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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/24/25 — 3/2/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Awards season over!  Now, we can finally move onto 2025.

Hopefully, my being sick will be over soon as well.  I did nothing this week but sleep and feel miserable.  It was the perfect storm of asthma, congestion, hormonal pain, ankle pain, and — as of Sunday night — back pain.  I always tell myself that, whenever I get like this, I’m going watch a hundred movies.  It’ll be fun!  I’ll just stay on the couch and watch whatever.  Instead, I just end up feeling gripey and sleeping.

*sigh* Well, I’m running behind.  Here’s a quick week in review, from me to you, babe.

Films I Watched:

  1. The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1961)
  2. Gammera: The Invincible (1966)
  3. Moonshine Country Express (1977)
  4. The Seven-Ups (1973)
  5. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Dark
  2. Devil In The Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
  3. Kitchen Nightmares
  4. The Oscars

News From Last Week:

  1. The big news has, of course, been the death of Gene Hackman.  Until we have more firms details on what happened, I have been avoiding the stories about the investigation into the death of him and his wife.  The speculation that I’ve seen online has just been too heart-breaking to consider.
  2. The passing of Michelle Trachtenberg, at just 39, also broke the hearts of those of us who grew up alongside her on television.  I related to Dawn Summers.  Michelle had recently had a liver transplant and had been in poor health for a while.  The tabloid attempts to make her tragic death into something sordid was our media at its worst.
  3. David Johansen of the New York Dolls and also the man who wrote Hot Hot Hot passed away at 75.  Remember Michael Scott singing, “Hot!  Hot!  Hot!” after returning from Jamaica?  A true New York character, Johansen was also an actor.  He’s in Scrooged, driving Billy Murray into the past.
  4. Author Joseph Wambaugh died at 88.  I have several Wambaugh paperbacks in my collection.  I may give them a read and also watch the movies based on them over the upcoming month.  Brian Dennehy reportedly modeled his performance in Best Seller after Wambaguh.

Links From Last Week:

  1. Want To See What They Eat At The Academy Awards? Celebrate “Oscar Sunday” By Eating Food With The Stars! — I always enjoy John Rieber’s posts about what goes on behind the scenes!
  2. At House M, find a look at Tituba, the first person convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.
  3. The World’s Common Tater has a moving post about Adjusting, one to which I think we can all relate.
  4. Here at TSL, be sure to check out Arleigh’s review of The Monkey, Brad’s look back at the 2000 Oscars, Jeff’s review of Twice In Lifetime, Leonard’s review of Emilia Perez, and Erin’s story of the two horses!

Want to check out last week?  I was pretty sick then too!  Click here!

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 2024 and really plunge into 2025 until the award for Best Picture is handed out.

This Oscar Sunday might be a little bit more lowkey than past Oscar Sundays but we’ll be here, the TSL crew, watching the show and rooting for our favorite films!  We’ll be posting all the winners, maybe a few reviews, and I’ll be tossing out some Oscar thoughts throughout the day.

Remember that picture below?  That was supposed to be the defining moment of the Oscars, an announcement that the Academy was still relevant and that Hollywood could compete with an increasingly online world.  Today, it can easy to forget just how fawning the coverage was over the 2014 Oscar selfie.  The picture is kind of a Rorschach test.  Do you see Hollywood fun and glamour or do you see a bunch of smug celebrities?  I’ve heard both answers.  I’ve always liked Bradley Cooper’s smile and Jared Leto trying to get in the shot.  What’s often forgotten is that poor Liza Minnelli was in the back of that crowd, trying to get in the picture but being not making it.

The Oscar selfie started out as a good thing but then it inspired other “celebs are just like us!” Oscar moments and boy, did those get old fast.  Chris Rock making people buy Girl Scout cookies was okay.  Jimmy Kimmel sending an army of celebs to interrupt a movie playing next door was Hollywood at its most self-important, walking into a movie that people had paid to see and loudly announcing themselves.  (If that movie’s audience cared about the Oscars, they wouldn’t have been at a movie during the ceremony.)  The infamous Stephen Soderbergh-produced Oscars were the worst, a COVID-era slog that couldn’t even pull off its grand emotional finale.  Probably the most spontaneous and human moment on a recent Oscar telecast was Will Smith punching Chris Rock on live TV, cursing at the top of his lungs, and then rambling about God after winning his Oscar.  Last year, Oppenheimer’s victory felt right and Robert Downey, Jr’s Oscar win felt like a moment that deserved a cheer.  It was a return to the wonderful Oscars of old but now, this year, we’re back to largely obscure nominees and the front runner’s chances falling apart because of things she posted online.  The big question tonight is not whether Emilia Perez will win (it won’t) but whether or not Karla Sofia Gascon’s tweets have taken down Zoe Saldana’s chances along with her own.  The old Oscar selfie hits a bit differently after all that.

