What a sad week!  On May 9th, Roger Corman passed away.  Earlier today, producer and film distributor Mark Damon also passed.  Corman and Damon were two men who revolutionized both the film industry and the way that movies were distributed in the pre-Streaming era.  Both of these men were famous for their Cannes deals and both passed away a few days before the opening of the 2024 Festival.

Closer to home, my Dad was in a car accident on Thursday morning.  He’s okay and the car survived as well but still, that’s not the type of call that you like to get at 4:30 in the morning.  I feel like I’ve been a little bit off my game ever since getting that call.

On a positive note, Cannes starts on Tuesday!  I can’t wait for the the news to start to coming in from France!

Here’s what I watched and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. Angel (1983)
2. The Beautiful Game (2024)
3. Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
4. The Courier (2024)
5. The Dark (1979)
6. Double Trouble (1992)
7. Firstborn (1984)
8. King of New York (1990)
9. Lights Out (2024)
10. Mission of Justice (1992)
11. Murder Once Removed (1971)
12. One More Shot (2024)
13. Rifftrax: The Dark (2018)
14. Sixty Minutes (2024)
15. Top Secret! (1984)
16. The War of the Worlds (1953)

Television Shows That I Watched:

1. Abbott Elementary
2. Baywatch Nights
3. Check It Out!
4. CHiPs
5. Coronation Street
6. Degrassi Junior High
7. Dr. Phil
8. Fantasy Island
9. Friday the 13th: The Series
10. Highway to Heaven
11. Law & Order
12. The Love Boat
13. Malibu, CA
14. Miami Vice
15. Monsters
16. Snub
17. T and T
18. Welcome Back Kotter

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Amy Winehouse
3. Blanck Mass
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Eden Golan
7. ELO
8. Flossie
9. Katy Perry
10. Kedr Livanskiy
11. Kelly Clarkson
12. Saint Motel
13. Taylor Swift
14. Twenty One Pilots
15. X

Live Tweets:

1. Mission of Justice
2. King of New York
3. Double Trouble
4. The War of the Worlds

News From Last Week:

1. Roger Corman Dies At 98
2. Producer Mark Damon Dies At 91
3. Jaws Victim Susan Blacklinie Dies At 77
4. Music Producer Steve Albini Dies at 61
5. Israel finishes 5th as Switzerland wins Eurovision in Malmo; Eden Golan: ‘So proud’
6. Defiant, Soulful and Electrifying: Israel’s Eden Golan Shines at Eurovision with Song, “Hurricane”
7. Nations’ juries turned their backs on Eden Golan – but the public worldwide embraced her with love
8. Ireland’s Bambie Thug sore after Israel’s Eurovision win

Links From Last Week:

1. The “Wrong” James Bond Takes On Luke Skywalker – And Jaws! My Review Of 007’s Outer Space Spectacular “Moonraker!”
2. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
3. Tater’s Week in Review 5/10/24

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Eyeful, Beauty Parade, The Americanization of Emily, Astounding Science Fiction, Detective World, Future Science Fiction, and Remember When?
2. Erin shared the covers of Mammoth Mystery!
3. Jeff shared music videos from Metallica, AC/DC, Saxon, Queensryche, Ratt, Van Halen, and WASP!
4. Jeff reviewed Trail to Laredo, Prairie Roundup, The Rough Tough West, Enemy, Real Men, Mission of Justice, and Aftershock!
5. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th: The Series, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check it Out!
6. I shared my week in television and 12 Roger Corman trailers!
7. I shared scenes from Citizen Kane, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Open City, Scrooge, Royal Wedding, Dazed and Confused, and The Philadelphia Story!
8. I paid tribute to Orson Welles, Ruggero Deodato, Roberto Rossellini, J.A. Bayona, David MacKenzie, The Twilight Zone, Roger Corman, and Jesus Franco!
9. I reviewed Late Night With The Devil, Locked Up, Lights Out, The Rebels of PT 218, One More Shot, Pink Floyd: Live in Venice, The Beautiful Game, Bob Marley: One Love, Sixty Minutes, Divine Will, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night, and The Courier!

More From Us:

1. At her photography site, Erin shared Possum, Growing, Clouds, Carts, Relief, Bird on a Wire, and Tipped Over!
2. At my music site, I shared songs from Eden Golan, Katy Perry, Amy Winehouse, X, Flossie, Kelly Clarkson, and Twenty-One Pilots!

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