Tis The Season..."White Christmas"

                                                                "I'm Dreaming Of A..." - Sandy Zacky

Today I am feeling somewhat (not entirely) remiss. There are merely 17 days left until Christmas and, like, I haven't even acknowledged the Holiday this month.

Well I am rectifying that today, Monday December 7, 2020! Being as we could use all of the Holiday cheer we can get this year, I hereby bequeath you with the resident Diva at Entertain Me, Sandy with a "Y" not "E" and her rendition of the classic "White Christmas."

No need to thank me, just give Sandy's lovely take on the sentimental favorite below. 

It's the perfect way to kick off your week, and a perfect way to start the countdown to Christmas (say that three times fast) here on Entertain Me!

Now stop being a Grinch and listen closely. Christmas is just around the corner...Ho Ho Ho!

Sandy on the WWW -

https://www.facebook.com/SandyZackyDiva/

https://www.reverbnation.com/sandyzacky  

Sunday Sinema: Tremors

   

I remember seeing this at a screening, it's fun! 😄                     

A pulse-pounding love letter to 1950s creature features that delivers horror and humor in equal measure, Tremors is a bonafide cult classic that has grabbed audiences' affections ever since its release and spawned a successful franchise that continues to this day.

Good-ol'-boy handymen Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are sick of their dead-end jobs in one-horse desert town Perfection, Nevada (population: 14). Just as they're about to escape Perfection forever, however, things start to get really weird: half-eaten corpses litter the road out of town; the phone lines stop working; and a plucky young scientist shows evidence of unusually strong seismic activity in the area. Something is coming for the citizens of Perfection... and it's under the goddamn ground!

Bursting with indelible characters, quotable dialogue and jaw-dropping special effects, Tremors is back and bigger than ever in this 4K-restored and fully loaded collectors' edition.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
• New 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Ron Underwood and director of photography Alexander Gruszynski
• 60-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing by Kim Newman and Jonathan Melville and selected archive materials
• Large fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
• Small fold-out double-sided poster featuring new Graboid X-ray art by Matt Frank
• Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards
• Limited Edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
• DISC 1 – FEATURE & EXTRAS
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Restored DTS-HD MA original theatrical 2.0 stereo, 4.0 surround, and remixed 5.1 surround audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• New audio commentary by director Ron Underwood and writers/producers Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson
• New audio commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors
• Making Perfection, a brand new documentary by Universal Studios interviewing key cast and crew from the franchise (including Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, among many others) and revisiting the original locations
• The Truth About Tremors, a newly filmed interview with co-producer Nancy Roberts on the film’s rocky road to the screen
• Bad Vibrations, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Alexander Gruszynski
• Aftershocks and Other Rumblings, newly filmed on-set stories from associate producer Ellen Collett
• Digging in the Dirt, a new featurette interviewing the crews behind the film’s extensive visual effects
• Music for Graboids, a new featurette on the film’s music with composers Ernest Troost and Robert Folk
• Pardon My French!, a newly assembled compilation of overdubs from the edited-for television version
• The Making of Tremors, an archive documentary from 1995 by Laurent Bouzereau, interviewing the filmmakers and special effects teams
• Creature Featurette, an archive compilation of on-set camcorder footage showing the making of the Graboids
• Electronic press kit featurette and interviews with Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire
• Deleted scenes, including the original opening scene
• Theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots for the original film as well as trailers for the entire Tremors franchise
• Comprehensive image galleries, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, storyboards and two different drafts of the screenplay
• DISC 2 – INTERVIEWS & SHORT FILMS (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
• Extended hour-long interviews from Making Perfection with Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Nancy Roberts and creature designer Alec Gillis
• Outtakes with optional introduction and commentary by S.S. Wilson
• Three early short films by the makers of Tremors, remastered in high definition, including S.S. Wilson’s stop-motion horror/comedy classic Recorded Live (1975)

Order Here: https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV319

"From KO To Chaos"

Iggy and the Stooges "From KO to Chaos" 

8 Disc Box Set (7 CDs + DVD) with all of Skydog’s Iggy and the Stooges releases 

plus a 48-page booklet and detailed notes by Iggy Pop biographer, Paul Trynka

Available December 18th - PRE-ORDER NOW

When the riotous, confrontational 'last ever' Iggy & the Stooges gig Metallic KO was issued in 1976 on the French indie Skydog label, it heralded the punk movement and cemented Iggy's position in it. Iggy’s career then took off, and a lengthy liaison between Skydog and Iggy Pop continued, with releases through and beyond the Stooges reunion 29 years later.

Here are all of the Skydog label's Iggy releases, remastered, in a clam-shell box set containing seven CDs and a DVD – a fitting tribute to the label’s punk pioneer boss Marc Zermati, who passed away in June. Marc started Skydog in 1973, arguably Europe’s first independent rock label, and in the same year that Metallic KO was released he organized the "First Punk Festival" in Mont de Marsan. He worked closely with The Clash, Johnny Thunders, Wilko Johnson, and Chrissie Hynde and many others.

Alongside Metallic KO the box includes the two Metallic KO source tape gigs, pitch-corrected after a tape speed fault was discovered; two collections of live and studio rare songs; unusual Iggy acoustic shows on DVD; a studio acoustic CD and the Stooges long-awaited 2003 live reunion in Tokyo. The 48-page booklet has notes by Paul Trynka, the Iggy Pop ‘Open Up and Bleed’ biographer and former MOJO editor, and rare and unseen photos.

