This week has been all about relaxing and there’s nothing wrong with that, especially when you consider what’s right around the corner.  October’s coming up and with it, 31 days of straight horror.  Rest assured that, at the Shattered Lens Bunker, we’re already getting prepared for the greatest horrorthon ever.

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

Films I Watched:

1. Acapulco Gold (1976)
2. Sharktopus (2010)
3. Silk 2 (1989)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. Bachelor in Paradise
3. Big Brother
4. Dragnet
5. Impeachment: American Crime Story
6. Mom
7. Moone Boy
8. Open All Hours
9. Talking Dead
10. The Ultimate Surfer
11. Upstart Crow
12. The Walking Dead
13. Yes, Minister

Books I Read:

1. The Big Bad Book of Democrats (2005) by Lawrence Binda
2. Black Abductor (1972) by Harrison James
3. Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane (2003) by Jeff Tamarkin
4. Fright Favorites (2020) by David J. Skal

Music To Which I Listened:

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan
3. Britney Spears
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Coldplay
6. deadmau5
7. Elvis Costello
8. G. Corp
9. G. Love and Special Sauce
10. George Harrison
11. Gorillaz
12. Jackie DeShannon
13. The James Gang
14. Jefferson Airplane
15. Jefferson Starship
16. Jungle
17. Kid Rock
18. Lisa Stansfield
19. Lynard Skynard
20. Marvin Gaye
21. Muse
22. Nine Inch Nails
23. O’Jays
24. The Prodigy
25. R.E.M.
26. The Rolling Stones
27. Saint Motel
28. Staind
29. Sydney Youngblood
30. Taylor Swift
31. The Who
32. XTC
33. Zoe

Trailers:

1. Don’t Look Up
2. The Matrix Revolutions

News From Last Week:

1. Jean-Paul Belmondo, magnetic star of the French New Wave, dies at 88
2. ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment
3. Jean-Pierre Adams, ex-soccer player, dies after 39 years in coma
4. Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan manager dies in freak accident
5. Entire Time’s Up board to step down amid Andrew Cuomo scandal
6. Filmmaker Takeshi Kitano Attacked With Pickaxe in Japan
7. Allison Mack enjoys one of her last meals as a free woman ahead of prison stint
8. ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ Chants Break Out at College Football Games Across the Country
9. Box Office: ‘Shang-Chi’ Triumphs Again in Second Weekend, ‘Malignant’ Misfires
10. Marvel Studios Scores Its First Emmys With ‘WandaVision’
11. 2021 Creative Arts Emmys: Winners List
12. Venice Film Festival Awards: Golden Lion Goes to Audrey Diwan’s ‘Happening’
13. The Venice Film Festival Carried Out 4,500 Covid Tests & Only Got 3 Positive Results
14. Comedian Kate Quiqley Breaks Silence After Overdose Deaths of Friends

Links From Last Week:

1. Oscars: Academy To Drop Awards Because of Ratings?
2. The World’s Common Tater’s Week In Books, Movies, and Television

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Road Work Ahead, The Big Bubble, Scylla, No Mask For Murder, The Adulterers, Man Painting The Twin Towers, and A Sin In Time!
2. Jeff shared music videos from REO Speedwagon, The Silencers, Juice Newton, Rockpile with Robert Plant, Cliff Richard, Lenny Kravitz, and Lee Ritenour!
3. I shared my week in TV and I reviewed Acapulco Gold and the latest episode of The Walking Dead!  I also shared a scene from Breathless!
4. Leonard reviewed Malignant and shared the trailer for Matrix Revolutions!
5. Ryan returned Back In The Saddle Part One, Part Two, and Part Three!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
2. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed Blossoms in Autumn!
3. In my online dream journal, I shared: Last Night’s Romantic Walk Dream, Last Night’s Convenience Store Dream, Last Night’s Dream In Which My Neighbor Lost His Foot, Last Night’s Yacht Dream, Last Night’s Marijuana Farm Dream, Last Night’s Deck Dream, and Last Night’s Weird Airplane Dream.
4. For my music site, I shared songs from Britney Spears, deadmau5, Saint Motel, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, The Chemical Brothers, and Nine Inch Nails!
5. For the Big Brother Blog, I reviewed Big Brother!
6. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Week 9 Veto Meeting Results, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 9, About The Double Eviction, Week 10 Nominations, and Week 10 Veto Comp Results!
7. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: From The New York Times, Happy Labor Day, Vote Yes On The Recall and Larry Elder, Hearing The Water, Lake Texoma: Day 2, Tomorrow, September 11th: Do We Know Where We’re Going?, and Old Man Yells At Cloud!
8. On her photography site, Erin shared: Possum, Skeleton, Holding On, Table, Rake, Broken Window, and Backyard on a September Day!

Click here to check out last week!

Happy Labor Day!

Speaking of work, that’s what we’re doing here at the Shattered Lens as we get ready for the annual Horrorthon!  It’s just a few weeks away!  This October, nonstop horror from your friends at the Shattered Lens.  It’s definitely my favorite time of year!

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

Films I Watched:

1. American Ninja (1985)
2. Buried Secrets (1996)
3. City of Lies (2021)
4. A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
5. The Shock of the Future (2020)
6. Slither (2006)
7. The Suicide Squad (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Bachelor in Paradise
2. Big Brother
3. Dead Silent
4. Dragnet
5. Hell’s Kitchen
6. Hometown Homicide
7. Man With A Van
8. The Ultimate Surfer
9. Your Worst Nightmare

Books I Read:

1. The War For Late Night (2010) by Bill Carter

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Backstreet Boys
2. The Beatles
3. Britney Spears
4. Coldplay
5. The Eagles
6. Jessica Simpson
7. Katy Perry
8. Kedr Livanskiy
9. Lorde
10. Muse
11. Nancy Sinatra
12. O-Town
13. Radiohead
14. The Rolling Stones
15. Saint Motel
16. t.A.T.U.
17. Taylor Swift
18. UPSAHL

Trailers:

1. No Time To Die
2. Belfast

News From Last Week:

