Monthly Archives: July 2022

A24 releases the trailer for X’s Prequel, Pearl

Posted on by Leonard Wilson

Anyone who watched Ti West’s X since it’s release in March were given a glance at Pearl, it’s prequel. I saw the sneak peek teaser when X was featured in A24’s Screening Room, the company’s digital showcase. I thought it was just something tacked to the end of the film, like Albert Pyun’s announcement for Tales of the Ancient Empire at the end of The Sword and The Sorcerer. I thought they were kidding.

Sure enough, here we are.

Pearl takes place years before the events of X, where we get to find out how things progressed to where they ended up. Mia Goth (Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria) returns for this tale, and I’m a little curious to see what they come up with here.

Pearl is set to release this September.

6 Shots From 6 Films: Special Stanley Kubrick Edition

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

On this date, 94 years ago, Stanley Kubrick was born in New York City.  The rest, as they say, is history.

In honor of one of the world’s greatest directors, here are….

6 Shots From 6 Stanley Kubrick Films

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, dir. Stanley Kubrick, DP: Gilbert Taylor)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: Geoffrey Unsworth)

Barry Lyndon (1975, dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: John Alcott)

The Shining (1980, dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: John Alcott)

Full Metal Jacket (1987, dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: Douglas Milsome)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999. dir by Stanley Kubrick, DP: Larry Smith)

Here’s The Trailer for TAR!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Director Todd Field, who directed two masterpieces (In The Bedroom and Little Children) and then seemingly fell off the face of the Earth, has returned!  His latest film is TAR and it’s due to be released on October 7th of this year, just in time to make a potential splash in the Oscar race.

In TAR, Cate Blanchett plays a composer who is recording a symphony.  In the just-released teaser below, she smokes in slow motion.  Actually, the trailer makes the film look a bit like a horror film.  It’s intriguing, though.  We’ll see what this is all about in October!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 7/18/22 — 7/24/22

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Is it October yet?  Is the temperature under 90 yet?  Will my car pass inspection last week and will everyone stop asking me why I always wait to last minute on stuff like this?  These and more questions will be answered soon!

For now, here is what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

(Most of the films listed below will be reviewed in October.)

Films I Watched:

  1. Band of the Hand (1986)
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
  3. Book Him! (1971)
  4. Child’s Play (1988)
  5. Clue (1985)
  6. Deadly Game (1991)
  7. Engagement Party (1956)
  8. Executive Action (1973)
  9. Gang Boy (1960)
  10. In the Line of Fire (1992)
  11. Joy Ride (1976)
  12. Man With Two Lives (1942)
  13. Minamata (2020)
  14. Name Unknown (1964)
  15. Pamela’s Prayer (1998)
  16. Prom Night (1980)
  17. Time Changer (2002)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Allo Allo
  2. The Bachelorette
  3. Better Call Saul
  4. Big Brother
  5. The Challenge
  6. City Homicide
  7. Full House
  8. Ghost Whisperer
  9. Medium
  10. The MLB All-Star Game
  11. Saved By the Bell

Books I Read:

  1. Undercover (2015) by Danielle Steel

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Ashlee Simpson
  3. Big Data
  4. Blanck mass
  5. Britney Spears
  6. Calvin Harris
  7. The Chemical Brothers
  8. Christina Aguilera
  9. Coldplay
  10. Demi Lovato
  11. Dillon Francis
  12. Fiona Apple
  13. Frank Stallone
  14. Gwen Stefani
  15. Jennifer Lopez
  16. Jessica Simpson
  17. Katy Perry
  18. Kedr Livanskiy
  19. Lindsey Stirling
  20. Mandy Moore
  21. Maya Hawke
  22. Muse
  23. No Doubt
  24. Phantogram
  25. The Prodigy
  26. Sean Paul
  27. Taylor Swift
  28. Uniform

Trailers:

  1. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  2. The Walking Dead
  3. Tales of the Walking Dead
  4. I Am Groot
  5. Black Adam
  6. Shazam: Fury of the Gods
  7. John Wick: Chapter Four
  8. House of the Dragon
  9. Halloween Ends
  10. Curse of the Kraken

News From Last Week:

  1. Director Bob Rafelson Dies at 89
  2. Director William Richert Commits Suicide At Age 79
  3. Stand-Up Comedian Kevin Rooney Dies at 71
  4. Former Scream Queen Rebecca Balding Dies At 73

Links From Last Week:

  1. I Witness A Wild Chicago Crane Repair – Here’s Video 30 Stories High!
  2. The World’s Common Tater’s Week in Books, Movies, and TV 7/22/22

Links From The Site:

  1. I shared my week in television and the poster for Oppenheimer!
  2. Leonard shared the trailer for Wakanda Forever!
  3. Erin shared This Sword For Hire, Thrilling Detective, For Richer For Poorer, Love Story Magazine, Daughter of Strangers, Fate, and A Diet of Treacle!
  4. Doc shared music videos from Demi Lovato, Calvin Harris, Muse, Sean Paul, Uniform, Dillon Francis, and Lindsey Stirling!

More From Us:

  1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
  2. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a song from Nine Inch Nails and Peter Murphy!
  3. At her photography site, Erin shared Escape Car, Fallen Leaf, Captured, road, rising, cottage, and Not Clear!
  4. At my music site, I shared songs from Demi Lovato, Maya Hawke, Paul Zaza, Mandy Moore, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, and Lindsey Stirling!
  5. I wrote about Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!

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