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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 7/3/23 — 7/9/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This week, I celebrated the 4th of July with my sisters, I binged a lot of television to get caught up for Tuesday’s Emmy nominations, I read a lengthy and heavily detailed book, and I also watched quite a few films.

I’m tired.

Check out what I watched, read, and listened to this week while I go get some sleep.

 

Films I Watched:

  1. 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
  2. Elmore Leonard: But Don’t Try To Write (2022)
  3. Father of the Bride (2022)
  4. Graduation Day (1980)
  5. High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2018)
  6. Inside High Noon Revisited (2022)
  7. Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
  8. Jesus Revolution (2023)
  9. Kemper: The CoEd Killer (2008)
  10. Over The Top (1987)
  11. Pamela, A Love Story (2023)
  12. Prey (2022)
  13. The Princess (2022)
  14. Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl (2022)
  15. Sheena (1984)
  16. Sick (2023)
  17. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
  18. The Zebra Force (1976)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. 60 Days In
  2. Big Beasts
  3. City Guys
  4. The Crown
  5. Daisy Jones & The Six
  6. Dead To Me
  7. Diff’rent Strokes
  8. The Diplomat
  9. House of the Dragon
  10. Fleishman Is In Trouble
  11. Forgive or Forget
  12. The Last Of Us
  13. The Last Thing He Told Me
  14. The Love Boat
  15. The Master
  16. MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
  17. Midnight Special
  18. The Old Man
  19. Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
  20. Real Time With Bill Maher
  21. Rollergames
  22. Slasher: Ripper
  23. Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99
  24. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. The Shards (2023) by Bret Easton Ellis

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Britney Spears
  2. Camila Cabello
  3. Carrie Underwood
  4. Felony
  5. Gwen Stefani
  6. The Hues Corporation
  7. Kelly Clarkson
  8. No Doubt
  9. Olivia Roridgo
  10. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

  1. The Zebra Force
  2. Over The Top
  3. Sheena
  4. Graduation Day

Trailers:

  1. Killers of the Flower Moon
  2. Bob Marley: One Love

News From Last Week:

  1. The good version of TweetDeck is back, but for how long?
  2. Privacy expert issues warning about Threads, Meta’s Twitter competitor
  3. How Jim Caviezel’s Faith-Based ‘Sound of Freedom’ Became This Summer’s Unlikely Box Office Hit
  4. Box Office: ‘Insidious: The Red Door’ Dethrones ‘Indiana Jones 5’ With $32.6 Million Debut
  5. ‘The Flash’ Struggles Toward the Finish Line at the Global Box Office
  6. ‘The Good Doctor’ actor Hill Harper is inching toward a potential Senate bid in Michigan, report says
  7. Actor Eduardo Verástegui may run for president of Mexico, says conservative party there ‘is dead’

Links From Last Week:

  1. Fashionistas! Let’s celebrate National Fashion Day!
  2. Exploring Gritty 70’s Cinema With “Straight Time!” Dustin Hoffman Fires Himself!
  3. Tater’s Last Couple of Weeks in Review 7/7/23

Link From The Site:

  1. Jeff shared music videos from Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Beck, Ringo Starr, The Backbeat Band, ZZ Top, and Alice In Chains!
  2. Jeff shared a scene from Stripes!
  3. Erin shared Mammoth Detective, Cartoon Humor, Man To Man, Bedside Manner, The White Bikini, Ribbon, and True Cases of Women In Crime!
  4. Erin invited us to celebrate Bikini Day and International Kissing Day!
  5. Erin wished everyone a happy 4th of July!
  6. Erin shared a scene from A Boy Named Charlie Brown!
  7. Erin shared some vintage fireworks, The Covers of Ace G-Men Stories, 42 Texas Ranger homeruns, and celebration of rural America with the pulps!
  8. Erin reviewed A Baseball Noir!
  9. I shared a music video from Lady Gaga!
  10. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  11. I shared my week in television!
  12. I shared a scenes from Shaft and Tropic Thunder!
  13. I paid tribute to Jean Cocteau, Michele Soavi, and films featuring fireworks!
  14. I reviewed Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway and Detective Knight: Independence!
  15. I shared an AMV of the Day!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared music from Cymande!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Ribbon, Happy 4th of July, Red Flowers, Caddo Lake, Armadillo, Spring Creek Nature Trail, and Spring Creek Nature Trail 2!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Taylor Swift, Hues Corporation, No Doubt, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Carrie Underwood, and Olivia Rodrigo!