1. Artist Billy Apple Dies After Short Illness
2. Sarah Harding Dies At Age 39
3. Legendary TODAY anchorman Willard Scott Dies at 87
4. Renowned Composer Mikos Theodrakis Dies
5. Former Wrestler Daffney Dead Of An Apparent Gunshot Wound, Police Say
6. Gregg Leakes Dies At 67
7. Miles Teller Refuses The Vaccine And Then Test Positive While Shooting Godfather Series
8. Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make ‘breathtaking’ offer to Queen Elizabeth
9. Comedian Fuquan Johnson, two others dead after overdose on fentanyl-laced coke: report
10. Angelina Jolie: I feared for safety of my children and family while married to Brad Pitt

Links From Last Week:

1. Donda’ is Kanye West’s Seventh-Best Album. It’s Also a Masterwork.
2. Donald Westlake, Criminal Mastermind
3. National Suicide Prevention Week September 5 – 11, 2021
4. Happy 81st Birthday Raquel Welch! A Celebration Of The Iconic “Reign Of Raquel!”
5. My Last Couple of Weeks in Books, Movies and TV 9/3/21

Links From the Site:

1. Case reviewed Titans Episode 3.5 Lazarus!
2. Erin shared No Nice Girl, Bed of Fear, Forever, Backroad Motel, The Diamond Bikini, Send Them Summer, and Big Shot!
3. Jeff shared music videos from Tom Johnston, Rockestra, Styx, Carly Simon, Iron Maiden, Rod Stewart, and Elvis Costello!
4. I reviewed Val.  I shared my week in television.  I shared my August Oscar predictions.  And I reviewed the latest episode of The Walking Dead.

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing.
2. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed Dope Rider!
3. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared a song from Halsey!
4. I reviewed Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
5. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Survival of the Dead, Satan’s Triangle, and Children of the Corn!
6. On my online dream journal, I shared: Pandemic Nightmare, Lost Car Dream, Shopping Dream, Park Dream, Flooded Garage Dream, FBI Sting Dream, and Lakehouse Dream!
7. At my music site, I shared songs from Nancy Sinatra, Thom Yorke, Muse, The Beatles, Taylor Swift, t.A.T.u, and Madonna!
8. At SyFyDesigns, I shared: It’s Time For Another Break, Where Would I Go, Top 6 Depression-Era Outlaws, and I Am Not Happy Right Now!
9. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Veto Meeting Update For Week 8, Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 8, About Tonight, Week 9 Nominations, and Week 9 Veto Update!
10. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: Getting Caught Up, Two Things I Never Thought I’d See, Learning To Enjoy The Silence, September’s Here, Why Afghanistan Mattered, Remember Nomad, Bill de Blasio for Governor?, Remember U.S. Trucker, Happy Labor Day Weekend, and Labor Day Weekend Continues!
11. At her photography site, Erin shared: Flag, At Home, Doves in Black and White, Starry Night On A Wall, Van Gogh On A Wall, Sun, and Clouds!

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

My thoughts are with everyone who lost a loved one at Kabul Airport this week.  Peace be with you.

Films I Watched:

1. The Assignation (1953)
2. The Big Shave (1967)
3. Case Study: Barbiturates (1969)
4. Case Study: LSD (1969)
5. Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story (2021)
6. Flash Gordon (1980)
7. Fragment of Seeking (1946)
8. The Good Loser (1953)
9. Hired! (1940)
10. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
11. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
12. Lifeguard (1976)
13. On the Edge (1949)
14. Picnic (1949)
15. Road House (1989)
16. Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie (2017)
17. Sell the Difference (1955)
18. Social Courtesy (1951)
19. Spirit Riders (2015)
20. Survival of the Dead (2009)
21. Usher (2000)
22. White Fire (1985)
23. The Wormwood Star (1956)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. America Justice
2. Bachelor in Paradise
3. Bar Rescue
4. Big Brother
5. Dragnet
6. Hell’s Kitchen
7. I Lived With A Killer
8. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
9. Last Man Standing
10. Lonesome Dove
11. The Office
12. Real Life Catholic
13. Reasonable Doubts
14. Silk Stalkings
15. 60 Minutes
16. South Park
17. Talking Dead
18. The Ultimate Surfer
19. The Walking Dead
20. Women of Grace

Books I Read:

1. Shooting Midnight Cowboy (2021) by Glenn Frankel

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Aimee Mann
2. Bob Dylan
3. Britney Spears
4. Coldplay
5. Kanye West
6. Kedr Livanskiy
7. Lana del Rey
8. Lara Snow
9. Lorde
10. Muse
11. Peggy March
12. Pixies
13. Public Broadcasting Service
14. The Rolling Stones
15. Saint Motel
16. The Ting Tings

Trailers:

1. Spencer
2. The Power of the Dog
3. Mayday
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home

News From Last Week:

1. Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Star, Dies at 91
2. Marilyn Eastman, Night of the Living Dead actress, passes away
3. Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, dies at 80
4. How underground arm-wrestling mania is slamming NYC streets
5. Comedy Central Pussies Cancel ‘Diversity Day’ Episode Of “The Office”
6. Vice begins a new round of layoffs as company shifts to video
7. Afghan Film Progress Obliterated By Taliban Takeover — Special Report From Afghanistan
8. Nirvana Sued By Baby From Nevermind Album Cover

Links From Last Week:

1. Spike Lee’s New Documentary Gives a Notorious 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist His Biggest Platform Ever
2. Nirvana baby Spencer Elden is poster child for our victim culture
3. RIP Ed Asner…A Legend Is Gone…An Homage And My Signed Reaction To His Iconic “You Got Spunk…I HATE Spunk” Quip…

Links From The Site:

1. Leonard shared the trailer for Spencer!
2. Erin shared Film Fun, Suburban Interlude, Tramp Girl, Bold Desires, Abnormal Wife, The Big Caper, and Big Beverage!
3. Jeff paid tribute to Charlie Watts and shared music videos from Shoes, Stevie Nicks, The Charlie Watts Quintet, Rod Stewart, Rupert Hine, Split Enz, and Pat Benatar!
4. I wrote about the terrible Climate Pledge commercial and I reviewed Lifeguard, Doomsday Mom, and Dead In the Water.  I shared Part One and Part Two of my week in television.

