It’s the holidays!  I’ve started my shopping but I got a lot more left to go!  Will we have a snowy Christmas this year?  Probably not but who knows?  Maybe we’ll get some snow in January!

Ryan O’Neal, RIP.  There’s no point in pretending that Ryan O’Neal didn’t have his demons but he also starred in two of my favorite 70s films, Barry Lyndon and The Driver.  He was especially well-cast in Barry Lyndon, in which his steady presence held together one of Kubrick’s most challenging films.  And you know what?  It’s easy to make fun of Love Story but Ryan O’Neal gave exactly the performance that film needed to work.

On Saturday, my friends and I had our annual viewing of Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.  I never get tired of singing Hooray for Santy Claus!  Here’s what else I watched, read, and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. Cop (1988)
2. Don’t Bother To Knock (1952)
3. Fist of the North Star (1995)
4. The House At The End of the Street (2012)
5. House of Strangers (1949)
6. The Last Angry Man (1974)
7. Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (2013)
8. Santa Claus and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)
9. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
10. Starship Invasions (1977)
11. This Side of the Law (1950)
12. The Stranger (1946)
13. Tight Spot (1955)
14. Uncle Buck (1989)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Amazing Race
2. Bar Rescue
3. Baywatch Nights
4. Check It Out!
5. CHiPs
6. Dancing With The Stars
7. Degrassi Junior High
8. Dr. Phil
9. Fantasy Island
10. Frasier
11. Friday the 13th
12. Hell’s Kitchen
13. Highway to Heaven
14. Jennifer Slept Here
15. Kitchen Nightmares
16. The Love Boat
17. Monsters
18. Night Flight
19. The Simpsons
20. Survivor
21. T and T
22. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

1. The Connellys of County Down (2023) by Tracey Lange
2. Silver Nitrate (2023) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. There Will Be Fire (2023) by Rory Carroll

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Armin van Buuren
4. Ashlee Simpson
5. Bloc Party
6. Britney Spears
7. Carly Simon
8. Chelsea Wolfe
9. The Chemical Brothers
10. Christina Aguilera
11. Dean Martin
12. Dillon Francis
13. DJ Snake
14. Dove Cameron
15. Ellie Goulding
16. Fatboy Slim
17. Fletcher
18. Fiona Apple
19. Frank Sinatra
20. Frankie Valli
21. Gwen Stefani
22. Jakalope
23. Jessica Simpson
24. Jungle
25. Katy Perry
26. The Killers
27. Lady Gaga
28. Lili Refrain
29. Linda Scott
30. Lindsey Stirling
31. Maria Tomba
32. Mariah Carey
33. The Prodigy
34. Rita Coolidge
35. Rita Ora
36. Saint Motel
37. Selena Gomez
38. Taylor Swift
39. Tiesto
40. Tony Bennett

Live Tweets:

1. Fist of the North Star
2. Cop
3. Uncle Buck
4. The House at the End of the Street

Awards Season:

1. Atlanta Film Critics Winners
2. Michigan Movie Critics Guild Winners
3. Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
4. National Board of Review Winners
5. AFI Top Ten
6. Astra Nominations
7. Chicago Film Critics Association Nominations
8. Las Vegas Film Critics Society Nominations
9. Los Angeles Film Critics Association Winners
10. Boston of Society of Film Critics Winners
11. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Winners
12. St. Louis Film Critics Association Nominations 

Trailers:

1. Grand Theft Auto VI
2. Handling the Undead

News From Last Week:

1. Veteran television producer Norman Lear Dies At 101
2. Actor Ryan O’Neal Dies At 82
3. Producer Stan Rogow Dies At 75
4. Actress Marisa Pavan Dies At 91
5. Jonathan Majors begged accuser to avoid hospital, warning of possible ‘investigation,’ messages show
6. The Bikeriders’: Jeff Nichols’ Biker Drama With Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, & Jodie Comer Set For Summer 2024

Links From Last Week:

1. Disney Needs To Replace Jonathan Majors, Or Kang Needs To Be Cut From The MCU
2. Mary Tyler Moore Takes On Philip Marlowe! “Gift” A Gumshoe’s Greatest Hits – Author Raymond Chandler!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 12/9/23
4. The Love of a Cat Named Ortoloni ~ Chapter 8

Links From The Site:

1. Leonard shared the trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI!
2. Erin shared The Gambler, Death Smells of Cordite, Shack Woman, Pearl Harbor 2003, Brain Surgeon, Venus on Wheels, and Brain Guy!
3. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Jennifer Slept Here, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
4. I paid tribute to Fritz Lang and Sergio Corbucci!
5. I reviewed Evil Dead Rise, Cop, and The Last Angry Man!
6. I shared my week in television!
7. I shared music videos from Britney Spears, DJ Snake & Selena Gomez, Dove Cameron, Maria Tomba, Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera, and Chelsea Wolfe!

More From Us:

1. At her photography site, Erin shared Spirit of Christmas, Horseman, Don’t Mess With Santa, Misty Morning,  Snowman, Afternoon, and December Sky!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Jessica Simpson, Linda Scott, Lady Gaga, Lindsey Stirling, Al Hirt, Frankie Valli, and Britney Spears!

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