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Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 9/30/24 — 10/6/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Welcome to Horrorthon!

We are off to a big start, this October!  In fact, it took only four days of Horrorthon for me to get sick, congested, and feverish.  From Friday to …. well, now, I have been watching and reviewing movies while sick and in bed.  I am now starting to feel a little bit better but still, I take this as a reminder to myself, my collaborators and our readers that the scary season should always be fun.  Be sure to watch a lot of horror movies this month but also be sure to take care of yourself as well!  (My friend Mark has often warned me about pushing myself too hard and this week proved him right!)

On another note, my friend Lauren lives in North Carolina and she reports that the situation there is a hundred times worse than what is being portrayed in the news.  So, keep her and everyone else who was in the path of the hurricane in your thoughts, at the very least.

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

Crimes of Passion (1984, dir by Ken Russell, DP: Dick Bush)

Films I Watched:

  1. Baron Blood (1970)
  2. Because They’re Young (1960)
  3. Behave (2024)
  4. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  5. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
  6. The Climb (2002)
  7. The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
  8. Crimes of Passion (1984)
  9. Dante’s Peak (1997)
  10. The Day The World Ended (1955)
  11. Dementia 13 (1963)
  12. Die In One Day (2017)
  13. Do Not Reply (2019)
  14. Gacy: The Serial Killer Next Door (2024)
  15. Godzilla vs. Biolante (1989)
  16. The Grim Sleeper (2014)
  17. In The Shadow of Guilt (2022)
  18. It Conquered The World (1956)
  19. Jack’s Back (1989)
  20. Killing For Extra Credit (2024)
  21. Last Flight Out (2004)
  22. Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
  23. Nightmare Beach (1989)
  24. Party Line (1985)
  25. Party Night (2017)
  26. Pieces (1982)
  27. The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
  28. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
  29. Playing With Fire (1985)
  30. The Premature Burial (1962)
  31. Salem’s Lot (2024)
  32. Satan’s Children (1974)
  33. The Shining (1980)
  34. Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
  35. Splatter University (1984)
  36. The Strange Case of the End of Civilization As We Know It (1977)
  37. The Terror (1963)
  38. Thy Neighbor (2018)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
  2. Hell’s Kitchen
  3. Homicide: Life on the Street
  4. Law & Order
  5. One Step Beyond
  6. Square Pegs

Books I Read:

  1. The Spear (1978) by James Herbert

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. The Beatles
  2. Britney Spears
  3. The Chemical Brothers
  4. Emerson Lake & Palmer
  5. Gary Jules
  6. Goblin
  7. Hans Zimmer
  8. Jakalope
  9. John Carpenter
  10. Kid Rock
  11. Luna
  12. Lynard Skynard
  13. Nine Inch Nails
  14. Ramones
  15. Rolling Stones
  16. Saint Motel
  17. Souixsie and the Banshees
  18. The Who
  19. X

Baron Blood (1972, dir by Mario Bava)

Live Tweets:

  1. Beverly Hills Cop
  2. Dante’s Peak
  3. Jack’s Back
  4. Baron Blood

Trailers:

  1. 6 Trailers In Memory of Roger Corman

4 Shots From 4 Films Tributes

  1. Roger Corman
  2. Lucio Fulci
  3. Luigi Cozzi
  4. Ken Russell
  5. Terence Fisher
  6. James Whale

Horror Scenes:

  1. Little Shop of Horrors
  2. The Beyond
  3. Hercules
  4. Psycho
  5. Dracula Prince of Darkness
  6. Halloween

Horror on the Lens:

  1. Little Shop of Horrors
  2. The Terror
  3. Dementia 13
  4. Creation of the Humanoids
  5. Plan 9 From Outer Space
  6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Horror on Television:

  1. One Step Beyond 1.1 “The Bride Possessed”
  2. One Step Beyond 1.2 “Night of April 14th”
  3. One Step Beyond 1.3 “Emergency Only”
  4. One Step Beyond 1.4 “The Dark Room”
  5. One Step Beyond 1.6 “Epilogue”
  6. One Step Beyond 1.8 “Premonition” 

News From Last Week:

  1. Frank Fritz of American Pickers Dies
  2. Actor Ken Page Dies At 70
  3. Stuntman Bob Yerkes Dies At 92
  4. Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, passes away at 63
  5. Box Office: ‘Joker 2’ Stumbles With Lackluster $40 Million Debut

Links From Last Week:

  1. Tater’s Week in Review 10/4/24
  2. Happy Caturday! (10.5.2024)
  3. The Three C’s Of Horror: “Candyman”! “Carrie” And”The Changeling” For “Shocktober 2024!”