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
2. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed Orwell.
3. On my music site, I shared songs from Peggy March, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Aimee Mann, Lana Del Rey, Kedr Livanskiy, and Pixies!
4. I reviewed Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
5. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared Week 7 Veto Meeting Results, Campaign Notes, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 7, About Tonight, Week 8 Nominations and High Rollers Room, and Week 8 Veto Update!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared The Thing About Joe, In Memory of Charlie Watts, Herschel Walker is Running, Resign Joe, If I Could Do 2020 All Over Again, Hurricane Ida, and An Early Football Prediction!
7. On her photography site, Erin shared Moon Peeking Through, Sunset, Richland, Richland Statue, Carts, Abandoned, and Church Sign!
8. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared the trailer for Spencer!

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

This week …. it’s been difficult.  I’m usually avoid the 24-hour news channels.  I usually don’t watch CNN, MSNBC, or FOX because I find the relentless partisan focus of those networks to be difficult to take.  (CNN is the worst because at least MSNBC and FOX are honest enough to admit that they take one side over the other.  CNN’s still pretending that Chris Cuomo was hired for his skills as a journalist.)  But this week, I’ve been watching the news from Afghanistan.  It’s made me think about a lot of things.  Last weekend, I was locked out of my Twitter account for 18 hours and I acted like it was the end of the world.  Meanwhile, for many people in Afghanistan and other countries, they’re going to be lucky to even survive the week.  I’ve been able to get an education, a good job, and I live a life that I love and, far too often, I take all of that granted.

That said, I have to take a break from it all next week.  I’m not going to tune out the news, of course.  That’s never a real solution, no matter how nice it sounds.  But I can’t watch any more of the 24 hour news channels.  I just can’t.  The relentless doomsaying is just not healthy.

On the plus side, I watched a lot of movies this week.  And I’m going to watch a lot more this upcoming week.  I’ve got 9 days to watch 56 movies.  That’s like …. 7 movies a day.  Wow, that’s a lot.  Well, I better get started then!

Films I Watched:

1. The Bag (2021)
2. Blue Sky (1994)
3. Break-Up Nightmare (2016)
4. Capture The Flag (2021)
5. Daydreamer (2021)
6. Don’t Forget To Tip (2021)
7. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
8. Full Moon In Blue Water (1988)
9. Gleaming the Cube (1989)
10. Hardflip (2012)
11. Headwaters (2021)
12. The Invisible Brown Man (2021)
13. Kids Who Kill (2017)
14. Monopoly (2021)
15. No Man’s Land (2021)
16. Northwoods (2021)
17. A Party Gone Wrong (2021)
18. Satan’s Triangle (1975)
19. The Secret (2021)
20. Shannon’s Rainbow (2009)
21. The Silence of the Lambs: The Inside Story (2010)
22. Soulmates (2021)
23. Spring (2021)
24. $tacks (2020)
25. T-shirt (2021)
26. Thrashin’ (1986)
27. Val (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Bachelor in Paradise
2. Big Brother
3. Dragnet
4. Hell’s Kitchen
5. Lonesome Dove
6. The Love Boat
7. Saved By The Bell
8. Talking Dead
9. The Walking Dead

Books I Read:

1. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2021) by Quentin Tarantino

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Aaron Neville
2. Alphaville
3. Armin van Buuren
4. Atlantic Starr
5. Avicii
6. The Band
7. The Bangles
8. Big Data
9. Billy Joel
10. Bon Jovi
11. Britney Spears
12. Cedric Gervais
13. The Chemical Brothers
14. Cherry Glazerr
15. CHVRCHES
16. Daft Punk
17. Deadmau5
18. Dean Martin
19. Dillon Francis
20. Dolly Parton
21. Dusty Springfield
22. Erasure
23. Frank Sinatra
24. Giorgio Moroder
25. Gloria Estefan
26. Haim
27. Harry Nilsson
28. Heatwave
29. Jakalope
30. James Ingram
31. Joan Baez
32. Joe Satriani
33. Kaskade
34. The Killers
35. Lady Gaga
36. Limahl
37. Liza Minnelli 
38. Lorde
39. Lou Johnson
40. Mahlia Jackson
41. Naked Eyes
42. Natalie Cole
43. Neil Diamond
44. Noromakina
45. The O’Jays
46. OMD
47. Paul Gross
48. Pet Shop Boys
49. Pete Seeger
50. Queen
51. Randy Travis
52. Rick Astley
53. Rod Stewart
54. Saint Motel
55. Shania Twain
56. Shirley Bassey
57. Skrillex 
58. Taylor Swift
59. Tevin Campbell
60. Tiesto
61. Vengaboys
62. Waze & Odyssey 
63. Whitney Houston
64. Willie Nelson

Trailers:

1. Afterlife of the Party
2. The Survivalist

News From Last Week:

1. Sonny Chiba Dies at 82
2. Micki Grant, composer and playwright, has died at the age of 80
3. Don Everly, of the Everly Brothers, dies at 84
4. Tom T. Hall, the story teller of country music, dies at 85
5. Rochester Man — Tallest in the United States — has Died
6. Photographer Chuck Close Dead at 81
7. Godfather of Taiwan cinema, director Lee Hsing, dies at 91
8. Multimedia Artist Kaari Upson has died at 51
9. Quebec Film Producer Rock Demers Dies at 87
10. English Comedian Sean Lock dies at 58
11. We Love NYC concert: Music history before Central Park was washed out
12. Angelina Jolie joins Instagram to share letter from Afghan teen ‘fighting for their basic human rights’
13. Mike Richards Out as Jeopardy Host
14. OnlyFans will ban pornography, starting in October
15. “Halo Infinite” Skips Forge, Co-Op At Launch
16. Box Office: ‘PAW Patrol’ Crushes Hugh Jackman’s ‘Reminiscence’ as ‘Free Guy’ Remains No. 1

Links From Last Week:

1. “Dinner And A Movie!” Pie One On With “Waitress”! Marshmallow Mermaid Pie Recipe! Sara Barielles Back In Broadway Musical!
2. The World’s Common Tater’s Week In Books, Movies, and Televison

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Makeshift Rocket, Ringside Sex, Science Fiction, Drive-In Hustle, Shabby Street, Coffee Tea and Me, and Private Property!
2. Case reviewed Titans 3.4 “Blackfire”!
3. Jeff paid tribute to Sonny Chiba and shared music videos from Iron Maiden, REO Speedwagon, Michael Johnson, The Pretenders, Lee Ritenour, The Cars, and Robert Palmer!
4. I reviewed Kids Who Kill and shared My Week In Television!  I also reviewed the season premiere of The Walking Dead!