Of course, the most interesting thing about this selfie is that, for all the attention it received, it ended up being memory holed, largely because of Kevin Spacey managing to get in the frame.  Ellen DeGeneres, as well, is no longer quite as beloved as she once was.  This picture truly is an artifact of a different time.  Myself, I like old movie so I’m always going to prefer Audrey Hepburn with her telegrams.

Enjoy Oscar Sunday!

A Note From Lisa To You Regarding Retro Television Reviews

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

So, some may have noticed a lack of retro television reviews this week.  I wish I had a better excuse than me being sick to give you but seriously, I’ve just been under the weather big time this week.  I went from 9 degree temperatures at Lake Texoma to 67 degree temperatures back home in Dallas and my asthma has basically just been kicking my ass for a week and a half now.  Plus …. well, I won’t go into the gory details but let’s just say this is not my week when it comes to feeling well.

I was going to try to get caught up on my television reviews today but then I realized that would essentially mean writing and posting 9 television reviews in one day and it would also mean that I would inevitably have to rush to get them all completed.  That, along with me being tired and ill, would probably lead to some badly written reviews on my part.  Add to that, the Oscars are approaching this weekend and Oscar Sunday is a big tradition around these parts.  It’s a tradition that also requires a bit of focus from me.

Long story short: I’m bowing to reality.  I’m sick and the world’s not going to end if there’s a week’s delay in reviewing the next episode of Malibu, CA.  I’m accepting that what Erin always tells me about taking care myself is true and that I need to perhaps get a little rest so I can get back to being 100% healthy and alert.  Retro Television Reviews will return on March 3rd with Miami Vice!  Thank you for your understanding and patience!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/17/25 — 2/23/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Jeff and I spent most of this week up at beautiful Lake Texoma.  In other news, the average temperature at Lake Texoma was 9 degrees.  I’ve had a cold for the past few days but I’m feeling better now, just in time to get ready for the Oscars next week!

Here’s what I watched this week:

Films I Watched:

  1. A-ha: The Movie (2021)
  2. America 3000 (1986)
  3. Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
  4. Bloodknot (1995)
  5. Brewster McCloud (1970)
  6. Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)
  7. The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1988)
  8. Cattle Queen of Montana (1994)
  9. Conspiracy (2008)
  10. The Delinquents (1957)
  11. Flight 7500 (2014)
  12. The Grudge (2004)
  13. The Long Goodbye (1973)
  14. McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
  15. Nightmare in Chicago (1964)
  16. The Shadow Returns (1946)
  17. Used Cars (1980)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Murder: Gabby Petito
  2. Check it Out
  3. CHiPs
  4. Cobra Kai
  5. Dark
  6. Degrassi High
  7. Fantasy Island
  8. Friday the 13th: The Series
  9. Highway to Heaven
  10. Homicide: Life On The Street
  11. Kitchen Nightmares
  12. The Love Boat
  13. Malibu, CA
  14. Miami Vice
  15. Monsters
  16. Pacific Blue
  17. Scamanda
  18. St. Elsewhere
  19. Welcome Back, Kotter

Live Tweets:

  1. America 3000
  2. Flight 7500
  3. Big Trouble In Little China
  4. The Grudge

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Peter Jason Dies At 80
  2. Singer Jerry Butler Dies At 85
  3. Spirit Awards: ‘Anora’ Takes Best Feature, Director & Lead Performance; Three Wins For ‘Baby Reindeer’ & Two Each For ‘A Real Pain’ & ‘Didi’
  4. Box Office: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Suffers 68% Drop in Second Weekend
  5. Amazon MGM Studios announces new joint venture with Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for James Bond franchise rights

Links From Last Week:

  1. Blepping
  2. Do You Know the Rubber Ducky “Moby Duck” Incident? Here’s Their Wild Adventure!
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 2/21/25

Links From The Site:

