And Just Like That...Kim Cattrall

Samantha Jones I Presume
Kim Cattrall

Well the much hyped return of Samantha Jones on And Just Like That has come and, but not gone you can stream it as many times infinity as you like on MAX.

Kim Cattrall sparkled and really made me (and a legion of others) realize how much the character of Samantha is missed from the ensemble. It also makes one realize how much better the show would be with her back on it.

But alas it is not meant to be, or is it? Time will tell as And Just Like that has been renewed for season three. With the ongoing Writer's Guild and SAG/AFTRA strike who knows when the ladies will return, but And Just Like That they'll be back.

On a final note to those who bought into the the hyperbole that Cattrall got paid a million dollars for her cameo, get real. It's called publicity people.  While I'm not sure what she did get paid, I'm here to tell you if 100% was not a million big ones.

And Just Like That my work is done, Michael has left the building...

And Just Like That on IG -

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

What Would Kim Cattrall Do?

Buh Bye
Kim Cattrall

With all the noise being made over a Samantha Jones less Sex and the City revival, I'm many of you have thought: What Would Kim Cattrall Do? In terms of reacting to this news?

Subtly react to a Tweet supporting her not reprising her role on the show THAT's what she'd do, and did. Bare witness to the said Tweet below...

And that my Minions is called expert shade!

Kim on Twitter -

https://twitter.com/KimCattrall 

Michael's Musings

You Are Always On My Mind
Michael Shinafelt

Well the scale tipping point has finally been reached, the time has come to focus and lose those pandemic pounds or be victim to gaining more of them and getting bigger. To think I was 50lbs lighter and in great shape this time last year...Good news is, I did it once, I can do it again!

Racist Genies come from a moonshine bottle

Am I the only person who loves Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy but does not like Schitt's Creek? 

There's not enough saliva in my mouth

Zendaya FTW, Yes!

Oh, that's so pervy...oink!

Satan Says: Ask me a "Yes" or "No" question

Teddi Mellencamp - OUT of the RHOBH next season 😊

If you haven't registered to vote, what are you waiting for???

Woman Crush of the Week - Kim Cattrall for her knock out performance on Filthy Rich

So sorry I can't twerk on your pole right now...the more you know

When it's been a week since your last mental breakdown: It's Showtime!!!

Raul Esperanza just appeared in my mind, one guess as to why...

Did you hear Meredith is in a tug of war with hear breasts, pay it forward

People before property

You wanna find me? Let your fingers do the clicking:

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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt  

Film Buff Friday: Split Second

SPLIT SECOND Starring Rutger Hauer Makes Its Long-Awaited Debut On Blu-ray Via MVD REWIND COLLECTION

Coming to Blu-ray on August 11th

MVD ENTERTAINMENT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE NORTH AMERICAN HIGH DEFINITION DEBUT OF THE 1992 SCI-FI ACTION CULT CLASSIC "SPLIT SECOND" ON BLU-RAY IN AN ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S EDITION.

 

Synopsis: In the year 2008, the cops are better armed than before, but nothing has prepared them for this. Swift, sharp-clawed and deadly, something moves among them on the streets, in the alleyways, on the rooftops, tearing out human hearts and devouring them. Maverick cop "Harley" Stone (Rutger Hauer) lost his partner to the beast, and now it looks like his girlfriend Michelle (Kim Cattrall) is next on the killer's list. Even in the future, there aren't guns big enough to stop the creature's deadly force, but Stone has no choice. Teamed with rookie detective Durkin (Alastair Duncan), Stone must stalk the edge of his own sanity if he is to destroy the rampaging Evil on the outside and banish the very real demons within . . . It could all be over in a SPLIT SECOND.

 

SPLIT SECOND boasts an all-star cast that includes Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner, The Hitcher), Kim Cattrall (Big Trouble in Little China, Sex and the City) and Alastair Duncan (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), with an all-star supporting cast that includes Academy Award® Nominees* Michael J. Pollard (Tango & Cash) and Pete Postlethwaite (Inception). From director Tony Maylam (The Burning), "Split Second" features creature design effects by Stephen Norrington (Blade) and a screenplay written by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and The Furious).

 

MVD Rewind Collection has teamed up with 101 Films to bring collectors a fully loaded special edition. Starting with a brand new high definition presentation overseen by Joe Rubin, the main feature is presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, newly scanned, restored and color graded in 4K from the 35MM internegative, with uncompressed 2-channel stereo audio.

 

"Split Second" is packed with hours of bonus material produced by 101 Films exclusively for the US (and the UK) including brand new cast and crew interviews, new audio commentary, and rarely seen 1992 legacy features, an alternative cut of the film, deleted scenes, promos and more!

