film Critics Winners
2. Detroit Film Critics Society Winners
3. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Winners
4. AFI Top Ten of 2021
5. Alliance of Women Film Journalist Nominations
6. Boston Online Film Critics Winners
7. Las Vegas Film Critics Society Nominations
8. New York Film Critics Online Winners
9. Boston Society of Film Critics Winners
10. St. Louis Film Critics Association Nominations
11. Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Winners

News From Last Week:

1. Director Lina Wertmuller, first woman to be nominated for Best Director, dies
2. Author Anne Rice Dies At 80
3. Michael Nesmith, “the quiet Monkee” dead at 78
4. Rapper Slim 400, at age 33, shot and killed in Los Angeles
5. Actress Cara Williams dies at 96
6. Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct
7. ‘West Side Story’ Falls Flat at Box Office With Disappointing $10 Million Debut

Links From Last Week:

1. RIP Anne Rice
2. RIP Michael Nesmith…From The Monkees To “Elephant Parts” and More…
3. The World’s Common Tater’s Week in Books, Movies, and TV 12/10/21

Links From The Site:

1. Ryan reviewed Buzza Wuzza, Transmissions from Dreamtown, and More Seasons of Gary!
2. I reviewed the latest episodes of Dexter: New Blood and Fear The Walking Dead and Sisters For Life!  I shared my week in television!  I shared music videos from Tiffany Day, UPSAHL, Manuel Agnelli, Maya Hawke, Bloc Party, Yael Ariel, and Kitten!
3. Erin shared Amazing Stories, The Warriors of Kaneohe, Startling Stories, The Planet of Peril, Amazing Detective Tales, Film Fun, and Rangeland Romances!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  You should subscribe! 
2. For The Comics Journal, Ryan took a look at the history and the meaning of Peter Milligan’s and Duncan Fegredo’s Engima!
3. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared songs from Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and Seatbelts!
4. At her photography site, Erin shared: For the Birds, Pearl Harbor Memorial 2003, Santa!, Grinch, Santa Again, Snow Hitchhiker, and White Rock Lake!
5. For Reality TV Chat, I reviewed the latest episode of Survivor!
6. On my music site, I shared songs from Hazel English, Jake Bugg, Muse, Phantogram, P!nk, Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!