Celebrating Actors

Today's the day Minions, The Actor Awards are here! To celebrate the craft of, well acting.

The ever so delightful Kristen Bell hosts, that's enough for me to be part of the celebration!

Here's the 411 on when and where:

The 32nd Annual Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) will air live on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Netflix. Hosted by Kristen Bell, the ceremony takes place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, with a pre-show red carpet starting at 7 p.m. ET. 

Key Details for the 2026 Actor Awards:

• Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
• Channel/Stream: Netflix
• The Actor Awards on the WWW: 
• https://actorawards.org/
  

Red Sonja

On March 24, journey back to the time of swords and sorcery when the fantasy epic Red Sonja makes its 4K UHD world premiere. From the legendary producer Dino De Laurentiis and director Richard Fleischer (Conan The Destroyer) comes a female hero created by writer Robert E. Howard (Conan The Barbarian). The limited edition release includes a 4K restoration from the original negative with new HDR grading by Arrow Films, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.

Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen, Cobra) has her life, family, and home torn apart by the evil Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman, Conan The Barbarian) and her ruthless soldiers, driving Sonja to pray for revenge. A spirit blesses her with the strength of a great warrior, and she trains until her master can teach her no more, leaving her ready to exact revenge. Can Red Sonja save the world from the Queen and her powerful relic, and will Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan The Barbarian) convince her that he is worthy enough to be her partner in this epic battle? The clanging steel of Red Sonja’s epic battles is accompanied by a rousing score from Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly).

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); Original lossless mono audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; two brand new audio commentaries; newly filmed interviews with actor Ernie Reyes Jr. and others; an archival unreleased interview with poster artist Renato Casaro; an archival featurette on Arnold Schwarzenegger; an archival interview with assistant director Michel Ferry; the original theatrical trailer; image gallery; a collectors’ perfect-bound booklet; double-sided foldout poster; and six postcard-sized reproduction artcards.

Watch the trailer for Red Sonja here: https://youtu.be/94j_JiVPtx8?si=TEQd5hhjjdUM8gS

Order Here: https://mvd.cloud/share/sales/20260210115349.html

"We Got The Beat"

The Go-Go's

"Go-go music really makes us dance

Do the pony puts us in a trance
Do the watusi just give us a chance
That's when we fall in line

'Cause we got the beat
We got the beat
We got the beat, yeah
We got it" - The Go-Go's, We Got Beat

The Go-Go's is one of my all time favorite bands. Their Freshman album Beauty and the Beat 1981 contained the fun times anthem We Got The Beat. It's still a dance staple today.

Get the beat this weekend...TGIF!

The Go-Go's on IG -

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

Michael's Musings

Bananas & Blow

"Sancho brought a message from the Fat Man

Sorry, boy, to leave you high and dry
But I went to see my mom in Ensenada
And I left a little something to help the time go by
Just a little something to help to keep you high

Bananas & Blow (oh - oh), Bananas & Blow
Stuck in my cabana, living on Bananas & Blow" - Ween, Bananas And Blow

Guess what? I can buy myself pickles 

How was your Taco Tuesday?

Please don't ever bring up math to me. I overcame. I healed. I moved on. I have peace.

Sorry to hear of the passing of Eric Dane RIP Cal Jacobs on Euphoria 

Life is too short to be normal. Stay weird.

Avoiding people who lower your vibe is self care

Remember to look both ways before you F#ck yourself

You've heard of elf on a shelf, well I'm Ho on the go! And aren't you happy?!

Woman Crush of the Week - Neve Campbell, I'm stoked about her return as Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise. I'm hitting the theater to see Scream 7 Friday!!!

Evolve or Die, that's all

F#ck the people that make you scared and fight back, think about it, but not too much

I was dancing in a lesbian bar, the more you know...

Celebrated National Margarita Day this past Sunday

PS If you don't think, then you shouldn't talk.

Enjoy the silence 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

Sean Penn

Here is a face only a mother could love...It's Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw from Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.

Lockjaw is played in the film by Sean Penn who recently won a BAFTA (British Academy Of Film And Television Arts) Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal.

So I thought a Hump Day & Chill celebration should be the order of the day. 

Pick your poison and your reason, his performance was terrific as was the film! 

Chill Minions, chill...

One Battle After Another on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30144839/

Remington Party

Winona Ryder

"I brought you to a Remington party and what's my thanks? It's on a hallway carpet. I got paid in puke." - Heather Chandler, Heathers

While surfing the WWW I came across this fun find, a polaroid image BHS from one of my favorite movies: Heathers

I saw it in Los Angeles when it hit theaters in 1988. So I was ahead of the curve of the masses that would come to love and appreciate it over time.

Thus I gave it a watch again recently and it still holds up. The satire and dark humor are as razor sharp now as they were then.

Not to mention the terrific cast lead by Winona Ryder.

If you have yet to see it, get it!

Heathers on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/  

Calling Occupants

Due to the tremendous public interest, Donald J. Trump announced that he will direct the Secretary of War and other relevant agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to potential extraterrestrial life, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), UFOs, and any other connected information.

Another day another distraction...

Aliens on Wikipedia -

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