"She Runs The Show"

"In Charge"
Sharon Stone

Euphoria dropped the first look at Sharon Stone as a Studio Boss in Season Three of the show yesterday on Instagram.

With the caption: "She Runs The Show"

Clearly this was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot as the iconic tower is visible behind Ms. Stone. For the record Warner Bros. is the parent company of HBO where Euphoria airs.

I'm not even going to speculate how this works into the plot of the season debuting April 12th because if I did I'm sure I would be completely off.

Suffice it to say there is a time jump since last season and the characters are no longer in High School.

I for one love Sharon Stone and can't wait for season three to drop and find out just exactly how she fits in to all the marvelousness that is Euphoria.

That's all...

Sharon on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone/

"Euphoria" Season 3

Hunter Schafer
as
Jules Vaughn

Euphoria is headed back to HBO for it's third (and I suspect final) season in April. The first looks are out and while I love me some Zendaya and felt she deserved the two Emmys she won for it. It's Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn first look that has me most intrigued...

The show is smartly spring boarding five years ahead and Jules looks to be an artist based on the images above. Perfection!

Here are some key details of what to expect April 2026...I CAN'T WAIT!

Key Details:

• Release: April 2026.
• Time Jump: A five-year jump, moving beyond high school into young adulthood.
• Cast: Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow all returning; new cast includes Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Kadeem Hardison, and Sharon Stone.
• Plot Snippets: Rue is in Mexico trying to pay off debt to Laurie. Cassie and Nate get engaged and married.
• Crew: Creator Sam Levinson returns, with music by Labrinth and Hans Zimmer. 

What to Expect:
The show will tackle "adulthood is wild," as the characters navigate life after college, with creator Sam Levinson avoiding a return to the high school setting. Expect new storylines as the characters face new challenges and relationships in this new phase of life. 

 Euphoria on IG -

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

"White Lotus" Sunday

Leslie Bibb & Carrie Coon

I couldn't agree with you more Laurie...

Well I don't know about you Minions but I can't wait until 6pm Pacific Standard Time to come around to see what happens next on The White Lotus!

There are only two episodes left and all bets are off on exactly how it will all end up.

Everyone has their theories about what might happen and all of them are valid until we actually find out.

Here are two of mine:

1) Sritala (Patravadi Mejudhon) is Rick's (Walton Goggin's) "deceased" Father

2) Greg/Gary (John Gries) plans for Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) are not to murder her, but fund her spa

There you have it! I could be wrong, or...as for everyone else I have no hunch what will possibly go down with them.

Enjoy the show!!!

The White Lotus on the WWW -

https://www.hbo.com/the-white-lotus  

Cancelled: The Idol

HBO has officially cancelled The Idol. With all the backlash I can't say I am surprised. This being stated I didn't get the backlash. For a show trying so hard to be shocking it lacked substance and, well the power to shock.

I turned it off after two episodes and forgot to un-record the series. Thus I watched the last two episodes out of curiosity. Guess what Minions?!?! The same thing was happening that happened in the first two episodes, it's like shampoo, rinse and repeat.

The series was honestly boring AF to me with a capital "B" 

Perhaps I'm simply jaded or I'm more intelligent than the average media consumer. It's like how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop: The World May Never Know.

Mourn The Idol here if you must on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idol_(TV_series)

This Is Not Season 2

As far as this guy is concerned Christmas is coming December 6th. That's correct Minions Euphoria is a back for two one hour shows, but it's not season 2.

Unfortunately season 2 got sidelined by you know what, that darn COVID. But fear not until the next season happens we have these upcoming episodes to bridge the gap, fill our addiction, make us want more...Euphoria!

Zendaya who won an Emmy (rightfully so) for her portrayal of Rue has spilled that the first bridge episode is called Part 1: Rue. 

In case you haven't picked up on it, to say I am a huge fan of the show would be putting it, well, mildly. I really can't wait for December 6th to come! Not only did I watch the first season when it initially aired I binged it when HBO had a marathon of it.

Euphoria is such a densely packed show that you will see something different upon repeat viewings. 

Now THAT's entertainment!

Euphoria on the WWW -

https://www.hbo.com/euphoria  

The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile 

coming to VOD, EST, DVD and BluRay June 16th

starring Brian Cox, Golden Globe Winner for HBO's Succession

PRE-ORDER HERE

Produced by six-time Academy Award-winner Arthur Cohn, The Etruscan Smile stars renowned actor Brian Cox (HBO's Succession) in a career-defining role as Rory MacNeil, a rugged Scotsman who is forced to leave behind his beloved home and seek medical treatment in San Francisco. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory's life will be transformed, when he least expects it, through the redemptive power of love. Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times says "Cox is a wonder to watch, and seeing him in this gentle, vulnerable role is a treat."

