Tuesday, October 31, 2017

It's Halloween, Witches!

Michael Says, Suck It!
Michael Shinafelt
"Happy, happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. Happy, happy Halloween, Silver Shamrock!" 

It's Halloween, Witches! Thus I thought I would throw in everything but the cauldron sink today as, to me this is truly the most wonderful time of the year! 

As most of you horror buffs know the above lyrics are from the horror flick Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which was pretty damned good and original, scary, maybe not too, but interesting? Yes!

It was the only film in the Halloween canon that did not have my future husband Michael Myers in it.

Continuing on with my Halloween related getting my freak on. I became obsessed with a vampire app on Instagram that let's me take photos of myself with various degrees of blood running out of my mouth and behaving like a carnivorous fiend. FYI in case you didn't know I am a freak for vamps.


So to wish you all a Happy, Happy Halloween I took a special one just for Entertain Me today, right here right now. Yeah, that's me in the spotlight. I'm losing my religion. Seriously that ship sailed a long time ago...

Tonight I am hitting the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival with my buddy Scott Jacobs in tow. It's tradition. Lot's of scantily costumed men will also be in attendance.

Enjoy your 2017 Halloween Witches! 

I want to suck your blood at:

Monday, October 30, 2017

She's Baaaack...Adele!

I'm Not The Pumpkin King!
Adele
After our Lady of Adele cut her tour short due to vocal chord damage she hid from the mighty spotlight for a spell. 

Well Adele fans rejoice! Our lady has resurfaced this past Saturday with her first post on Instagram in, well, months just in time for Halloween, naturally.

Posting a who knows WTF she is going for costume with the captions "Happy Early Halloween & Happy Birthday Gorgeous" and "Also I can't with this hair and make-up." Alright then. 

Of course Adele's fans are going wild, that's correct, fans gone wild! Speculating what this all means and the significance of the costume she is wearing.

Whatever, all I care about is that she is back in the saddle and feeling her bad self again. 

One more day until Halloween, Silver Shamrock!

Adele on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/adele/?hl=en 

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Sci-Fi Cinema: The Man From Earth


What would the Halloween season be without a little Science Fiction mixed in with your horror???

Jerome Bixby's THE MAN FROM EARTH celebrates its 
10th anniversary with a brand new Blu-ray + DVD set 
exclusively from MVD Entertainment Group
Special Edition Blu-ray + DVD Collector's Set of the cult classic science fiction drama
available On November 21st
 Originally debuting in November 2007, this new anniversary release
hits retailers exactly ten years later. 

Directed by Richard Schenkman (A Diva's Christmas Carol), The Man From Earth stars David Lee Smith (Fight Club, Zodiac), John Billingsley (2012, "True Blood"), William Katt (Carrie, "The Greatest American Hero"), Ellen Crawford ("ER", Soldier), Tony Todd (Candyman, The Rock), Annika Peterson (The Devil You Know), Alexis Thorpe (American Wedding) and Richard Riehle (Bridesmaids, Office Space) in this special edition release (with disc only exclusive features) of the worldwide cult smash movie that dazzled critics and audiences alike and currently resides among IMDb's top science fiction films of all time.
 
The Man From Earth is the provocative final screenplay by renowned science fiction author and screenwriter Jerome Bixby ("Star Trek", "The Twilight Zone", Fantastic Voyage, It! The Terror From Beyond Space) and tells the story of a mysterious professor named John Oldman (David Lee Smith). During a cold night in a remote cabin, an uneventful, impromptu goodbye party for Oldman becomes something extraordinary when he makes a prodigious announcement: He is an immortal who has migrated through 140 centuries of evolution and now must move on. Is Oldman truly Cro-Magnon or simply insane? Now one man will force five scholars to confront their own notions of history, religion, science and humanity, all reading to a final revelation that may shatter their world forever. Bixby's script explores themes first presented in the classic season three "Star Trek" episode "Requiem For Methuselah". He began work on the script in the early 1960's and completed it on his death bed in 1998.
 
