"Kill her, Mommy! Kill her! Don't let her get away, Mommy! Don't let her live!"
- Pamela Voorhees
Since I participated in Throwback Thursday yesterday, because, well it was Thursday, duh, I thought I would take the opportunity to engage in Flashback Friday, ya know, since it's Friday the 13th after all.
Think back to the year 1980 when the original Friday the 13th movie was released at the height of the slasher film craze. At what point was that in your life? Me? I was a Freshman in High School, be nice now. I was too young to get in to see it solo and no one would take me. So I had to wait for home video. What I do remember was it upped the ante in terms of graphic killings on screen. The story of doomed counselors at the now legendary Camp Crystal Lake aka Camp Blood had critics recoiling and audiences shrieking! Everyone in school who had been able to see it was a buzz about it describing the bloody deaths of the camp staff with a perverse glee. When I finally got around to seeing it, the horror movie that raised the bar had been surpassed by others post it. The original Friday the 13th is now considered a horror classic because of it's influence on the genre. Something I know at the time was never contemplated of happening. It remains one of my favorites of a specific place and time in cinema, because, in case you haven't guessed it "Yes"I love a good scare...Boo! Happy Friday the 13th! Check out the trailer for the original Friday the 13th after the jump!
It's Throwback Thursday peeps! Yay, Yahoo, Yippy Skippy and all that noise!!! So I thought for it I would honor one of my favorite actresses by posting her High School yearbook photo: Sharon Stone. As you can see Sharon has always been a beauty. Not only that, she has brains, a wicked sense of humor, not to mention some razor sharp basic instincts. What's not to love about her? Apparently she has problems with men approaching her for dates, I guess straight guys find her intimidating. So, she joined forces with funnyman James Corden for a rap video that brilliantly roasts her image, yet provides proof that Sharon has still got it at age 58! Madonna could take some lessons from Stone on how to remain hot & sexy while aging gracefully. Check out the video after the jump!
"People of the world today, Are we looking for a better way of life
We are a part of the rhythm nation" - Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
Angel City Chorale (ACC), the acclaimed Los Angeles choir led by Artistic Director Sue Fink, will present Rhythm Planet, the first weekend in June, featuring the music of two-time Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin and other world beats. A stunning musical journey that traverses the globe, Rhythm Planet celebrates both our diversity the humanity that unites us all. ACC’s 150+ voices, its orchestra, and a rhythm section playing percussion instruments from around the world will combine to create an exhilarating and joyous celebration of Earth's rich cultures and beauty. A concert highlight will include
ACC’s version of Toto’s “Africa,” (almost 3 million YouTube views). Special guest Tin will also conduct a portion of the concert with Fi nk. The family-friendly Rhythm Planet world music concerts will take place at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Los Angeles over two very special nights on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5, 2016. The performances start at 7:00pm and include a 15-minute intermission; a dessert reception follows each performance. For additional information on ACC, please visit http://angelcitychorale.org/concerts-events/rhythm-planet-concert.
Tickets for ACC’s annual spring concerts are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Children’s tickets (ages 5-12) are $22 and seniors are $27 (both in advance and at the door). Preferred front-of-house seating may be reserved online for $50 in advance and $55 at the door; children’s preferred tickets are $42/$47; and seniors’ preferred seats are $47/52. VIP tickets (all categories) are $75. Advance tickets are available via the ACC website or by calling 310-943-9231. Online ticket sales close at 10:00pm on the day prior to each show. Same day tickets may be purchased at the door. Wilshire United Methodist Church is located at 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010 (between Highland Ave. and Wilton Pl.;map). Free parking is available in the venue’s small parking lot and on neighborhood streets. Early arrival is strongly encouraged.
“At our spring concerts this year, we will create a cinematic soundtrack that scales Earth's mountains, traverses her rivers, revels in her dawns and sunsets, and reaches to the stars,” says ACC’s Fink.
Rhythm Planet –
Rhythm Planet will take audiences on a stunning musical journey that traverses the globe. Featuring the music of Christopher Tin and other world beats, ACC’s 150-member choir and 34-piece orchestra will present a vibrant celebration of cultural diversity as well as the common ground that unites humanity. Selections from Tin’s world-bending masterpieces, Calling All Dawns and The Drop That Contained the Sea will be featured. The Drop That Contained the Sea depicts global visions of water, from the snows of Mongolia to the rains of Africa. Calling All Dawns celebrates the circle of life in 12 languages.
