It was a good week. It was kind of cold. It rained a lot. The Oscars are coming closer. I went back to my day job and I didn’t get to watch as many movies as I did over the first two weeks of 2020.
Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!
Films I Watched:
- Ghost Town (1988)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Imposter (2001)
- Inner Sanctum (1948)
- The Lighthouse (2019)
- Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
- The Perfection (2018)
- Sideways (2004)
- Stolen By My Mother (2020)
- The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)
Television Shows I Watched:
(As some of our more experienced readers may notice, I spent a good deal of last week watching the old TV shows on Antenna TV. It was kind of fun to see what people used to be into.)
- 9-1-1
- 60 Days In
- Alice
- Archie Bunker’s Place
- The Bachelor 24
- Barney Miller
- Benson
- Beverly Hills 90210
- Bewitched
- The Circle
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Denis the Menace
- Diff’rent Strokes
- The Facts of Life
- Father Knows Best
- Flirty Dancing
- Ghost Whisperer
- Hazel
- I Dream of Jeannie
- It’s a Living
- The Love Boat
- Romper Stomper
- Saved By The Bell
- That Girl
- Three’s Company
Books I Read:
- Omerta (2000) by Mario Puzo
Music To Which I Listened:
- Alvin Risk
- Armin van Buuren
- Best Coast
- Big Data
- Billie Eilish
- Blanck Mass
- Cage the Elephant
- Calvin Harris
- The Chemical Brothers
- Coldplay
- Dillon Francis
- Elle King
- Ennio Morricone
- John Carpenter
- Joywave
- Muse
- Nine Inch Nails
- Phantogram
- Saint Motel
- Selena Gomez
- Skrillex
- Sly Toe Hand
- Tove Lo
Awards Season Links:
- Critics Choice Awards
- Oscar Nominations
- Denver Film Critics
- North Dakota Film Critics Society
- The Eddie Awards
- The PGA Awards
- The SAG Awards
News From Last Week:
- ‘The View’ is ‘a big mess’ and ABC News ‘the most vicious swamp in the business,’ sources say
- ‘Primer’ and ‘Upstream Color’ Director Shane Carruth Retiring After Next Film
- HBO won’t pursue second season of ‘Watchmen’ after creator bows out
- Bloomberg Campaign To El Bloombito Parody Account: Make Me Look Cool…Por Favor
- Hank Azaria Will No Longer Voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
- Oscar-Voter Stephen King Criticized For Saying He Champions Films Based on Quality and Not Diversity
- Here’s why Billie Eilish’s Bond theme commission has hit a sour note
Links From Last Week:
Links From The Site:
- Erin shared the Covers of Jungle Stories and Ex-Mistress, Diana, The Hucksters, Complete Detective, Carnival Girl, Basement Gang, and The Smiling Rebel!
- Leonard shared the Morbius trailer!
- Ryan reviewed Crystal Bone Drive and Dimensional Flats!
- Jeff reviewed Behind Enemy Lines III, Birds of Prey, The Biggest Bundle of Them All, Escape from New York, Jailbait, In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco, and Hijack! He shared music videos from Leonard Cohen, R.E.M., U2, and Robert Palmer! He paid tribute to Julie Strain, Steven Soderbergh, Donald Cammell, John Boorman, and Richard Lester!
- I shared music videos from Sly Toe Hand, Skrillex, and John Carpenter! I reviewed Marriage Story, The Crowd, In the Heat of the Night, Lady for A Day, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Sideways, and The Wolf of Wall Street! I wished a happy birthday to John Carpenter, James Earl Jones, and Cary Grant!
More From Us:
- Ryan has a patreon! Please consider subscribing!
- On Pop Politics, Jeff shared: Cory Booker Is Out!
- On Days Without Incident, Leonard wrote about the Foo Fighters!
- On my music site, I shared songs from The Chemical Brothers, Selena Gomez, Skrillex, John Carpenter, Ennio Morricone, Saint Motel, and Joywave!
- On her photography site, Erin shared Path Away, Pipeline, Rain on Leaves, Safety Convention, Sanctuary, Shelter, and Designated Smoking Area!