  1. Arleigh shared an AMV of the Day and the greatest Beatles song ever!
  2. Brad reviewed The Osterman Weekend, Gang War, The Far Country, Shane, and The Seven-Ups!
  3. Brad shared the trailer for the latest from Chow Yun-Fat and wished John Travolta a happy birthday!
  4. Erin took a look at Edward Gorey!
  5. Erin reviewed Sidelined: The QB  and Me and Art Show Bingo!  She also shared a song of the day for Presidents Day!
  6. Erin shared Presidents, Ranch Romances, Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima, All-Sports, Sports Action, The Shadow, and Preying Streets!
  7. Jeff reviewed Tennessee’s Partner, The Guns of Fort Petticoat, Cattle Queen of Montana, Popeye, The Getaway, Bar-Z Bad Man, and Guns In The Dark!
  8. Jeff paid tribute to Sam Peckinpah!

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

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/10/25 — 2/16/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Greetings from Lake Texoma!

This will be another mini-week in review because Jeff and I enjoying a nice Valentine’s Day weekend and the time has kind of gotten away from me.  My usual, big, in-depth week in review will return next Sunday.  As for now, here’s what I watched this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. Archie: To Riverdale and Back (1990)
  2. Charming Sinners (1929)
  3. Crash Landing (1958)
  4. The Crush (1993)
  5. Dangerous Curves (1929)
  6. The Fourth Wall (1969)
  7. Frank and Ava (2020)
  8. Funeral Home (1980)
  9. Killed By A Rich Kid (2022)
  10. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
  11. Lake Lavon (2022)
  12. A New York Story (2023)
  13. Red Haired Alibi (1932)
  14. Top of the World (1997)
  15. The 27th Day (1957)

Television Shows:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
  3. Check It Out 
  4. CHiPs
  5. Dark
  6. Degrassi High
  7. Extracted
  8. Fantasy Island
  9. Friday the 13th
  10. Highway to Heaven
  11. Homicide: Life on the Street
  12. Kitchen Nightmares
  13. The Love Boat
  14. Malibu CA
  15. Miami Vice
  16. Monsters
  17. Pacific Blue
  18. Scamanda
  19. St. Elsewhere
  20. The Story Behind
  21. Welcome Back Kotter

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Kevyn Major Howard Dies At 69
  2. Actress Genevieve Page Dies At 97
  3. BAFTAs: ‘Conclave’ Wins Best Film in the Latest Awards Season Shake-up

Links From Last Week:

  1. Would You Sleep In The “Deepest Darkest Hotel Room In The World?” What If You Were Trapped? Here’s The Story…
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 2/14/25
  3. World Pangolin Day
  4. Leonard reviews the latest Captain America film!
  5. Check out Erin’s look at Love for Valentine’s Day!
  6. Jeff reviews MacGruber!
  7. Arleigh takes a look at the trailer for The Accountant 2!
  8. Brad reviews I Can Only Imagine!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

Happy Valentine’s Day From The Shattered Lens

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

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 think any day is a good day to celebrate love!)

Have a wonderful day, no matter what you celebrate!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 2/3/25 — 2/9/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Whoops!  I was so tired after returning home from some much needed hot tub time that I fell asleep before I got a chance to do my full week in review!  Here’s an abbreviated summary.

Films I Watched:

  1. Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
  2. The Double (2011)
  3. 8th Round Pick (2020)
  4. The Forbidden Dance (1990)
  5. Lambada (1990)
  6. MacGruber (2020)
  7. Mouse of Horrors (2025)
  8. The Leech Woman (1960)
  9. Speedtrap (1977)

Television Shows I Watched Last Week:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. CHiPs
  3. Dark
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Friday the 13th: The Series
  6. Hell’s Kitchen
  7. Highway to Heaven
  8. King of the Hill
  9. Kitchen Nightmares
  10. The Love Boat
  11. Malibu CA
  12. Miami Vice
  13. Monsters
  14. Pacific Blue
  15. Scamanda
  16. St. Elsewhere
  17. Super Bowl LXI

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Tony Roberts Dies At 85
  2. Author Tom Robbins Dies At 92
  3. Jacques Audiard Hasn’t Spoken to Karla Sofía Gascón Since Her Apology: She’s Being Too ‘Self-Destructive’
  4. Anora Wins At The DGA and PGA

Links From Last Week:

  1. Have You Seen A Movie Rated Zero? One Reporter Watched Them All – Some With Big Stars Getting NO Stars!
  2. Going with the FLOW of Life
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 2/7/25

Click here for last week!  And hopefully, I’ll get more rest over this upcoming week so I can actually do a full week in review next Sunday!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 1/20/25 — 1/26/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’ve got a cold, which is why I didn’t post my usual film reviews today.  It says something about how much I love doing all of this that I actually feel guilty about not doing so.  But I promised a lot of people that I would do a better job of taking care of myself in 2025 than I have in previous years.  So …. bleh, being sick sucks!