INCLUDES:

• Metallic KO ‘Stooges last live show’ issued in ‘76
• Two full source shows
• Rare studio and live collections We Are Not Talking About Commercial Sh!t and Wake Up, Suckers!
• DVD of unique Iggy ‘Acoustics KO’ performances
• Studio ‘Acoustics KO’ CD. 
• 2003 Stooges reunion live album ‘Telluric Chaos’ recorded in Japan
• Additional EP tracks
• 48-page booklet and detailed notes by Iggy Pop biographer, Paul Trynka

Portraits From The Woods

Norman Reedus presents "Portraits From The Woods"

Behind the scenes photography from The Walking Dead

Featuring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hideo Kojima, Lena Dunham,

Diane Kruger, Dave Chapelle and many more

Available now as Hardcover (First Edition) as well as Special Collector's Edition: Clothbound Clamshell Box which includes book plus signed archival photograph

In this brand-new electrifying book of photography by Norman Reedus, he captures moments behind the scenes of TWD as only Norman could deliver. With his unique sense of humor, traveling into the Georgian woods with Norman’s cast of characters and zombies, alongside portraits of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hideo Kojima, Lena Dunham, Diane Kruger, Dave Chapelle and many more to reveal the individuals that inhabit his life.

Norman has an indelible way of capturing the beauty and mystery in others. His photographs are beautiful and terrifying, macabre and provoking, alternately dark, and sublime.

Norman is never without his camera. Like his life on set and in the real world, Reedus’ images vacillate between the real and surreal. Certain portraits remain vivid and clear, while others are washed in intrigue: grainy, hazy and obscured. What unites all of these faces are the eyes that see them: Norman’s. From those eyes come a piercing intimacy, both precious and rare.

The hardcover first edition (144 pages, 9.5" x 12") is now available exclusively on Reedus’ website Big Bald Galley for $75. Additionally, the Special Collector's Edition: Clothbound Clamshell Box which includes the hardcover book plus a signed archival photograph is also available now. Proceeds from sales are being donated to the COVID-19 Response Fund.

Michael's Musings

Social Distancing Selfie Portrait 
Michael Shinafelt

Here we are, back where we started at the beginning of the Pandemic. Lockdown in Los Angeles...sigh! Since I am one who has always done my part I find this a rather frustrating quandary. 

Thus today I am going to try to focus on self care and positive things like pregnant mermaids. Yeah, now that's the ticket...

Intercourse Monsters need love too

Congratulations to Elliot Page!

I'm giving the gift that keeps on giving this year: A Christmas Bag of Threats

Mommie Dearest memes truly annoy me. The more you know

Saw The Invisible Man redo with Elisabeth Moss. Did I like it??? Let's put it this way at 91% fresh I have now seen the most overrated movie on Rotten Tomatoes.

My Little Pony Boy, discuss 

Hey Santa, I've been naughty and it was worth it! You fat judgmental bastard!!!

I have so many questions...

Woman Crush of the Week - Miley Cyrus because her latest Plastic Hearts is awesomeness personified. She also does a great cover of one of my favorite songs ever Hole's Doll Parts, so there! 

Never have I ever heard of an egg roll referred to in that way

After losing last night's Powerball, I'm going to declare myself the winner and file lawsuits until I win!

This Holiday Season may your pies and stuffing be warm and moist like your whore mouth

Amazing how polite The White House has gotten recently, with everyone saying "Pardon Me"

What's in your wallet right here, right now?

Meet me out back at:

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

https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

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An Alarm(ing) Christmas Gathering

The Alarm - Christmas Gathering 2020.

An Online Global Concert Experience for all..... From our home to yours.... 8pm on Saturday December 19th 2020

The Alarm Christmas Gathering Tickets are on sale now here.

The Alarm Christmas Gathering - Concert Video Trailer

On Saturday December 19th 2020, Mike Peters and The Alarm will host a unique Christmas Gathering Concert beamed live into homes all around the world.

Virtual Tickets for The Alarm's Christmas Gathering allow exclusive access to the concert broadcast which will be geo-synchronised to locations around the world on Saturday December 19th @ 8pm through a partnership with Jimmy Lovine and Dr. Dre’s brand new streaming service Moment House.

The Alarm's Christmas Gathering will run for approximately two hours featuring Mike Peters and The Alarm playing live and electric in a seasonal studio setting, with additional exclusive video content and acoustic performances presented from the Welsh home of Mike and Jules Peters.

The Alarm Christmas Gathering Tickets are on sale now here.

Following the recent and hopeful news of a Covid 19 vaccine, Alarm fans are encouraged to turn this Christmas Gathering into a Gathering Christmas party of their own, celebrate the holiday season in style and say goodbye to what has been a challenging and arduous year for everyone, everywhere.

“To be able to bring the band and the fans together at this special time of year and perform a virtual Alarm Gathering concert from our home to yours, is something myself and the band have been dreaming about ever since our collective worlds were turned upside down by the global lockdown earlier in 2020”, says Mike Peters. “This will be an occasion to turn up the volume, wake up the neighbours, crack open the drinks and have a rocking good time at Christmas. I have always loved this time of year, and to think we have this opportunity to all come together as one big Alarm family through the wonders of the internet via Moment House is a Christmas miracle all of it’s own.”

The Alarm Christmas Gathering will be beamed live at 8pm on the evening of Saturday December 19th 2020, as part of a special presentation hosted by Mike and Jules Peters who are inviting all Alarm fans to come together in their own homes and celebrate the holiday season in party style with (where possible), their friends and families.

The Christmas Gathering concert will be geo-synchronised, so that fans around the world will have the option of choosing a broadcast time suitable for their location.

The Alarm Christmas Gathering Tickets are on sale now here.

The concert will be screened at 8pm in these 5 Global Time Zones.