Check out last week by clicking here!

 

Happy 4th of July From The Shattered Lens

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Happy 4th of July from the Shattered Lens!

I love Independence Day.  I love spending time with my family.  I love watching the fireworks at Breckenridge Park.  I even love listening to my town’s orchestra as they play the same patriotic songs year after year.

I don’t care how fashionable it is to attack America or to say that this country has never been great.  We all know the truth.  Is America perfect?  No, but no country is.  Are we having tough times right now?  Yes, but so is the rest of the world.  The idea behind America is great.  The ideals of America are great.  Sometimes, we have failed to live up to those ideals but that doesn’t make those ideals any less worthy.  The more people try to take us down, the more I remember everything that we’ve survived.  America has made mistakes.  America still has work to do.  Celebrating America does not mean ignoring the times when the nation failed to live up to its ideals.  But don’t ever think America isn’t great.

What isn’t great is shooting off fireworks at three in the morning.  Celebrate America but respect your neighbors!

Happy birthday, America!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 6/26/23 — 7/2/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I hope everyone (or at least everyone who is celebrating or living near those who celebrate) has a good and safe 4th of July!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Bundy: Legacy of Evil (2009)
  2. Deep Rising (1998)
  3. Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
  4. Easy Prey (1986)
  5. Exterminator 2 (1984)
  6. Grunt: The Movie (1985)
  7. Hell House LLC (2015)
  8. House on the Hill (2017)
  9. Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993)
  10. Killer Bees (1974)
  11. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
  12. Out of the Darkness (1985)
  13. Party Monster (2003)
  14. The Preppie Murder (1989)
  15. Purple Rain (1984)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. 1923
  2. The Bear
  3. Beavis and Butt-Head
  4. Dirty Pair Flash
  5. Forgive or Forget
  6. Friend of the Family
  7. Jenny Jones
  8. King of the Hill
  9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  10. The Master
  11. Only Murders In The Building
  12. Paul T. Goldman
  13. Perry Mason
  14. Shrinking
  15. Ted Lasso
  16. Wednesday
  17. Welcome Back, Kotter
  18. Yellowstone
  19. Yes, Minister

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Carly Rae Jepsen
  3. The Beatles
  4. Big Data
  5. Bloc Party
  6. Bob Dylan
  7. Britney Spears
  8. The Chemical Brothers
  9. Fitz and the Tantrums
  10. Halsey
  11. Kid Rock
  12. Lynard Skynard
  13. Michael Fredo
  14. Rolling Stones
  15. The Runaways
  16. Saint Motel
  17. The Wallflowers
  18. The Who
  19. Wu-Tang Clan

Live Tweets:

  1. Deep Rising
  2. Lone Wolf McQuade
  3. Purple Rain
  4. Hell House LLC

Trailers:

  1. Five Nights At Freddy’s
  2. Natty Knocks
  3. Retribution
  4. The Collective
  5. Dune Part Two

New From Last Week:

  1. Actor Alan Arkin Dies At 89
  2. Julian Sands: British actor confirmed dead after remains identified
  3. Actress Carmen Sivilla Passes At 92
  4. Actor Nicholas Coster Dies At 89
  5. Actress Meg Johnson Dies
  6. Actress Judi Farr Dies At 84
  7. Melanie Lynskey Remembers Julian Sands in Heartfelt Tribute: “I Will Never Forget You”
  8. Gabriel Byrne says late friend Julian Sands was ‘destined for stardom but craved adventure’
  9. Elon Musk under fire from Twitter users for limiting posts that can be read: ‘Picked a fight with America’
  10. ‘Boy Meets World’ Cast Breaks Silence On Being ‘Ghosted’ By Friend, Co-Star Ben Savage

Links From Last Week:

  1. There was a darkness behind the film’s frivolity – Merchant Ivory and the making of A Room with a View
  2. Inside Boxing Helena, the macabre misfire that delighted Julian Sands – and broke Kim Basinger
  3. No One Believes Elon Musk’s Explanation For Breaking Twitter
  4. Censoring RFK Jr. is only making his voice louder
  5. The World’s Common Tater’s June 2023 In Books
  6. Would You Dive Into “The Grave Pool?” Welcome To The World’s Most Dangerous Theme Park – “Class Action Park!”