Pieces by Aaron Copland, Moses Hogan and Ēriks Ešenvalds will also be performed. In an unforgettable moment in store for audiences, a field of sonic stars will surround concert guests as percussion from crystal glasses unites with the majesty of human voices joined in harmony.
Jennifer Lawrence channeling Marilyn Monroe?! Is it a sign of the Apocalypse? Well sort of...
It's a sign of an X-Men: Apocalypse screening!
This is for all you fanboys out there who, love comic books and Jennifer Lawrence, and really who doesn't? I am sure there are some, but you are in the minority.
Me? I am a J-Law fan, comic book movies? Not my thing overall, but I have seen a few including the original X-Men, which I did enjoy.
Mostly I woke up today and felt rested and fun. This lead to a need to share that with others. Thus I thought I would score with something that would put a smile on many people's faces.
For those of you who are not fans of The Good Wife, well you missed out. For those of you who are, if you haven't seen the series finale that aired last night yet, stop reading now (spoilers!) I'm going to go against popular flow and state I actually loved the finale. Although I think there was too much time wasted on Peter's trial that could have been used to give Cary and Diane a little more closure, to me it was the perfect way to close one of the best shows to ever air on Network TV. Alicia Florrick is committed, if nothing else to being "The Good Wife." so committed that she burned everything and everyone around her to achieve the goal of helping her husband Peter, while actually becoming him. A change for the better? Perhaps not, but Alicia has always been an island unto herself and at the end of the show that's the way she ends up transformed and alone. No Peter as she walks away from him while making it clear she wants Jason by calling out his name while doing so. No Jason he ghosted her in the crowd when Peter resigned and accepted a years probation for his recklessness. Like a ghost he vanished too. Diane is gone too as Alicia went behind her back and betrayed her by getting fellow lawyer and partner in crime Lucca Quinn to put Diane's husband Kurt through the ringer on the stand in Peter's corruption case to help out her husband. Will Gardner came back as a ghostly guide of sorts. More like the only shred of conscience Alicia had left. It worked and was fun to see the two of them together again. Alicia ending up alone was quite fitting. For those of you who thought she should end up with Jason, I felt her having her fun with him was enough as the story was hers. Hey, Alicia Florrick definitely is one woman who above all else never needed a man.
Hello peeps, and Happy Mother's Day! Today is the day specifically set aside to honor that special someone who you call Mom, I personally never use the word Mother because I use that word for other things. Today I am honoring two women, my Mom and my Sister. While my Sister obviously isn't my Mom but she is an amazing Step Mom to my three awesome nieces. Also it is my wonderful siblings Birthday today as well. Sue is the best Sister in the world. She is always there for me with her love and support and most importantly if I need to confide in someone she can keep a secret. My Mom is always there for me as well. Her belief in me and the path I am on never falters. Of course we aren't always on the same page, but the love is unconditional. The photo above was taken outside the Tides Tavern (in case you couldn't tell) in Gig Harbor, WA when I was visiting for Christmas after we all had lunch there. I remember it well. I had my first steak and brie sandwich, YUM! Good Times! Miss you two, love you and I will see you again soon. Happy Mother's Day Mom & Sue. Happy Birthday Sis, no I won't say how old you are <wink>
Hey all you film buffs & science fiction nerds, check this film out. It looks soooooo juicy!
MVD Entertainment Group has acquired all North American distribution rights to science fiction thriller SUBTERRANEA, the award-winning festival favorite from the producer of Jerome Bixby's The Man From Earth. The auspicious debut from director and screenwriter Mathew Miller, Subterranea was inspired by British progressive rock band recording artist "IQ" and their successful 1997 concept album of the same name and stars Bug Hall (The Little Rascals (1994), American Pie: The Book of Love), two-time Emmy Award Nominee Nicholas Turturro (The Longest Yard, "NYPD Blue", "Blue Bloods") and William Katt (Carrie (1976), The Man From Earth, "The Greatest American Hero").
