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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 3/4/24 — 3/10/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I hope everyone had a good Oscar Sunday!

I spent this week watching movies and getting caught up on stuff.  I’m looking forward to jumping into next week.  As I’ve said in the past, the year really doesn’t start for me until after the Oscars are handed out.  With 2023 wrapped up, I can now concentrate on 2024!

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. Atari: Game Over (2014)
  2. The Brain Eaters (1953)
  3. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
  4. The Children (1980)
  5. Eye See You (2002)
  6. The Holdovers (2023)
  7. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
  8. Leave The World Behind (2023)
  9. Leo (2023)
  10. The Long Riders (1980)
  11. Marked Man (1996)
  12. Napoleon (2023)
  13. Oppenheimer (2023)
  14. Past Lives (2023)
  15. Poor Things (2023)
  16. Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
  17. Suzume (2023)
  18. The Zone of Interest (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Blind Date
  2. Night Flight
  3. 96th Academy Awards
  4. The State of the Union Address

Books I Read:

  1. Deep Throat (1972) by D.M. Perkins

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Ankor
  3. Bat For Lashes
  4. Britney Spears
  5. Charli XCX
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Dirty Honey
  8. Garbage
  9. Icona Pop
  10. Kate Hudson
  11. Lebanon Hanover
  12. Miles & Miles
  13. Moby
  14. Moodvampire
  15. Night Club
  16. Pill
  17. Saint Motel
  18. Suzanne Vega
  19. Tina Arena

Live Tweets:

  1. Marked Man
  2. Eye See You
  3. The Long Riders
  4. The Children

Best Picture Tributes:

  1. 1927 — 1939
  2. 1940s
  3. 1950s
  4. 1960s
  5. 1970s
  6. 1980s
  7. 1990s
  8. 2000s
  9. 2010s
  10. 2020s

Trailers:

  1. The Bikeriders
  2. Arcadian
  3. Late Night With The Devil
  4. The Wild Robot

News From Last Week:

  1. Singer Steve Lawrence Dies At The Age of 88
  2. Screenwriter accuses Oscar-nominated film ‘The Holdovers’ of plagiarism before awards show

Links From Last Week:

  1. Vampires: Not just for Halloween any more
  2. Have You Ever Eaten High Above Paris? Bite Into “Paris By Mouth” With Spectacular Views!
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 3/8/24

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed The Long Riders!
  2. I shared music videos from Ankor, The Pill, Lebanon Hanover, Bat For Lashes, Dirty Honey, Night Club, and Miles & Miles!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I wrote about actors, actresses, and directors who I hope will win an Oscar!
  5. I welcomed you to Oscar Sunday.  I shared my predictions and which films actually won!
  6. I shared a scene from Silent Rage!
  7. Erin shared The Beach Set, Sun Sex and Frenzy, The Alamo, A Tan and Sandy Silence, Argosy, Sun Sea and Sand, and Jayne Mansfield and Cleo Moore At The Oscars!

More From Us:

  1. At my music site, I shared songs from Kate Hudson, Britney Spears, Tina Arena, Garbage, Charli XCX, Suzanne Vega, and moonvampire!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Peaceful, And Then I Looked Up And I Saw A Bird, Buick Parking Only, Flowers, Alamo Day, Backyard Swing, and Water Pump!

Click here to check out last week!

Welcome To Oscar Sunday!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Oscar, in happier times

Welcome to Oscar Sunday!

Today is practically a holiday for me.  As someone who loves movies and who also loves award shows, the Oscar Ceremony is an important annual event.  I really don’t feel like the previous year is over until the Oscars have been handed out.  For me, I won’t truly be able to move on from 2023 and really plunge into 2024 until the award for Best Picture is handed out.

It’s true that the Oscars are not what they once were.  There have been some truly abysmal recent Oscar ceremonies and the show’s declining ratings are a testament to the fact that the Oscars are not quite the cultural phenomena that they once were.  There’s less glamour in Hollywood and the annual ceremony sometimes seems to alternate between trying too hard or not trying hard enough to keep up with the times.  The last few ceremonies have mostly been memorable for how the people screwed up, like when La La Land was declared Best Picture or Steven Soderbergh tried to turn the ceremony into a terrible Ocean’s sequel.  People may not remember all of the winners but they will always remember Will Smith self-destructing while the cameras rolled.

