Just a few more days to go and 2020 is over!

Films I Watched:

1. A Christmas Story (1983)
2. All the Right Moves (1983)
3. The Burnt Orange Heresy (2020)
4. Die Hard (1988)
5. Die Hard 2 (1990)
6. Driveways (2020)
7. Elf (2003)
8. I’ll Name The Murderer (1936)
9. I’m Your Woman (2020)
10. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
11. Less Than Zero (1987)
12. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
13. Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2020)
14. Silent Night Bloody Night (1972)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Teacher
2. The Andy Griffith Show
3. The Bachelorette
4. California Dreams
5. Cheers
6. Community’
7. Court Cam
8. Degrassi
9. The Dick Van Dyke Show
10. Frasier
11. King of the Hill
12. Happy Days
13. The Love Boat
14. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
15. The Office
16. Parks and Recreation
17. The Ripper
18. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
19. Seinfeld
20. Taxi
21. Vengeance: Killer Lovers

Books I Read:

1. Apropos of Nothing (2020) by Woody Allen
2. Cinema 62 (2020) by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan
3. The Sister In Law (2020) by Sue Watson

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Bob Dylan
3. Chuck Berry
4. Coldplay
5. Cornershop
6. Daft Punk
7. Electric Feel
8. Goo Goo Dolls
9. Haim
10. Katy Perry
11. Kodaline
12. The Pretty Reckless
13. The Ramones
14. Saint Motel
15. Si Crastoun
16. Skrillex
17. Taylor Swift

TSL Year-End Lists:

1. Top Ten Single Issues (Ryan C)

Live Tweets:

1. Christmas Eve
2. Christmas Day

Trailers:

1. Desert Strike
2. Coming 2 America
3. WandaVision
4. The Village in The Woods
5. Land
6. The Human Voice
7. The Little Things

Award Season Links:

1. Lisa’s Oscar Predictions for December
2. The Chicago Film Critics Association
3. Indiana Film Journalists
4. Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
5. Music City Film Critics Association
6. Florida Film Critics Circle

More Links From The Site:

1. Erin reviewed Overcomer and An Unlikely Weapon.  She shared scenes from A Christmas Story and A Charlie Brown Christmas.  She shared the Covers of Science Fiction Quarterly.  She also shared: Planet Stories, Unknown, Homicide at Yuletide, Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, The Day After Christmas, and The City!
2. Doc wished everyone a happy Christmas Eve and a merry Christmas!
3. Jeff wished everyone a Happy Festivus.  He shared music videos from Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.  He wrote about both the Black Widow and the time Big Crosby met David Bowie.  He reviewed A Midnight Clear, Hickey & Boggs, Stroker Ace, Destroy All Humans, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales!
4. Ryan reviewed Sludgy!
5. I shared music videos from The Pretty Reckless, Armin van Buuren, Si Cranstoun, The Ramones, and the Goo Goo Dolls!
6. I reviewed Maid in Manhattan, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, The Rhythm Section, Driveways, Money Plane, My Psychedelic Love Story, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, Valley Girl, Shooting Heroin, Olympic Dreams, Mighty Oak, Possessor, and Ava!
7. I paid tribute to Humphrey Bogart and Michael Curtiz!
8. I shared Treevenge, Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny, and Santa Claus Conquers The Martians!  I also shared an AMV, 4 Shots From 4 Holiday Classics, and a scene from It’s A Wonderful Life!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
2. On her photography site, Erin shared: Fog, Santa, The Grinch, Santa’s Here, Merry Christmas To All, Number 5, and Swans!
3. At my music site, I shared songs from Kodaline, Bob Dylan, Katy Perry, Chuck Berry, Coldplay, Saint Motel, and Cornershop!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

Die Hard (1988, directed by John McTiernan)

Christmas is almost here!

And you know what that means …. it’s time to rob the money plane!

No, no — actually, it means that it’s time to start preparing for a new year!  We’ve finally got a COVID vaccine, we’ve got an extended awards season, and …. well, 2021 will have to be an improvement, right?  My hope is that — after nonstop drama and spending the past 20 years or so being told what to do — 2021 will be the year that people say, “Screw it!” and start doing whatever the Hell they want.

It’s time to bring about the 1920s and the 1970s, my friends.  And the best way to do that is to …. rob the money plane!

