Needless to say, my heart goes out to everyone who is dealing with wildfires in Los Angeles.  My heart also goes out to all the people in North Carolina and Hawaii who are still struggling to rebuild their lives.  I’ve heard some infuriating stories about the failure of local and national government to help those effected but I’ve also heard some inspiring stories about ordinary people looking out for their neighbors and bravely helping out in whatever way they can.  That’s one reason why I love this country.

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

Films I Watched:

1. Abigail (2024)
2. Arrowsmith (1931)
3. Arson, Inc. (1949)
4. The Bear Lake Murders (2025)
5. The Bitch (1979)
6. The Cardinal (1963)
7. Casablanca Express (1989)
8. Cindy Goes To A Party (1955)
9. The Country Girl (1954)
10. The Elevator (2021)
11. Exodus (1960)
12. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
13. The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)
14. It Came From Aquarius Records (2022)
15. The Jazz Singer (1980)
16. Juror #2 (2024)
17. The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017)
18. Mercy Streets (2000)
19. Moonstruck (1987)
20. Mysteries From Beyond Earth (1975)
21. Mysteries of the Gods (1976)
22. Night of the Running Man (1975)
23. Quasi at the Quackadero (1976)
24. Quick Change (1990)
25. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
26. The Stud (1978)
27. Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story (2025)
28. When It Rains In L.A. (2025)
29. Why? (1973)
30. The Wraith (1986)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Abbott Elementary
2. Check It Out!
3. Degrassi High
4. Dark
5. Doc
6. Dr. Phil
7. Fantasy Island
8. Friday the 13th: The Series
9. Going Dutch
10. Hell’s Kitchen
11. Highway to Heaven
12. Homicide: Life On The Street
13. Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
14. Kitchen Nightmares
15. The Love Boat
16. Monsters
17. Pacific Blue
18. Shifting Gears
19. Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
20. St. Elsewhere
21. Welcome Back, Kotter

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Bob Dylan
3. Britney Spears
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Clint Mansell
6. Commodores
7. Crud
8. David Bowie
9. Frank Stallone
10. Genesis
11. The Heavy
12. Huey Lewis and the News
13. Kenny Loggins
14. The KLF
15. Led Zeppelin
16. Lindsey Stirling
17. New Radicals
18. Pretty Sick
19. Ringo Starr
20. Saint Motel
21. The Wallflowers
22. X
23. Yvonne Elliman

Live Tweets:

1. The Wraith
2. Night of the Running Man
3. Quick Change
4. Abigail

Awards Season:

1. DGA Nominations
2. SAG Nominations

News From Last Week:

1. Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises to 16 as Gavin Newsom faces new firefighting funding scrutiny
2. 2025 Critics Choice Awards Postponed Due to L.A. Fires, New Date Revealed
3. Oscar nominations delayed, voting extended due to L.A. fires
4. The Producers Guild Delays Nomination Announcement

Links From Last Week:

1. 2025 Oscars: How to Fix The Film Industry and Save the Oscars – Part One
2. Tater’s Week in Review 1/10/25
3. Happy Birthday Nicolas Cage! I Watched SEVEN “Cage-tacular” Films To Celebrate!
4. “Toby”: Cephalotus follicularis update

Links From The Site:

1. Case reviewed Raising Arizona!
2. Leonard reviewed The Sorcerer’s Apprentice!
3. Erin shared No Escape, House Call, Hellcat, Ben Wilson, Lust Jungle, One Hot Night, and Fleshpot!
4. Erin reviewed Bull Durham!
5. Erin shared The Manliest Covers of True Man!  And she paid tribute to a brave little spider!
6. Jeff reviewed Dead For A Dollar, Silverado, No Holds Barred, Counterpunch, Glass Jaw, The Challenger, and The Great White Hope!
7. Jeff wished Elvis a happy birthday!  He posted a game review and he shared great moments in both comic book and television history!
8. Brad reviewed Wanted Dead Or Alive, Stakeout, Hard Times, Borderline, Death Hunt, A Family Thing, Kid Galahad, It Could Happen To You, 
9. Brad reviewed the second episode of Shane!
10. Brad shared song from Flight of the Conchords!
11. Brad paid tribute to Jimmy Page and Jan Gan Boyd!
12. I reviewed The Country Girl, Red Alert, The Hole In The Wall, Mercy Streets, Cindy Goes To A Party, King Richard, Casablanca Express, Che!, Quick Change, A Streetcar Named Desire, Saturday Night, Fargo, Jazz Singer, Arrowsmith, Wild 90, Mysteries of the Gods, Why?, Moonstruck, Bonnie & Clyde: Justified, The Great Smokey Roadblock, From Here To Eternity, and After Hours!
13. I reviewed Homicide, Check It Out, Welcome Back Kotter, Friday the 13th, St. Elsewhere, Highway to Heaven, Malibu CA, Monsters, The Love Boat, Pacific Blue, Fantasy Island, CHiPs, Miami Vice, and Degrassi High!
14. I shared songs of the day from Shirley Bassey, The Chemical Brothers, Flight of the Conchords, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Clint Mansell, and Huey Lewis and the News!
15. I shared scenes from Money Plane, Psycho, The Warriors, A Few Dollars More, Predator, Zandalee, and Back to the Future!
16. I paid tribute to Rob Zombie, Alfonso Arau, Walter Hill, Ulu Grosbard, John McTiernan, Roger Pratt, and John Singleton!
17. I shared music videos from Ringo Starr, Pretty Sick, The Wallflowers, Lindsey Stirling, David Bowie, Kenny Loggins, and Ludacris!
18. I shared my week in television!

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