Subterraneastars Bug Hall as "The Captive", who was locked in a dark cell as a small child and was raised in complete isolation, never seeing daylight or even another human being. Over twenty years later, without warning, he is released into society with nothing but the clothes on his back. Determined to find out who he is, The Captive discovers that he's the centerpiece of a dangerous orchestrated sociological experiment and sets off to find the truth about his shadowed existence, ultimately leading to a thrilling confrontation with his maker, "The Provider" (William Katt).
Following the release of IQ's double album "Subterranea", writer / director Mathew Miller was inspired. "As a huge fan of IQ, I was honored and thrilled to be collaborating with Peter Nicholls (IQ lyricist, writer and lead vocalist) and the band. My goal was to respect the original material and bring to life the already stimulating and poignant images the music has created in all of our minds and hearts as fans."
As the film was in development, Mat struck a professional friendship with one of the producers fromThe Man From Earth, Eric D. Wilkinson. Wilkinson's debut film has achieved "cult status" (The Man From Earth now resides among the Top 50 Science Fiction Films of all time on the IMDb) and was confident that he could help bring this film to a wider audience.
Subterranea Trailer
"When I first read Mat's script, I fell in love with the story and characters," said Wilkinson. "In some ways, the film reminded me of The Man From Earth. It had that 'intellectual sci-fi feel' to it, and at the same time, really played well as a conventional thriller. Mathew is a super talented young director and I was committed to helping him realize his vision for the material. MVD is a great company that is exceptionally supportive of filmmakers and producers and I look forward to our film's release later this year."
Subterranea has been receiving accolades on the festival circuit including Grand Prize Winner: Vortex Sci-fi & Fantasy Award- 2015 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Winner - Jury Prize - Best Film - 2015 Reel East Film Festival, Official Selection - 2015 Reno Tahoe International Film Festival, Official Selection - 2015 Queen City Film Festival and Official Selection - 2015 Montana Film Festival. The film made its European premiere in London on May 1st, 2016.
Subterranea will debut on Digital, VOD, DVD and Blu-ray on September 13, 2016 from MVD Entertainment Group. Special Features included on the disc include two behind the scenes featurettes "The Making of Subterranea" and "On the Set of Subterranea - Timelapses, deleted scenes and the original theatrical trailer."
Yeah, I was more than a little blind sided when Cyndi Lauper announced that her latest effort would be a "Detour" into country music of all things. That being said, on the flip side of the so unusual announcement, as a fan who has seen her live and owns her previous output I went: "Yeah, she is going to nail it!" Guess what?! She does! If you are a Cyndi or country fan, get yourself "Detour" and get it now! Being a person who loves Patsy Cline I am particularly partial to Lauper's covers of Walkin' After Midnight & I Fall To Pieces. Below is the track listing for "Detour" and Cyndi's tour dates. Yep, she's a girl still having fun with a capital "F!" Check out the video for Funnel Of Love after the jump!
Funnel Of Love DETOUR Track Listing: 1.“Funnel Of Love” 2.“Detour” - Featuring Emmylou Harris 3.“Misty Blue” 4.“Walkin’ After Midnight” 5.“Heartaches By The Number” 6.“The End Of The World” 7.“Night Life” - Featuring Willie Nelson 8.“Begging To You” 9.“You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly” - Featuring Vince Gill 10.“I Fall To Pieces” 11.“I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart” - Featuring Jewel 12.“Hard Candy Christmas” - Featuring Alison Krauss DETOUR Tour: *denotes dates with Boy George May 9 Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn. May 11 Palace Theatre - Louisville, Ky. May 13 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall - Pittsburgh, Pa. May 14 Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, Mich. May 16 Chicago Theater - Chicago, Ill. May 17 Hard Rock Live - Cleveland, Ohio May 20 Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, Conn.* May 21 Wang Theater - Boston, Mass.* May 25 Beacon Theater - New York, Ny.* May 28 Sands Bethlehem Event Center - Bethlehem, Pa.* May 29 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Atlantic City, N.J.* June 1 Wolf Trap - Vienna, Va.