Anyway, ’til then, here’s what I watched and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
2. Burden (2020)
3. The Call of the Wild (2020)
4. Cape Canaveral Monsters (1960)
5. Friday the 13th (1980)
6. Howard the Duck (1986)
7. Maid in Manhattan (2002)
8. Money Plane (2020)
9. My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)
10. Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
11. Office Space (1999)
12. Peyton Place (1957)
13. Robot Monster (1953)
14. Shooting Heroin (2020)
15. Trilogy of Terror (1975)
16. Valley Girl (2020)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Teacher
2. The Amazing Race 32
3. The Bachelorette
4. Bar Rescue
5. The Bob Newhart Show
6. The Bold and the Beautiful
7. The Brady Bunch
8. Cold Case Files
9. Coronation Street
10. Days of Our Lives
11. Friends
12. General Hospital
13. Industry
14. The Mandalorian
15. The Office
16. Parking Wars
17. Saved By The Bell
18. Seinfeld
19. The Voice
20. The Young and the Restless

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Annie Lennox
2. Armin van Buuren
3. Backstreet Boys
4. Britney Spears
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Chuck Berry
7. DJ Judaa
8. Dropkick Murphys
9. Frank Sinatra
10. Kodaline
11. Rick Astley
12. Saint Motel
13. Saxon
14. Sharon den Adel
15. Taylor Swift
16. Tim Agaye

Awards Season:

1. Indiana Film Journalist Association
2. Florida Film Critics Circle
3. Chicago Film Critics
4. New York Film Critics Circle
5. Boston Online Film Critics
6. Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Links From The Site:

1. I shared music videos from DJ Judaa, Annie Lennox, Kodaline, Chuck Berry, Annie Lenox again, Tim Agaye, and Rick Astley!
2. Erin shared the Holiday Covers of Galaxy Science Fiction and Faith of Tarot, Demon in the Mirror, Fantastic Adventures, The Castle of Iron, Avon Fantasy, Thongor and the Dragon City, and Rebel of Antares!
3. Ryan reviewed Malarkey, 1956, and Burning Hotels!

More From Us:

1. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I wrote about The Amazing Race!
2. Ryan has a patreon!  You should consider subscribing!
3. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke!
4. On my music site, I shared songs from Saxon, Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys, Dropkick Murphys, Armin Van Buuren,  Taylor Swift, Frank Sinatra, and Britney Spears!
5. On her photography site, Erin shared; Ice, More Ice, Stuck in the Parking Lot, Sundown, Bike, Winter, and Christmas Is Coming!

Click here to check out last week!

It was a good week.  I watched both It’s A Wonderful Life and Santa Claus Conquers The Martians, so I’m happy!

Films I Watched:

1. Alabama Snake (2020)
2. The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020)
3. Christmas Evil (1980)
4. Fatima (2020)
5. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
6. John Q (2002)
7. The Girl With A Bracelet (2020)
8. Mighty Oak (2020)
9. Olympics Dreams (2020)
10. Possessor (2020)
11. The Rhythm Section (2020)
12. Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
13. Sana Claus Conquers The Martians (1964)
14. Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992)
15. Slay Belles (2018)
16. A Very British Christmas (2019)
17. Saved By The Bell: Wedding In Las Vegas (1994)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Teacher
2. The Amazing Race 32
3. The Bachelorette
4. Bar Rescue
5. The Bold and the Beautiful
6. Days of Our Lives
7. Dr. Phil
8. Friends
9. General Hospital
10. Industry
11. The Last Drive-In
12. The Office
13. The Powers of Matthew Star
14. Room 2806: The Accusation
15. Saved By The Bell
16. Seinfeld
17. The Voice
18. The Young and the Resltess

Books I Read:

1. The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together (2018) by Adam Nayan
2. Joshua Son of None (1973) by Nancy Freedman

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Blanck Mass
2. Bob Dylan
3. Britney Spears
4. Coldplay
5. DJ Judaa
6. The Doors
7. Drew Citron
8. The Drifters
9. Elle King
10. Fiona Apple
11. Frank Sinatra
12. Goo Goo Dolls
13. Jacques Greene
14. Kate Bush
15. Krakow Loves Adana
16. Lindsey Stirling
17. Neon Indian
18. Radiohead
19. Robert DeLong
20. Rosie Carney
21. Saint Motel
22. Steve Aoki
23. Taylor Swift

Awards Season:

1. Boston Society of Film Critics

Links From Last Week:

1. Did You Notice How “Game of Thrones” Just… Disappeared?
2. “He’s Radioactive”: Inside Johnny Depp’s Self-Made Implosion
3. In Conversation: Francis Ford Coppola
4. The YouTube Ban Is Un-American, Wrong, and Will Backfire