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard reviewed The Hunger!
  2. Case reviewed Whisperer, Fortunes of Doom, Cookies, The Video Store Commercial, We Forgot About The Zombies, and Purr-Normal!
  3. Jeff reviewed Playing With Fire, Storm Warning, In The Shadow of Guilt, The Strange Case Of The End of Civilization As We Know It, Night Explorers: The Asylum, and Do Not Disturb!
  4. Jeff shared music videos from Kerry King, Rob Zombie, Three Dog Night, LaTour, Maddy Ellwanger, and David Bowie!
  5. Erin shared The Covers of Imagination!
  6. Erin reviewed Virgin Pockets!
  7. Erin shared Giant-Sized Chillers, The Vault of Horrors, Boris Karloff’s Tales of Mystery, Tales From The Crypt, Adventures Into The Unknown, Little Shop of Horrors, and Thrilling Detective!
  8. Erin welcomed you to October!
  9. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, Check it Out, and Homicide: Life on the Street!
  10. I shared a music video from Ramones!
  11. I shared my week in television!
  12. I shared an AMV!
  13. I shared my September Oscar Predictions!
  14. I shared 6 things that I’m looking forward to in October!
  15. I reviewed the novels Gila!, Bats Out Of Hell, and The Spear!
  16. I reviewed Eric Roberts’s memoir!

Lisa’s Horrorthon Film Reviews:

  1. Let It Be
  2. It Conquered The World
  3. The Survivor
  4. Godzilla Raids Again
  5. Chapter 27
  6. Wolves of Wall Street
  7. Without Warning
  8. Death Rink
  9. Submerged
  10. Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison?
  11. The Wager
  12. X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes
  13. You’re Not Alone
  14. Terror of Mechagodzilla
  15. Ripper’s Revenge
  16. Spookies
  17. Murder-Rock
  18. Mindreader
  19. The Fall of the House of Usher
  20. The Asphyx
  21. Godzilla (1977)
  22. An Officer and A Murderer
  23. Saved by The Belding
  24. Boogeyman II
  25. Behave
  26. The Apocalypse
  27. The Pit and the Pendulum
  28. Crimes of Passion
  29. Godzilla 1985
  30. Gacy: Serial Killer Next Door
  31. Satan’s Children
  32. Splatter University
  33. Thy Neighbor
  34. Salem’s Lot
  35. Do Not Reply
  36. Last Flight Out
  37. Premature Burial
  38. Simon, King of the Witches
  39. Brothers

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Eric shared Jolson the Explorer, Up, The Sun, Blue Sky, Skeleton, Dracula’s Pub, and Third House.
  2. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared When The Government Fails, The Debate?  No Way, I Watched The Debate, This Is Why People Hate The Government, Is Joe Biden Trying To Sink Kamala, How Sick Was He?, and I Guess I’m Back!
  3. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Inheritance, Nightmare Beach, There’s Something Wrong With The Children, and Die In One Day!
  4. At my online dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Party Dream, A Good Sleep Last Night, I Didn’t Sleep Much Last Night, October 3rd’s Searching Dream, No Dreams October 4th, No Fever Dreams, and Finally, A Dream!
  5. At my music site, I shared songs from Luna, Gary Jules, Nine Inch Nails, Keith Emerson, Goblin Rebirth, The Chordettes, and Juliette Lewis!

Check out last week by clicking here!

6 Things To Which I Am Looking Forward In October

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Welcome to October!  October is a big month here at the Shattered Lens.  It’s the month when we devote the majority of our time to the horror genre.  It’s time for our annual Horrorthon!  Last year, we had a record number of Horrorthon posts.  I’d love to that record this year but mostly. I just want this year’s Horrothon for both our writers and our readers!

Here’s what I’m looking forward to in October!