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed Under the Influence, Purple Rain, The Exterminator, and Exterminator 2!
  2. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  3. I wrote about twitter and Tweetdeck!
  4. I shared my week in television!
  5. I shared my Oscar predictions for June! 
  6. I paid tribute to Sydney Pollack and Paul Thomas Anderson!
  7. I shared a scene from Nashville and The Master!
  8. Erin shared the Groves of Desire, Awake to Darkness, Between Darkness and Day, Cameras, Dark Destiny, July, and The Man From Avon!
  9. Erin shared a photographic essay about walking in the rain!
  10. Erin shared covers of the cities and patriotic posters!
  11. Jeff shared music videos from Metallica, The Pointer Sisters, Richard Marx, Bryan Ferry, Rodney Dangerfield, Rush, and Twisted Sister!

More From Us:

  1. At my music site, I shared songs from Adi Ulmansky, Carly Rae Jepsen, Bloc Party, Fitz and the Tantrums, Bob Dylan, Halsey, and The Runaways!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Away From The World, Shadow Bird, Eye, Camera, Collapse, Pond Near The Cemetery, and Sunset at the Pond!

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

WTF, Tweetdeck!?

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, I woke up and tried to hop onto Tweetdeck and I discovered that it is now down.  I usually have 10 open columns on my Tweetdeck and, as of right now, only two of them are loading.  I can check my DMs and I can see tweets from people I follow but I can’t check my lists, I can’t check my hashtags, and I can’t see my replies on Tweetdeck.  For that, I have to go straight to Twitter.

(Oddly, I can still tweet from Tweetdeck.)

Following yesterday’s rate-limit announcement, it’s hard not to assume that the limits that Elon Musk instituted also broke Tweetdeck.  It’s like he’s just looking for ways to make those of us who encouraged others to give him a chance feel foolish.

Don’t get me wrong.  There are some thing that Elon Musk has done that I agree with.  I agree with the idea that free speech should be Twitter’s number one priority.  I agree with the release of the Twitter Files, which did show just how much the government and other wealthy players manipulated the news.  I agree with bringing back the previously banned accounts.  In fact, I think he didn’t go far enough where that’s concerned because, as far as I know, the Trashfilm Guru’s original account is still suspended.  And I even agree with doing away with the legacy blue checkmarks because the verification system had itself become corrupted.  After Musk took over the site, I had a lot less annoying people showing up on my timeline as recommended follows and I appreciated that.  Plus, Elon Musk drives my commie friends crazy and I appreciated that even more.

But none of that matters if people cannot actually use the site!

The official story is that the rate limit was instituted to combat data scraping.  Data scraping is something that has been going on since the day Twitter was founded and it’s never been a big enough problem to require destroying people’s ability to use the site.  If the problem was suddenly so bad that emergency measures were needed, why not take Twitter offline for maintenance instead of making an announcement that everyone would be restricted but that subscribers to Twitter Blue would be restricted less?  If the problem was so bad that unverified users could only read 600 tweets a day, why then change that to a thousand tweets a day in response to people getting pissed off?  If it’s that huge of a problem, you don’t say, “Okay, sorry, here’s an extra 400 tweets.”  What you do is apologize and promise to fix things as quickly as possible.  The rate limit is obviously just a scheme to convince people to subscribe.

At this point, I think everyone just has to hope that Joe Rogan or Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will declare rate limits to be a conspiracy because they seem to be the only people that the Silicon Valley tech bros are interested in listening to.

In the end, this is all a reminder of the outsized role that social media (and Twitter, in particular) play in our lives.  Is it too late to return to the blogging era?

WTF, Twitter!?

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

You know, I have really been pretty open-minded when it comes to Elon Musk’s twitter but the announcement, made about an hour ago, that there are going to “temporarily” be limits on the number of tweets that you can read during a day may be the announcement that breaks me.