A decade after its initial release The Man From Earth has become a world-wide cult classic and has become a favorite film among fans of the genre. The film currently ranks among the top 50 science fiction films of all time on the IMDb, was selected by AOL's "Sci-Fi Squad"as one of the Top 10 "Best Science Fiction Films of the Decade" (2000 - 2009) and was nominated for a Saturn Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2008.  The movie's success has spawned a sequel, The Man From Earth: Holocene, which is scheduled for release in theaters Fall 2017.
 
Regarding the film's popularity, Director Richard Schenkman muses "The idea that The Man From Earth would become someone's favorite movie of all time, and so many people's favorite movie of all time, is just amazing. It really is one of your fondest goals when you become a filmmaker, to have your movie seen. And God knows it's been seen, it's been seen millions and millions and millions of times. Given the phenomenon it has become over the last decade, I was compelled to go back and revisit why this film has touched so many people over the years and was the inspiration for the brand new, feature length documentary I directed called "The Man From Earth: Legacy", which will be included on the new Blu-ray and DVD as an exclusive feature".
 

Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth: Special Edition makes is home video debut on November 21 2017 on Blu-ray (UPC# 760137051282) MVD Entertainment Group in North America.
 
REVIEWS
 
"A considerable achievement... a picture which deserves wide exposure... The Man From Earth gradually and stimulatingly builds to a pitch of near hypnotic intensity." - Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
 
"Based on a really wonderful final work by Jerome Bixby... If you're a fan of Bixby's - it's a must own." - Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News
 
"One film has taken us back to the good old days of classic sci-fi; The Man From Earth... If you love science fiction, this is a must for you." - Doug MacLean, Home Theater Info
 
"The Man From Earth is very much a labor of love from all involved... it's well worth the effort. The final work from the writer responsible for some of the finest episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and the original "Star Trek" gets a thoughtful, low-budget treatment." - Ian Spelling, Sci Fi.com

FESTIVAL WINS

2007 - WINNER (GRAND PRIZE - BEST SCREENPLAY) Rhode Island International Film Festival

2007 - WINNER (1st PLACE - BEST FEATURE) Rhode Island International Film Festival

2008 - WINNER (BEST SCREENPLAY) Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre - Int'l Independent Horror, Fantasy & Bizarre, Argentina

2008 - WINNER (BEST SCI-FI SCREENPLAY) International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ

2008 - WINNER (Jury Award: BEST SCREENPLAY) Fixion-Sars Horror & Fantastic Film Festival of Santiago, Chile

2008 - WINNER (Audience Award: BEST FEATURE FILM) Fixion-Sars Horror & Fantastic Film Festival of Santiago, Chile

2008 - WINNER (2ND PLACE - BEST FEATURE) Rio de Janeiro International Fantastic Film Festival

2008 - WINNER (BEST DIRECTOR) Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Brazil

2008 - WINNER (AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD) Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival of Uruguay

2008 - WINNER (BEST FILM) Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival of Uruguay

FESTIVALS - OFFICIAL SELECTION

2007 - Official Selection (U.S. PREMIERE) - San Diego ComicCon International Film Festival

2007 - Official Selection - Another Hole in the Head SF IndieFest

2008 - Official Selection - Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

2008 - Official Selection - Atlantic City Cinefest

2008 - Official Selection - Otrocine Fantastic Film Festival of Bogota

2008 - Official Selection - FilmColumbia - Festival of Film in Chatham, NY

2008 - Official Selection - Festival de Cine Fantástico (FANCINE)

2008 - Official Selection - Festival Cinema de Salvador

2008 - Official Selection - Mostra Curta Fantástico of São Paulo, Brazil

2009 - Official Selection - Tel Aviv SPIRIT Film Festival

2009 - Official Selection - Festival of Science Fiction & Fantasy Film & Video in Mexico City

2010 - Official Selection - Festival de Cinema de Porto Alegre, Brazil

Fall to earth at:

Friday, October 27, 2017

Just Because...Jennifer & Leah

Silly Selfie
Jennifer Lopez & Leah Remini
Just Because it's Friday, T.G.I.F people! Just Because they are BFF's and Just Because I love here show condemning Scientology - here are Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini clowning around on the set of their movie Second Act in NYC.