The film also boasts a strong ensemble cast featuring Rosanna Arquette, JJ Feild, Thora Birch, Tim Matheson, Peter Coyote, and Treat Williams. Tim Appelo of AARP Movies says "It's worth watching for Cox's bravura performance with some of the best grownup actors alive."

Film Festival Awards include:

• Winner, Festival Grand Prize, Best Film, Stony Brook International Film Festival
• Winner, Best Feature, Rhode Island International Film Festival
• Winner, Audience Award, Traverse City Film Festival
• Winner, Special Grand Prize of the Jury and Grand Prix des Amériques, Montreal World Film Festival - Best Film
• Best of Fest and Nominee for Best Narrative Feature, Palm Springs Film Festival
• Winner, Best Cinematography and Best Ensemble Cast, Boston Film Festival
• Nominated for AARP Movies for Grownups Award (Best Intergenerational)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/401123001/8dac9615f3 

Michael's Musings

From A Social Distance
Michael Shinafelt

Well March is finally over THAT was the longest month ever!!! I suspect since we are still on lock down until the end of April, March now has competition.

I, like you minions, can't wait until all this is over, so what have all of you been doing with your time, well here are some of the things I've been doing, texting and thinking...

For reasons only known to them HBO is playing a lot of old movies of late. Sometimes it's great when they play gems like Dangerous Liasons, but most of the time it's, meh

My Social Media game has improved of late, there's that

In today's episode of My Life With The Chill Pill Cult

Alyssa Milano is trending on Twitter at present. It's because she called out Bernie Sanders for putting his ego above the greater good. Wait, don't we already have a President that does that?!

If one is unhappy about the way they are depicted in a documentary, here's a hint - stop being a jerk

Life Hack: If you keep a glass of wine in each hand you can't touch your face...you're welcome!

Kenny Rogers checking out during the apocalypse is the most "know when to fold them" gangsta move I've ever seen

The things I will put up your a$$ if you don't STFU, luckily I have a lot of bananas 

Woman Crush of the Week - Michelle Pfeiffer as Madame de Tourvel in Dangerous Liasons - Beautiful and heartbreaking.

See's Candy has halted production, the line has officially been crossed

Employees at Grocery Stores right now should get combat pay

Helpful Tip - remember Vegans are the closest thing to grass fed. Think about it, but not too much

#quaranpeen

Currently pizza is an essential food group for me

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Hump Day & Chill

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Bye, Bye, Bye November

Slaying!
Zendaya

On the last day of November 2019 heading into the last month of 2019, December I'm feeling somewhat nostalgic. Thus I was thinking about all things that went down this past year and one truth that stood out is: It's Zendaya's world we just live in it.

Think about it, but not too much. She's beautiful, talented, she always slays on the red carpet,  not to mention her career is on fire 🔥


While I had heard of Zendaya it wasn't until her breakout role as Rue Bennett on HBO's Euphoria that she caught my attention. Going forward I was hooked on her/ 

So let's leave November on a up note with visions of Lady Z dancing in our collective heads.

Sweet dreams and just say "No" to bedbugs!!!

Zendaya on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/zendaya/?hl=en

Film Buff Friday: Robocop

I caught this again recently on HBO, still hold up, still a great film.

PART MAN, PART MACHINE, ALL COP. RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked director Paul Verhoeven's (Flesh + Blood) Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and Phil Tippett (The Empire Strikes Back). The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop - a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen, Dressed To Kill) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. Unsurpassably thrilling, unexpectedly moving and unforgettably hilarious in equal measure, the future of law enforcement is back in a definitive Blu-ray™ presentation packed with hours of brand new bonus features.

