It was a good week, up at the lake.  I’m rested and finally, I feel like I’m back to being my old, movie-loving self.  I’m looking forward to the rest of May and the rest of this year.  I hope you are too.

Films I Watched:

1. Black Shampoo (1976)
2. Breakout (1975)
3. Cocaine Bear (2023)
4. Garden of Evil (1972)
5. Hoosiers (1986)
6. Kent State (1981)
7. The Manster (1959)
8. M*A*S*H (1970)
9. Never Ashamed (1984)
10. Paradise City (2022)
11. Radical Jack (2000)
12. Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
13. Space Mutiny (1988)
14. We’re Fighting Back (1981)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Accused
2. Barry
3. Beavis and Butt-Head
4. The Coronation of Charles III
5. Forgive or Forget
6. Geraldo
7. Half Nelson
8. Jenny Jones
9. Law & Order
10. The Love Boat
11. Night Court
12. Night Flight
13. Radio 1990
14. Sally Jessy Raphael
15. Survivor

Books I Read:

1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973) by Hunter S. Thompson

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Average White Band
3. Avril Lavigne
4. B.B. King
5. Bob Dylan
6. Britney Spears
7. Chagrin d’Amour
8. Chemical Brothers
9. Christina Aguilera
10. Crystal Method
11. David Bowie
12. ELO
13. Elwood
14. Eric Clapton
15. The Firm
16. George Kranz
17. Gloria Trevi
18. The Go Go’s
19. Golden Eaaring
20. Gordon Lightfoot
21. Jeff Beck
22. Jimi Hendrix
23. John Mellencamp
24. Katy Perry
25. Kid Rock
26. Lynard Skynard
27. Mandy Moore
28. Muse
29. Nena
30. Nina Hagan
31. Peter Schilling
32. Prince
33. Public Service Broadcasting
34. The Rolling Stones
35. Saint Motel
36. Santana
37. The Scorpions
38. Secrets
39. Stanley Jordan
40. Stevie Ray Vaughn
41. Taco
42. Taylor Swift
43. Telephone
44. Van Halen
45. The Who
46. Yello

Live Tweets:

1. Space Mutiny
2. Hoosiers
3. Rumble in the Bronx
4. Garden of the Dead

Trailers:

1. Dune Part Two
2. Gran Turismo
3. Ordinary Angels
4. Maggie Moore(s)
5. A Haunting in Venice
6. After Everything
7. 6 Classic Trailers For Loyalty & Law Day

News From Last Week:

1. Gordon Lightfoot Dies At 84
2. John Wright, Oscar-Nommed Film Editor of ‘The Hunt for Red October and ‘Speed,’ Dies at 79
3. Newton Minow, Public TV Advocate and Former FCC Chief, Dies at 97
4. ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Rocketing To $260M+ Global Bow
5. Pomp, Pageantry and (Subdued) Protest: King Charles III Is Crowned in Lavish Coronation
6. Constantin Film Confirms Central Abuse Accusations Against German Star Til Schweiger
7. Jim Lee Re-Ups at DC, Promoted to President
8. Drew Barrymore Drops Out as MTV Movie & TV Awards Host
9. 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Will Not Be Held Live
10. Tony Awards: ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tops Nominations
11. Oscars: Film Academy Enacts Sweeping Reforms of Campaign Rules in Response to Andrea Riseborough Controversy
12. Cannes: Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or
13. 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, George Michael
14. Rock Icons Aerosmith to Launch Farewell Tour
15. Ed Sheeran Found Not Liable of Copyright Infringement Over Marvin Gaye Classic
16. Netflix and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ Anthology to Focus on Menendez Brothers in Season 2
17. Paramount Officially Orders ‘Yellowstone’ Sequel, Announces an End to the Main Series
18. “Everyone Is Just Scrambling”: Hollywood on Edge as Writers Guild Talks Go Down to the Wire
19. Hunter Biden pretending to be starving artist to avoid paying child support: baby mama
20. Writers Strike: What Happens If Other Union Workers Choose to Cross Picket Lines
21. Writers Guild Calls First Strike in 15 Years
22. Hollywood Writers Defiant as Strike Begins: “We’re Not Scared, Bring It On”
23. Late-Night Shows Shut Down With WGA Strike
24. Saturday Night Live’ Shuts Down Due to Writers Strike
25. A Deluge of Eleventh-Hour Scripts Have Execs Contemplating What to Do Next
26. As Writers Strike, AI Could Covertly Cross the Picket Line
27. Marvel Hits Pause on ‘Blade’ Due to Writers Strike
28. Writers Strike Fallout: $2B Economic Impact May Be Just the Beginning
29. Studios Demand Showrunners Work During Writers Strike
30. ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Production Delayed by Labor Unrest
31. Striking Showrunners Gather to Discuss Studio Demands: “We Can’t Be at War One Day and Their Partners the Next”

Links From Last Week:

1. How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student’s Life
2. The Moon Landing Was Faked! The 70’s Thriller “Capricorn One” Blasts Off For An Outer Space MARS Conspiracy!
3. In Memory of Bernard

Links From The Site:

1. Jeff reviewed Missile X, The Brawler, Boxing Time, Midnight Ride, Mutant Hunt, Future Force, and Future Zone!
2. Jeff played Sidetrack!
3. Jeff shared great moments from television and comic book history!
4. Erin shared Smiles, Tropical Spitfire, A Ghost Town On The Yellowstone, The Empire Strikes Back, Batalla de Puebla,  Planet Comics, and Real Detective!
5. Erin reviewed The Promotion!
6. Erin shared the Scandalous Covers of Hollywood Nights and the Problematic Covers of Fire!
7. Leonard shared the trailers for Gran Turismo and Dune Part Two!
8. I shared music videos from The Chemical Brothers, The Who, Gloria Trevi, The Galactic Empire, Christina Aguilera, Gordon Lightfoot, and Secrets!
9. I reviewed Double Dragon, Detective Knight: Redemption, Atlas Shrugged Part One, Atlas Shrugged Part Two, Atlas Shrugged Part Three, The Last Movie, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Guyana: Crime of the Century, Free Lunch Express, Punishment Park, Paradise City, Cocaine Bear, Black Shampoo, Never Ashamed, and We’re Fighting Back!
10. I shared an AMV of the Day and a blast from the past!
11. I shared a scene from Face/Off!
12. I paid tribute to Wes Anderson and Orson Welles!
13. I shared 6 things that I’m looking forward to in May, a note to everyone who survived May Day, and my week in television!
14. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, City Guys, Half Nelson, and California Dreams!

More From Us:

1. At my online dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Visit To The Mountain Dream, No Dreams Last Night, Last Night’s Donation Dream, Last Night’s Probation Office Dream, Last Night’s Visiting A Friend At Work Dream, No Dreams Last Night, and Last Night’s Election Dream!
2. At SyFyDesigns, I shared A Poem About A Lake, Charles III is now officially the King!, The Execution of Charles I, Charles II, Poem: Upon the Murder of King Charles I, Another Poem About King Charles I, and Take That, Oliver Cromwell!
3. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town!
4. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I took a look at the latest episode of Survivor!
5. At my music site, I shared songs from Britney Spears, Gordon Lightfoot, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and The Rolling Stones!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff wrote about Ben Cardin, Colin Allred, Larry Hogan, Tucker Carlson, the UK elections, Joyce Carol Oates, and New York!
7. At her photography site, Erin shared First of May, Skyscraper, Flooded, Stop Sign, Trees and Clouds, Waiting Bird, and Horses!

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