  1. Anora — Sean Baker’s latest film may not be a horror film but it’s still the October film to which I’m most looking forward to.  A hit on the festival circuit, the early word is that Anora is going to be one of this year’s major Oscar contenders.
  2. The Horror Movies On TCM — TCM never lets me down in October.  I can’t wait to binge all of the classic horror that will be aired this month.
  3. Joker: Folie a Deux — This film is one of the big question marks on the upcoming calendar.  When I first heard that the sequel to Joker would be a musical, I thought it sounded like a disastrous idea.  But the early word has been that Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga both give excellent performance and that the sequel is worthy follow-up to first film.  We’ll find out in just a few more days!
  4. Terrifier 3 — Art the Clown is one of the scariest villains around.  Terrifier gave me nightmares.  Terrifier 2 was overlong but well-made.  I’ll be interested to see what happens with the third film.  If nothing else, I appreciate that the Terrifier films are unapologetic about being the type of films that they are.  It takes courage to fully embrace a genre that hasn’t always been accepted by the mainstream.
  5. Conclave — This is another film that’s expected to be an Oscar contender.  Based on what I’ve heard about the film’s plot, I’m not as enthusiastic about this film as some people are.  But I do always look forward to seeing a good Ralph Fiennes performance and the word is that he’s excellent in this film.
  6. Halloween — It’s my favorite holiday!  I can’t wait to see all the decorations, all the parties, and all the costumes!

October’s going to be a great month and those of us at TSL can’t wait to celebrate it with you!  What are you looking forward to in October?

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 9/23/24 — 9/29/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Rest in Peace, Dame Maggie Smith.

Today is the last weekend before the start of our annual Horrorthon so things are about to get very busy around here.  Believe it or not, the whole reason I started doing these weeks in reviews was to help people navigate the site during the month of October.  This has been a pretty rough year so I’m really looking forward to diving headfirst into the next 31 days.  This is my favorite time of year!  Last year, we posted over 600 Horrorthon articles.  We’ll see what happens this year!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. The Apocalypse (2007)
  2. The Asphyx (1972)
  3. The Boogey Man (1980)
  4. Brothers (1977)
  5. Death Takes a Holiday (1971)
  6. The Devonsville Terror (1983)
  7. Dredd (2012)
  8. Express to Terror (1979)
  9. The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
  10. Gozilla (a.ka. Cozilla) (1977)
  11. Inheritance (2017)
  12. Listen To Me (1989)
  13. Mindreacher (2022)
  14. Murder-Rock (1984)
  15. Night Explorers: The Asylum (2023)
  16. The Octagon (1980)
  17. An Officer and a Murder (2012)
  18. Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (2010)
  19. Revenge of the Boogeyman (1983)
  20. Ring of Terror (1961)
  21. Ripper’s Revenge (2023)
  22. She Made Them Do It (2013)
  23. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
  24. Spookies (1986)
  25. Swingers (1996)
  26. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
  27. Virgin Pockets (2007)
  28. X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes (1962)
  29. You’re Not Alone (2020)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
  2. Fantasy Island
  3. Hell’s Kitchen
  4. The Love Boat
  5. Miami Vice
  6. One Step Beyond
  7. Rescue: Hi-Short

Books I Read:

  1. Bats Out Of Hell (1979) by Guy N. Smith
  2. Revolution in the Head (1997) by Ian MacDonald
  3. Runaway Train, or the Story of My Life So Far (2024) by Eric Roberts and Sam Kashner

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Armin van Buuren
  3. Avicii
  4. Britney Spears
  5. The Chemical Brothers
  6. Christina Aguilera
  7. The Clean
  8. The COVIDs
  9. Daft Punk
  10. Dillon Francis
  11. DJ Snake
  12. Fatboy Slim
  13. Glass Animals
  14. Goblin
  15. Gwen Stefani
  16. Hans Zimmer
  17. The Heavy
  18. Hilary Duff
  19. Housewife
  20. John Carpenter
  21. Juliette Lewis
  22. Katy Perry
  23. Lancelot
  24. Madness
  25. Muse
  26. Phil Collins
  27. The Prodigy
  28. Ramones
  29. Saint Motel
  30. Sofia Monroy
  31. Tiesto
  32. UPSAHL
  33. X

Trailers:

  1. Thunderbolts
  2. Sinners
  3. The Ballerina

Live Tweets:

