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Lisa Marie’s Week In Television: 12/22/24 — 12/28/24

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Here are a few thoughts about what I watched during the final week of 2024.

Check It Out (Tubi)

Look for my review of this show next Saturday.

Degrassi High and Degrassi: The Next Generation (Tubi)

I’ve had a cold since the day after Christmas so I’ve been spending a lot of time in bed and rewatching the Degrassi franchise.

Dragnet (YouTube)

Joe Friday and Bill Gannon kept the streets safe in the episodes that I watched on Friday as I tried to get over my cold.  Good for them!

Friday the 13th: The Series (YouTube)

In order to get a head start on 2o25, I watched an episode of Friday the 13th this week.  Look for my review next Friday!

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (Apple TV+)

I watched this classic special with Erin on Thursday.  Someone needs to check on Charlie Brown.  He’s sleeping in the snow!  He’ll never finish War and Peace if he gets pneuomonia!

Highway to Heaven (Tubi)

I returned to Highway to Heaven this week.  Look for my review next week!

Homicide: Life On The Street (Peacock)

Look for my review next week!

King of the Hill (Hulu)

Hank rented a truck for the holidays!  “You mean …. a convoy!?”  Absolutely one of my favorite episodes of this classic show and I was happy to watch it on Monday.

I went on to binge a few more episodes on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  I’ve had a cold and this show has definitely kept me entertained as I’ve tried to will myself into good health.

The Love Boat (Paramount+)

I watched an episode of The Love Boat this week.  Look for my review next week!

Malibu, CA (YouTube)

I forced myself to watch two episodes of this show on Sunday.  Look for my reviews in 2025!

Monsters (YouTube)

I returned to Monsters this week.  Look for my review next week!

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (Sunday Night, ABC)

I watched this holiday classic with my sisters on Sunday night.  It made me smile, as it always does.  I love the holidays!

Seinfeld (Netflix)

I watched the Festivus episode on Monday (which, appropriately enough, was Festivus!).  I always enjoy it when Bryan Cranston shows up as the decadent dentist.

St. Elsewhere (Hulu)

Look for my reviews to return next week!

TV 2000 (Night Flight+)

I watched an episode of this 80s music video program on Friday night.  They were really wild about Bruce Springsteen.  I’ve never really gotten his appeal but then again, I’m not from New Jersey.

Welcome Back, Kotter (Prime)

I’m continuing my way through the fourth and final season.  My reviews will return in 2025.

Live Tweet Alert: Watch GALAXY OF TERROR With #ScarySocial!

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As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly live tweets on twitter.  I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie!  Every week, we get together.  We watch a movie.  We tweet our way through it.

Tonight, for #ScarySocial, I will be hosting 1981’s Galaxy of Terror!

If you want to join us on Saturday night, just hop onto twitter, start the film at 9 pm et, and use the #ScarySocial hashtag!  The film is available on Prime and Tubi!  I’ll be there co-hosting and I imagine some other members of the TSL Crew will be there as well.  It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy!

 

Here Are The 2024 Austin Film Critics Association!

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Yesterday, the Austin Film Critics Association did their part to keep Austin weird by announcing their nominees for the best of 2024!  The winners will be announced January 6th!

Best Picture
Anora
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Conclave
Love Lies Bleeding
Nosferatu
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Sing Sing
Wicked

Best Director
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Rose Glass – Love Lies Bleeding
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two

Best Actress
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Nicole Kidman – Babygirl
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance

Best Actor
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic

Best Supporting Actress
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Felicity Jones – The Brutalist
Katy O’Brian – Love Lies Bleeding
Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Best Ensemble
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Sing Sing

Best Original Screenplay
Sean Baker – Anora
Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers

Best Adapted Screenplay
Dana Fox & Winnie Holzman – Wicked
Greg Kwedar & Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Peter Straughan – Conclave
Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two

Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Greig Frasier – Dune: Part Two
Benjamin Kracun – The Substance

Best Editing
Sean Baker – Anora
Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, & Valentin Féron – The Substance
Dávid Jancsó – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5

Best Original Score
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Robin Carolan – Nosferatu
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

Best International Film
Emilia Perez
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Best Documentary
Dahomey
No Other Land
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper

Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
Kevin Durand – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Lupita Nyong’o – The Wild Robot
Amy Poehler – Inside Out 2
Sarah Snook – Memoir of a Snail
Robbie Williams/Jonno Davies – Better Man

Best Stunt Work
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Kill
Monkey Man

Best First Film
Vera Drew – The People’s Joker
Zoe Kravitz – Blink Twice
Josh Margolin – Thelma
Arkasha Stevenson – The First Omen
Sean Wang – Didi

The AFCA also acknowledges standout works from directors who live in Austin. Our nominees for 2024:
The Bikeriders (Jeff Nichols)
Fugitive Dreams (Jason Neulander)
Hit Man (Richard Linklater)
Sasquatch Sunset (Nathan and David Zellner)
Sing Sing (Greg Kwedar)

Live Tweet Alert: Join #FridayNightFlix For Major League!

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As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly live tweets on Twitter and Mastodon.  I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie!  Every week, we get together.  We watch a movie.  We tweet our way through it.