I’m not going to share the tweet here because I’m not sure if someone seeing an embedded tweet on a website counts towards the new read limits but basically, Elon Musk announced that verified users are now limited to reading 6,000 tweets “a day”, unverified users (i.e., those of us who don’t want to spend money to do something that we spent 14 yeas doing for free) can read 600 tweets “a day,” and new users can only read 300.  Elon says that this is being done as a temporary measure to battle spam on the site.

(It is true that there is a lot of spam on twitter now.  Recently, a bunch of obvious bots — i.e., bios that read, “I’m just looking for love!” and such — lay siege to a live tweet that I was taking part in.  It got annoying pretty quickly.  That said, I’ve got a block button and I’ve got a mute button and that’s really pretty much all I need to battle them.)

Elon’s tweet was frustratingly vague.  How temporary is temporary?  By day, does he mean a day per sunrise to sunset or does he mean that you’ll be limited by the number of tweets that you looked at over the previous 24 hours?  If I scroll my timeline, does that count as reading every single tweet that shows up on it, regardless of whether I stopped to look at the tweet or not?  If I see a tweet embedded in a news story, does that count?  If I go back and read my own tweets, do those count?  If I re-read a tweet, does that count as two tweets?  If 600 strangers all reply to a tweet, does that mean that I’m screwed as soon as I click on my notifications?

It’s frustrating.  Hopefully, the backlash — and there is a big one — will lead to twitter backtracking.  Twitter’s habit of replying to the press with the poop emoji was cute at first but now, users have serious questions about their experience and Twitter’s refusal to be clear is no longer amusing.  This isn’t a case of some whiny reporter throwing a fit and demanding to know why Elon refuses to suspend anyone who tells them to learn to code.  This is a case of real users having legitimate questions about something that feels very arbitrary.

If this policy continues, it’ll be the death of live tweeting.  I’m going to continue to try to keep my live tweets going for as long as possible.  I don’t want to have to move everything over to Mastodon, where it seems like 90% of the users are competing to see who can virtue signal the loudest.  But, if it has to be done, it’ll be done.

For now, I will no longer be embedding tweets in my posts here at TSL.  I don’t want to accidentally send anyone over their limit.

Let’s hope this is resolved soon.

I miss the Fail Whale.

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 6/19/23 — 6/25/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

What a strange week.

I started out hoping against hope that the Titanic submersible would be found.  Of course, by the time it was found, it was already too late.  A lot of people online took seemed to take a ghoulish joy in the tragedy, reminding me of just how awful some people can be.

(I have to be honest.  Whenever I heard about the submersible in the past, I assumed that it was built and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and that it was being guided by grizzled but competent Navy veterans.  I didn’t realize it was basically just something that someone made in their back yard.)

I then got caught up in the Russian “coup,” which turned out to be a big nothing.  On Saturday afternoon, I tweeted this:

And, by the time I returned, it was all over!

And now, today, people are sending me pictures of RFK Jr. without his shirt on and it’s true that, for a 70 year-old, he looks about 10 years younger.  But I kind of yearn for a world where presidential candidates stay off twitter and keep their shirts on.  It’s just shaping up to be a weird year and 2024 is obviously going to be a lot stranger.

As for this week, I continued to work on my reviews for this year’s Horrorthon.  I’m getting an early start so I can enjoy October this year as opposed to spending all of my time playing catch-up.  I finished watching all of the religious films and now I’m watching movies about serial killers.  It’s a strange world.

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

Films I Watched:

  1. 2025 — The World Enslaved By A Virus (2020)
  2. A Little Game (1971)
  3. The Cross and the Switchblade (1970)
  4. Cross Purposes (2021)
  5. Day of Defense (2003)
  6. D.C. Sniper (2010)
  7. Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas (2009)
  8. Edge of Salvation (2012)
  9. End of Days: Global Catastrophe (2019)
  10. Exodus of the Prodigal Son (2020)
  11. The Exterminator (1980)
  12. Freeway Killer (2010)
  13. Happy Gilmore (1996)
  14. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  15. Plane (2023)
  16. Prayer Never Fails (2017)
  17. Step Over The Edge (1976)
  18. The Texas Railroad Killer (2022)
  19. Tiger Claws (1991)
  20. The Touch (2005)
  21. Trust (2018)
  22. The World’s End (2013)
  23. The Wristwatch (2020)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Andor
  2. Are You Being Served?
  3. Beavis and Butt-Head
  4. Bubblegum Crisis
  5. City Guys
  6. Dancing With The Stars
  7. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
  8. The Love Boat
  9. Making the Cut
  10. The Master
  11. Night Flight
  12. So You Think You Can Dance
  13. Welcome Back Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. Up With The Sun (2023) by Thomas Mallon