And I don’t really have high hopes for this ceremony.  Yes, the ratings should see an improvement.  The mix of Barbie and Oppenheimer will provide the show with a boost.  But host Jimmy Kimmel has always been hit or miss and I don’t think anyone is looking forward to the inevitable lecturing that seems to go with shows like this.  I hope we’ll be spared any of the “Celebrities Are Just Like Us” stuff that was so popular just a few years ago.  I don’t want to see Hollywood celebrities invading a movie theater.  I don’t want the host forcing people to buy cookies from his children.  Personally, I think it’s hilarious that the Oscar selfie had to be memory-holed because Kevin Spacey managed to sneak into the background.  (And, of course, Ellen is no longer quite the beloved figure she used to be.)

But, for all the bad things, there’s also the good moments that make it worth it.  Last year, the Daniels were a bit insufferable but Ke Huy Quan gave a beautiful acceptance speech.  The year before that, Will Smith acted like an ass but CODA‘s victory proved that there was a place for a small, heartfelt film.  Steven Soderbergh’s Oscars were a mess but it was a fascinating mess, a true example of what happens when a major talent takes a silly assignment too seriously.  The Oscars, in the end, are meant to be fun.  We cheer when our favorites win and we get mad when they lose.  We watch for the good acceptance speeches but we also watch for the regrettable ones.  The Oscars and Oscar Sunday are still a part of our pop culture and they’re something that I look forward to every year.

And, of course, we’ll be celebrating Oscar Sunday all day here at the Shattered Lens!  So, fasten your seat belts.  It might be a bumpy ride but the destination will be worth it.

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/26/24 — 3/3/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here comes Oscar week!

As for the week we just finished, here’ what I watched and listened to:

Films I Watched:

  1. Blackberry (2023)
  2. Busaba The Agent (2021)
  3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
  4. The Phantom Planet (1961)
  5. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
  6. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Baywatch Nights
  3. Check It Out!
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Friday the 13th
  6. Highway to Heaven
  7. The Jerry Springer Show
  8. King of the Building
  9. The Love Boat
  10. Monsters
  11. Night Flight
  12. Radio 1990
  13. Survivor
  14. T and T
  15. The Vanishing Shadow
  16. Welcome Back Kotter

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Allie X
  3. Blondie
  4. Britney Spears
  5. Charli XCX
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Ellie Goulding
  8. Fallout Boy
  9. Fatboy Slim
  10. Ha Vay
  11. Icona Pop
  12. Jakalope
  13. Jessica Pratt
  14. Johnny Cash
  15. Joywave
  16. Kedr Livanskiyy
  17. Kid Rock
  18. Lana Del Rey
  19. Lindsay Lohan
  20. Lynard Skynard
  21. Madness
  22. Midnight Vampire
  23. Muse
  24. Public Service Broadcasting
  25. Saint Motel
  26. Selena Gomez
  27. Sum 41
  28. Tiesto
  29. The Who

Live Tweets:

  1. Busaba The Agent
  2. Some Kind of Wonderful
  3. Talladega Nights
  4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

News From Last Week:

  1. Director Paolo Taviani Dies
  2. Actor and Comedian Richard Lewis Dies

Links From Last Week:

  1. The Rock’s 007 Connection! “You Only Live Twice” Is The End Of Sean Connery’s “Bond”!
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 3/1/24
  3. What’s Rockin’ My World (3.1.2024)

Links From The Site:

  1. I shared music videos from Allie X, Selena Gomez, Joywave, Fallout Boy, Sum 41, Ha Vay, and Charli XCX!
  2. I shared songs from Johnny Cash and The Who!
  3. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Kind of the Building, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th: The Series, and Welcome Back, Kotter!
  4. I reviewed CODA!
  5. I shared my week in television and a programming note!
  6. I shared scenes from Cleopatra, Apollo 13, and Mad Max 2!
  7. I paid tribute to Zack Snyder and Martin Ritt!
  8. Erin shared The Hunt Club, South of the Bordello, Women Spies, Fifth Column Stories, Giggles, Libido Beach, and Mardios Beach!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared music from Hans Zimmer!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Wall, Growing, Light, Leaving February, Made in Texas, Fire Department, and The Hotel Lawrence!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Lana Del Rey, Blondie, Jessica Pratt, Ellie Goulding, Tiesto, Fatboy Slim, and Selena Gomez!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/19/24 — 2/25/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’m happy and feeling better as my week at the Lake comes to a close.  In the end, I guess I just needed to rest a little.

