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!

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!

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!

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?

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

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!

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

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!

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

Rick Dalton, R.I.P.

Seriously, I don’t want to overanalyze this and Quentin Tarantino has certainly earned his right to do whatever he wants but what does it say about our world that people online were more upset over the death of a fictional alcoholic than they were over …. well, anything going on in the real world.  I mean, I was pretty upset about it myself.  Is Cliff still alive?  I guess he would be close to a 100 by now.

Well, anyway, here’s what I watched and listened to this week while everyone else was having fun at Cannes and mourning Rick Dalton:

Films I Watched:

1. The Avenging Conscience (1914)
2. Cloverfield (2008)
3. Defiant (2019)
4. Fenced Off (2011)
5. Fletch (1985)
6. The Great Niagara (1974)
7. The Headless Horseman (1922)
8. Joker’s Poltergeist (2016)
9. Killing American Style (1990)
10. The Mark (2012)
11. The Mark: Redemption (2013)
12. The Rundown (2003)
13. Standing Firm (2010)
14. Survival Game (1991)
15. Svengali (1931)
16. Track of the Moon Beast (1976)
17. The Unknown (1927)
18. Your Place or Mine (2023)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Barry
2. Beavis and Butthead
3. Black Bird
4. Forgive or Forget
5. Law & Order
6. The Love Boat
7. The Master
8. Night Flight
9. Sally Jessy Raphael
10. Survivor
11. Take Off To Comedy IX
12. Waco: The Aftermath
13. Yellowjackets

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Arcade Fire
2. Atomic Kitten
3. Banannarama
4. Blondie
5. Britney Spears
6. Charli XCX
7. The Chemical Brothers
8. Coldplay
9. Geri Halliwell
10. Icona Pop
11. The Killers
12. Miley Cyrus
13. Muse
14. Nat and Alex Wolff
15. O-Town
16. Saint Motel
17. Shakira
18. Spice Girls
19. Victoria Beckham

Live Tweets:

1. Survival Game
2. The Rundown
3. Fletch
4. Cloverfield

Trailers:

1. Killers of the Flower Moon

News From Last Week:

1. Quentin Tarantino Announces the Death of ‘Once Upon A Time’ Character Rick Dalton
2. Football Player And Actor Jim Brown Dies At 87
3. Austrian Actor Helmut Berger Dies At 78
4. British Author Martin Amis Dies At 73
5. Bassist Andy Rourke Dies At 59
6. Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone Conquer Cannes With 9-Minute Standing Ovation for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
7. Box Office: ‘Fast X’ Racing to Projected $67 Million Debut

Links From Last Week:

1. Our Egypt Adventure: Random Thoughts and Observations

Links From The Site:

1. I shared music videos from O-Town, O-Town, O-Town, O-Town, O-Town, Atomic Kitten, and Atomic Kitten!
2. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and California Dreams!
3. I shared my Cannes predictions and my week in television!
4. I reviewed The Great Niagara, Fenced Off, Joker’s Poltergeist, Killing American Style, Your Place or Mine, and Girl on a Motorcycle!
5. I shared scenes from Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and Anatomy of a Murder!
6. I paid tribute to Albert Pyun!
7. Erin shared Counter Girl, Opium Flower, The Last Princess, Secret Beyond The Door, Radio Stories, The Lost World, and Detective Novel!
8. Erin shared the Spicy Covers of Bedtime Stories!
9. Jeff reviewed Forbidden Trails, The Gunman From Bodie, and Arizona Bound!

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a song from St. Germain!
2. For the Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed the latest episode of Survivor!
3. At my dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Hoax Dream!
4. At my music site, I shared songs from Victoria Beckham, Charli XCX, Geri Halliwell, Spice Girls, Arcade Fire, The Killers, and Coldplay!
5. At her photography site, Erin shared Squirrel and His Bread, Searching Bird, Alley, Door, Fan, Armadillos, and Buzzard!

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This upcoming week sees the opening of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival!  I can’t wait to hear about the reactions of Killers of the Flower Moon and Asteroid City!