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Annie Hardy
  3. Britney Spears
  4. The Chemical Brothers
  5. Christina Aguilera
  6. Fiona Apple
  7. Haim
  8. The Hives
  9. Kid Rock
  10. Kylie Minogue
  11. Lynard Skynard
  12. Muse
  13. Phantogram
  14. Public Service Broadcasting
  15. Saint Motel
  16. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

  1. Tiger Claws
  2. Hot Fuzz
  3. Happy Gilmore
  4. The World’s End

Trailers:

  1. Priscilla
  2. Drive-Away Dolls

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Fredric Forrest dies at 86
  2. Dean Smith, Olympian-turned-stutman, dies at 91
  3. Former Megadeth drummer Lee Rauch dies
  4. Guitarist John Waddington dies at 63
  5. Human remains found near where Julian Sands went missing
  6. No Hard Feelings opens soft
  7. ‘The Flash’ Box Office ‘Disaster’ Exposes DC’s $1.1 Billion Problem for Warner Bros.
  8. All five passengers on missing Titanic submersible dead after catastrophic implosion
  9. Lost with the Titanic: Will submarine passengers’ remains ever be found?

Links From Last Week:

  1. Is This America’s Most Dangerous Hike? I Found New Video Of Our Hike To Angel’s Landing!
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 6/24/23

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  2. I reviewed A Tattered Web and Plane!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I paid tribute to Billy Widler!
  5. I shared a scene from Evil Dead II!
  6. Jeff shared music videos from Andy Summers, Whitesnake, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, U2, and Metallica!
  7. Erin shared Walk in Darkness, The Search, The Murders of Fox Island, Road Kid, Summer Sidewalk, The Young Titan, and Super Science Stories!

More From Us:

  1. At my music site, I shared songs from Phantogram, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, The Hives, Kid Rock, Haim, and Annie Hardy!
  2. At Days Without Incident, Leonard share music from Spider-Man Across The Spider Verse and John Mayer!
  3. At her photography site, Erin shared Do Not Enter, Head in the Shadows, They’re Coming To Get You, Best Friends, Evening Tree, Get Down, and This Tree!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 6/12/23 — 6/18/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Emmy Ballots have been released and I have a lot of shows and movies that I need to watch between now and the end of July!  I got started this week but I’ve got a long way to go.  Luckily, this is going to be a harsh and hot summer so I’m going to have a lot incentive to sit inside my air-conditioned private office and spend a lot of time watching stuff.

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Commando (1985)
  2. The Favorite (2019)
  3. Glorious (2016)
  4. Held For Ransom (1976)
  5. I Can’t Breathe: God Forgive Them (2022)
  6. Killdozer (1974)
  7. Liar Liar (1997)
  8. Maniac Cop (1988)
  9. Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
  10. The Prodigal Planet (1983)
  11. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
  12. Survival (1975)
  13. Uncommon (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. A Small Light
  2. Agent Elvis
  3. Andor
  4. Archer
  5. Bob’s Burgers
  6. Captain Power & The Soldiers of the Future
  7. City Guys
  8. Fantasy Island
  9. Forgive or Forget
  10. Harley Quinn
  11. The Love Boat
  12. The Master
  13. Obi-Wan Kenobi
  14. Rick and Morty
  15. Rollergames
  16. U.S. Open Golf
  17. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction (2022) by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Annie Hardy
  3. Avril Lavigne
  4. Blondie
  5. Britney Spears
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Cheryl
  8. Dillon Francis
  9. DJ Snake
  10. Fiona Apple
  11. Halsey
  12. Jakalope
  13. Katy Perry
  14. Kid Rock
  15. Lynard Skynard
  16. Michael Fredo
  17. Pigeonhead
  18. Taylor Swift
  19. The Verve