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Along Came A Spider (2001)
  2. Always A Winner (2023)
  3. Black Box (2020)
  4. The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
  5. Experience The Rainbow (1978)
  6. Get Christie Love! (1974)
  7. The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)
  8. Money Plane (2020)
  9. Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
  10. Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)
  11. Smokey Bites The Dust (1981)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. American Idol
  3. Bubblegum Crisis
  4. Check it Out!
  5. CHiPs
  6. Degrassi Junior High
  7. Dr. Phil
  8. Friday the 13th: The Series
  9. Highway to Heaven
  10. In The Lion’s Den
  11. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
  12. Law & Order
  13. The Love Boat
  14. Maury
  15. Miami Vice
  16. Monsters
  17. Night Flight
  18. T and T
  19. The Vanishing Shadow
  20. Welcome Back Kotter

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Britney Spears
  3. Charli XCX
  4. The Chemical Brothers
  5. Ellie Goulding
  6. Fatboy Slim
  7. Jennifer Love Hewitt
  8. Icona Pop
  9. Kedr Livanskiy
  10. Kid Rock
  11. Lynard Skynard
  12. Moby
  13. Muse
  14. Rita Ora
  15. Saint Motel
  16. Selena Gomez
  17. Tiesto
  18. Trobar de Morte

Live Tweets:

  1. Smokey Bites the Dust
  2. Along Came A Spider
  3. Sinbad of the Seven Seas
  4. Black Box

Awards Season:

  1. SAG Awards

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Ewen McIntosh, Who Played Keith On The Original Office, Dies
  2. Dancer Robin Widsor Dies At 44
  3. Actress Pamela Salem Dies At 80
  4. Choreographer Steve Paxton Dies At 85
  5. Actor Paul D’Amato Dies
  6. Actor Kenneth Mitchell Dies At 49
  7. Actor Chris Gauthier Dies At 48
  8. Actor Stuart Organ Dies At 72
  9. Tyler Perry Puts $800M Studio Expansion on Hold After Seeing OpenAI’s Sora: “Jobs Are Going to Be Lost”
  10. Box Office: Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ Jams Past $120M Globally, ‘Madame Web’ and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Spin Out

Links From Last Week:

  1. Can’t These Privileged White People Feel Compassion for Israelis Murdered by Hamas?
  2. Central Park’s Snowy Polar Bears! Beautiful Snow Sculptures Raising Awareness For Wildlife!
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 2/23/24
  4. Lord of Abundance

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard shared the trailer for Borderlands!
  2. Jeff reviewed Woman They Almost Lynched, Smokey Bites The Dust, and Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws!
  3. Jeff paid tribute to Sam Peckinpah!
  4. Jeff shared music videos from Nirvana, Ozzy Osbourne, and George Harrison!
  5. Erin shared Sexplosion, For Your Signs Only, To Catch A Spy, Ladies of the Dark, The Ring A Ding UFOs, The Chic Chick Spy, and The Miss From SIS!
  6. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, In The Lion’s Den, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check it Out!
  7. I reviewed Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Believers, Payback, Lockdown 2025, No Way Out, Reality, Chappaquiddick, The Brotherhood of the Bell, The Judge and Jake Wyler, and Always a Winner!
  8. I shared music videos from Trobar de Morte, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Adi Ulmansky, and Kedr Livankiy!
  9. I shared a song from Paint Your Wagon!
  10. I shared my week in television!
  11. I shared scenes from Point Blank, In The Heat of the Night, Money Plane, Dune, Mixed Blood, and City of the Living Dead!
  12. I paid tribute to John Frankenheimer, Warren Harding, Robert Altman, Luis Bunuel, Terence Fisher, and Neil Jordan!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared Showing Off, Three In A Row,  No Swimming, Swim At Your Own Risk, All The Colors of The Day, Troll Face, and Tree!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from Adi Ulmansky, Charli XCX, Selena Gomez, Fatboy Slim, Tiesto, Rita Ora, and Ellie Goulding!