* June 2 Charleston Music Hall Charleston, S.C. June 4 Duke Energy Center Raleigh, N.C. June 5 Symphony Hall - Atlanta, Ga. June 8 Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, Fla. June 9 Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, Fla. June 11 Mizner Park Amphitheatre - Boca Raton, Fla. June 12 St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Augustine, Fla. Sept. 10 ACL Live at Moody Theater - Austin, Texas Sept. 11 Revention Music Center - Houston, Texas Sept. 13 Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City, Okla. Sept. 15 Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 18 Paramount Theatre - Denver, Colo. Sept. 20 The Depot - Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 21 Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical - Boise, Idaho Sept. 23 Thunder Valley Casino Resort - Lincoln, Calif. Sept. 24 Agua Caliente Casino - Rancho Mirage, Calif. Sept. 27 Vina Robles Amphitheatre - Paso Robles, Calif. Sept. 28 Arlington Theatre - Santa Barbara, Calif. Sept. 30 The Mountain Winery - Saratoga, Calif. Oct. 3 Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay - San Diego, Calif. Oct. 5 Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, Calif. Oct. 7 Talking Stick Resort Ballroom - Scottsdale, Ariz. Oct. 8 The Joint - Las Vegas, Nev. "Detour" With Cyndi at: cyndilauper.com/
In the middle of one wild & crazy day yesterday, fielding what seemed like my millionth call, what to my wandering ears did I hear? But the familiar beep of a text message coming in...well it was from none other than my friend E.G. asking me this:
"Hi Sweety ! I wanted to see if you could do a little FYI to your peeps about my gig coming up at the Whisky July 22 I will be headlining w Missing Persons for a fun 80's night!"
Done and I am so in! You should be too E.G. slayed when she performed there last in November and I expect she will again since Ms. Thang is a natural born entertainer.
Also there is the bonus of an 80's theme that brings Missing Persons along for the ride.
Forget penciling it in, use a pen, how about sending a text to yourself about it. Whatever you do you won't want to miss this date! Hope to see you there!
From his vivid childhood on the fabled mid-20th-century streets of South Philadelphia, to his reign as the Justin Bieber of the “Camelot” era, his battles with alcoholism, and his lifesaving double-transplant surgery, multi-talented entertainer Bobby Rydell has one hell of a story to tell.
And tell he did, here for an exclusive chat with Entertain Me about his autobiography, Teen Idol On The Rocks is none other than Rock-n-Roll legend: Mr. Bobby Rydell! MS: Hi Bobby. A friend of mine performed with you at the Hollywood Bowl for Y-Day in 1963. BR: Oh my God. Who was it? MS: Do you remember Mike Clifford? BR: Oh yeah, yeah, I remember tell him "Hi" for me. MS: What compelled you to write Teen Idol On The Rocks? BR: Being on the road for many years, after the show you get together sit down, talk to people and you start relating stories. This had been going on for quite a few years and everybody who I kept company with would say: Bobby, you have such great stories, why don't you write a book? I'd always be like: Yeah, yeah, yeah. To make a long story short my wife said: Why don't you seriously think about putting your life together in a autobiography? I thought maybe it isn't such a bad idea. So, I got together with a friend of mine Allan Slutsky, he's a Grammy winner and wrote a book called Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown, we sat for eighteen months. He was here with a tape recorder, a piece of paper and a pencil, I just poured my heart out to him and lo and behold, here's the book.
Forget Him
MS: Mike mentioned that you performed the song "Forget Him" at Y-Day. I didn't realize I had actually heard the song until I pulled it up online. BR: That was my third million selling hit. I recorded it in London, England. The song was written by a gentleman named Tony Hatch, who also wrote "Downtown" for Petula Clark. We got together while I was over in the UK and not only did we record "Forget Him" we recorded a whole album, we released the single which became a big hit, so the album was of course titled " Forget Him." (laughs) MS: When did your alcoholism start? Was that your whole career or later in it? BR: Later in my career. Prior to becoming a really heavy drinker I was more or less a social drinker. Going out to dinner having a cocktail, maybe a liqueur after. But what actually led to all the drinking was back in 2003 my wife of thirty-six years passed away from breast cancer. She was a very important and loving part of my life. When she passed I just couldn't handle it. I was weak and depressed so I turned to alcohol. I thought a couple of drinks a day would be OK. But a couple of drinks became four, than eight, eight became twelve, I drank my ass off. It went on for quite a few years and that's what led to my double transplant, a new liver and a new kidney. MS: It's pretty amazing that you received both of those. BR: There was a Doctor in 2010 who said: Bobby if you don't stop drinking you're going to be dead in two years. I laughed and said: Well I have another two years. He was right on the money, because in 2012 I had the surgery.
