Celebrate! It's Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo! You have now entered The Twilight Zone!

Have fun, but be safe.

Cinco de Mayo on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo

Freaky Friday

Do You Believe In...
Tom Cruise & Cher

"It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone" - Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone 

You have now been transported to another time and place. The year is 1985 the place Sean Penn & Madonna's wedding. This is where Cher and Tom Cruise met, and "yes" started dating...

WTF?! Well Virginia this twosome totally dated! The Twilight Zone was a product of Hollywood and now you know why, because things like this happen in Tinseltown, thus "The Zone" is real kiddies.

Cher has spilled that Tom was one of her best lovers. I am going to have to venture this was before he joined the cult of Scientology and became a mechanical boy. Because I honestly can't imagine him being all that good now. The early years, when he came across like a flesh and blood human being, fer sure.

So I'm gonna leave you with this trip to contemplate on this Freaky Friday, right here, right now...

Mic Drop!

Cher on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/cher/?hl=en

Tom on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/tomcruise/?hl=en

Michael's Musings

Michael Shinafelt

My Code Name is: Agent Provocateur - that's why I am proudly sporting my "fag." T-Shirt. With hate speech so prominent this past week due to the Tweeting of one Roseanne, destroying her career and show revival with a few keystrokes. Well you know I couldn't #resist.

FYI - for those of you who can't wrap your collective brains around it I am far from PC, thus my choice of apparel this week. That being stated I do not condone hate speech. "Yes" Virginia they are two different entities. Time to move on, whatever transpires past this, Ambien is to blame...

If you can't blame Ambien, blame Canada

Saggitarians on Adderal, discuss

When in doubt, shout it out!

Dear Roseanne, your racism is more on point than your rendition of The Star Spangled Banner

Tonight's the night, really, it is

Have I offended you yet? Yeah, I can't compete with Donald Trump.

Who put the "bone" in Bonaparte?

There was an old lady who  swallowed a fly...

We have now entered The Twilight Zone (refer to the above headline)

Once upon a time there was something called common sense and intelligence, then the WWW let people without brain cells have a voice

The Real Housewives of New York, is, and will always be my favorite of the "Housewives" franchise

Whistle if your horny, or do something more provocative, the choice is yours

Clarifying a previous musing, I am a Saggitarian, and I am not on Adderal, it was about a friend

Your Mama don't dance, and your Daddy don't Rock-N-Roll - that's not true, I am referred to as "Daddy" sometimes and I DO Rock-N-Roll

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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:

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The Morning After

WTF?!
Michelle Obama & Hillary Clinton

"There's got to be a morning after, If we can hold on through the night
We have a chance to find the sunshine, Let's keep on looking for the light" 

- Maureen McGovern Theme from The Poseidon Adventure

Well it's the morning after and although we didn't board the SS Poseidon it certainly feels like we are on a sinking ship.

The majority of you, like myself, are still feeling like they are in an alternate universe, an episode of The Twilight Zone to be more specific. Well honestly we are.

However I am going about my usual Saturday routine of drinking my smoothie and heading to my spin class at Gold's Gym. Life does not stop because a bigly bully is now our commander and chief.

With this being said I am going to leave you with the image above on the first day of what is for sure going to be a turbulent voyage to say the least.

Michelle Obama & Hillary Clinton looking at each other says it all without any verbiage.

Make the morning after awesome for yourselves and your sanity.

Time for my Blueberry smoothie.

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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January Is The New October

Pretty In Black
January Jones

After last night's episode of  The Twilight Zone aka The Presidential Debate in which we got to witness Donald Trump again show what a piece of sh!t he is I thought it would be nice to enter another alternate reality. One where January takes over October, Actress January Jones that is.

This pic of her at the Hammer Museum Gala in Los Angeles is hotter than Georgia Asphalt!

It also gives me some Mad Men yearning. Honestly it's the only TV show I have ever really missed once it went off the air. 

So I am satiating myself with this image of the former Betty Draper today in an attempt to cleanse my, and your mind of last night's debacle and start your week off on a high note.

Have a terrific day, and watch out for falling poll numbers Trump!

January on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/januaryjones/?hl=en