Film Buff Friday: Alice, Sweet Alice

About that time Brooke Shields got offed in a horror movie...

A young Brooke Shields meets an untimely end in this religious-themed proto slasher par excellence from director Alfred Sole. On the day of her first communion, young Karen (Brooke Shields) is savagely murdered by an unknown assailant in a yellow rain mac and creepy translucent mask. But the nightmare is far from over - as the knife-wielding maniac strikes again and again, Karen's bereaved parents are forced to confront the possibility that Karen's wayward sister Alice might be the one behind the mask. Bearing influences from the likes of Hitchcock, the then-booming Italian giallo film and more specifically, Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now, Alice, Sweet Alice is an absolutely essential - if often overlooked - entry in the canon of 1970s American horror.

Bonus Materials

• Brand new 2K restoration of the theatrical version from the original camera negative
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary with Richard Harland Smith
• Archival audio commentary with co-writer/director Alfred Sole and editor Edward Salier
• First Communion: Alfred Sole Remembers Alice, Sweet Alice - director Alfred Sole looks back on his 1976 classic
• In the Name of the Father - brand new interview with actor Niles McMaster
• Sweet Memories: Dante Tomaselli on Alice, Sweet Alice - filmmaker Dante Tomaselli, cousin of Alfred Sole, discusses his longtime connection to the film
• Lost Childhood: The Locations of Alice, Sweet Alice - a tour of the original Alice Sweet Alice shooting locations hosted by author Michael Gingold
• Alternate Holy Terror Television Cut
• Deleted scene
• Alternate Opening Titles
• Trailer and TV Spot
• Original screenplay
• Image gallery

Sales Points

• 80% Approval Rating on Rotten Tomatoes
• Classic horror inspired by Nicolas Roeg's 'Don't Look Now' and the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
• First motion picture role for Brooke Shields who went on to superstardom with 'Pretty Baby', 'The Blue Lagoon' and 'Endless Love'.

Press Quotes

A superior modern Gothic thriller

     —US Magazine

Order Here - https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV213 

Michael's Musings

Electric Dreams
Michael Shinafelt

"It's too bad that all these things, Can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams, in beautiful dreams" In Dreams, Roy Orbison 

With all the static swirling around us in this mad, mad world it's nice to know we all have dreams. Dreams are a beautiful thing, never lose sight of yours. Unless of course that dream becomes a nightmare. When that happens you click your eyelids together three times and say "This is Bullsh!t time to wake up!"

I have no time to do anything, yet somehow I am always caught up on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (which, thankfully wrapped it's season this week)

Once when I looked at your Instagram feed I put a ______ in my _______ . Oh yeah, it's time to fill in those blanks minions.

It's time to break out the Pringles

How about those Democratic Debates? Answer me, how about them?

Stassi Schroeder & Beau Clark from Vanderpump Rules are engaged. OMG, I think my insomnia is now over!

The person next to me reeks of weed. I'm a good person I can't understand why this is happening.

Shout out to Shay Mitchell of Pretty Little Liars, she has a Baby On Board

Guy Crush of the Week - Zac Efron (don't judge me)

If I ever find out you don't vote, that's a wrap on our friendship 

The worms crawl in, sometimes they crawl out

Pack your suitcase full of lies & hit the road Jack, Tom, Dick or Harry...
Whoever the flip you are...

I can not unsee this, Ali Spagnola celebrating Shark Week

Mormon Psychics receive messages through their hair

Your are hereby to be referred to as Canasta 

Going My Way? at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Got Wet?
Matt Dunk

Psssssssssssssst! Did you know that in Australia they had a magazine that was their version of the US' Playgirl? Well they did it was called Australian Women's Forum. The things you discover when browsing Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things are quite a Hump Day & Chill treat.

Especially when the thing you uncover is Matt Dunk, "Yes" I meant uncover in the literal sense of the word. I wouldn't give my minions anything less to Hump Day & Chill to. 

You get dreamy Aussie Matt's deliciousness in full view in the spread he did for the magazine. Oh there's more apparently Matt also posed for Playgirl as well. There is a link included in the piece on him and AWF to click so you can bare witness and feast your eyes on those images too.

Matt is yummy in any way, shape or forum. However I must I agree with Tye, I was riding on a bummer that he had lost his lovely/sexy/cool bangs by the time he had shot Playgirl. Guess one can't have everything, or can one?

Well as far as I am concerned one can, by clicking on the link below and checking out Matt's banging bangs and banging other things right now. Your directive is to get your Hump Day & Chill on ASAP!

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2019/07/matt-dunk-australian-womens-forum.html 

Currie & Darling "Do It Again"

Dynamic Duo
Cherie Currie & Brie Darling

CHERIE CURRIE & BRIE DARLING

Release The Kinks Classic “Do It Again” Animated Lyric Video

Grammy Museum Performance Thursday, August 1

New Album “The Motivator” - Out Friday, August 2

Stream "Do It Again"

Album Pre-Order

 Los Angeles-based, female rock icons, Cherie Currie and Brie Darling have released an animated lyric video for their new single, The Kinks classic “Do It Again.”  You can view the video HERE  and also stream “Do It Again” HERE

“Do It Again” along with their covers of The Youngbloods’ "Get Together" and T. Rex’s  "The Motivator" will appear on their debut album, The Motivator which is set for release August 2, 2019 on Blue Élan Records and is available for pre-order.