These two are the best of friends photographed out and about by the paparazzi many a times. When they're together who knows what they'll decided to do? Who knows what they'll get up to? I'd love to know, wouldn't you?

Now that they are working together for the first time playing BFF's it should make for an interesting finished film.

On another note, I am a huge fan of Remini's series on A&E condemning Scientology, Scientology and the Aftermath now in it's second season. The show digs deep and living a stones throw away from the big blue "church" featured frequently on the program gives it a little more oomph for me.

Moving on have a gruesome weekend only 4 more days until Halloween, Silver Shamrock.

Leah on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/leahremini/?hl=en

Jennifer on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jlo/?hl=en  

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Michael's Musings

Who's Your Leather Daddy Zombie?
Michael Shinafelt
"For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the thriller" - Vincent Price, Michael Jackson's Thriller

Being this is my last column before Halloween I made an executive decision to try to make this a horrific experience for you ghouls.

The hardest part of that decision was what kind of a Halloween image of myself to post. I've exhausted my take on Satan, sent in my clowns one too many times. Bingo! I got it. With The Walking Dead having premiered last week I decided to Zombie myself by using the photo of taken of moi as a Leather Daddy Vampire when I was on the Here TV show "The Lair" and transforming myself into a Leather Daddy Zombie.

Cheers to all you Walking Dead fans of which I am not one. Zombies don't really put a tingle in my spine, but I would always be up to play one, moving on down into the ground...

Dear Mark Wahlberg: God does not forgive one for showing a prosthetic penis

Brian Moylan over at Vulture does the best recaps of American Horror Story IMHOP on the WWW They are insightful, not to mention witty. Don't believe me here is a link to his coverage of this week's episode: http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/ahs-cult-season-7-episode-8-winter-of-our-discontent.html

Congratulations to Mike Clifford who wrapped the video and laid the track for his rendition of The Christmas Song landing November 15th - you know "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"...visit Mike here: https://www.reverbnation.com/mikeclifford6

Rick Springfield, Rick Springfield, Rick Springfield on American Horror Story: Cult. If you saw it, you get it.

It is with great sadness that I announce that Myself & Maresa Wickham were the death of "hard" in Jessica's spin class at Gold's Gym Hollywood...R.I.P.

Do you buy all your murder weapons at Home Depot? God you're butch

The Taco Bell crispy chicken quesadilla, it really is as disgustingly good as it looks!

WTF am I doing for Halloween? Why hitting Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA like I do every year with my buddy Scott Jacobs in tow. Tradition Rulz!

Gotta love auto-correct. It told my niece Shauna Waters I "banged" Freeform's The Bold Type recently instead of "binged" it. Disturbing.

Pumpkin Carving 101
Now that is how you carve a pumpkin!

"October's awesome because you can buy a cart full of candy, tons of alcohol, a hockey mask, a chainsaw, and 54 industrial sized trash bags and the cashier won't even look at you weird" - Krista Allen 

Halloween costume recommends? A turban and some make-up

"I am the pumpkin king!" - Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas 

Recently I saw Halloween II was on AMC. Nostalgia set in to see Jamie Lee Curtis square off with Michael Myers in a horror movie from my youth. It turned out to be the Rob Zombie version. Yes, I felt like Charlie Brown "I got a rock."

Face your fears and follow me on social media at:
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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Dolly Visits Oz

Follow The Local Listing Road
Dolly Parton & Dr. Oz

We're off to see the Dr, the wonderful Dr. of Oz!
International country superstar Dolly Parton continues her media blitz to promote her first children's album, I Believe In You, as she open up on a special appearance on Dr. Oz this Thursday. Click HERE for local listings.