  1. The Octagon
  2. Swingers
  3. Dredd
  4. Sleepaway Camp

News From Last Week:

  1. Maggie Smith Dies At 89
  2. Kris Kristofferson Dies At 88
  3. Actor John Ashton Dies At 76

Links From Last Week:

  1. Have You Been Inside L.A’s “Last Book Store?” Here’s Their Iconic “Book Tunnel!”
  2. Happy Caturday! (9.28.2024)
  3. Tater’s Week in Review 9/27/24

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard shared the trailers for Thunderbolts, Sinners, and The Ballerina!
  2. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th: The Series, Welcome Back Kotter, Check It Out, and Death Takes A Holiday!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I shared music videos from Juliette Lewis, Tess Parks, Housewife, Sofia Monroy, Glass Animals, The COVIDS, and Lancelot!
  5. I shared a scene from Convoy.
  6. Erin shared Wrong Jail, Complete Sports, Stocking Parade, Movie Humor Magazine, Sports Novels, Pep Stories, and Traveling Salesgirl!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared Green 2, Evening Sky, Sunset, Window Seat, Limbs To Be Picked Up, Freshly Mowed, and Corner Branch!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from Ramones, The Clean, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Hillary Duff, Phil Collins, and Katy Perry (again)!

Want to check out last week?  Click here!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 9/16/24 — 9/22/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Our annual October Horrorthon is just 8 days away!  I’ve been busy getting ready, as you can tell be looking at the films and the book listed below.

Earlier this week, Jeff and I drove to Fort Smith, Arkansas so I could visit the Book Barn and pick up a bunch of horror paperbacks.  I can’t wait to read and review all of them this October!  As well, when I returned home, I received a copy of Eric Roberts’s just-published autobiography!  This has been a good week to be a book lover!

This upcoming week, it’s back up to the lake for a few more days of writing and contemplation as I prepare from my favorite three months of the year!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. Cape Fear (1962)
  2. Chapter 27 (2007)
  3. Death Rink (2019)
  4. Do Not Disturb (2010)
  5. Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
  6. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
  7. Hitchhike (1974)
  8. It Conquered The World (1956)
  9. Labyrinth (1986)
  10. Let It Be (1970)
  11. Money Plane (2020)
  12. The Only Way Out (1993)
  13. Phantom Fun-World (2023)
  14. Saved By The Belding (2010)
  15. The Survivor (1981)
  16. The Wager (2007)
  17. Without Warning (1980)
  18. The Wolfman (2010)
  19. Wolves of Wall Street (2002)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
  2. Fantasy Island
  3. Get Judged by Byron Browne
  4. The Jerry Springer Show
  5. The Love Boat
  6. Miami Vice
  7. Monsters
  8. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
  9. Night Flight
  10. One Step Beyond

Books I Read:

  1. Gila! (1981) by Les Simons

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Britney Spears
  2. The Beatles
  3. Blondie
  4. The Chemical Brothers
  5. Christina Aguilera
  6. Chromatics
  7. The Courettes
  8. The Covids
  9. David Guetta
  10. Dillon Francis
  11. Fiona Apple
  12. Haim
  13. The Human League
  14. K
  15. The Orb
  16. Patti Smith
  17. Saint Motel
  18. Silversun Pickups
  19. Steve Aoki
  20. Tate McRae
  21. X

Live Tweets:

  1. Money Plane
  2. Cape Fear
  3. Labyrinth
  4. The Wolfman

News From Last Week:

  1. Actress Kathryn Crosby Dies At 90
  2. Sean “Diddy” Combs is on suicide watch after sex trafficking arrest, sources say

Links From Last Week:

  1. A Friend In Need: Why Matthew Perry Couldn’t Make It
  2. Merry Mabon
  3. Have You Seen China’s Incredible “Lost” Kowloon Walled City? Here’s A True-Life Crime Oasis!
  4. Tater’s Week in Review 9/20/24

Links From The Site:

  1. Erin shared One Kind of Woman, Justice, Guilty, Frenchie, New Detective, All-Story Love, and Mexico After Dark!
  2. I shared music videos from The Courettes, Tate McRae, Silversun Pickups, Haim, The Covids, Killer Kin, and Lilac!
  3. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, Check It Out, and The Only Way Out!
  4. I shared my week in television!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared Green, Who Lives In There?, Chubby, Chubby 2, Panther, Panther 2, and Left Over From The Storm 2!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from Steve Aoki, The Orb, Chromatics, Fiona Apple, The Human League, The COVIDS, and David Guetta!