Tonight, at 10 pm et, #FridayNightFlix presents 1989’s Major League!

If you want to join us this Friday, just hop onto twitter, start the movie at 10 pm et, and use the #FridayNightFlix hashtag!  It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.

Major League is available on Prime!  See you there!

Anora Wins In Dallas

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Reunion Tower (picture by Erin Nicole)

On December 19th, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association announced its picks for the best of 2024!

BEST PICTURE
Winner: ANORA
Runners-up: THE BRUTALIST (2); CONCLAVE (3); DUNE: PART TWO (4); A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (5); THE SUBSTANCE (6); WICKED (7); NICKEL BOYS (8); A REAL PAIN (9); SING SING (10)

BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Sean Baker, ANORA
Runners-up: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST (2); Denis Villeneuve, DUNE: PART TWO (3); Coralie Fargeat, THE SUBSTANCE (4); RaMell Ross, NICKEL BOYS (5)

BEST ACTOR
Winner: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Runners-up: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST (2); Timothee Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (3); Colman Domingo, SING SING (4); Hugh Grant, HERETIC (5)

BEST ACTRESS
Winner: Mikey Madison, ANORA
Runners-up: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE (2); Karla Sofia Gascon, EMILIA PÉREZ (3); Angelina Jolie, MARIA (4); Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS (5, tie); Nicole Kidman, BABYGIRL (5, tie)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Winner: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
Runners-up: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN (2); Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (3); Denzel Washington, GLADIATOR II (4); Clarence Maclin, SING SING (5)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
Runners-up: Margaret Qualley, THE SUBSTANCE (2); Ariana Grande, WICKED (3); Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON (4); Monica Barbaro, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (5)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Winner: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Runners-up: EMILIA PÉREZ (2); ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (3); I’M STILL HERE (4); KNEECAP (5)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: SUGARCANE
Runners-up: DAUGHTERS (2); WILL AND HARPER (3); SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY (4); DAHOMEY (5)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Winner: THE WILD ROBOT
Runner-up: FLOW

BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, THE BRUTALIST
Runner-up: Sean Baker, ANORA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Grieg Fraser, DUNE: PART TWO
Runner-up: Lol Crawley, THE BRUTALIST

BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Winner: Kris Bowers, THE WILD ROBOT
Runner-up: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, CHALLENGERS

RUSSELL SMITH AWARD (best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film)
Winner: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Here Are The 2024 Nominations of the Society of Composers and Lyricists!

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On the 19th, the Society of Composers and Lyricists announced their nominees for the best in scoring for 2024.  The winners will be announced on February 12th.

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film
Clement Ducol, Camille – ‘EMILIA PEREZ’ (Netflix)
Hans Zimmer – ‘DUNE: PART TWO’ (Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures)
Harry Gregson-Williams – ‘GLADIATOR II’ (Paramount Pictures)
John Powell, Stephen Schwartz – ‘WICKED: PART 1’ (Universal Pictures)
Kris Bowers – ‘THE WILD ROBOT’ (DreamWorks Animation)
Volker Bertelmann – ‘CONCLAVE‘ (Focus Features)

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film
Chris Bacon – ‘HERETIC‘ (A24)
Daniel Blumberg – ‘THE BRUTALIST’ (A24)
Dara Taylor – ‘MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS’ (Roberts Media)
Fabrizio Mancinelli – ‘HERE AFTER’ (Artina Films, ClaRo Productions, Fenix Entertainment, Hopscotch Pictures)
Heather McIntosh – ‘WINNER’ (Big Beach, One Community, Scythia Films, ShivHans Pictures)
Stephanie Economou – ‘THE BOOK OF JOBS’ (Bull’s Eye Entertainment, Rebellium Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production
Andrew Wyatt, Lykke Li, Miley Cyrus – “Beautiful That Way” (from ‘THE LAST SHOWGIRL’) (Utopia Media, High Frequency Entertainment, Pinky Promise, Detour, Digital Ignition Entertainment)
Bear McCreary – “Old Tom Bombadil” (from ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER’) (Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema / Prime Video)
Christopher Lennertz – “Let’s Put The Christ Back In Christmas” (from ‘THE BOYS’) (Prime Video)
Diane Warren – “The Journey” (from ‘THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT’) (Netflix)
Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Watt – “Never Too Late” (from ‘ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE’) (Disney Branded Television, This Machine Filmworks, Rocket Entertainment)
Nicholas Britell, Steve McQueen, Taura Stinson – “Winter Coat” (from ‘BLITZ‘) (Apple Original Films)

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production
Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear – “Beyond” (from ‘MOANA 2’) (Disney)
Clement Ducol, Camille – “Mi Camino” (from ‘EMILIA PEREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)
Clement Ducol, Camille, Jacques Audiard – “El Mal” (from ‘EMILIA PEREZ’) (Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Saint Laurent Productions)
Lainey Wilson, Luke Dick, Shane McAnally – “Out of Oklahoma” (from ‘TWISTERS‘) (Universal Pictures)
Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler, Sacha Skarbek – “Forbidden Road” (from ‘BETTER MAN’) (Paramount Pictures)
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Luca Guadagnino – “Compress/Repress” (from ‘CHALLENGERS‘) (Amazon MGM Studios)