News From Last Week:

1. Matthew McConaughey slams Hollywood ‘hypocrisy’ over 2020 election results
2. Bob Dylan Sells His Songwriting Catalog in Blockbuster Deal
3. David Lynch to Write/Direct New Netflix Original Series

Links From The Site:

1. I shared music videos from Jacques Greene, Rosie Carney, Goo Goo Dolls,  Lindsey Stirling, Drew Citron, The Norman Luboff Choir, and the Goo Goo Dolls again!  I reviewed A Very British Christmas, Alabama Snake, and The Christmas Chronicles 2!
2. Ryan reviewed Moustache, What Its Like, “A Brief Yet Rambling Journey Through A Bunch Of Country Style Quotes And Bits Of Worthless Advice,” and Me Me Me Me!
3. Erin shared The Four Covers of Verdict and Pearl Harbor 2003, French Model, Two Faces of Passion, Love Story Magazine, The Gods of Bal-Sagoth, Against the Prince of Hell, and Thrilling Wonder Stories!

More From Us:

1. On her photography site, Erin shared: This Holiday, Santa Summit, Isolated Beauty, Red, Refresh, Greenery, and Clearing!
2. Ryan has a patreon and you should consider subscribing to it!
3. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I wrote about The Amazing Race!
4. On my music site, I shared songs from Krakow Loves Adana, Bob Dylan, Kate Bush, DJ Judaa, Saint Motel, Elle King, and The Drifters!

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

Happy December, everyone!

Well, things are coming to a close as far as this year is concerned.  For the rest of this month, along with celebrating the holidays, I’ll be trying to get caught up on the 2020 films that I need to see.  I’m looking forward to it.

Here’s what I did this week:

Films I Watched:

1. After We Collided (2020)
2. The Angel Doll (2002)
3. Ava (2020)
4. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
5. Christmas Lodge (2011)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Collateral Beauty (2016)
8. Deep Red (1975)
9. Flap (1970)
10. The Mystery of D.B. Cooper (2020)
11. Red, White and Blue (2020)
12. A Song for the Season (1999)
13. Split Image (1982)
14. The Warriors (1979)
15. Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus (1991)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Teacher
2. The Amazing Race 32
3. Archie Bunker’s Place
4. The Bachelorette
5. Bar Rescue
6. The Bold and the Beautiful
7. Community
8. Days of Our Lives
9. Diff’rent Strokes
10. Euphoria
11. General Hospital
12. Ghost Whisperer
13. Growing Pains
14. King of the Hill
15. Major Crimes
16. The Office
17. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
18. Saved By The Bell: The College Years
19. Seinfeld
20. Parking Wars
21. Shipping Wars
22. Three’s Company
23. The Voice
24. Who’s The Boss
25. The Young and the Restless

Books I Read:

1. Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed And Confused (2020) by Melissa Maerz
2. Right Time, Right Place (2009) by Richard Brookhiser

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Armin Van Buuren
3. Avicii
4. Blondie
5. Britney Spears
6. Carly Rae Jepsen
7. The Chemical Brothers
8. Coldplay
9. deadmua5
10. Dillon Francis
11. DJ Snake
12. Dry Cleaning
13. Eva Hurychova
14. Goo Goo Dolls
15. Haim
16. HANA
17. Hrdza
18. Icona Pop
19. Jakalope
20. Krakow Loves Adana
21. Lindsey Stirling
22. Murder on Middle Beach
23. Muse
24. New Order
25. Nilufer Yanya
26. Nine Inch Nails
27. Paul Oakenfeld
28. Pentatonix
29. Phantogram
30. Saint Motel
31. Sleigh Bells
32. Taylor Swift
33. Trentemøller
34. Universal Honey

Awards Season Links:

1. Lisa’s Oscar Predictions for October
2. The Sunset Film Circle Awards

Links From The Site:

1. I paid tribute to Terrence Malick and Ridley Scott! I shared music videos from Blondie, Pentatonix, Dry Cleaning, HANA, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hrdza, and Lindsey Stirling!  I reviewed Collateral Beauty, Red, White, and Blue, After We Collided, Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus, Beyond Tomorrow, and Christmas Lodge!
2. Erin shared the covers of Beauty Parade and Naked Fury, December, The Passionate Season, Good Hardware, Too Many Loves, Queen of Tarts, and Film Fun!
3. Jeff reviewed Frontier Uprising and Star in the Dust!
4. Ryan reviewed Pussycats, Paperbacks, Pennants, And Penance, Mix Yourself A Dead End, Theater of Cruelty, and Rodeo Comics!