Click here for last week!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 9/9/24 — 9/15/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Rest in Peace, James Earl Jones.

He was truly one of the greats and so much more than just an actor with a magnificent voice.  No one played joy as wonderfully as James Earl Jones.  Few were as skilled when it came to playing characters who were tired of all the stupidity around them.  His performances were always wonderful.  His personal story of overcoming a stutter to become one of the most recognizable actors in the world will always be inspiring.  He will be missed.

Films I Watched:

  1. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1975)
  2. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)
  3. The Last Fling (1987)
  4. Lisa and the Devil (1972)
  5. She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
  6. Submerged (2000)
  7. Unlawful Entry (1992)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Baywatch Nights
  2. Bubblegum Crisis
  3. The Emmys
  4. Fantasy Island
  5. Friday the 13th
  6. Jerry Springer Show
  7. The Love Boat
  8. Miami Vice
  9. Night Flight
  10. Welcome Back, Kotter

Books I Read:

  1. The Wedding People (2024) by Alison Espach

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Ashlee Simpson
  3. Be Lucky
  4. The Beatles
  5. Britney Spears
  6. Camila Cabello
  7. The Chainsmokers
  8. The Chemical Brothers
  9. Collective Soul
  10. The Crystal Method
  11. Daedric
  12. Emily Linge
  13. Jessica Simpson
  14. Journey
  15. Kate Hudson
  16. Kid Rock
  17. KIm Petras
  18. Lynard Skynard
  19. Mothica
  20. Muse
  21. Phantogram
  22. Primitive Radio Gods
  23. Procul Harum
  24. Ting Tings
  25. X

Live Tweets:

  1. Submerged
  2. Unlawful Entry
  3. Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
  4. Lisa and the Devil

News From Last Week:

  1. James Earl Jones, iconic actor and memorable voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, dead at 93
  2. Actor Chad McQueen dies at 63
  3. James Earl Jones’ controversial AI decision will let Darth Vader live on, but it raises concerns among actors
  4. Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl reveals he cheated on his wife, welcomed baby ‘outside’ of his marriage
  5. Tom Hiddleston’s ‘The Life of Chuck’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award

Links From Last Week:

  1. Remembering September 11, 2001. My Experience In New York That Week, From Howard Stern’s Studio To Meeting Bill Clinton…
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 9/13/24
  3. REPOST: Paraskevidekatriaphobia

Links From The Site:

  1. Erin shared The Babysitter, Reagan’s Raiders, Untitled, Captain Marvel Jr, Fighting American, Supergirl, and National Comics!
  2. I reviewed Degrassi Junior High, Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th: The Series, Welcome Back Kotter, Check It Out, and The Last Fling!
  3. I shared my week in television and wished everyone a Happy Friday the 13th!
  4. I shared music videos from Daedric, Kate Hudson, Emily Linge, The Chainsmokers, Be Lucky, Mothica, and Camila Cabello!
  5. I shared two scenes from Field of Dreams!

More From Us:

  1. At her photography site, Erin shared Left Over From The Storm, Panther Hiding, Simon, Chubby With The White Paws, Green,  A Little Light, and Not Moving!
  2. At my music site, I shared songs from Crystal Method, Journey, Harry Manfredini, Procul Harum, Primitive Radio Gods, Ashlee Simpson, and Collective Soul!

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

Happy Friday the 13th From The Shattered Lens

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Friday the 13th!

Today is the greatest Friday of the year because today is not only the 13th but it’s also only a month until October 13th!  Some people consider Friday the 13th to be unlucky but those people have obviously never been the only “good girl” at a weekend party up at Camp Crystal Lake.  Ask any of them and they can tell you just how lucky Friday the 13th can be.

To our readers who are currently struggling today, we make the following suggestion: Turn off twitter.  Turn off MSNBC.  Definitely turn off CNN.  Block ABC from your memory.  And why not just sit back and enjoy the antics of those fun-loving kids up at Camp Crystal Lake?