Check out last week by clicking here!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/12/24 — 2/18/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone!

Well, after three weeks of sickness, pain, and injury, I am finally feeling better.  My sprained ankle is healing up nicely and I’m up and walking again, even if I am limping a little.  This upcoming week, Jeff and I will be doing all of the romantic stuff that we were originally planning on doing this week.  (It’s hard to be romantic when you’re spending almost all day on the couch and crying because you turned your foot the wrong way during your ankle exercises.)  The most important thing, though, is that I feel like I’m back, both mentally and physically.  After spending the last few weeks in an emotional and pain-induced daze, I feel like I’m finally ready to jump back into the important things, like trying to predict the Oscars.

Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. Amy Fisher: My Story (1993)
  2. The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
  3. Casualties of Love (1993)
  4. Deep Throat II (1974)
  5. Fast Money (1995)
  6. Harpoon (2019)
  7. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
  8. Live Again, Die Again (1974)
  9. Mad Max (1979)
  10. Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son (1985)
  11. Night Game (1989)
  12. The Passover Plot (1976)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Baywatch Nights
  3. Bubblegum Crisis
  4. Check It Out
  5. CHiPs
  6. Degrassi Junior High
  7. Dr. Phil
  8. Fantasy Island
  9. Friday the 13th: The Series
  10. Highway to Heaven
  11. Lookwell
  12. The Love Boat
  13. Miami Vice
  14. Monsters
  15. Night Flight
  16. T and T
  17. The Vanishing Shadow
  18. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. The Fifth Avenue Apartment (2023) by Pamela Kelly

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Above & Beyond
  2. Amy Winehouse
  3. Bess Atwell
  4. Britney Spears
  5. Carly Simon
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Ellie Goulding
  8. Fatboy Slim
  9. Graham Barham
  10. Jakalope
  11. Jessica Pratt
  12. Katy Perry
  13. Moby
  14. Muse
  15. Nine Inch Nails
  16. Rita Coolidge
  17. Saint Motel
  18. Selena Gomez
  19. Taylor Swift
  20. Tiesto
  21. Yvonne Elliman

Live Tweets:

  1. Fast Money
  2. Night Game
  3. Mad Max
  4. Harpoon

News From Last Week:

  1. Love Boat Composer Ben Lanzarone Dies At 85
  2. Cinematographer Alec Mills Dies
  3. Berlin Film Festival jury questions move to uninvite far right
  4. Box Office: ‘Bob Marley’ Biopic Beats Expectations With $51 Million Holiday Debut, ‘Madame Web’ Collapses

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 2/16/24
  2. New York’s Got Snow! Here’s Video Of Central Park’s New White Coat!
  3. Why Cats Make the Best Valemtimes

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard shared the trailer for Sting!
  2. Erin shared Secret Romance, Ranch Romances. All-Story Love, The Girl in the Death Set, Floating Death, Spy Stories, and Kiss The Tiger!
  3. Erin wished you a Happy Valentine’s Day and shared Part 10 of It’s Love!
  4. Jeff shared music videos from Nine Inch Nails and RATT!
  5. I wished everyone a happy Mardi Gras!
  6. I shared my week in television!
  7. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Lookwell, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
  8. I shared the trailer for American Dreamer!
  9. I shared music videos from Graham Barham, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Jessica Pratt, and Bess Atwell!
  10. I reviewed Casualties of Love, Amy Fisher: My Story, The Amy Fisher Story, Fast Money, Deep Throat II, and The Passover Plot!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared songs from Barry White, D’Angelo, and Borislav Slavov!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Clouds, One Bird, Black Bird, Setting Sun, Happy Valentine’s Day, Walker, and DART Tracks!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Fatboy Slim, Selena Gomez, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Rita Coolidge, Ellie Goulding, and Amy Winehouse!

Want to check out what I did last week?  Click here!

Happy Valentine’s Day From The Shattered Lens

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

It Must Be Valentine’s Day by Erin Nicole

Whether you’re single or if you’re in a committed relationship or even if you don’t care about any of that stuff, the Shattered Lens wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day!  Or, if you’d prefer, a happy February 14th!

(As for myself, I’m more than happy with a simple “Have a blessed Ash Wednesday.”)