The Big Takeover says “the chemistry of Currie and Darling is awe inspiring as the vocal gymnastics of both complement each other perfectly,” while Uncut magazine raves “The pick of their three originals is the defiant pop-rock anthem, “This Is Our Time”. “It ain’t over yet, turn up our voices past 10,” sings Currie.  And they have.”  Cherie & Brie recently sat down with the LA Times to discuss the new project.  You can read that interview HERE

and learn more about the new release HERE

Cherie & Brie are also set to perform songs for the very first time from the new album at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 1.  Tickets Available Now.

The Motivator was produced by the six-time Grammy nominated Dave Darling (Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Janiva Magness, Tom Waits) and features nine classic covers by bands including The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, and John Lennon, plus three powerful new originals, “Too Bruised,” “I’m Too Good, That’s Just Too Bad” and the topical “This Is Our Time.”

Guests on the album include a host of family and friends who came in to do backups, including Currie’s sister, actress Sondra Currie, her ex-husband, actor Robert Hays; friends, Susan Olsen of Brady Bunch fame, Leslie Koch Foumberg, and actress/director, Allison Scagliotti. Darling’s brother, Henry Berry is on “He Ain’t Heavy”; and brother Phil Berry does a guitar solo on the Kinks tune “Do it Again” while her sister, Rory Berry Bishop plays drums on Thunderclap Newman’s “Something in the Air.” Patti Quatro—Suzi’s sister and a member of Fanny—plays guitar and sings on “For What It’s Worth.”

The Runaways front-woman and solo artist, Currie, met the Fanny drummer and singer, Darling, in 2017 and immediately connected.  Currie had come in to contribute vocals to Fanny Walked the Earth, a reunion album from the trailblazing Fanny, the first all-female band signed to a major label (Reprise) in 1969.  Though the two musicians were certainly admirers of each other, they had not yet met until that session.  Once connected, the idea to continue collaborating was hatched and soon the idea to record an album was solidified.

It was decided they would record an album of cover songs that resonated with the duo.  The covers chosen mostly share—unintentionally—a socio-political resonance that’s as relevant today as when the songs were written.  “The original album concept was that Brie was going to sing a few, I’d sing a few, and we’d back each other up,” furthers Currie. “But I knew our voices really work well together. On T. Rex’s ‘The Motivator,’ Brie did a great soulful rock scratch vocal but maybe I have more of a tough rock quality to my voice, so I think Dave decided I was going to sing it.  But in my head I heard a duet, me doing the first verse, her on the second verse….and that started the dialog of using our voices together as a concept. Our voices complement each other, so we decided we should share the majority of these songs, because it makes them better.”  Producer Dave Darling says, "It's extremely rare to have two such powerful vocalists in the same band. Cherie's a steam roller and Brie's a flame thrower. That just doesn't happen!"  

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Twitter - @CherieandBrie 

Monday Motivation

Call Me, Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen

See Carly Rae Jepsen on stage in Atlanta, GA. Hear Carly sing during her "Dedicated" tour. Get so high you touch the sky. 

Looking at this photo of Carly on her current tour (mentioned above) inspired me to throw out this bit of Monday Motivation wisdom. Today is the first day for you try new things. Why you may ask am I making Carly Rae Jepsen the poster child for this? Glad you asked...

Once upon a time in Hollywood I was asked if I would like to attend her show at the Fonda (comped of course) - While being only familiar with her song Call Me Maybe, I hesitated then thought "Why the F#ck not? it's free" 

Thus I came, I went, I heard and I saw. Guess what??? I was blown away! "Yes" CRJ is a great live performer and I would never have known that had I not gone because of a song, that was not something I hated, but definitely not my thing. 

What's on your agenda to try that you haven't before today? Start small and work your way up to something grand.

Get out there and go for it, now!

CRJ on IG -
https://www.instagram.com/carlyraejepsen/?hl=en  

Hot Summer Girl

Hot Summer Girl
Miley Cyrus

If you follow Miley Cyrus in Instagram, like me, you have seen a series of provocative photos she has been posting under the umbrella of Hot Summer Girl.

What's it all mean you may be pondering. It seems Cyrus is catching the wave of the hot summer temperatures everywhere and jacking them up a few more degrees with her racy photos. Hey being a Hot Summer Girl is a lifestyle one can, and perhaps should emulate all year round and them some. 

This is according to rapper Megan The Stallion whose viral catch phrase is the reference for HSG. 

Hey leave it to Miley Cyrus to do just that.

Catch yourself some Hot Summer Girl fever and follow Miley by clicking on her IG link below.

Woot!

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

Just Because....I Called It

Love Me Tender
Austin Butler & Vanessa Hudgens

Just Because they are a cute couple, Just Because they are in my hood & Just Because I called it (we'll get to that in a moment) Here are Austin Butler & Vanessa Hudgens!

Aren't they cute out and about in Los Feliz (part of my immediate hood)? Aren't they cute I said, no answer me and answer me now!!! OK, have it your way.

What's that, oh yeah the I called it part of the "Just Because" - Well remember when I ran a piece on the actors in contention to play Elvis in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic and Austin was one of them? Fine if you don't remember but you missed out. Why? Because I said Austin would (and did) land the role of Elvis Presley.

My reason was, while I am sure all the guys in the running were talented enough Austin bore the most physical resemblance to the late Rock-N-Roll legend. 

"Yes" I missed my calling I should have been a casting director.

Just Because I am a smarty pants have a groovy day!

Austin's casting announcement via Variety 
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/austin-butler-baz-luhrmann-elvis-biopic-1203257957/