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

Films I Watched:

1. Air (2023)
2. Bruce Springsteen — Under Review: 1978 — 1982: Tales of the Working Man (2008)
3. Call Her Mom (1972)
4. Champions (2023)
5. Darkest of Lies (2023)
6. Drive (1997)
7. Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
8. Goon (2011)
9. Gorgo (1961)
10. The Master Ninja (1985)
11. M3GAN (2023)
12. The Mother (2023)
13. The Odds (2019)
14. On A Wing and Prayer (2023)
15. One Church (2016)
16. Soul Surfer (2011)
17. Top Gun (1986)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Accused
2. Barry
3. Beavis and Butt-Head
4. Bubblegum Crisis
5. Forgive or Forget
6. Jury Duty
7. Law & Order
8. The Love Boat
9. The Master
10. Mystery Science Theater 3000
11. Night Court
12. Sally Jessy Raphael
13. Survivor
14. The Traitors

Books I Read:

1. Nobody Lives Forever (1986) by John Gardner

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Amy Winehouse
2. Atomic Kitten
3. Britney Spears
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. The Chemical Brothers
6. Coldplay
7. Daft Punk
8. Duffy
9. Gloria Trevi
10. The Grass Roots
11. The Heavy
12. Mandy Moore
13. O-Town
14. Paul Oakenfold
15. Phantogram
16. Public Service Broadcasting
17. Saint Motel
18. Shakira
19. Taylor Swift

Live Tweets:

1. Drive
2. Top Gun
3. Goon
4. The Odds

News From Last Week:

1. ‘Guardians’ Gang Steals ‘Book Club’ Ladies’ Purse Over Mother’s Day Weekend: Best Second Weekend Hold For MCU Post Covid – Sunday Box Office Update
2. Searching for Superman: Inside the Quest to Cast DC’s New Top Hero
3. What Is The CW’s Brand? Because It’s Not Homegrown Originals Anymore
4. Jamie Foxx’s Daughter Says the Actor Is Out of the Hospital and Recuperating After Health Scare
5. Peacock to Stream All 2024 Olympics Events Live In a Major Bet by NBCUniversal

Links From Last Week:

1. New York’s Hidden Castle In Central Park! All Hail Belvedere Castle!
2. Egypt Trip Day One

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared The Hard Case Crime Covers of Richard B. Farrell!
2. Erin shared Kill One Kill Two, The Space Pirate, I Confess, Popular Detective, Amazing Stories, Argosy, and Remember When?
3. Jeff reviewed Radical Jack, Kill Or Be Killed, Kill and Kill Again, Blue Steel, The Lucky Texan, Western Cyclone, and Branded!
4. I reviewed Call Her Mom, The Mother, One Church, Darkest of Lies, Air, On A Wing And A Prayer, M3GAN, Champions, and Rumble in the Bronx!
5. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, The Master, and California Dreams!
6. I shared music videos from Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse, Shakira, DMX, Paul Oakenfold, and Mandy Moore!
7. I shared an AMV of the Day and my week in television!
8. I paid tribute to Sofia Coppola and Jess Franco!

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard paid tribute to May 11th!
2. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I reviewed the latest episode of Survivor!
3. At my music site, I shared songs from Taylor Swift, The Grass Roots, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, The Heavy, Daft Punk, and Mandy Moore!
4. At her photography site, Erin shared Branching, Network, Gathering, Three, Two, Four, and After The Meeting!

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It was a good week, up at the lake.  I’m rested and finally, I feel like I’m back to being my old, movie-loving self.  I’m looking forward to the rest of May and the rest of this year.  I hope you are too.

Films I Watched:

1. Black Shampoo (1976)
2. Breakout (1975)
3. Cocaine Bear (2023)
4. Garden of Evil (1972)
5. Hoosiers (1986)
6. Kent State (1981)
7. The Manster (1959)
8. M*A*S*H (1970)
9. Never Ashamed (1984)
10. Paradise City (2022)
11. Radical Jack (2000)
12. Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
13. Space Mutiny (1988)
14. We’re Fighting Back (1981)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Accused
2. Barry
3. Beavis and Butt-Head
4. The Coronation of Charles III
5. Forgive or Forget
6. Geraldo
7. Half Nelson
8. Jenny Jones
9. Law & Order
10. The Love Boat
11. Night Court
12. Night Flight
13. Radio 1990
14. Sally Jessy Raphael
15. Survivor

Books I Read:

1. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973) by Hunter S. Thompson

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Average White Band
3. Avril Lavigne
4. B.B. King
5. Bob Dylan
6. Britney Spears
7. Chagrin d’Amour
8. Chemical Brothers
9. Christina Aguilera
10. Crystal Method
11. David Bowie
12. ELO
13. Elwood
14. Eric Clapton
15. The Firm
16. George Kranz
17. Gloria Trevi
18. The Go Go’s
19. Golden Eaaring
20. Gordon Lightfoot
21. Jeff Beck
22. Jimi Hendrix
23. John Mellencamp
24. Katy Perry
25. Kid Rock
26. Lynard Skynard
27. Mandy Moore
28. Muse
29. Nena
30. Nina Hagan
31. Peter Schilling
32. Prince
33. Public Service Broadcasting
34. The Rolling Stones
35. Saint Motel
36. Santana
37. The Scorpions
38. Secrets
39. Stanley Jordan
40. Stevie Ray Vaughn
41. Taco
42. Taylor Swift
43. Telephone
44. Van Halen
45. The Who
46. Yello