Have a wonderful day, no matter what you celebrate!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/5/24 — 2/11/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I was very good this week.  As much as I didn’t want to and as annoying as I sometimes found it all to be, I followed doctor’s orders and I spent most of the week resting and letting my sprained ankle heal.  The couch has become my new home and, fortunately, I’ve always been very adept at hopping.

You would think that this would have led to me watching a lot of television and a lot of movies but I actually spent most of this week listening to music, writing, and sleeping.  This week has made me appreciate sleep.

Anyway, here’s what little I did watch, read, and listen to this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. Blades of Glory (2007)
  2. The Boneyard (1991)
  3. The Firm (1989)
  4. Fortune Dane (1986)
  5. In The Year 2829 (1967)
  6. The Pigs vs The Freaks (1984)
  7. Radio On (1979)
  8. Skyscraper (2018)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Baywatch Nights
  3. Check It Out!
  4. CHiPs
  5. Degrassi Junior High
  6. Diocese of Dallas Sunday Mass
  7. Doctor Paradise
  8. Fantasy Island
  9. Highway to Heaven
  10. Law & Order
  11. The Love Boat
  12. Miami Vice
  13. Monsters
  14. Snub
  15. The Super Bowl
  16. T and T
  17. Welcome Back Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. The Ball at Versailles (2023) by Danielle Steel

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Above & Beyond
  2. Adi Ulmansky
  3. Amy Winehouse
  4. Annie Hardy
  5. Bad Omens
  6. Bee Gees
  7. Carly Simon
  8. The Chemical Brothers
  9. Coldplay
  10. Conan Gray
  11. Crud
  12. Ellie Goulding
  13. Fatboy Slim
  14. Irama
  15. Joe Pesci
  16. Kacey Musgraves
  17. Kaskade
  18. Moby
  19. Muse
  20. Nine Inch Nails
  21. Rita Coolidge
  22. Rita Ora
  23. Saint Motel
  24. Selena Gomez
  25. Simple Minds
  26. Tiesto
  27. Vincent & Pesci
  28. Yvonne Elliman

Live Tweets:

  1. Fortune Dane
  2. Skyscraper
  3. Blades of Glory
  4. The Boneyard

Trailers:

  1. A Quiet Place Day One
  2. Love Lies Bleeding
  3. Inside Out 2
  4. Kung Fu Panda 4
  5. Despicable Me 4
  6. The Fall Guy
  7. Deadpool & Wolverine
  8. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
  9. Wicked
  10. Twisters
  11. Knuckles
  12. A Quiet Place: Day One Teaser
  13. Shogun
  14. If

Awards Season:

  1. DGA Winners

News From Last Week:

  1. Singer Toby Keith Dies At 62
  2. Singer Mojo Nixon Dies At 66
  3. Actor Michael Jayston Dies At 88
  4. Director Robert M. Young Dies At 99
  5. Oscars Add New Category for Best Casting, Beginning for 2025 Films
  6. Warner Bros. Reportedly Set to Shelve and Delete ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Film Once and for All
  7. RFK Jr. drops surprise campaign ad during Super Bowl: ‘Vote Independent’

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 2/9/24
  2. Sometimes It Contains An Earworm
  3. I’ve Got The NFL’s Best Movies! Celebrate The Super Bowl With Keanu Reeves! Al Pacino And “Show Me The Money!”

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard highlighted Super Bowl commercials featuring Ken Leong, Michael Cera, Ben Affleck, and Jason Momoa!
  2. Erin shared Playboy’s Nurse, Red Canvas, The Sex Game, Forbidden Magic, Backwoods Bride, New Love Magazine, and Love Secrets!
  3. Jeff shared a music video from Godsmack, his Super Bowl predictions, and a congratulation of sorts!
  4. I reviewed Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Dr. Paradise, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
  5. I reviewed Pigs vs Freaks!
  6. I shared my week in television!
  7. I shared a song from Joe Pesci!
  8. I shared music videos from Bad Omens, Annie Hardy, Irama, Kacey Musgraves, and Conan Gray!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared: Dios Es Love, Chem Trail, Tree at Richland College, Tables, Empty, Fountain, and Athletic Field!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from: Selena Gomez, Carly Simon, Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Rita Ora, Fatboy Slim, and Ellie Goulding!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week in Review: 1/29/24 — 2/4/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi!  This has been the week from Hell and, just when I thought it was over, I managed to twist my ankle.  So, I’m not happy right now.  I feel bad because I’ve gotten behind on everything that I usually review during the week.  I can catch up pretty easily next week and I know that this is the sort of thing that happens to everyone but I still feel like I’ve let our regular readers down.  I really am sorry about that.  I promise to make it up to everyone this upcoming week.