Been a busy week.  I’ll just say that I’ve enjoyed everything other than being sick.  The week started with a presidential inauguration and then, a few days later, the Oscar nominations were announced and now, tonight, my fever is breaking.

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Betty: They Say I’m Different (2017)
  2. Burglar (1987)
  3. The Calendar Killer (2025)
  4. Chaka Khan: Live at the Blue Note New York (1993)
  5. Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story (2024)
  6. Hot Shots (1993)
  7. Hot Shots Part Deux (1993)
  8. Diary of the Dead (2007)
  9. First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
  10. Last Night At The Alamo (1983)
  11. Shattered Glass (2003)
  12. Signal 30 (1959)
  13. Super Fuzz (1980)

Television Shows I Watcched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Check It Out
  3. CHiPs
  4. Dark
  5. Degrassi High
  6. Fantasy Island
  7. Football: Chiefs vs. Bills
  8. Friday the 13th: The Series
  9. Hell’s Kitchen
  10. Highway to Heaven
  11. Homicide: Life On The Street
  12. Kitchen Nightmares
  13. The Love Boat
  14. Malibu CA
  15. Miami Vice
  16. Monsters
  17. Pacific Blue
  18. The Oscar Nominations
  19. The Presidential Inauguration
  20. St. Elsewhere
  21. Welcome Back Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. We Used To Live Here (2024) by Marcus Kliewer

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. The Associates
  3. Britney Spears
  4. Carrie Underwood
  5. The Chemical Brothers
  6. Cher Lloyd
  7. Chrystabell
  8. Elle King
  9. Geri Halliwell
  10. Kid Rock
  11. Lindsay Lohan
  12. Liz Phair
  13. Lynard Skynard
  14. Moby
  15. The Osmonds
  16. Public Service Broadcasting
  17. Saint Motel
  18. Tina Arena

Live Tweets:

  1. Super Fuzz
  2. Burglar
  3. Shattered Glass
  4. Diary of the Dead

News From Last Week:

  1. Actress Gloria Romero Died At 91

Links From Last Week:

  1. The Greater Good
  2. The Academy Award Nominations Are Here! Surprises And Snubs For 2024!
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 1/24/25

Links From The Site:

  1. Arleigh shared Ramblin’ Man and a scene from The Raid 2!
  2. Arleigh shared an AMV of the Day!
  3. Arleigh reviewed The Night Comes For Us!
  4. Erin shared Adventure, True Confessions, The Hellcat, Saucy Movie Tales, The Country Club Set, Tomorrow’s Another Day, and Martin Luther King, Jr!
  5. Jeff reviewed The Art of War, The Challenge, Hot Shots, Hot Shots Part Deux, Stripes, Down Periscope, and Wrongfully Accused!
  6. I shared my final 2024 Oscar predictions!
  7. I reviewed In The Company of Men, Longtime Companion, Last Night At The Alamo, Reds, Goodfellas, The Straight Story, Platoon, Hit Man, The Woman of the Hour, The Thin Red Line, The Calendar Killer, The Insider, Reagan, La Dolce Vita, The Right Stuff, The Elevator, and Inchon!
  8. I shared songs of the day from Van Halen, One O’Clock Lab Band, Stephen Bishop, California Dreams, The Oceans, and Tina Arena!
  9. I shared scenes from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Animal House, The Oscar, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Twin Peaks: The Return!
  10. I paid tribute to Roger Vadim, Tobe Hooper, Henry King, the Best Picture Also-Rans, Jim Jarmusch, Radley Metzger, and David Lynch!
  11. Brad reviewed Wedlock, Cold Sweat, and Shane!
  12. Brad shared a scene from Telefon and a scene from Sling Blade and paid tribute to Telly Savalas, Randolph Scott and Rutger Hauer!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

 

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 1/13/25 — 1/19/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Rest in Peace, David Lynch.