Parton will cover a variety of topics with Oz, including segments about Mountain Medicine and her personal struggle with kidney stones. In addition, the episode will cover the special visit Parton and Dr. Oz recently made to the Vanderbilt Children's hospital.

The visit was a personal one for Parton, who recently donated 1 million dollars to the hospital, because her niece Hannah underwent successful chemo there. The struggles her niece faced inspired multiple songs on her new children’s album I Believe In You, including “Chemo Hero” and “Brave Little Soldier.” You can order the album, HERE.

 

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Only 1 Week Until Halloween!!!

Angelina Jolie
Between the remake of IT and American Horror Story: Cult evil clowns are all the rage for Halloween 2017.

I decided to Google "celebrities as evil clowns" and boy did I come up with some scary ones! To celebrate the imminent arrival of All Hallows Eve next week I decided to post a few of my favorite  images of celebs re-imagined as clowns that make you go yikes!

Proceed at your own peril!
Ryan Reynolds

George Clooney


Beyonce



Follow the link below to more Evil Celebrity Clowns on PopDust.com, I double dog dare you!
https://www.popdust.com/29-of-your-favorite-celebrities-reimagined-as-really-evil-clowns-1889907031.html

Monday, October 23, 2017

Just Because...Maks & Peta

Dead Couple Walking
Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Peta Murgatroyd

Just Because tonight Dancing With The Stars airs, Just Because, it's well duh, Halloween and Just Because they are hotter than Georgia Asphalt. Here are Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Peta Murgatroyd  at the Maxim 2017 Halloween party in Los Angeles. Hey Maxim/Maksim, I wonder if he and his wife Peta support PETA too?!

Peta is quite sexy as a Walking Dead Little Red Riding Hood, while Max is equally hot as a Walking Dead, something or other. Not sure what his zombie character is supposed to be exactly, but when you ooze sex appeal under that much make-up who cares!

What's that you ask? Do I watch DWTS? Sort of. I watch the clips on YouTube of the celebs I want to see dance. Yes Virginia, I cherry pick the show.

OK, time to get my motivation on, it's Monday after all.

Ciao!

Max on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/maksimc/?hl=en

Peta on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/petamurgatroyd/?hl=en

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Who Is Lydia Loveless???


"Who Is Lydia Loveless"
on DVD November 24th 

Proof positive the future of rock & roll is alive and well in 
a brilliant 5-foot tall spitfire from Columbus, Ohio

Lydia Loveless documentary and limited-edition live vinyl-only EP 
from Color Me Obsessed director Gorman Bechard 

Wonder who Lydia Loveless is no more!

Filmmaker Gorman Bechard, who has chronicled three of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll with documentaries about The Replacements, Archers of Loaf, and Hüsker Dü's Grant Hart is turning his camera towards the future with his new film, Who is Lydia Loveless?

The feature-length documentary follows Lydia Loveless and her band into the studio as they record their album Real. Along with a chaotic super-charged home-town live performance shot specifically for the film and extensive interviews with Loveless and her band, the rock-doc will delve into the realities, financial and otherwise, of a working musician on the brink of major success. It will examine what it's like to be a woman in the mostly sexist rock & roll world, dealing with cellphones in your face as you sing a heartbreaking tune, piracy, streaming services, and of course answer the question: Who Is Lydia Loveless?

"Lydia is the future of rock and roll," director Bechard explains. "She straps you onto an emotional roller coaster of love, lust, drunken mistakes, a little stalking, a lot of heartbreak, an you're left breathless, stunned, happy to have taken the ride."

Music journalists from SPIN to Rolling Stone have likewise raved, with her albums always finding their way onto many year-end Best Album lists.

"I'm excited to work with Gorman," says Loveless. "He's very passionate about music and about the true meaning and spirit of rock and roll."

The vinyl release, Live From the Documentary Who is Lydia Loveless?, is an exclusive Record Store Day release featuring 6 tracks recorded at a hometown performance in Columbus, Ohio. 