More From Us:

1. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared Blue Moon by Sam Cooke!
2. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
3. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed Teratoid Heights!
4. I reviewed Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
5. At her photography site, Erin shared Stone Rabbit, Welcome Home, Armadillo, Expect, Horns, Marker, and Tower!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: What A Difference A Day Makes, Joe Biden’s Speech, Tom Tugenhadt on Biden’s Speech, If You’ve Lost George Stephanopoulos, Parliament Has Spoken, Today In A Picture, Presented Without Comment, and The Never Ending Smarminess of Chuck Schumer and Stephen Colbert!
7. At my music site, I shared songs from Harry Nilsson, Haim, Cherry Glazerr, Dillon Francis & Skrillex, Noromakina, CHVRCHES, and Lorde!
8. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Week 6 Veto Meeting, It’s Time Open Up The Diary Room!, About Tonight, Week 7 Nominations, and Week 7 Veto Comp Results!

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

Congratulations!  If you’re reading this, it means you survived Friday the 13th!  Woo hoo!

As for me, I spent this week feeling much better after being sick for the previous seven days.  I was still pretty tired because I didn’t get much sleep while I was sick but I’m definitely back to being in good health and I’m happy about that!

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

Friday the 13th Part II (1981, dir by Steve Miner)

Film I Watched:

1. Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
2. Friday the 13th (1980)
3. Friday The 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
4. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
5. Friday the 13th: Jason Lives! (1986)
6. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
7. Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)
8. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
9. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
10. Rush (1991)
11. Southern Comfort (1981)
12. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. The Bachelorette
3. Big Brother
4. Court Cam
5. Fantasy Island
6. Fasten Your Seat Belt
7. Friends
8. Hell’s Kitchen
9. Kids Behind Bars: Life or Parole?
10. Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
11. Lonesome Dove
12. Love Island
13. Moone Boy
14. Open All Night
15. Seinfeld
16. S.W.A.T.
17. Upstart Crow

Books I Read:

1. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (2019) by Lori Gottlieb

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Armin van Buuren
3. Beach House
4. Big Data
5. Britney Spears
6. Cedric Gervais
7. The Chemical Brothers
8. Dillon Francis
9. DJ Snake
10. Goblin
11. Haim
12. Icona Pop
13. John Carpenter
14. Karol G
15. Katy Perry
16. Lorde
17. Pseudo Echo
18. Public Service Broadcasting
19. Purity Ring
20. Saint Motel
21. Tiesto
22. Upsahl

Trailers:

1. Lawn Mowing Simulator

News From Last Week:

1. Britney Spears’ Father Jamie Spears Agrees to Step Down From Conservatorship
2. Pat Hitchcock, Daughter of Alfred Hitchcock Who Appeared in His Films, Dies at 93
3. Nanci Griffith, Emmy-winning folk singer, dies at 68
4. Actress Una Stubbs Dies at 84
5. Alex Cord, Prolific Character Actor, Dies at 88
6. Actor Ken Hutchinson, dead at 72
7. West Side Story’ Will Not Return to Broadway
8. Time’s Up boss Roberta Kaplan resigns after alleged efforts to discredit Cuomo victim
9. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Ending Decade-Long Run In Disgrace
10. Alec Baldwin responds to Cuomo resignation: ‘This is a tragic day’
11. Chris Cuomo strolls off lavish Hamptons dock, ignores questions about brother Andrew Cuomo’s resignation
12. This Is Why Tom Hanks’ Son Is Under Fire Again
13. Gina Carano Reveals Details About First Project Since ‘The Mandalorian’; Actress Will Star In Revenge Thriller Scripted By ‘The Hitcher’ Writer Eric Red
14. Labour Expels Filmmaker Ken Loach, Palme d’Or winner for I, Daniel Blake
15. Free Guy Leading Box Office
16. ‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Responds to Disney CEO Calling Marvel Film’s Theatrical Release an ‘Interesting Experiment’

Links From Last Week:

1. The Coen Brother
2. WHAT BOBBY MCILVAINE LEFT BEHIND
3. Hey, CNN, Take Embarrassing Chris Cuomo Off The Air
4. Alec Baldwin’s Andrew Cuomo Defense Is Further Proof That He’s a Real-Life Boss Baby
5. From ‘rock star’ to rock bottom, Cuomo’s time in spotlight reaches ugly end
6. The Real Story Behind ‘The French Connection
7. Val Kilmer’s Video Past Is Our Future
8. Must Women Always Wait For Male Bosses To Screw Up To Get Ahead?
9. A Spirit pilot and flight attendant describe flying empty planes around the country and being stranded for days last week amid the airline’s meltdown: ‘It was like being lost in space’ – Business Insider August 12, 2021
10. The World’s Common Tater’s Week In Books, Moves, and TV

Links From The Site:

1. Case was busy this week, reviewing Titans: Episodes 2.4&5, 2.6 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3!  He also shared more in depth thoughts about the show so far!
2. I shared a scene from The Trial of Billy Jack, shared my week in television, reviewed Falling, and wrote about Friday the 13th!
3. Erin wrote about the Field of Dreams Game and shared: Give Me This Woman, Torch Singer, Private School, Rookie Routs Ruffing Yanks, Friday the 13th, No Men Wanted, and Rangeland Romances!
4. Jeff shared the trailer for Lawn Mowing Simulator and music videos from: REO Speedwagon, Styx, Robin Lane & The Chartbusters, Split Enz, 38 Special, April Wine and Rod Stewart!

More From Us:

1. For Solrad, Ryan reviewed G-G-G-Ghost Stories!
2. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribring!
3. I reviewed Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
4. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Here’s What Happened At The Veto Meeting, Things Don’t Look Good For Christian, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 5, About Tonight, Week 6 Nominations, and Week 6 Veto Comp Results!
5. At my music site, I shared songs from: Saint Motel, Purity Ring, Cedric Gervais, Dillon Francis, Pseudo Echo, Tiesto & Karol G, and Beach House!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: 47 Years Ago Today, Mind The Gap, Cuomo Resigns, Cuomo Resigns Part Two, Today is a Good Day, Goodbye Mr. Crist, The NY State Assembly Suspends The Cuomo Impeachment, Heart-Breaking Afghanistan, and Labour Expels Ken Loach!
7. On her photography site, Erin shared: Visitors, Have A Drink, Clearing, Play Ball!, Swim At Your Own Risk, Living Room, and The Wall!

