Yearly Archives: 2022

Scenes That I Love: “Halt The Flow of Time” from Starcrash

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is apparently Star Wars Day! 

(May 4th …. may the 4th …. okay, I get it.)

So, it seems appropriate to share a scene that I love from my favorite Star Wars film, Starcrash!

Okay, technically, Starcrash is not part of the Star Wars franchise.  This 1978, Luigi Cozzi-directed film is usually considered to be one of the more blatant rip-offs of Star Wars.  But you know what?  I love Starcrash.  I’ve seen Star Wars and I’ve seen Starcrash and Starcrash is a lot more fun.  Not only does Starcrash feature Marjoe Gortner, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, and Caroline Munro but it also features the one and only Christopher Plummer as the emperor of the universe.

In the scene, Hasselhoff and Munro inform Plummer that they only 45 seconds before a planet explodes.  Plummer, however, has the perfect solution and his delivery of the line “HALT …. the flow of time!” is one of the many things that makes Starcrash one of the greatest films ever made.

Music Video of the Day: We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner (1985, dir by ????)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Last week, I watched Mad Max.  On Tuesday, I watched The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.  As such, it only seems appropriate that today’s music video of the day should be the theme song from Beyond Thunderdome, We Don’t Need Another Hero.

Performed by Tina Turner (who, of course, also co-starred in Beyond Thunderdome), We Don’t Need Another Hero seems like it was pretty obviously written in an attempt to land, at the very least, an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.  Well, the Academy didn’t nominate the song but it did win a Golden Globe and it went on to become one of Turner’s biggest hits.

The video is a mix of Turner singing and scenes from Beyond Thunderdome.  It’s not a bad song, even if it is hard to imagine any of the other Mad Max films featuring a power ballad.  Then again, each Mad Max film is it’s own unique work of art.  That’s one thing that makes the entire series so effective.

Enjoy!

Here’s The Trailer For Weird!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

A lot of people on Twitter were very, very excited today when the trailer for Weird dropped. 

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is …. well, the plot is right there in the title.  It’s the Al Yankovic story.  Since Yankovic has reportedly managed to avoid drugs, alcohol, and all of the other usual rock star debauchery, one can imagine that this will be a music biopic unlike any other.

Playing the title character is Daniel Radcliffe.  Radcliffe, I have to say, has had a varied and interesting career ever since his former franchise ended.  I guess one of the advantages of having Harry Potter money is that you can afford to take a few risks when it comes to picking your films.  Good for him.  We need actors who are willing to take chances.   

Here’s the trailer.  Weird will stream on Roku later this year.

Here’s The Trailer For Don’t Worry, Darling!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Don’t Worry, Darling is one of the most anticipated films of the year.  Not only is it Olivia Wilde’s second film as a director but it also stars two of the hottest performers around right now, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles!  Set in the 1950s, Don’t Worry, Darling is described as being a psychological thriller, one in which a wife discover some dark secrets not only about her husband but also about the seemingly perfect community in which they live.

Here’s the trailer:

Lisa Marie’s Week in Review: 4/25/22 — 5/1/22

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Welcome to the wonderful month of May!  It’s a new month and I’m definitely feeling better.  I’m not sure why April was so difficult but no matter!  It’s in the past.

Speaking of the past, here’s what I watched, read, and listened to over the course of the previous week:

Films I Watched:

  1. 06/05 (2004)
  2. The Cannonball Run (1981)
  3. A Good Days Work: Selling (1974)
  4. Mad Max (1979)
  5. Mr. Majestyk (1974)
  6. Nashville (1975)
  7. Our Man Flint (1966)
  8. Run, Lola, Run (1998)
  9. The Survivor (2022)
  10. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercombie and Fitch (2022)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. 61st Street
  2. Abbott Elementary
  3. Allo Allo
  4. Atlanta
  5. Barry
  6. Better Call Saul
  7. The Brady Bunch
  8. Full House
  9. The Girl From Plainville
  10. Happy Days
  11. King of the Hill
  12. Law & Order
  13. The Love Boat
  14. M*A*S*H
  15. Open All Hours
  16. Survivor
  17. T.J. Hooker
  18. We Own This City

Books I Read:

  1. Getting It Straight: Villains Talking (2001) by Freddie Foreman and Tony Lambrianou

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. American Football
  2. Armin van Buuren
  3. Blanck Mass
  4. Britney Spears
  5. Cedric Gervais
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Daft Punk
  8. deadmau 5
  9. Dillon Francis
  10. DJ Snake
  11. Florence + The Machine
  12. Flume
  13. Flying Lizards
  14. Gjiko
  15. Haim
  16. Maggie Rogers
  17. Michael Nesmith
  18. The Monkees
  19. The Prodigy
  20. Rammstein
  21. Rolling Stones
  22. Saint Motel
  23. Sigrid
  24. Sub Urban
  25. Susie Van De Meer
  26. Swedish House Mafia
  27. Talk Talk
  28. Tiesto

Trailers:

  1. Jurassic World Dominion
  2. Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
  3. Monstrous

News From Last Week:

  1. Country music star Naomi Judd dies at age 76
  2. Neal Adams, comic book artist who revitalized Batman and fought for creators’ rights, Dies at 80
  3. Actress Joanna Barnes Dies at 87
  4. Kenneth Tsang, ‘Die Another Day’ actor, found dead while quarantining in Chinese hotel
  5. Elon Musk, a $160,000 wine bill, and a confession: 12 highlights from week 3 of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial
  6. Elon Musk tells AOC to ‘stop hitting on me’ after his Twitter purchase
  7. A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Hits Impressive Box Office Milestone
  8. Bill Murray Gives First Comments on Inappropriate Behavior Complaint: ‘It’s Been Quite an Education for Me’

Links From Last Week:

  1. What The New Yorker Didn’t Say About a Famous Writer’s Anti-Semitism
  2. Netflix Lost Subscribers, But It Really Lost Something Larger — Call It Mythology
  3. Paul McCartney And John Lennon’s NEW Duet! “I’ve Got A Feeling” LIVE Thanks To Peter Jackson!
  4. The World’s Common Tater’s Week in Books, Movies, and TV 4/29/22

Links From The Site:

  1. Jeff paid tribute to Neal Adams!
  2. Erin shared Rulah Jungle Goddess, Anniversary, Rangeland Romances, The Love Racket, Desperate Choice, Pick-Up At Midnight, and American Legion!
  3. I shared music videos from Gjiko, Sub Urban, Sigrid, Flume, American Football, Florence + The Machine, and Maggie Rogers!
  4. I shared an AMV of the Day, a blast from the past, a scene from Hard Target, and I paid tribute to Wes Anderson!  I also shared my week in television and my too early Oscar predictions!
  5. I reviewed Solarbabies!

More From Us:

  1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
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  3. At my music site, I shared songs from The Flying Lizards, Talk Talk, Swedish House Mafia, Haim, Saint Motel, Britney Spears, and Blanck Mass!
  4. For Reality TV Chat, I reviewed Survivor!
  5. At her photography site, Erin shared spin away, above, tapestry, afternoon, green, night, and housing!
  6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared his reaction to Elon Musk buying Twitter!

Check out last week by clicking here!