Twin Peaks The Return Part Three (2017, dir by David Lynch)

Movies I Watched:

  1. Alone in Venice (2025)
  2. Amazing Racer (2009)
  3. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
  4. Call To Danger (1973)
  5. Class of 1984 (1982)
  6. Dark Star (1974)
  7. Dead Before They Wake (2025)
  8. Excalibur (1981)
  9. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
  10. Inchon (1981)
  11. Laws of Man (2025)
  12. Mortuary (1983)
  13. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
  14. Nemesis (1992)
  15. Priceless (2016)
  16. Reagan (2024)
  17. Starman (1984)
  18. Straight To Hell (1947)
  19. Trading Places (1983)
  20. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
  21. What Did Jack Do? (2017)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Check It Out
  3. CHiPs
  4. Dark
  5. Degrassi High
  6. Fantasy Island
  7. Friday the 13th: The Series
  8. Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story
  9. Hell’s Kitchen
  10. Highway to Heaven
  11. Homicide: Life on the Street
  12. Kitchen Nightmares
  13. The Love Boat
  14. Malibu CA
  15. Miami Vice
  16. Monsters
  17. Pacific Blue
  18. Special Force: World’s Toughest Test
  19. St. Elsewhere
  20. The Starlet
  21. Welcome Back, Kotter
  22. Who Wants To Marry A Multi-Millionaire

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Angelo Badalamenti
  3. Ashlee Simpson
  4. The Chemical Brothers
  5. Chromatics
  6. Chrysta Bell
  7. David Lynch
  8. Goblin
  9. The Hospital
  10. Jessica Simpson
  11. John Carpenter
  12. Julee Cruise
  13. Lindsey Stirling
  14. Primitive Radio Gods
  15. Rialto
  16. Saint Motel
  17. Skrillex
  18. Tiesto
  19. The Ting Tings
  20. TTSSFU
  21. X

Live Tweets:

  1. Nemesis
  2. Wanted: Dead or Alive
  3. Class of 1984
  4. Mortuary

News From Last Week:

  1. Visionary Director David Lynch Has Passed Away
  2. Actress Joan Plowright Dies
  3. Actor Bob Uecker Dies
  4. Director Jeannot Szwarc Dies
  5. Comedian Tony Slattery Dies After A Heart Attack
  6. The TikTok Ban Is Off Again

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 1/17/25
  2. The Serenity Of Malibu Waves…A Peaceful Oasis Destroyed…How You Can Help…
  3. “Live Wire”

Links From The Site:

  1. Arleigh reviewed Monster and Van Helsing!  He shared an AMV of the Day and two songs of the day, from Joe Satriani and The HU.  He shared a scene from Mr. Inbetween and paid tribute to Assassin films!  He shared the trailer for Daredevil: Born Again!
  2. Brad reviewed Voyage, The Untouchables, Vampires, Sling Blade, Shane, Conviction, and Enough!  He shared a scene from Ace Ventura and paid tribute to David Lynch.  He wrote about Charles Bronson: The Musical.
  3. Erin reviewed Hitting For The Cycle and paid tribute to Bob Uecker!  She shared the covers of Real Men and Mural of Martin Luther King, Jr., Master Detective, Gang Mistress, Amazing Detective Tales, Women Without Men, Gretta, and Ginger!
  4. Jeff reviewed 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Cops and Robbersons, Excalibur, and Phantom Punch!  He reviewed a game and shared great moments in television and comic book history!
  5. I shared music videos from TTSSFU, Rialto, Skrillex, The Hospital, Tiesto, X, and Chrystabell!
  6. I shared songs of the day from The Chemical Brothers, The Supremes, Angelo Badalamenti, Jessica Simpson, and Janis Joplin!
  7. I shared my week in television!  I also reviewed Degrassi High!
  8. I paid tribute to John McNaughton, 1963, John Carpenter, bootleggers, John Boorman, and Edgar Allan Poe!
  9. I shared scenes from Airplane!, Earthquake, They Live, Deliverance, and Tales and Tellers!
  10. I reviewed When it Rains In LA, Gravity, Alone in Venice, Alice Adams, Laws of Man, Mississippi Burning, Dead Before They Wake, The Elephant Man, Dark Star, Starman, The Man, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Notorious, The Bishop’s Wife, Eraserhead, and Nomadland!

Click here for last week!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 1/6/25 — 1/12/25

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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

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

Films I Watched:

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

Television Shows I Watched:

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

Music To Which I Listened:

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

Live Tweets:

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

Awards Season:

  1. DGA Nominations
  2. SAG Nominations

News From Last Week:

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

Links From Last Week:

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

Links From The Site:

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

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