Live Tweets:

1. Space Mutiny
2. Hoosiers
3. Rumble in the Bronx
4. Garden of the Dead

Trailers:

1. Dune Part Two
2. Gran Turismo
3. Ordinary Angels
4. Maggie Moore(s)
5. A Haunting in Venice
6. After Everything
7. 6 Classic Trailers For Loyalty & Law Day

News From Last Week:

1. Gordon Lightfoot Dies At 84
2. John Wright, Oscar-Nommed Film Editor of ‘The Hunt for Red October and ‘Speed,’ Dies at 79
3. Newton Minow, Public TV Advocate and Former FCC Chief, Dies at 97
4. ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Rocketing To $260M+ Global Bow
5. Pomp, Pageantry and (Subdued) Protest: King Charles III Is Crowned in Lavish Coronation
6. Constantin Film Confirms Central Abuse Accusations Against German Star Til Schweiger
7. Jim Lee Re-Ups at DC, Promoted to President
8. Drew Barrymore Drops Out as MTV Movie & TV Awards Host
9. 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Will Not Be Held Live
10. Tony Awards: ‘Some Like It Hot’ Tops Nominations
11. Oscars: Film Academy Enacts Sweeping Reforms of Campaign Rules in Response to Andrea Riseborough Controversy
12. Cannes: Michael Douglas to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or
13. 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, George Michael
14. Rock Icons Aerosmith to Launch Farewell Tour
15. Ed Sheeran Found Not Liable of Copyright Infringement Over Marvin Gaye Classic
16. Netflix and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ Anthology to Focus on Menendez Brothers in Season 2
17. Paramount Officially Orders ‘Yellowstone’ Sequel, Announces an End to the Main Series
18. “Everyone Is Just Scrambling”: Hollywood on Edge as Writers Guild Talks Go Down to the Wire
19. Hunter Biden pretending to be starving artist to avoid paying child support: baby mama
20. Writers Strike: What Happens If Other Union Workers Choose to Cross Picket Lines
21. Writers Guild Calls First Strike in 15 Years
22. Hollywood Writers Defiant as Strike Begins: “We’re Not Scared, Bring It On”
23. Late-Night Shows Shut Down With WGA Strike
24. Saturday Night Live’ Shuts Down Due to Writers Strike
25. A Deluge of Eleventh-Hour Scripts Have Execs Contemplating What to Do Next
26. As Writers Strike, AI Could Covertly Cross the Picket Line
27. Marvel Hits Pause on ‘Blade’ Due to Writers Strike
28. Writers Strike Fallout: $2B Economic Impact May Be Just the Beginning
29. Studios Demand Showrunners Work During Writers Strike
30. ‘Stranger Things’ Final Season Production Delayed by Labor Unrest
31. Striking Showrunners Gather to Discuss Studio Demands: “We Can’t Be at War One Day and Their Partners the Next”

Links From Last Week:

1. How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student’s Life
2. The Moon Landing Was Faked! The 70’s Thriller “Capricorn One” Blasts Off For An Outer Space MARS Conspiracy!
3. In Memory of Bernard

Links From The Site:

1. Jeff reviewed Missile X, The Brawler, Boxing Time, Midnight Ride, Mutant Hunt, Future Force, and Future Zone!
2. Jeff played Sidetrack!
3. Jeff shared great moments from television and comic book history!
4. Erin shared Smiles, Tropical Spitfire, A Ghost Town On The Yellowstone, The Empire Strikes Back, Batalla de Puebla,  Planet Comics, and Real Detective!
5. Erin reviewed The Promotion!
6. Erin shared the Scandalous Covers of Hollywood Nights and the Problematic Covers of Fire!
7. Leonard shared the trailers for Gran Turismo and Dune Part Two!
8. I shared music videos from The Chemical Brothers, The Who, Gloria Trevi, The Galactic Empire, Christina Aguilera, Gordon Lightfoot, and Secrets!
9. I reviewed Double Dragon, Detective Knight: Redemption, Atlas Shrugged Part One, Atlas Shrugged Part Two, Atlas Shrugged Part Three, The Last Movie, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Guyana: Crime of the Century, Free Lunch Express, Punishment Park, Paradise City, Cocaine Bear, Black Shampoo, Never Ashamed, and We’re Fighting Back!
10. I shared an AMV of the Day and a blast from the past!
11. I shared a scene from Face/Off!
12. I paid tribute to Wes Anderson and Orson Welles!
13. I shared 6 things that I’m looking forward to in May, a note to everyone who survived May Day, and my week in television!
14. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, City Guys, Half Nelson, and California Dreams!