More From Us:

1. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed the latest episode of The Amazing Race!
2. Ryan has a patreon!  You should consider subscribing!
3. On her photography site, Erin shared: Dallas 4, Christmas Trees Behind Plastic, Christmas Carriage, Light in the Dark, Christmas Tree, Path, and December!
4. On my music site, I shared songs from Trentemøller, Paul Oakenfold, New Order, Britney Spears, Nilufer Yanya, Eva Hurychova, and Jakalope!

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

What a week!  I celebrated Erin’s birthday.  I celebrated Arleigh’s birthday.  And I celebrated Thanksgiving!  And I finally got some reviews written!

Can you believe that this year is nearly (or should I say, finally) over?  We’ve only got one more month to go!

Here’s what I watched, listened to, and read last week.

Films I Watched:

1. Ator, The Fighting Eagle (1982)
2. Cheer Squad Secrets (2020)
3. Cheerleader Abduction (2020)
4. Deadly Double Cross (2020)
5. The Fog (1980)
6. Instapsycho (2020)
7. Killer Competition (2020)
8. Killer Dream Home (2020)
9. The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
10. My Nightmare Landlord (2020)
11. The Princess of Mars (2009)
12. Strangers On A Train (1951)
13. What If? (2010)
14. The Wrong Cheerleader Coach (2020)
15. The Wrong House Sitter (2020)
16. The Wrong Stepfather (2020)
17. The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. A Teacher
2. The Amazing Race 32
3. The Bachelorette
4. Bar Rescue
5. Baywatch
6. Community
7. The Crown
8. Daily Mass
9. Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life
10. Dancing With The Stars
11. Dr. Phil
12. Fear the Walking Dead
13. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
14. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
15. Las Vegas Skating Spectacular
16. The Love Boat
17. The Powers of Matthew Star
18. Saved By The Bell
19. The Undoing
20. The Walking Dead: World Beyond
21. The Voice

Books I Read:

1. Lace (1982) by Shirley Conran

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Alaska Reid
2. Altered Images
3. Alvin Risk
4. Blondie
5. Britney Spears
6. The Chemical Brothers
7. Chloe Flower
8. Courtney Barnett
9. Designer Drugs
10. Jakalope
11. Linkin Park
12. Nine Inch Nails
13. Norah Jones
14. Novelists FR
15. Siouxsie and the Banshees
16. Solumun
17. Stephen Kellog
18. Taylor Swift
19. Underworld

Trailers:

1. The Boss Baby 2
2. Life In A Year
3. The Prom

Links From the Site:

1. The TSL Crew live tweeted Thanksgiving!
2. Erin shared: Long Shot, Darien Venture, Rain, Thanks To The Saint, Cherry Ames Department Store Nurse, The Other Stranger, and Reluctant Nympho!  She also shared a scene from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and took a look at Herman E. Bischoff!
3. Doc wished everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
4. Jeff reviewed Doctor Who: The Movie and Gun Brothers!
5. Val took a look at Undefeatable!
6. Ryan reviewed Sufficient Lucidity, Finnegan’s Wake, Pirate & Parrot, and Man Made Lake!
7. I shared music videos from Stephen Kellog, Novelists FR, Solomun, Designer Drugs, Alaska Reid, Chloe Flower, and Siouxsie and the Banshees!  I also shared Arlo Guthrie’s Alice Restaurant.  I paid tribute to Boris Karloff and Daria Nicolodi and shared a scene from Shock.
8. I reviewed Killer Dream Home, What If, A Very Brady Sequel, The Brady Bunch Movie, InstaPsycho, Killer Competition, Secrets in the Basement, Friends Who Kill, The Wrong Wedding Planner, The Wrong Stepfather, The Wrong House Sitter, The Wrong Cheerleader Coach, My Nightmare Landlord, Cheerleader Abduction, Cheer Squad Secrets, and Birthmother’s Betrayal!

More From Us:

1. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed The Amazing Race!
2. Ryan has a patreon!  You should consider subscribing! 
3. On my music site, I shared songs from: Blondie, Altered Images, The Chemical Brothers, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Britney Spears, Underworld, and Linkin Park!
4. On her photography site, Erin shared: Staring At You, The Morning Sky, Downtown Rain, Half-Open Window, Dallas, Dallas 2, and Dallas 3!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

Have a good week, everyone!  Say safe!

Inferno (1980, dir by Dario Argento)