Live Tweets:

  1. Ninja Apocalypse
  2. Liar Liar
  3. Commando
  4. Maniac Cop

News From Last Week:

  1. Cormac McCarthy dies at 89
  2. Legendary comics artist John Romita, Sr. dies at 93
  3. Actor Treat Williams dies in a motorcycle accident
  4. Actress-turned-politician Glenda Jackson dies at 88
  5. The Flash is the latest comic book movie to disappoint at the box office
  6. Two Dead, Three Injured as Shooter Opens Fire Outside Washington’s Gorge; Day 2 of EDM Festival Canceled
  7. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Labeled ‘F—ing Grifters’ by Spotify Exec Bill Simmons After Deal Ends

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 6/17/23
  2. Is Nicolas Cage AKA Superman In “The Flash?” Does Tim Burton’s Doomed “Superman Lives” Project Have A Cameo?

Links From The Site:

  1. I reviewed Dr. Cook’s Garden, Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  2. I paid tribute to Cormac McCarthy and Lucio Fulci!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. Jeff shared music videos from AC/DC, Styx, Glenn Frey, Urge Overkill, Rick Springfield, Genesis, and Billy Joel!
  5. Erin shared Flirt, Prison Stories, Flags on Briarcrest, Jill Harvey, Smart Romance, The Progressive Grocer, and Ginger Stories!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared Shelter, A Dark Place At Sunset, The Fountain, The Tree, Hanging On, A View of the Sun, and Driving in the Rain!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from Britney Spears, Cheryl, Halsey, Blondie, Pigeonhead, The Verve, and Britney Spears again!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 6/5/23 — 6/11/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I watched a lot of movies this week because not only am I getting a head start on my reviews for this year’s October Horrorthon but also because I discovered that there’s like 40 Amityville film on Tubi alone.  That’s going to keep me busy for a while!

This upcoming week, I look forward to getting back to the final season of Mrs. Maisel and finishing up A Small Light.  There’s a lot that I need to watch so wish me luck (and time)!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Amityville Cop (2021)
  2. Amityville Death House (2015)
  3. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
  4. Captain America (1990)
  5. Catching Faith (2015)
  6. Catching Faith 2: The Homecoming (2019)
  7. Come Next Spring (1956)
  8. Cutback (2011)
  9. Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)
  10. Dead Again (1991)
  11. Graduation Day (1981)
  12. Longtime Companion (1990)
  13. The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever (1970)
  14. Patmos (1985)
  15. The Prodigal (1983)
  16. Project: Kill (1976)
  17. Rabid (1977)
  18. Roman Holiday (1953)
  19. Sabrina (1954)
  20. Seventy Times Seven (2012)
  21. Stand Strong (2011)
  22. The 3 (2019)
  23. To Hell and Back (2015)
  24. Under The Influence (1986)
  25. The War Within (2013)
  26. Worth: The Testimony of Johnny St. James (2012)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. All You Need Is Love
  2. Beavis and Butt-Head
  3. Fantasy Island
  4. Forgive or Forget
  5. Happy Hour
  6. The Master
  7. The Maury Povich Story
  8. Sally Jessy Raphael
  9. The Steve Wilkos Show
  10. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess (1998) by Charles Fleming

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. 2Ton
  2. Above & Beyond
  3. Annie Hardy
  4. The Beatles
  5. Beck
  6. Bloc Party
  7. Bob Dylan
  8. The Chemical Brothers
  9. Dua Lipa
  10. Elle King
  11. Gwen Stefani
  12. Intimatchine
  13. Jake Bugg
  14. Muse
  15. No Doubt
  16. Public Service Broadcasting
  17. Saint Motel
  18. Sleigh Bells
  19. Space
  20. Swedish House Mafia

Live Tweets:

  1. Project Kill
  2. Dead Again
  3. Captain America
  4. Rabid

News From Last Week:

  1. Failed Philosopher And Murderous Weirdo Ted Kacynski Commits Suicide
  2. Angry Comedian Pat Cooper Dies At 93
  3. Actress Noreen Nash Dies at 99
  4. Comic Book Artist Ian McGinty Dies At 38