More From Us:

1. At my online dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Visit To The Mountain Dream, No Dreams Last Night, Last Night’s Donation Dream, Last Night’s Probation Office Dream, Last Night’s Visiting A Friend At Work Dream, No Dreams Last Night, and Last Night’s Election Dream!
2. At SyFyDesigns, I shared A Poem About A Lake, Charles III is now officially the King!, The Execution of Charles I, Charles II, Poem: Upon the Murder of King Charles I, Another Poem About King Charles I, and Take That, Oliver Cromwell!
3. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town!
4. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I took a look at the latest episode of Survivor!
5. At my music site, I shared songs from Britney Spears, Gordon Lightfoot, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Avril Lavigne, and The Rolling Stones!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff wrote about Ben Cardin, Colin Allred, Larry Hogan, Tucker Carlson, the UK elections, Joyce Carol Oates, and New York!
7. At her photography site, Erin shared First of May, Skyscraper, Flooded, Stop Sign, Trees and Clouds, Waiting Bird, and Horses!

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

Rest in Peace, Giovanni Lombardo Radice.

Films I Watched:

1. Act Your Age (1949)
2. Are You Popular (1947)
3. Atlas Shrugged (2011)
4. Atlas Shrugged Part II (2012)
5. Atlas Shrugged Part III (2014)
6. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
7. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
8. Blue Steel (1990)
9. Breakdown (1997)
10. Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town (1989)
11. Dead Ringer (1964)
12. Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
13. Double Dragon (1994)
14. Face to Face With Communism (1951)
15. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
16. Free Lunch Express (2020)
17. The Harder They Fall (1956)
18. Jackson Junior High: The Party’s Over (1976)
19. The Last Movie (1971)
20. The Letter (1940)
21. Men, Women, & Children (2014)
22. Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979)
23. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
24. Make Mine Freedom (1948)
25. Meet King Joe (1949)
26. Punishment Park (1971)
27. Responsibility (1953)
28. Snap Out Of It! (1951)
29. Snowbeast (1977)
30. Strait-Jacket (1964)
31. Think About This (1999)
32. Tracks (2005)
33. Unknown World (1951)
34. Will You Be Here Tomorrow (1998)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Accused
2. Barry
3. Beavis and Butthead
4. Dirty Pair
5. Farmer Wants A Wife
6. Law & Order
7. The Love Boat
8. Night Court
9. Night Flight
10. Survivor
11. Waco: The Aftermath
12. Yellowjackets
13. Yes, Minister

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Bob Dylan
3. Britney Spears
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Christina Aguilera
6. ELO
7. Florence + The Machine
8. Jakalope
9. Jennifer Lopez
10. Katy Perry
11. Lily Allen
12. Miss Machine
13. Moby
14. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
15. The Prodigy
16. Robyn
17. Saint Motel
18. Taylor Swift
19. Texas
20. Wheatus

Live Tweets:

1. Double Dragon
2. Blue Steel
3. Bend It Like Beckham
4. Breakdown

News From Last Week:

1. Actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice Dies at 68
2. Actor Romero Oliveros Dies at 82
3. Jerry Springer Dies at 78
4. Actor and Singer Harry Belafonte Dies at 96
5. Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ a No-Show at CinemaCon
6. CNN insiders say this is the REAL reason Don Lemon was FINALLY squeezed out the door – and it’s no wonder network staff can’t stop celebrating his ousting
7. Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Triumphs Again in Fourth Weekend, ‘Are You There God?’ Debuts to Dispiriting $6.8 Million

Links From Last Week:

1. Remembering Giovanni Lombardo Radice: A Tribute to the Fearless Horror Actor and Writer
2. Wait -The Disastrous “Fyre Festival” Is Returning? Wild News Stories Of Cheese Sandwiches, Flooded Tents And “Fyre 2.0”!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 4/29/23

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Jazz Bum, If Wishes Were Hearses, The Games She Played, Babe Ruth in Babe Ruth Comes Home, Astounding Science Fiction, Mammoth Western, and Teaser!
2. I reviewed Hang Time, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, City Guys, Half Nelson, California Dreams, and See The Man Run!
3. I shared my week in television!
4. I shared my April Oscar Predictions!
5. I shared scenes from The Piano, From Here to Eternity, and The Godfather!
6. I shared music videos from Jennifer Lopez, Lily Allen, The Prodigy, Robyn, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wheatus, and Miss Machine!
7. I paid tribute to Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lars von Trier, Phillip Noyce, Nico Mastorakis, Douglas Sirk, and William Castle!

More From Us:

1. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I wrote about Survivor!
2. At her photography site, Erin shared Rest, Limbs, Back, Rain, Purple Flower, Flowers, and Walking!
3. For my music site, I shared songs from Texas, Katy Perry, Moby, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Moby (again), and Nancy Sinatra!

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