 

 

SPLIT SECOND: COLLECTOR'S EDITION

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, newly scanned, restored and color graded in 4K from the 35MM internegative
• Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo
• English Subtitles
• NEW! Audio Commentary by action film historian Mike Leeder and filmmaker Arne Venema
• NEW! "Great Big Bloody Guns!" Producer Laura Gregory & Actor Alastair (Neil) Duncan on Split Second (HD, 27:25)
• NEW! "Call Me Mr. Snips!" An Interview with Composer Stephen W. Parsons (HD, 22:21)
• NEW! "Stay In Line!" An Interview with Line Producer Laurie Borg (HD, 23:02)
• NEW! "More Blood!" An Interview with Creature Effects Designer Cliff Wallace (HD, 32:03)
• NEW! "Shoot Everything!" An Interview with Cinematographer Clive Tickner (HD, 18:57)
• Original 1992 Split Second "Making of" featurette that includes interviews with stars Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Alastair (Neil) Duncan, Michael J. Pollard, Writer Gary Scott Thompson and more! (SD, 6:26)
• Original 1992 behind the scenes featurette with effects creator Stephen Norrington, cast and crew (SD, 3:41)
• Split Second Japanese Cut, full frame with burnt-in Japanese subtitles (SD, 95:00)
• Deleted Scenes from the Japanese Cut (English, burnt-in Japanese subtitles) (SD, 4:42)
• 7 Promotional TV Clips (SD)
• U.S. VHS Home Video Promo (SD, 2:34)
• Theatrical Trailer (SD, 2:15)
• MVD EXCLUSIVE: Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Dude Designs created exclusively for this release
• Collectible Mini-Poster featuring original VHS style artwork

 

Film Buff Friday: Shortcut To Happiness

File this one under things that make you go Hmmmmm....

SHORTCUT TO HAPPINESS: After eighteen long years from production to release Shortcut to Happiness finally makes its debut on Blu-ray and DVD on July 16, 2019. Originally "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (the film's original title when it was in production in 2001) was to be the directorial debut of star Alec Baldwin. According to a 2007 Entertainment Weekly article, "production was vexed by alleged money problems and the FBI's bank-fraud investigation of a reported investor". According to a 2007 article in The Guardian, the movie grinded to a halt "during post-production when the FBI seized the investors' assets, including the film, in the course of a bank fraud investigation." Due to this and other rumored creative differences, Baldwin had his director credit removed from the film and replaced with the pseudonym "Harry Kirkpatrick". Baldwin's producing partner Jon Cornick told Entertainment Weekly in 2003, "We spent a lot of time and effort shooting the movie... It's not the movie that we intended to make." 

Producer Bob Yari rescued the film from bankruptcy court and finished the film without Baldwin's participation which received limited theatrical screenings in 2007. Years later the film aired on Showtime and Starz channels but had never received a proper release on home video. 

"I was presented with opportunity to license Shortcut To Happiness," according to MVD Entertainment Director of Acquisitions Eric D. Wilkinson. "Despite the movie's checkered past, I liked it. It reminded me of the high concept romantic comedies of the 1980's and 90's. It has a great cast and production values and I think fans of the genre will more than enjoy this film. So after eighteen years since the movie first started production, I'm excited to finally give Shortcut To Happiness a proper release on disc and digital".

 

Set in New York's literary world, Shortcut To Happiness is a contemporary re-telling of the classic short story ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' featuring an all-star cast that includes Academy Award® Nominees Alec Baldwin (The Departed) and Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters), Academy Award® Winner Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Jennifer Love Hewitt (Heartbreakers), Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City"), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man), Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation") and Darrell Hammond ("SNL").

 

Jabez Stone (Baldwin), a down on his luck writer, sells his soul to the devil (Love-Hewitt) in exchange for fame and fortune. But when things don't turn out as planned, Stone ultimately decides that he wants his old life again and enlists the help of Daniel Webster (Hopkins) in order to win his soul back from Satan, herself!

Michael's Musings

I've Got The Look -
Michael Shinafelt
Photo:
David Pevsner

"When I was a child I had a fever, My hands felt just like two balloons, Now I've got that feeling once again, I can't explain you would not understand, This is not how I am, I have become comfortably numb" - Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb"

Ever get the abovementioned feeling?! I sure have, but in the words of Barbara Streisand & Donna Summer "Enough is Enough!" BTW abovementioned is a legal term for those of you who think I pulled that out of someone's ass. "Yes" I am on the prowl and quite dangerous, deal with it!!!

Slippery When Hard

Seeing the magical Ariel Beesley Friday @ The Satellite - yeah, she's like a unicorn

Joe Jackson dead at 89 - he was Michael's father

Poor Heather Locklear - I really mean that

Kylie Jenner has a secret to "cake free" concealer - Ummmmmmm...

A hot NFL husband, yeah, that's what I need

Just kidding, I have a guy who's hotter than Georgia Asphalt! 

I love Freeform's The Bold Type! There I said it

Hello Kitty violates all sorts of natural laws 

That time when you are waiting to see the Dr. and they have Kim Cattrall & Andrew McCarthy on in Mannequin 

Did you ever wonder???

Nothing is worse than a needy ______ it's blank, fill it in!!!

When all else fails what is it you do?

Your Mama don't dance and your Daddy don't Rock-N-Roll - Damn! That's F#cking harsh!

Michael explains it all to you at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/mshinafelt?lang=en