Check out last week by clicking here!

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989, dir by Rob Hedden)

Ugh!  This week!

I already mentioned this in my week in television post but I basically spent almost this entire week in bed, suffering from and then recovering from a sinus infection.  You know how you always hear about writers who wrote their best novels while they were stuck in bed, recovering from illness?  Well, that was not my experience.  Instead, I was miserable.  I read nothing.  I wrote little.  I watched TV once on Thursday.  I did watch a few movies but most of them were on Monday afternoon, before I got totally ill.  Basically, from Monday night to Friday afternoon, I was too out of it to really focus on anything.

Seriously, it sucked!

But, the important thing is that it appears to be over so and I’ve got a lot of things to watch on my DVR over the upcoming few days!

Here’s what little I did get watch and listen over the course of the previous week:

Films I Watched:

1. Anaconda (1997)
2. Breaker! Breaker! (1977)
3. Breaking the Press (2010)
4. Champion (2017)
5. Crisis (2021)
6. Falling (2021)
7. Frenzy (1972)
8. One Night With The King (2006)
9. Rear Window (1954)
10. Silk (1986)
11. Silverwolf (1999)
12. Texas Reign (2016)
13. White Lightning (1973)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. The Bachelorette
2. Bar Rescue
3. Big Brother
4. Silk Stalkings
5. Tokyo Olympics Closing Ceremoyn

Music To Which I Listened:

1. The Black Keys
2. Cannons
3. Clara Luciani
4. Lindsey Stirling
5. Public Service Broadcasting
6. Saint Motel
7. Sleigh Bells
8. UPSAHL

News From Last Week:

1. Actress Markie Post Dies at 70
2. Actress Jane Withers Dies at 95
3. Comedian Trevor Moore Dies at 41
4. Chicago House Legend Paul Johnson Has Died
5. Olympic Games End With The U.S. Atop The Medal Table
6. Olympics Ratings Plummeted To New Lows

Links From Last Week:

1. We Walk Among You
2. Bill Maher vs. The Oscars
3. Team USA’s Tokyo 2020 highlights and lowlights: our writers’ verdicts
4. The World’s Common Tater’s Week In Books, Movies, and TV
5. Through the Shattered Lens – Featured Blogger of the Week August 6, 2021

Links From The Site:

1. I paid tribute to Wes Craven and I shared my week in television!
2. Ryan reviewed More Pain, Goiter, and Chad in Amsterdam!
3. Erin shared: Pawn, Diamonds are Forever, The Husband Trader, Cropper’s Cabin, Doctors Are Lovers Too, To Kill Again, and Untidy Murder!
4. Jeff reviewed Macho: The Hector Camacho Story and shared music videos from: The Buggles, Pat Benatar, Rod Stewart, The Who, PhD, The Pretenders, and Todd Rundgren!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  You should consider subscribing! 
2. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed The Backstage of a Dishwashing Webshow!
3. On her photography site, Erin shared: Water Tower, Suburban Street, Tree, Alleyway, Neighborhood Tree, Frogs, and Clouds Above!
4. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: Today Is The Day Calvin Coolidge Announced His Retirement, Andrew Cuomo Is The Worst, Nina Turner Is Not Going To Congress, Life Is Not The West Wing, About That California Recall Poll, The “Brave” Texas Democrats Continue to “Impress,” and Regarding That Birthday Bash!
5. I reviewed Big Brother for The Big Brother Blog!
6. For the Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Week 4 Veto Meeting Results, With Apologies It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room, Week 5 Nominations, and Veto Update!
7. At my music blog, I shared songs from: Sleigh Bells, UPSAHL, Kedr Livanskiy, Public Service Broadcasting, Clara Luciani, Cannons, and The Black Keys!

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I’m glad July’s over. THIS MONTH ALMOST TOTALLY SUCKED! Seriously, it was one crisis after another. This week, however, was probably the best week of a bad month and I think it’s a good indication that this new month is going to be a far better experience. That’s the important thing, really. July, with all of its dashed hopes, is over and it’s August and everything’s going to be wonderful. And really, that’s all that needs to be said about that!

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

Films I Watched:

1. Changing Lanes (2002)
2. Family Plot (1976)
3. Friend of the World (2020)
4. The Grapevine (1958)
5. Outrage (1973)
6. Override (2021)
7. Phantasm (1979)
8. Rope (1948)
9. Safety: Harm Hides At Home (1974)
10. Safety Woman: Danger Out of Doors (1977)
11. The Snob (1958)
12. …. So I Took It (1975)
13. Split Second (1992)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. The Bachelorette
3. Bar Rescue
4. Big Brother
5. Dragnet
6. Love Island
7. Moone Boy
8. Open All Hours
9. Tokyo Olympics
10. 2021 Women’s Senior Open
11. Upstart Crow

Books I Read:

1. The Family (2002) by Ed Sanders

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Arcade Fire
2. Camila Cabello
3. Charli XCX
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Coldplay
6. Icona Pop
7. Jake Bugg
8. The James Gang
9. Lime Garden
10. Lorde
11. Muse
12. Phantogram
13. Portishead
14. The Prodigy
15. Public Service Broadcasting
16. Rebecca Black
17. Saint Motel
18. Sleigh Bells
19. Smoke Season
20. St. Vincent
21. Wolf Alice

Trailers:

1. King Richard
2. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
3. Lamb

News From Last Week:

1. R.I.P. — Jay Pickett, Former Port Charles Actor Dead At 60
2. ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72
3. Danny Aiello’s son, Rick Aiello, dead at 65
4. Metal Church Mike Howe’s Death Ruled A Suicide
5. Joey Jordison, founding Slipknot drummer, dead at 46
6. Bob Odenkirk says he’s on the mend after suffering ‘small heart attack’: ‘I’ll be back soon’
7. Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract
8. Marvel’s Kevin Feige Reportedly ‘Angry and Embarrassed’ at Disney Over Scarlett Johansson Lawsuit
9. Emma Stone is reportedly ‘weighing her options’ after Scarlett Johansson’s Disney lawsuit
10. Groups denounce Disney’s Scarlett Johansson response as a “gendered character attack”
11. Hollywood’s shift to streaming is rewriting the script for stars’ big paydays
12. ‘Black Widow’ Legal Battle: Inside the Fallout After Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney

Links From Last Week:

1. Universal’s ‘Exorcist’ Sequels Have a High Bar to Clear
2. The Nicolas Cage Paradox
3. The World’s Common Tater’s Week in Books, Movies, and TV 7/30/21
4. 7 Favorite Roles of Helen Mirren to Celebrate Her Birthday

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared: Hollywood Detective, Killer In White, Heat Spell, This Is Elaine, 10-Story Detective, Wyoming Outlaw, and Path Through The Garden!
2. Jeff shared music videos from ZZ Top, Samantha Fox, Paper in Fire, and Danzig!
3. I reviewed Override and Friend of the World! I shared my week in television and my July Oscar predictions. I shared music videos from Public Service Broadcasting, Camila Cabello, and Charli XCX!
4. Ryan reviewed Unbound and Crusher Loves Bleeder Bleeder Loves Crusher!