Links From Last Week:

  1. “The Stewardess Is Flying The Plane!” Celebrating 70’s Disaster Films And Action Classics From Cinema’s Greatest Decade!
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 6/10/23

Links From The Site:

  1. I shared music videos from Annie Hardy, 2Ton, Muse, No Doubt, Beck, and Intimatchine!
  2. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  3. I reviewed Project Kill, Amityville Cop, Amityville Death House, In Search of America, and Worth!
  4. I shared my week in television!
  5. Erin shared images of D-Day!
  6. Erin shared Crime Detective, Wink, Western Novels, Top and Bottom, Sea Adventures, True Adventure, and Sex Jungle!
  7. Jeff reviewed Ride Him, Cowboy!
  8. Jeff shared a music video from Lisa Loeb!

More From Us:

  1. At my music site, I shared songs from Annie Hardy, Sleigh Bells, Bloc Party, Space, Regina Spektor, The Beatles, and Muse!
  2. At Pop Politics, Jeff wrote about the governor of New Hampshire!
  3. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared music from The Prodigy!
  4. At her photography site, Erin shared Branch Network, Places To Be Worms To Eat, Humpty Dumpty Before The Great Fall, Peace on Earth, Abandoned Theater, Shoes On A Wire, and Who Wants To Play?

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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 5/29/23 — 6/4/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Another week comes to an end!  Welcome to summer, my most dreaded season of the year.  Seriously, I’m not a fan of the heat.  Oh well, I’ll survive!

These upcoming weeks are going to be about trying to get caught up with the potential Emmy nominees.  I’m going to finish up Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and A Small Light this week and then move onto the other shows that I need to see.  Suggestions are welcome!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. A Tattered Web (1971)
  2. Berlin Express (1948)
  3. Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
  4. Crackerjack 2: Hostage Train (1997)
  5. Don’t Bother To Knock (1952)
  6. Dr. Cook’s Garden (1971)
  7. In Search of America (1971)
  8. Niagara (1953)
  9. The Oak Room (2020)
  10. The Old Way (2023)
  11. Online (2013)
  12. Reality (2023)
  13. Robocop (1987)
  14. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
  15. What She Doesn’t Know (1992)

Televisions Shows I Watched:

  1. Bar Rescue
  2. Beavis and Butt-Head
  3. Dirty Pair Flash
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Hang Time
  6. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  7. Miami Vice
  8. New Wave Theatre
  9. Night Music
  10. A Small Light

Books I Read:

  1. The Secret Plot to Make Ted Kennedy President: Inside the Real Watergate Conspiracy (2008) by Geoff Shepard

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Annie Hardy
  3. Bee Gees
  4. Britney Spears
  5. Carly Rae Jepsen
  6. The Chemical Brothers
  7. Dido
  8. Dua Lipa
  9. Emma Pollock
  10. Fatboy Slim
  11. Flyte
  12. Jan Hammer
  13. Glenn Frye
  14. Gwen Stefani
  15. Jake Epstein
  16. Jennifer Lopez
  17. Kid Rock
  18. Lionrock
  19. Muse
  20. Nancy Sinatra
  21. Public Service Broadcasting
  22. Saint Motel
  23. Swedish House Mafia
  24. Taylor Swift
  25. Yvonne Elliman

Live Tweets:

  1. Crackerjack 2
  2. Top Gun: Maverick
  3. Robocop
  4. The Oak Room

News From Last Week:

  1. Vanishing Point Star Barry Newman Dies At 92
  2. Actor Sergio Calderon Dies At 77
  3. Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Slingshots to Huge $120.5 Million Debut
  4. WGA, SAG-AFTRA Say DGA Deal Won’t Change Their Contract Goals

Links From Last Week:

  1. Happy 93rd Birthday Clint Eastwood! His Triple Play Of Classic Films – In One Year!
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 6/3/23