Bechard's three previous music docs have all won critical praise. Rolling Stone called Color Me Obsessed, A Film About The Replacements one of "The Seven Best New Music Documentaries of the Year." 

The Seattle Times raved about the "raw power and mesmerizing hooks" in his Archers of Loaf concert film What Did You Expect? While Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times Of Grant Hart was labeled "beautifully sad" by The Village Voice

He is currently in post production on documentaries about Wilco's Jay Bennett, as well as newly-signed Bloodshot Records recording artist Sarah Shook and the DisarmersBechard is also the filmmaker behind the ASPCA-award-winning animal welfare documentary A Dog Named Gucci.

Who is Lydia Loveless? will be released on an extra-filled DVD and streaming services from MVD Entertainment Group on Friday, November 24th, 2017. Live From the Documentary Who is Lydia Loveless? (which includes a copy of the DVD) will be available as a Record Store Day exclusive on that same day.

For more information please visit: www.WhoIsLydiaLoveless.com
 
Pre-order the DVD at MVDshop.com or on Amazon

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Friday, October 20, 2017

Just Because...Gigi Hadid

Tell Me About It, Stud
Gigi  Hadid

Just Because I like the costume, Just Because it's Halloween & Just Because I can - here is Gigi Hadid dressed up as Sandy from the classic movie musical Grease for the Season of the Witch.

This photo is a stunner to me. Leave it to Ms. Hadid to treat wearing a Halloween costume as a sashay down the catwalk, meow!

Everything about this costume is perfection, including the fact that she actually bears a striking resemblance to Olivia Newton-John who played the role in the film.

For me out of all the celebrity model off springs that are out there now, Gigi is one of the ones who actually deserves to be at the top of the ladder. Some of the others, well not so much. She is the definition of a Supermodel.

Only 11 more days until Halloween, I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get my freak on...Boo!

Gigi on Instagram:

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

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Michael's Musings

What's That On Your Head? A Purple Ankh!
Michael Shinafelt
What's that you say? Why did I draw a purple Ankh on my head? Because today is LGBTQ Spirit Day! A community of which I am proud to be a part of. Support them and take a stand against bullying people, really we do have the power!

This was also the week of a movement spearheaded by Alyssa Milano. In response to the whole Harvey Weinstein debacle, those of us who have had sexual violations in our life are urged to keep the dialogue flowing with #metoo if we have suffered such abuse.

Well let's start this weeks column off on a note of positive energy, shall we?

#metoo

The Ankh is the Egyptian symbol of  life. I have one tattooed above my right ankle. Thus my use of it this week in honor of LGBTQ Spirit Day.

Oooooops! Ryan Murphy did it again, like he always does. As American Horror Story is headed into the home stretch he comes up with some grafted on story line that really has nothing to do with the rest of the show to accommodate a famous person who wants to guest star. In this case Lena Dunham as Valerie Solanas - pointless and boring, I was on Instagram most of the show. You'd think he'd learn, but no.

Check out my Halloween chat with fellow horror lover author M.E. Franco
https://mefrancoauthor.blogspot.com/2017/10/halloween-time-with-michael-shinafelt.html

Did it hurt when you fell from the whore tree and banged every guy on the way down?

Salmon spinach salad with tomato & avocado, that is all
I've Been Slimed!
Michael Shinafelt
We are living in an ethereal world

Zack Efron turned thirty yesterday, call me Daddy!

You know that phrase: "If there's one thing I can't stand" Really?! Only one???

Congratulations to Mike Clifford on successfully shooting the video for his cover of The Christmas Song. You know "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.." and such. Coming Soon!

Pumpkin spice whatever you F#cking want, tis the season

"My Halloween costume is 2017" - Faith Choyce, Comedian 

There are two "r's" in hemorrhoids

12 more days till Halloween, Silver Shamrock

My name is Michael, Call me Daddy at: 

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

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Scary Movie! Talon Falls




Only 14 more days until Halloween...!!!