More From Us:

1. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: Mike Enzi R.I.P., I Can Hear, Congratulations Jake Ellzey, I Should Have Held Out Longer, To Mask Or Not To Mask, Richard Lamm R.I.P., and Update On The Hearing Aids!
2. At her photography site, Erin shared: Pool, No Coat, Clouds, Gray Clouds, Flowers, Hill, and Park!
3. On my music site, I shared songs from Jake Bugg, Wolf Alice, St. Vincent and David Byrne, Arcade Fire, Portishead, The James Gang, and Lime Garden!
4. I reviewed Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
5. For Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Week 3 Veto Meeting, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 3, Tonight’s Eviction, Week 4 Nominations, and Week 4 Veto Comp Results!
6. At SyFy Designs, I shared: The Struggle Updated Again, What I’ve Learned From The Olympics, and Twitter Hysterics!
7. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed I Feel Love!
8. Ryan has a patreon! You should subscribe!

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And, definitely, keep an eye out for the Tall Man!

At this point, I’m ready to just end July and move on. Seriously, this has been the most frustrating month of the year for me so far. Every week has brought a new emergency to deal with and those emergencies have all conspired to keep me from doing as much writing and watching and reading and reviewing as I would like to. So, as far as I’m concerned, July’s over. HAPPY AUGUST EVERYONE!

Actually, this week really hasn’t been that bad. I was upset because my car failed inspection on account that I just got the battery changed and apparently, I needed to drive it for 60-80 miles so that the computer can record some data about emissions or something like that. That was a pain and it’s certainly not doing much to make me any less anti-government but, at the same time, I’ve also had some fun driving the car around town. I’m taking my car back in on Monday and it should pass easily. Plus, I’ve been enjoying the first few days of the Olympics and I look forward to watching more of it over the upcoming week.

As for what else I’m doing over the next seven days, I’m continuing something that I started this week. With the exception of the Olympics, I will not be watching any of the 24/7 news stations (no Fox, no CNN, no MSNBC). I also will not be checking any of the big political accounts on twitter. This is something that I started last Monday so that I could get caught up on some things without any distractions. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, getting the car inspected turned out to be an even bigger distraction than even the most partisan accounts on twitter. So, I’m going to keep trying this week. Wish me luck. As much as some of you may be tired of reading my complaints about not getting enough done during the week, how do you think I feel writing them?

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

Films I Watched:

1. Children of the Corn (1984)
2. The Encounter (2010)
3. The French Connection (1971)
4. Ira and Abby (2006)
5. Over the Top (1987)
6. Stallone, Frank That Is (2021)
7. Victims of the Haunt (1996)
8. The Vindicator (1986)
9. Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. The Bachelorette
3. Big Brother
4. Court Cam
5. Dragnet
6. Fasten Your Seat Belts
7. Hell’s Kitchen
8. Hunter
9. Moone Boy
10. Open All Hours
11. Perry Mason
12. Rachael Ray
13. Silk Stalkings
14. Tokyo Olympics
15. Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremonies
16. Upstart Crow

Books I Read:

1. Mike Nichols: A Life (2021) by Mark Harris

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Britney Spears
2. The Chemical Brothers
3. CHVRCHES
4. Debbie Gibson
5. Imagine Dragons
6. The James Gang
7. Katy Perry
8. Lana Del Rey
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Lucy Blue
11. Lynard Skynard
12. Martin Garrix
13. Meg Myers
14. Miley Cyrus
15. Pigeonhed
16. The Pretty Reckless
17. Public Service Broadcasting
18. Saint Motel
19. Shakira
20. Skrillex
21. Smoke Seaon
22. Swedish House Mafia

Trailers:

1. Override
2. Demonic
3. Dune
4. The Last Duel

News From Last Week:

1. Jackie Mason Dies: Rabbi Who Later Rose To Fame As A Comedian, Actor & Author Was 93
2. Quentin Tarantino thinks Hollywood’s having a bad time
3. Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Delivers Grand Hollywood Movie Premiere During Covid Fourth Wave
4. American optimism on direction of US plummets nearly 20 points: poll
5. South Korean network apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ images on Tokyo Olympics
6. Sites of Washington Post, New York Magazine get riddled with hardcore porn
7. Kevin Smith Made Netflix’s ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Specifically to Please ‘He-Man’ Fans. Some Got Mad Anyway.
8. Box Office Twist: M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ Beats ‘Space Jam’ and ‘Snake Eyes’
9. Warner Bros. to Produce 10 Movies Exclusively for HBO Max in 2022
10. Rodney Alcala, Serial Killer Who Once Appeared on ‘The Dating Game,’ Dies at 77

Links From Last Week:

1. John Lennon’s ‘Imagine,’ blared at the Olympics, is a totalitarian’s anthem
2. 1,824 Drones Form An Entire Planet! The Stunning Tokyo Olympic Games Opening Night Video Is Here!
3. My Week in Books, Movies, and TV 7/23/21 (The World’s Common Tater)
4. The ‘70s Era ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Sequels Aren’t Just Goofy Saturday Matinee Frivolities — They’re Serious Sci-Fi Classics