In fact, in case you need help picking which movie to watch, I hve reviewed every single Friday the 13th! here on the Shattered Lens!  I personally recommend that you watch parts 1, 2, and 4 but it’s totally up to you!  Here’s some links to my reviews:

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 3

Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: Jason Lives

Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Blood

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

Jason X

Freddy vs Jason

Friday the 13th: The Pointless Remake

And then be sure to check out: 12 Thing You May Not Have Known About Friday the 13th and my review of Camp Crystal Lake Memories!

The world will still be here when you get back, we promise.

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!  Horrorthon ’24 is just a two weeks away!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 9/2/24 — 9/8/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’m still trying to get back to normal here.  Watching movies is definitely helping!

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

Films I Watched:

  1. The Chemical Brothers — Live at Glastonbury (2007)
  2. Crash Course (1986)
  3. Death Becomes Her (1992)
  4. Don’t Look Away (2023)
  5. I Was A Communist For The FBI (1951)
  6. The Man From Hong Kong (1975)
  7. The Red Menace (1949)
  8. The Third Man (1949)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. Check It Out
  2. CHiPs
  3. Degrassi Junior High
  4. Get Judged By Byron Browne
  5. Highway to Heaven
  6. Homicide: Life on The Street
  7. Malibu CA
  8. Miami Vice
  9. Night Flight

Books I Read:

  1. 77 Shadow Street (2011) by Dean Koontz

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Aimee Allen
  3. Allie X
  4. Amy Winehouse
  5. The Beatles
  6. Blondie
  7. Bob Dylan
  8. Britney Spears
  9. The Chambers Brothers
  10. The Chemical Brothers
  11. Collective Soul
  12. David Bowie
  13. The Dictators
  14. The Interrupters
  15. ionalee
  16. Kylie Minogue
  17. Madness
  18. OneRepublic
  19. Ramones
  20. Richard Hell and the Voidoids
  21. Saint Motel
  22. The Skatilites
  23. Talking Heads
  24. X

Live Tweets:

  1. The Man From Hong Kong
  2. Death Becomes Her
  3. The Third Man
  4. Don’t Look Away

News From Last Week:

  1. The Room Next Door’ tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to mom’s death
  2. Actor and singer James Darren dies at 88

Links From Last Week:

  1. America’s Iconic “Route 66!” I Step To The Edge Of The US For You To See!
  2. Tater’s Week in Review 9/6/24
  3. Skeleton Cru (9.6.2024 @ The Quarter Note)

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard shared the trailers for A Minecraft Movie and The Wolf Man!
  2. Erin shared Road Work Ahead, Flight Girl, Wings of Sin, Early Fruit, The Wild Ones, A Girl In Every Bush, and H Is For Harlot!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I made some Labor Day recommendations!
  5. I reviewed Miami Vice, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Baywatch Nights, The Love Boat, Monsters, Malibu CA, Highway to Heaven, T and T, Friday the 13th, Welcome Back Kotter, Check It Out, and Money to Burn!
  6. I paid tribute to Hal Asbhy!
  7. I shared a scene from John Wick!
  8. I shared music videos from ionalee, Kylie Minogue, Allie X, Ramones, X, OneRepublic, and Aimee Allen!

More From Us:

  1. At my music site, I shared songs from Amy Winehouse, The Skatalites, The Interrupters, Richard Hell, Talking Heads, Blondie, and X!
  2. At my dream journal, I shared: I Had A Dream Last Night But I Don’t Remember It, Alcatraz Island Dream, Farm Dream, Lost Dream, Hospital Dream, and Office Dream!
  3. At her photography site, Erin shared: Signs of Civilization, Post-Storm, Debris, Debris 2, Dark Morning, Fallen Tree, and Sunday Morning!

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 8/12/24 — 8/18/24

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Rest in Peace, Alain Delon.