I only watched six films this week, that should be a clue to what I’ve been through.  Here they are:

  1. Assassination (1987)
  2. Cruel Intentions (1999)
  3. The Death of Me Yet (1971)
  4. Project Eliminator (1991)
  5. Terror In The Haunted House (1958)
  6. X (2022)

That’s it for this week.  Again, I apologize for not doing my usual in-depth week in review.  I hope all of my fellow writers and bloggers out there know how much I appreciate them.

If you want to see what I did last week, click here!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 1/22/24 — 1/28/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Oscar nominations were announced this week and I’ve been in a bit of a zone out ever since, even with all of the debate over whether Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed by the Academy.  It takes so much time and effort to cover all of the events leading up to the Oscar nominations that, once the nominations actually are announced, it can be difficult to know what to do with yourself.

Anyway, as always, I have many movies to watch this upcoming week!  Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. The Bounty Hunter (2010)
  2. Dumb Money (2023)
  3. Godzilla 1985 (1985)
  4. Maestro (2023)
  5. Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
  6. Renfield (2023)
  7. Rock ‘N’ Roll High School Forever (1991)
  8. A Stranger In The Woods (2024)
  9. Suddenly Single (1971)
  10. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Acting Sheriff 
  2. The Bachelor
  3. Baywatch Nights
  4. Check It Out!
  5. CHiPs
  6. Couples Court with the Cutlers
  7. Degrassi Junior High
  8. Extended Family
  9. Fantasy Island
  10. Football: Chiefs vs Ravens
  11. Football: 49ers vs. Lions
  12. Friday the 13th: The Series
  13. Hell’s Kitchen
  14. Highway to Heaven
  15. Judge Dad
  16. Judge Mom
  17. The Love Boat
  18. Miami Vice
  19. Monsters
  20. Night Court
  21. Paternity Court
  22. Sally Jessy Raphael
  23. T and T
  24. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. Vampires of El Norte (2023) by Isabel Cañas

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Above & Beyond
  2. Adi Ulmansky
  3. Amy Winehouse
  4. Ashlee Simpson
  5. The Chemical Brothers
  6. Coldplay
  7. Ellie Goulding
  8. Fatboy Slim
  9. Jessica Simpson
  10. Justice
  11. I Don’t Know How But They Found Me
  12. KMFDM
  13. Muse
  14. Public Service Broadcasting
  15. Rita Ora
  16. Saint Motel
  17. Selena Gomez
  18. The Soft Moon
  19. Still Corners
  20. Tiesto

Awards Season:

  1. Houston Film Critics Society WInners
  2. Lisa Marie’s Oscar Nomination Predictions
  3. The Oscar nominations
  4. Online Film Critics Society Winners

Live Tweets:

  1. Godzilla 1985
  2. The Bounty Hunter
  3. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  4. Renfield

News From Last Week:

  1. Singer Melanie Dies
  2. Actor Gary Graham Dies At 73
  3. Deliverance’s Cowboy Coward Killed In Auto Accident
  4. Deal List: All the 2024 Sundance Sales So Far

Links From Last Week:

  1. Cats are like Puzzle Boxes::Geoffroy’s Cat
  2. Bond Is Back “From Russia With Love!” 007’s Second Outing Reviewed!
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 1/26/24

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Acting Sheriff, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
  2. I reviewed A Stranger In The Woods and Suddenly Single!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I paid tribute to Norman Jewison and Tobe Hooper!
  5. I shared scenes from Jesus Christ Superstar, The Poseidon Adventure, and Metropolitan!
  6. I shared music videos from The Soft Moon, The Chemical Brothers, Still Corners, Melanie, Justice, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, and KMFDM!
  7. Erin shared Waterfront Hotel, Shadowhawk, The Time Traders, Smuggled Sin, Captain Seadog, King’s Rogue, and Crimes of Passion!