Bonus Materials

• 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven
• Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film on two High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ discs
• Original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround sound option on both cuts
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts
• Limited edition collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Omar Ahmed, Christopher Griffiths and Henry Blyth
• Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for the Theatrical Cut and re-edited in 2014 for the Director’s Cut)
• New commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon
• New commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and Eastwood Allen
• The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, a newly filmed interview with co-writer Michael Miner
• RoboTalk, a newly filmed conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nick McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy)
• Truth of Character, a newly filmed interview with star Nancy Allen on her role as Lewis
• Casting Old Detroit, a newly filmed interview with casting director Julie Selzer on how the film’s ensemble cast was assembled
• Connecting the Shots, a newly filmed interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt
• Composing RoboCop, a new tribute to composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson
• RoboProps, a newly filmed tour of super-fan Julien Dumont’s collection of original props and memorabilia
• 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator Phil Tippett
• RoboCop: Creating a Legend, Villains of Old Detroit and Special Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew
• Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg
• Four deleted scenes
• The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett
• Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes
• Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots
• Extensive image galleries
• Archive commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for Theatrical version of the film)
• Two Isolated Score tracks (Composer’s Original Mix and Final Theatrical Mix) in lossless stereo
• Edited-for-television version of the film, featuring alternate dubs, takes and edits of several scenes (95 mins, SD only)
• Split screen comparison of Theatrical and Director’s Cuts
• Robocop: Edited For Television, a compilation of alternate scenes from two edited-for-television versions, newly transferred in HD from recently-unearthed 35mm elements

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Michael's Musings

Listen To Beethoven...
Michael Shinafelt

"I'm a little bit unholy. So what, so is everyone else" Unholy, Miley Cyrus

"Yes" everyone is quote en quote unholy, what you need to ask are you an immoral POS?! Donald Trump stand in the front of that line. Swish, swish, Motherf#cker!!! Moving on...

I put my money where my mouth is. I attended a benefit for the ACLU organized and headlined by the amazing Ariel Beesley @ The Echo in Los Angeles this past Tuesday. So There's that.

Damn, it's four ayem!

"Head like a hole, black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control" Head Like A Hole, Nine Inch Nails

Shade never made anybody less gay, it made them get gayer

Hope everyone is having a groovy Brady Bunch type of week

Random Thought: Anyone out there seen Maria Callas in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Medea, anyone?

About last night - "#Trump tweeted that tonight’s #DemocraticDebate was boring. As if we aren’t aware that’s how he feels about anything he can’t eat or fuck." - Bette Midler

HBO's Euphoria is an amazing show!

I have many answers, what is the question?

Girl Crush of the Week: Zendaya

Basically an all nighter and still grinding

Dr. Seuss, that is all

There once was a Boy from Chile who decided to show everyone his ______ I bet you all know what word to fill in the blank with 😉

Plaid Rompers, discuss -

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Show Your Pride

Taste The Rainbow
Evan Rachel Wood

June isn't over yet, thus Pride Month marches on...to keep the love flowing I bring you one Evan Rachel Wood, who happens to be openly bisexual, showing how proud she is at the Los Angeles Pride Parade.

Ms. Wood recently appeared on HBO's Westworld, is seen here at the corner of San Vicente & Santa Monica Blvd. waving a rainbow flag in the air like she don't care. What's that? How did I know what street corner she is standing on? Because I recognize the background clues. "Yes" in case you are out of the loop I live in Los Angeles.

So let the Pride continue and carry on with your bad selves...

Rainbow High Five!

ERW on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/evanrachelwood/?hl=en

Mother's Day

Norman Bates
"Psycho"

Happy Mother's Day, to all of you out there who have a paternal role in a child's life. Because as Norman Bates says, well refer to the above image for that quote.

Yeah, I took a turn to the macabre a tad today, but not really, it's more of a nostalgia type of thing. You see there was this Psycho marathon on HBO recently and I sat through it, the danger of channel surfing.

Mother & Son
Norma & Norman Bates

Thus when Mother's Day 2019 arrived I thought it would be a nice twist to honor those out there who know their role by going a little mad, like we all do sometimes 😉

So Cheers to everyone out there who has one of the most important jobs in the world.

Happy Mother's Day to you all!

Mother's Day on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day

Peace Out

Groove is in the Heart
Sharon Stone

This image of Sharon Stone snapped at LAX giving the peace sign is everything you need heading into the weekend.

It sums up what we should all do, chill, take life as it comes and roll with it. Trust, you will be much happier if you do.

Now that I've given my mini sermon on the computer - it's truly nice to see Ms. Stone back in the spotlight without losing her religion. 

She was the best thing in HBO's Mosaic and has the upcoming theatrical release All I Wish with Tony Goldwyn of Scandal fame dropping March 30th.

What's that you ask? "No" I am not on Sharon Stone's payroll I am simply a fan who thinks what the world needs now is Sharon, sweet Sharon...and a new President.

Mic Drop!

T.G.I.F!