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Midnight Mystery Stories, Super Science Stories, Fantastic Story, True Police Cases, Country Club Cheat, The Rebel, and Thrilling Detective!
2. Ryan reviewed Dwellings, Reluctant Oracle, and The Future Is An Open Mouth!
3. I shared music videos from Miley Cyrus, Debbie Gibson, Lucy Blue, The Pretty Reckless, Swedish House Mafia, Imagine Dragons, and Shakira! I shared my week in television! I reviewed The Vindicator and Stallone!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon! Consider subscribing!
2. For SOLRAD, Ryan reviewed Kane and Able!
3. I wrote about Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
4. At my online dream journal, I shared: Last Night’s Colorado Dream!
5. At SyFyDesigns, I shared: The Struggle, The Struggle Part 2, What A Frustrating Day!, Update on the Car Situation, Top Olympic Events Ranked, The Struggle Updated, and Why Dallas Will Never Get The Olympics Games!
6. At Reality TV Chat, I shared: Week 2 Veto Meeting, Who Is Next, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 2, About Tonight’s Eviction, Week 3 Nominations, and Week 3 Veto Comp, and The Deception Continues For Some Reason!
7. At my online music site, I shared songs from: Smoke Screen, Pigeonhed, Led Zeppelin, CHVRCHES, Skrillex, Public Service Broadcasting, and Lana Del Rey!
8. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: How Do We Get More People Vaccinated?, California Recall: The 2021 Edition, This Is What It’s All About, Governor Kristof?, Elder’s In, The Olympics Have Begun, and Jackie Mason, R.I.P!
9. At her photography site, Erin shared: Green, Arboretum Path, Grass and Weeds, Climbing The Fence, Dent, Running for the Water, and Move In!

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It was a hot week and another unexpectedly busy week but the important thing is that, as always, I survived. Someday soon, I’ll actually have that week where I’m able to get caught up on everything. It wasn’t this week so let’s hope that it’ll be next week.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any wisdom to share this week but I do have a lot of lists and a lot of links. And those are types of wisdom, right?

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

Films I Watched:

1. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
2. A Date With Danger (2021)
3. Nobody Will Believe You (2021)
4. Soccer Mom Madam (2021)
5. Wishmaster (1997)
6. The Woman In The Window (2021)
7. You’ll Never See Me Again (1973)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. The Bachelorette
3. Big Brother 23
4. Dragnet
5. Intervention
6. Moone Boy
7. The Office
8. Open All Hours
9. Seinfeld
10. Upstart Crow

Books I Read:

1. Rock Me On The Water (2021) by Ronald Brownstein

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Above & Beyond
2. Adi Ulmansky
3. Armin van Buuren
4. Avicii
5. Barry Adamson
6. Beck
7. The Black Keys
8. Bonnie Raitt
9. Boyz II Men
10. Britney Spears
11. Cage the Elephant
12. Calvin Harris
13. Cannons
14. The Chemical Brothers
15. Chromatics
16. Chrysta Bell
17. CHVRCHES
18. Coldplay
19. Crystal Method
20. deadmau5
21. Dillon Francis
22. DJ Judaa
23. DJ Snake
24. Dua Lipa
25. Elton John
26. En Vogue
27. Eric Clapton
28. Fatboy Slim
29. Fiona Apple
30. Foo Fighters
31. Genesis
32. Glume
33. Gwen Stefani
34. Haim
35. Icona Pop
36. Jake Bugg
37. Jennifer Lopez
38. Katy Perry
39. Kedr Livanskiy
40. Lana Del Rey
41. Lionrock
42. Lorde
43. Loren Gray
44. Lou Reed
45. Madonna
46. Marc Collin
47. Meg Myers
48. Michael Jackson
49. Muse
50. Neon Indian
51. New Order
52. Nine Inch Nails
53. Orkestra Obsolete
54. Orla Garland
55. Patty Smyth
56. Phantogram
57. The Prodigy
58. Public Service Broadcsting
59. Red Hot Chili Peppers
60. Saint Motel
61. The Sexican
62. Shakespeare’s Sister
63. Skrillex
64. Sparks
65. Steve Aoki
66. Taylor Swift
67. Tiesto
68. U2
69. Upsahl
70. Vanessa Williams
71. White Stripes
72. Zedd

Trailers:

1. Titane
2. Blue Bayou
3. Memoria

News From Last Week:

1. Biz Markie, Rapper Known for ‘Just a Friend,’ Dies at 57
2. Peter R. DeVries, Dutch Reporter who Exposed Joran van der Sloot, dies after shooting
3. Emmy Nominations: ‘The Crown’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ Lead; HBO Combines With HBO Max to Battle Netflix
4. Cannes Film Festival: Julia Ducournau Becomes 2nd Female Director In History To Take Palme D’Or With ‘Titane’ – Full Winners List
5. Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill Among Daytime Emmy Children’s and Animation Winners
6. Britney Spears rips dad, sister and critics in searing Instagram post
7. Anthony Bourdain doc director admits to using A.I. to fake voice
8. Anthony Bourdain’s ex-wife says she didn’t say he’d be okay with recreating his voice for documentary
9. California recall runners and riders: Larry Elder and Caitlyn Jenner head diverse pack
10. Pitbull Gets Emotional as He Calls for World Leaders to ‘Step Up’ amid Cuba Protests for ‘Freedom’

Links From Last Week:

1. Why Harrison Ford’s Best Roles Are Neither Han Nor Indy
2. “Dementia Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of”: Gaspar Noé On ‘Vortex’, His Experimental Study Of Old Age And Death – Cannes Q&A
3. Here’s How the Cannes Film Festival Awards Could Impact the Oscar Race
4. I WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU…
5. The Story Behind Southern California’s UFO Sightings! The Skies Are Filled With Space Junk – Coming And Going!
6. Exploring Over The Years
7. Music Break: INCEPTION soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
8. My Week in Books, Movies, and T V 7/16/21
9. Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions (Luiselli)
10. Musings on EMMY 2021 Nominations – The Good, the Bad + the WTF

Links From The Site:

1. Leonard reviewed Space Jam!
2. Ryan reviewed Jimmy Olsen, Devil Dinosaur, The Eternals, and Black Panther!
3. Erin shared: TheDead And The Deadly, Double Cross, Fantastic Adventures, Love Hungry Doctor, Weird Tales, Honey Babe, and The Creeping Shadow!
4. I shared music videos from Meg Myers, The Sexican, Glume, Sparks, Orkestra Obsolete, Loren Gray, and Jennifer Lopez! I shared my week in TV. I shared the Emmy nominations and the Cannes Winners! I reviewed Romeo & Juliet, The Woman In The Window and A Date With Danger!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon! You should subcribe!
2. For Solrad, Ryan reviewed Super! Magic Forest!
3. I wrote about Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog!
4. At Days Without Incident, Leonard shared Hit ‘Em High!
5. At my music site, I shared songs from Saint Motel, CHVRCHES, The Black Keys, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Dee Gees, and Lana Del Rey!
6. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: Cuba Post-Castro, Fleeing The State, Special Election Results, Can We Keep Gene Out?, It Must Be A Day Ending In Y, Taking It To D.C., and The Dream That Died!
7. At her photography site, Erin shared: Open, Black And White Wilderness, Black And White Jungle, Flower Power, Ducks, Play, and Waterfall!
8. At SyFyDesigns, I shared: The Planets And Pluto Ranked From Best To Worst, Top Ten Cthulhu Mythos Dieties, Film Festivals Ranked, An Anoynmous Poem That I Came Across, Oceans Ranked, Seasons Of Degrassi Ranked, One Final Note For The Week!
9. At my online dream journal, I shared: Last Night’s Vague Archeology Dream, Last Night’s High School Dream, Last Night’s Pointe Work Dream, No Dreams Last Night, Last Night’s Bird In The Dining Room Dream, Another High School Dream, and Yet Another High School Dream!
10. At Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared: Week 1 Veto Results, A Slow Day In The House, It’s Time To Open Up The Diary Room For Week 1, About Tonight, Week2Nominations, Week 2 Veto, and Pity Party!
11. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Zombie Nightmare and Wishmaster!

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For the record, I hate the term “adulting” and yet, that’s probably the only term that I can use to describe last week.  I acted like an adult and I did a bunch of adult things and none of them make for a particularly a good story but they still had to be done.  For instance, I got the battery changed in my car.  I paid all of my bills.  I went over to my Dad’s house to make sure that the landscapers trimmed the trees so that he didn’t get fined by the city.

Actually, I guess that last bit might make a good story.  The city was actually going to fine my Dad because the branches on the trees in his front yard were reaching across something called “the gutter line.”  My Dad is having a few health issues right now so he really wasn’t feeling up to doing it himself.  So, I called the landscapers and I made sure that they took care of it.  That’s not a problem, of course.  The problem is that it had to be done in the first place.  The letter that the city sent my Dad was particularly snooty as well, as if a branch reaching across the gutter line was the greatest sin known to man.  My main regret is that the branches all went into a woodchipper because I would have liked to have dumped them in front of city hall!

(I also have to say that I couldn’t look at the woodchipper without thinking about that scene in Fargo, where Frances McDormand comes across Peter Stomare disposing of Steve Buscemi.  Agck!)

Anyway, I did get a chance to watch a few movies and to follow the news from Cannes.  Here’s what I watched, read, and listened to this week:

Films I Watched:

1. Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
2. Death Ship (1980)
3. Hobo With A Shotgun (2011)
4. In The Heights (2021)
5. Kagemusha (1980)
6. Scarecrow (1973)
7. The Son’s Room (2001)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. Allo Allo
2. The Bachelorette
3. Bar Rescue
4. Big Brother
5. Children’s Hospital
6. Court Cam
7. Dragnet
8. Hell’s Kitchen
9. Love Island
10. Moone Boy
11. The Office
12. Open All Hours
13. Parking Wars
14. Upstart Crow

Books I Read:

1. Red Thorns (2021) by Rina Kent

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Adi Ulmansky
2. Barry Adamson
3. Big Data
4. The Chemical Brothers
5. Coldplay
6. Dillon Francis
7. Dope Lemon
8. Dua Lipa
9. Haim
10. Jennifer Lopez
11. Joywave
12. Lynard Skynard
13. The Marias
14. The Mirrors
15. Nick Cave
16. Phantogram
17. Retriever
18. Saint Motel
19. Samantha Fish
20. Transviolent
21. Wolf Alice

Trailers:

1. What If?
2. Val
3. Jungle Cruise

News From Last Week:

1. Richard Donner Dead: Director of Superman and Lethal Weapon Passes Away
2. Robert Downey, Sr. Dead: Director was 85
3. William Smith, Actor Known For His Onscreen Brawl, dies at 88
4. Chick Venerra Dies: Actor Appeared in Thank God It’s Friday
5. Actress Suzanne Douglas Dead At 64
6. Lethal Weapon and Goonies Sequels Are Unlikely After Death of Donner

Links From Last Week:

1. A Couple of Weeks of Books, Movies and TV 7/9/21 

Links From The Site:

1. Erin shared Dead Lion, Ideal Love, Master Detective, Lady In Peril, Hoboes And Harlots, Exciting Love, and The Curtain Never Falls!
2. I shared my week in television and I reviewed Scarecrow and The Son’s Room!  I shared music videos from Adi Ulmansky, Dope Lemon, Transviolet, Samantha Fish, Dillon Francis, The Marias, and Adi Ulmansky again!
3. Ryan reviewed Alanzo Sneak, Dead Cells, Fellas, 2001, Our Fighting Forces, SuperPowers, and Captain Victory!

More From Us:

1. Ryan has a patreon!  Consider subscribing!
2. For Solrad, Ryan reviewed How You See Me?
3. On her photography site, Erin shared: Red, Crimson, Green, Red Sun, Blue, Violet and Red, and Orange!
4. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared: The Morning Of The 5th Of July, Allen West Is In, Gary Slagel Is In, Senator Herschel Walker, Abbott’s Not Going Anywhere, You’re Not Helping, and Go England!
5. On my music site, I shared songs from Saint Motel, Haim, The Mirrors, Retriever, Wolf Alice, Joywave, and Nick Cave And Barry Adamson!
6. At Reality TV Chat, I shared: Tonight’s The Night, The More Things Change, Week 1 Wildcard Results, Week 1 Nominations, Week 1 Veto Results, and The Messy Truth!
7. On my online dream journal, I shared: No Dreams For The 4th, Last Night’s TV Dream,  Last Night’s Fragment Of A Working Dream, Last Night’s WIld Pack Of Dogs Dream, Last Night’s Fireworks Dream, Last Night’s Tree Cutting Dream, and Last Night’s Grocery Store Dream!
8. At SyFyDesigns, I shared: It Was A Good Week, Today I Went To The Library, A Poem About The Movies, Wishing I Was At Cannes,  I Missed It, Wisdom From Mr Wells, and Be Happy!

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