More From Us:

  1. On her photography site, Erin shared: Cold Morning, Cold Morning 2, On A Journey, Let’s Explore, Where Are You?, Sneaking Around, and You Didn’t See Nuthin!
  2. On my music site, I shared songs from: Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Above & Beyond, Jessica Simpson, Amy Winehouse, Tiesto, and Rita Ora!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 1/15/24 — 1/21/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Yay!  I’m feeling healthy and I have a new laptop!  I’m looking forward to the Oscar nominations being announced on Tuesday and, of course, I’m looking forward to watching a lot of movies over the rest of the January.

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

Films I Watched:

  1. The Crow (1994)
  2. The Devil’s Partner (1961)
  3. Death Hunt (2017)
  4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
  5. The Hippie Temptation (1967)
  6. Invasion USA (1985)
  7. Living in Oblivion (1995)
  8. Murphy’s Law (1986)
  9. Radical Wolfe (2023)
  10. Rock N Roll High School (1979)
  11. Sound of Freedom (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Nightmare
  2. Baywatch Nights
  3. Check It Out!
  4. CHiPs
  5. Couples Court with the Cutlers
  6. Degrassi Junior High
  7. Fantasy Island
  8. Friday the 13th: The Series
  9. Hell’s Kitchen
  10. Highway to Heaven
  11. The Love Boat
  12. Maury
  13. Miami Vice
  14. NFL Playoff Game: Bills vs. Taylor Swift’s Team
  15. Monsters
  16. Night Court
  17. Poochinski
  18. Steve Wilkos Show
  19. T and T
  20. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. The Coworker (2023) by Freida McFadden
  2. Unruly: A History of England’s Kings and Queens (2023) by David Mitchell

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Above & Beyond
  2. Armin van Buuren
  3. The Chemical Brothers
  4. Donavon
  5. Ellie Goulding
  6. Jennifer Lopez
  7. Jessica Simpson
  8. John Carpenter
  9. Moby
  10. Muse
  11. Phantogram
  12. Saint Motel
  13. Selena Gomez
  14. The Soft Moon
  15. Tiesto
  16. ‘Til Tuesday

Live Tweets:

  1. Death Hunt
  2. Murphy’s Law
  3. Invasion U.S.A.
  4. The Crow

Awards Season:

  1. The Emmy Winners
  2. North Dakota Film Society Winners
  3. African American Film Critics Association Winners
  4. Portland Critics Association Winners
  5. Critics Choice Award Winners
  6. Visual Effects Society Nominations
  7. Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Nominations
  8. Music City Film Critics Association Winners
  9. Iowa Film Critics Association Winners
  10. AARP Winners
  11. Online Film Critics Society Nominations
  12. BAFTA Nominations
  13. Chicago Indie Critics Winners

News From Last Week:

  1. The Soft Moon and Silent Servant die in Los Angeles
  2. Mary Wiess of the Shangri-Las dies at 75
  3. Surfing Great Kelly Slater and Robert Kennedy Jr. Go Shark Diving in Hawaii
  4. Scream’ actress Melissa Barrera joins disruptive anti-Semitic rally at Sundance

Links From Last Week:

  1. The Birth Of 007! Reviewing All Bonds Beginning With “Dr. NO!”
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 1/19/24
  3. And I live just like an outlaw

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed The Hippie Temptation and Living In Oblivion!
  2. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Poochinski, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, and Check It Out!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I paid tribute to John Carpenter, James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, Richard Lester, David Lynch, and Radley Metzger!
  5. I shared scenes from Airplane!, Escape From New York, The Untouchables, Notorious, and Toby Dammit!
  6. I shared music videos from John Carpenter, Donovan, Jennifer Lopez, Mac Miller, and Til Tuesday!
  7. Jeff shared music videos from Madness and Mick Mars!
  8. Erin shared Mural of Martin Luther King, Jr, Trouble on Crazy Man, Diana Made Detective, The Tramplers, The Gladiators, No Business Being A Cop, and Empty Holsters!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared songs from Dua Lipa and Fallout Boy!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Leaf, Red, Wheelchair, Block, Two Worlds, Cart, and Surviving!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, Selena Gomez, The Chemical Brothers, Jessica Simpson, Above & Beyond, and Ellie Goulding!

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