Sharon on Instagram:

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

Nothing Says Christmas Eve Like...Katherine Heigl

Happy 10th Anniversary!
Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley

It's Christmas Eve and what else did you expect here at Entertain Me other than to be thrown a curve ball? 

A lot of you are most likely reading today's byline and are puzzled, annoyed or perhaps thinking WTF?! There are of course some of you not engaging in a volatile reaction regarding the divisive Ms. Heigl. Whatever your feelings are, that was the point of today's post, to mix them up this Holiday. 

Thus I bring you the image of Katherine and her husband of ten years singer Josh Kelley recreating one of their nude photos from days of yore. Ten years after all is a lifetime in Hollywood.

Katherine has sort of been on my mine of late as I stumbled across Unforgettable, a Fatal Attraction type movie she did with Rosario Dawson on an HBO free view that was given to me for whatever the F#ck reason. The movie was pretty forgettable, however I did think Heigl (and Dawson) were good.

Mic Drop! Have a great Christmas Eve!

PS Katherine, it looks like you have quit smoking, congrats! 

Katherine on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/katherineheigl/?hl=en   

Only In California

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
Laura Dern

How was your Thanksgiving? Well mine was sunny and the temperature was in the 90's. Yes, that's correct, no freezing of the ass for this guy and his fellow minions in the City of Angels. 

Thus I hereby bring you this photo of one of my fellow sun bunnies and favorite actresses, Laura Dern soaking up the sun in Malibu, wearing nothing more than a black bikini. 

Can you believe she is 50?! 

As someone who is 51, my take is age is just a number and you only get better not older. Laura is genuine proof of this. She recently slayed in HBO's Big Little Lies.

Now would someone please pass me the sunscreen? It's just another 90 degree day here in Los Angeles. 

Ciao!

Laura on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000368/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1  

Sunday Schwing! Game Of Thrones

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Red Carpet Ready, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Red Carpet Ready? You Bet!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 

Nothing, I mean nothing will top Meryl Streep's Golden Globe speech last night. I thought about running it today since it was in a word, amazing, but of course by now everyone has posted and re-posted it so I decided to go another direction.

Here without further hyperbole is my favorite Instagram post about the Golden Globes...Julia Louis-Dreyfus! Although she did not win this year for her HBO show Veep she's a winner in my book for this photo which she captioned: 

"About to hit the red carpet & feeling confident. @goldenglobes@veephbo @karenkawahara#goldenglobes"

Confident, obviously. Who other than JLD would have the chutzpah to post an image as funny/hot/cool as this I ask you???

"Take your broken heart, make it into art" - Meryl Streep quoting Carrie Fisher

JLD on Instagram:

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

Michael's Musings

Hazy Shade Of Winter
Michael Shinafelt

We are a mere five days into 2017 and no celebrity deaths have occurred. Give it time it's still too soon after the three major ones at the end of 2016.

If only I could give you a juicy bone to gnaw on, but alas there is not too much to say at this premature stage of the NY. Give it some time, there is going to be plenty to rant about, love and be grateful for, soon. 

So here are my meager offerings as of now, drama free and without interruption.

Best thing about New Year's weekend? The Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Network. 

Mariah Carey really needs a reality check and to change her first name to Pariah.

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds on HBO. Can't wait!

Honestly, if you haven't seen Leah Remini exposing Scientology on her A&E docu-series you haven't lived. Cross my heart.

If you take quotes from Law & Order: SVU out of context, they are really quite funny.

Quote of the Week: "It makes me sad when anyone calls LGBTQ people perverts, because that means they don't know that straight people can have good sex too" - Faith Choyce, Comedian 

BTW the Golden Globes are this Sunday, in case you care. 

Vanderpump Rules
Not So Much Anymore

Is it me or is Vanerpump Rules really fucking staged this season. Transparently so, I have now dubbed the show A Gaggle Of Twats.

Just the other day I was "lucky" enough to board a subway car with a black gentleman bellowing to another how white people disrespect him all the time. Really? You mean you talking shit at the top of your lungs in a public place isn't disrespecting anyone???

Which reminds me I got an PM on Facebook the other day from someone chiding me for the use of #hastags - really. If that is your biggest issue in life go Fuck yourself.

Monkey Mat Mama's, why not I ask you?

"The Best Time of my Life is Now" - Marilyn Monroe

I will leave with the sage words of wisdom from the formidable Ms. Marilyn Monroe. Until next week, yeah, you know what's coming. Ciao!

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