Films I Watched:

  1. The Bikeriders (2024)
  2. Black Sunday (1960)
  3. Fargo (1996)
  4. The Long Game (2024)
  5. Roadkill (2024)
  6. She Drinks A Little (1981)
  7. The Venusian (1954)
  8. Woodstock: 3 Days That Changed Everything (2019)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. American Murder: Laci Peterson
  2. Diff’rent Strokes
  3. Night Flight
  4. The Steve Wilkos Show

Books I Read:

  1. I, the Jury (1947) by Mickey Spillane
  2. One Lonely Night (1951) by Mickey Spillane

Music To Which I Listened:

  1. Adi Ulmansky
  2. Amy Winehouse
  3. Annie Hardy
  4. Berlin
  5. Bob Dylan
  6. Britney Spears
  7. Bruno Mars
  8. The Chambers Brothers
  9. The Chemical Brothers
  10. Folk Implosion
  11. Frank Stallone
  12. Jenna Davis
  13. Katy Perry
  14. Kid Rock
  15. The Killers
  16. Kylie Minogue
  17. Lady Gaga
  18. Lynard Skynard
  19. Madison Beer
  20. Madness
  21. The Rolling Stones
  22. Saint Motel
  23. X

Live Tweets:

  1. Roadkill
  2. Fargo
  3. Convoy
  4. Black Sunday

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Alain Delon Dies At 88
  2. Actress Gena Rowlands Dies At 94
  3. Musician Joe Chambers Dies
  4. Actor John Aprea Dies At 83
  5. Gameshow Host Peter Marshall Dies At 98
  6. Great White Singer Jack Russell Dies At 63
  7. Screenwriter Sergio Donati Dies At 91

Links From Last Week:

  1. Hollywood Reporter Story On Sasha Stone
  2. Sasha Stone’s Response
  3. Moon Unit Zappa: ‘I was a social experiment for my parents’
  4. The end is nigh for snoozefest late-night talk shows
  5. Tater’s Week in Review 8/16/24
  6. ♫♪ The cats come out at night ♫♪
  7. Want To Dance At “Hells Club?” Here’s An Incredible Video Mashup Of The Greatest Nightclub Scenes In Film History!

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard reviewed Alien: Romulus!
  2. Erin shared Dames Are No Dice, Argosy, Stocking Parade, Amazing Stories, City of Vice, Master Detective, and The Snows of Summer!
  3. I shared my week in television!
  4. I reviewed Roadkill, The Bikeriders, and The Long Game!
  5. I shared music videos from The Folk Implosion, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, The Killers, Madison Beer, Jenna Davis, Kylie Minogue, and Katy Perry!

More From Us:

  1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard paid tribute to James Horner!
  2. At her photographer site, Erin shared On The Lookout, Camera Shy, On The Other Side, Trio, Hunting, At The Park, and Meeting!
  3. At my music site, I shared songs from Frank Stallone, Amy Winehouse, Berlin, Britney Spears, Saint Motel, Kid Rock, and Adi Ulmansky!

A Note To Our Readers

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone!

As I mentioned last month, things have been difficult down here in Texas with my father’s health issues.  We’re getting back on track here at the Shattered Lens but again, I want to say thank you for your patience as Erin and I get back to our usual posting routine.

Just a few administrative notes:

  1. Retro Television Reviews will return on September 2nd, with Miami Vice and CHiPs.  The delay is because I like to write up and schedule reviews for several episodes at a time, so that way I hopefully don’t fall behind and get overwhelmed by the pressure of trying to get caught up.  Again, thank you for you patience!
  2. As always, our annual Horrorthon starts in October!
  3. As for this month, it’s going to be about getting back into the swing of things and hopefully, getting caught up on some of the movies that I’ve missed over the past few months.
  4. Thank you for reading and commenting!

Love,

Lisa Marie

A Note To Our Readers

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone.

As I’ve mentioned here before, my Dad has been very ill over the last month and a half.  Today, I learned that he will be going into hospice care.  Needless to say, both myself and my sister Erin are coming to terms with this news and everything that it potentially represents.  As a result, there may be days when it’s a bit quiet around here on the Shattered Lens.  There may be some days when the site will not feature a new music video or a new pulp cover or a Retro Television review or a film review.

That does not mean the site is going away though.  It just means that, whereas we previously updated on a daily basis, we may have to go for an every other day basis for a few weeks, at least until things get worked out around here.  This has been a difficult year but I love this site more than ever.  Family is always going to come first but I am in no way abandoning my love of writing about pop culture.

Thank you to all of our subscribers, readers, and commenters.  The Shattered Lens, and all of its writers, will still be here even if some of us do occasionally have to take a personal day!

Love,

Lisa Marie