Talon Falls, a popular Halloween Scream Park turns in to 
a real-life Horror deep in the woods of Kentucky

Available on DVD October 17th

Inspired by the incredibly popular Talon Falls Screampark, the amusement and scream park in Kentucky that entertains thousands of fans each year

From director Joshua Shreve whose previous film, Chasing Ghosts
was a top rental video in 2015

Four teenagers on a road trip decide to take a detour and find themselves at at haunted house Halloween scream park deep in the woods of southern Kentucky. After witnessing an assortment of torture and gore, they start wondering if what they are experiencing isn't a little too realistic. Before they know it, each one of them is captured and made part of the horrific attraction they originally thought was all fun and games.

The movie, which stars Morgan Wiggins, Ryan Rudolph, Jordyn Rudolph and Brad Bell, was written and directed by Joshua Shreve and produced by: Shreve, Jeff Steinborn and Leslie Mills. The film was executive produced by Todd Ferren and Kent Hammond. The film was a co-production with the well-known Talon Falls Screampark located in Melber, Kentucky, where the movie was filmed. 






Lost Empire Films: www.lostempirefilms.com  

Monday, October 16, 2017

The Horror! Author M.E. Franco

She'll Put A Spell On You
M.E. Franco
It's that time of the year again minions, Halloween! Which also means it's time for the annual Season of the Witch tradition here at Entertain Me of chatting up fellow Horror/Halloween fan, author M.E. Franco.

M.E. is the author of the popular books the Dion Series which consists of Where Will You Run, Where Will You Turn & Where Will You Hide.

She is here to answer anything I throw at her, and she did! Shall we play games? Because...

"This is Halloween, everybody make a scene, Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright" - Marilyn Manson from Nightmare Before Christmas 

MS: What scares you most, clowns or cockroaches?

ME: That's a tough one. I can outrun cockroaches, so I'd have to choose clowns. They're faster than they look. MS: Tell me what famous horror archetype is your spirit animal

ME: I can't be the cheerleader or the virgin, so I'd have to go with the nerd
F#ck
Jigsaw

MS: Let's play F#ck, Marry or Kill with these three names. Pennywise, Jigsaw & Michael Myers.

ME: Brutal. The clown has to go. I'd have kinky sex with Jigsaw, and I'd marry Michael. He's quiet. He wouldn't talk back if I asked him to take out the garbage. MS: Do you believe in life after love? Or more simply put, ghosts?

ME: Yes. I haven't seen one yet, but I keep looking.
Kill
Pennywise
MS: Which of the sexy men in your Dion series of books would you be for a day?

ME: I love Raith, but I'd be Reinn since he can travel anywhere MS: Being him what would you do?

ME: I would travel the world, and feed off people who piss me off. LOL


Marry
Michael Myers
MS: You are a supernatural being, tell me what you would be and how you would roll.

ME: Vampire, no question - long life, riches, power, great hair. The blood thing is a little gross, but I'd get past it. I'd travel the world and party with my friends. I'd have to give up tanning though. Sad face. MS: Whose plastic surgery is scarier, Caitlyn Jenner or Wayne Newton?

ME: Wayne Newton scares the sh*t out of me. No lie. MS: Do you dress up for Halloween?

ME: Every year! MS: Tell me the scariest thing that has ever happened to you during the Season Of The Witch.

ME: When I was a junior in high school, I made the mistake of listening to a friend of mine. She suggested we dress up like a pimp and prostitute and go trick or treating. I told her we were too old, but she kept bugging me until I gave in. Unfortunately, I was the prostitute. I never thought about all of the dads and grandpas who would be opening the doors. Got offered more tricks than treats that year! Scariest Halloween ever! LOL

Want more M.E? Of course you do. Get your horror on with her on Social Media at:

https://www.amazon.com/M.-E.-Franco/e/B008NAKQW6
https://twitter.com/mefranco1
https://www.facebook.com/M-E-Franco-238711609482912/
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