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard reviewed Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse!
  2. Jeff shared a music video from Sammy Hagar!
  3. Erin shared Four Flags, The Dark Corners of the Night, The Love Camp, Galaxy Science Fiction, Build Us A Dam, Village of Despair, and Hell’s Angels!
  4. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and Welcome Back Kotter!
  5. I reviewed Online and What She Doesn’t Know!
  6. I shared music videos from Emma Pollock, Jennifer Lopez, Dido, Dua Lipa, Gwen Stefani, and Bee Gees!
  7. I shared my week in television!
  8. I shared my May Oscar Predictions!
  9. I shared a scene from Dirty Harry!
  10. I paid tribute to Howard Hawks!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a piece of music from Top Gun: Maverick!
  2. At her photography site, Erin shared Flag, Rainy Patio, I’m Going To Drive Straight Into That Wall, Monster Tree, Red Vase, A Leaf on a Beautiful Day, and Spotlights!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Captain America, Jake Epstein, Nancy Sinatra, Swedish House Mafia, Lionrock, Taylor Swift, and Carly Rae Jepsen!

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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 5/22/23 — 5/28/23

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Tina Turner, R.I.P.

Films I Watched:

  1. Amityville Emanuelle (2023)
  2. Attack the Block (2011)
  3. The Beastmaster (1982)
  4. Crackerjack (1994)
  5. Dark Angel (1996)
  6. Grace Unplugged (2012)
  7. History Is Made At Night (1937)
  8. Ike & Tina on the Road: 1971 — 1972 (2012)
  9. Inferno (1980)
  10. The Irish Mob (2023)
  11. Missing (2023)
  12. Phantom Ship (1935)
  13. Richard III (2023)
  14. Step Down to Terror (1958)
  15. White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Barry
  2. Beavis and Butt-Head
  3. Bubblegum Crisis
  4. City Guys
  5. Forgive or Forget
  6. Great Performances
  7. Hang Time
  8. The Love Boat
  9. The Master
  10. The Office
  11. Red Dwarf
  12. Survivor
  13. Welcome Back, Kotter
  14. Yellowjackets
  15. Yes, Minister

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Atomic Kitten
  2. Avril Lavigne
  3. Blonde Redhead
  4. Britney Spears
  5. The Chemical Brothers
  6. Christina Aguilera
  7. Gwen Stefani
  8. Jakalope
  9. Jessica Simpson
  10. Kylie Minogue
  11. Lenny Kravitz
  12. Miley Cyrus
  13. Muse
  14. Nancy Sinatra
  15. O-Town
  16. Outwork
  17. Phantogram
  18. Saint Motel
  19. Shakira
  20. Taylor Swift
  21. Tina Turner

Live Tweets:

  1. Crackerjack
  2. The Beastmaster
  3. Attack the Block
  4. Inferno

Awards Season:

  1. The Winners At Cannes

News From Last Week:

  1. Tina Turner dies at 83
  2. Ganja & Hess star Marlene Clark dies at 73
  3. George Maharis, star of Route 66, dies at 94
  4. Stuntman, actor, and director Gary Kent dies at 89
  5. Bill Lee, father of Spike Lee, dies at 94

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 5/27/23
  2. RIP Hollywood Legend Gary Kent…His “Shadows & Light” Memoir…Honoring This “Danger God”…

Links From The Site:

  1. Jeff reviewed Below The Border, Ghost Town Law, Down Texas Way, Riders of the West, and West of the Law!
  2. Erin shared His Last Bow, The Exciting Covers of Exciting Love, Beauty Parade, Prison Stories, Don’t Bet On Blondes, Torment was a Redhead, Danger is My Life, and Return of a Cheat!
  3. I reviewed Dark Angel, Grace Unplugged, Amityville Emanuelle, White Men Can’t Jump, Missing, and The Irish Mob!
  4. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and California Dreams!
  5. I shared my week in television!
  6. I shared music videos from Gwen Stefani, Outwork, Blonde Redhead, Tina Turner, Muse, Kylie Minogue, and Miley Cyrus!
  7. I shared a scene from Tommy!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a song from Tina Turner!
  2. I wrote about the Survivor finale for Reality TV Chat Blog!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Nancy Sinatra, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Shakira, and Muse!
  4. At her photography site, Erin shared Industrial Street, An Entrance, Clouds. Abandoned, The Dollhouse, The Stare, and Still Visiting!

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