Bobby Today
MS: Something cool I read was that The Beatles paid homage to you in one of their songs. Also I read that they all but killed your career. Please explain that. BR: Well not only me, but quite a few American artists. When they hit not only them, but a whole bunch of artists from the UK came to America, we called it the British Invasion. Basically that's what it was. Everybody has their day an God Bless them. Before The Beatles became anything I was traveling with a young woman, Helen Shapiro who was a big singer in the UK. We were doing a tour, traveling on a bus through the UK doing different cities. One night in front of the bus there was a car and Helen yelled out "There's The Beatles!" I didn't know what she meant I started looking around the bus for cockroaches. Anyway the bus stopped, the car stopped, the four guys got on the bus. Now they knew me, and I just shook their hands, they're The Beatles, their a band, that's cool, they were on the road too. They went their way, we went our way. Then I come home, now it's 1964 and I am watching Ed Sullivan and there are The Beatles! I go "Jesus I met those guys!" it would have been such a great picture, before they made it they came on the bus in the middle of the UK ten or eleven o'clock at night, no picture. That would have been fantastic! Then later Paul McCartney would they got "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" from me. That's like a feather in my cap. (laughs) MS: I've always been familiar with the name Bobby Rydell. In fact when I saw that the name of the High School in the movie "Grease" was Rydell High, I knew it was named for you. BR: People have brought that up many times. I don't know why they picked me. It could have been Presley High or Fabian High, or anything really. MS: Rydell sounds like an actual High School. BR: Does it really? Well, maybe it does. Yeah, I guess it does. (laughs) MS: I don't think Fabian or Presley High sounds real. BR: Yeah, yeah you're right, not even I thought those names sounded right for a High School when I said them. (laughs) Teen Idol On The Rocks will be available tomorrow, May 4th on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble. Keep Rocking With Bobby at:
Dolly Parton comes out tomorrow. Just in time for all you mothers!
Just in time for Mother's Day, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release the critically acclaimed film Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors on DVD for the first time on May 3, 2016. Experience the magic and warmth of the television movie event that is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing in rural Tennessee. In support of the DVD release, Dolly will head out on the promotional trail and appear on Access Hollywood on April 30th, CMT After Midnite on April 30th and CMT’s Hot Twenty Countdown on April 30th and May 1st, CBS This Morning and Yahoo TV on May 2nd, CMT Radio Live on May 2nd, Entertainment Tonight Canada on May 3rd, GAC’s Great American Playlist on May 3rd and May 12th, CBS This Morning on May 5th, CBN’s 700 Club on May 6th, PBS’s Metro Focus on May 5th and May 8th with additional features with Parade, People Magazine, Huffington Post, Fox411, Rolling Stone Country and more.
“It is my true belief that if you're lucky enough to have a good mother, that is the greatest gift that you will ever know,” said Dolly. “So many people responded to my Mother in the "Coat of Many Colors" movie not only because of the wonderful job that Jennifer Nettles did portraying her, but the love and attention that Mama gave to all of her children.”
To date, the initial broadcast of Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors has delivered 15.9M total viewers (Live+7), becoming the #1 movie on broadcast with total viewers in more than 6 years.* Furthermore, Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors has the highest total viewer L+SD to L+3 increase (2.548 M) ever!** The family-oriented faith-based movie stars Jennifer Nettles (award-winning singer/songwriter and lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland), Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue, The Lost Battalion, 24), Gerald McRaney (Agent X, Mike & Molly, Longmire, House of Cards), and Alyvia Alyn Lind (Transparent, Revenge,Blended). Dolly Parton introduces the film and serves as narrator. Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors also contains an alternate version of the movie, deleted scenes and heartwarming extras.
This once-in-a-lifetime special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome a devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat — vividly described in the well-known song of the film's title — that helped make Parton who she is today. Set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955, this poignant and uplifting family-friendly story follows the incidents in Dolly and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES: • Coat of Many Colors: Bringing the Song to the Screen (Featurette) – This featurette explores the early life of Dolly Parton, the “Queen of Country Music.” Ms. Parton talks about the origin of her hit song “Coat of Many Colors” and the journey of bringing this story of love and forgiveness to television. • Deleted Scenes
