Ju-On: The Grudge

On August 11, the iconic J-Horror Ju-On: The Grudge arrives on 4K UHD. Writer-director Takashi Shimizu unleashes a deadly curse born from violent rage, transforming an ordinary home into a place of inescapable terror. The Limited Edition release features a 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras. 

Social worker Rika (Megumi Okina, Shutter) visits the Tokunaga family’s home to care for an elderly woman, only to discover that the house carries a horrifying legacy. Once the site of an unspeakable tragedy, the home is now bound to a malevolent curse that marks anyone who enters. As the terror spreads beyond its walls, Rika is drawn deeper into the mystery of the Saeki family and the nightmare they left behind. The film was later remade in America as The Grudge, with Takashi Shimizu directing Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) for producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead).

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio plus stereo audio and alternate English dub track in 5.1 surround; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; an introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu; two audio commentaries with Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel, and others; an interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films; an interview with Takako Fujion; a discussion on the cultural forces that shaped the series; archival interviews with director Takashi Shimizu and actors Megumi Okina and Kayoko Shibata; on-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara, and Yui Ichikawa; deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu; behind-the-scenes footage; two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films; original trailers; image gallery; and a collectors’ booklet.

Watch the trailer for Ju-On: The Grudge here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfBfZdijxG8 

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Just Say Slow

Rihanna 

It's Sunday Funday and here's Rihanna straight outta Instagram reminding you to slow down. 

OK, she's just looking sexy and provocative to promote her Savage X Fenty lingerie line, but what a way to get you to pay attention to the wisdom of being slow.

Take time to note and appreciate the many little things that make your existence special. 

I know I notice them every day and it truly makes a difference in my quality of life and how I view the world around me.

Beauty is where you find it...

Just Say Slow

Rihanna on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/badgalriri/?hl=en

Hello August!

Reach The Beach
Michael Shinafelt

Hello August! It's that time again for one of the hottest (literally and figuratively) months of the Summer, get ready and gird your loins it's here!!!

"Tell me what you want, what you like, it's okay

I'm a little curious too
Tell me if it's wrong, if it's right, I don't care
I can keep a secret, can you?

Got my mind on your body and your body on my mind
Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite

Don't tell your mother
Kiss one another
Die for each other
We're cool for the summer (ha!)" - Cool For The Summer, Demi Lovato 

August on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August

Killer Friday

 

Michael Caine & Nancy Allen
Dressed To Kill

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• Liz Blake: "He closes the door, locks it, and takes out a razor. He says he's not going to hurt me. Then he tells me what he's going to do to me and how much I'm going to like it. All the time he's talking, I can see the bulge in his pants. He orders me to strip. I do it, keeping one eye on the razor. He drops his pants, forces me down, on my stomach. He spreads my legs, kneels down behind me and rests the cold blade." - Dressed To Kill, Brian De Palma 1980

TGIF! 

Dressed To Kill on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1006299-dressed_to_kill    

Michael's Musings

Michael Shinafelt

"You're just like me, you're out your mind

I know it's strange, we're both the crazy kind
You're tellin' me that I'm insane
Boy, don't pretend that you don't love the pain" - Sweet But Psycho, Ava Max

Friends are like balloons, sometimes you blow them. 

Discipline: Think before every thought

This rum and coke tastes like everybody wants to know my opinion about ______ the blank is yours to fill in

Cannibalistic jellyfish with disappearing anus are terrorizing Venice waters...the more you know

I hate doing laundry, that's all

FYI Sagittarius is the worst sign to argue with, trust me I know and you have been warned. 

Seeing Greg Araki's I Want Your Sex tomorrow with Olivia Wilde & Cooper Hoffman, looks provocative and fun!

You've walked through fire, don't flinch at sparks, discuss

Woman Crush Of The Week - The unflappable Kaitlin Collins, for her pull no punches journalism

MAGA is just Scientology for broke ass racists 

When you know who you are, you don't need to prove it

Had lunch on the patio of my favorite West Hollywood restaurant Marix yesterday and aren't you happy?!

Imagine, if you will an ancient fairy tale still used for fear, indoctrination and oppression. Think about it, but not too much

Chatting with AI will never beat chatting with a gay guy

Chat with me here - 

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

https://bsky.app/profile/michaelshinafelt.bsky.social

https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelshinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Giving Head
Polyphemus The Cyclops

Have you seen The Odyssey? If you haven't what are you waiting for?! Everyone else has.

We are going to have a Hump Day & Chill with one of the films overlooked key players the terrifying Cyclops.

Odysseus and his men encounter the Cyclops in his cave and he holds them captive, the only options are to escape or die at the single eyed ones hands. I should actually say mouth as this brute tends to like chomping off heads.

I'll mannered and mean! No wonder he's a pitiable, solitary outcast. 

There's one thing I wanted to know about Polyphemus that never got answered. Just how hung was he??? 

Mic Drop! 

Hump Day & Chill!!!

Polyphemus on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus    

Current Mood

Let's Twist Again
Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain seen here in the upcoming horror movie Other Mommy is totally different head.

It also happens to mirror my Current Mood.

Like many of you out there I was quite surprised to bear witness to the Other Mommy trailer playing as part of The Odyssey pre-show. "Yes" it is quite provocative and intriguing and definitely makes it a must see for me.

OK, back to the "mood" thing, "Yes" this is an open for interpretation type of mood, yet I feel it's representative of most people's state of being every day.

Think about it, but not too much...

Other Mommy on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36586020/