Bob Clark went to the dark side of Christmas once upon a time (he also directed the lighter holiday classic A Christmas Story) with this nasty thriller about a group of sorority sisters who are stalked and preyed upon by a psycho-killer who remains anonymous and is never caught, now isn't that terrifying??? The film was a box-office success. In order to get approved for its first-run release, British censors edited the picture a bit, though not for violence; the obscene phone calls the girls receive were deemed too vulgar for theaters. The skin crawl factor is off the chart, even by today's relaxed standards.
Trust me on this one, I saw it for the first time during lockdown it was so ick, that it is now my favorite Christmas movie! Hey, I like my Christmas tainted with some dark hues.
"Yes" I plan on watching it again this year, and every year.
So today I will give in and jump on the Christmas bandwagon that has been going of for many of you since August.
Here you go it's a Christmas Tree decked to the halls at Universal City Walk, so there!
Does this light you up and bring you some joy you Ho, Ho, Ho's?
If it does then aren't you happy! While I am no Scrooge, you will not, I repeat, will not see the same glee on this blog that I have for Halloween. Just No!!! Christmas is actually the most frightening time of the year IMO.
This ain't that kind of party Minions.
It's only 21 more days, gird your loins, it's gonna happen. Then what will you do with your time?
Just Because this image caught my eye on Twitter yesterday. Just Because it's black and white & Just Because I've always cottoned to the bad ones here is Daryl Hannah and Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner!!!
Honestly Pris and Roy Batty were THE couple for me in Blade Runner - Eff Rick Deckard and Rachael they are more boring than replicants trying to figure it out...fight me.
When given a choice, I always choose dancing with the Devil in the pale moonlight...the more you know the less you wish you did.
Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustratorJeremiah Moonis debuting a new Brent Driscoll-directed music video for"Housesitting"a track off his debut EP'Sputnik,'out now viaEnci Records(The Joy Formidable, Beach Goons, Fences).
In regards to the track, Jeremiah says, "Housesitting is a song about the moment when a relationship starts to end. Not about love ending, but about things growing apart; a fork in the road turning into a chapter heading. It's about the strange truth that sometimes it's easier to see clearly and feel deeply -- even, or maybe especially the good parts -- once you've already made up your mind to leave."
Of the video, he adds, "Brent and I shot this video at a friend's treasured family beach house out in the San Juan Islands. We wanted to capture the eerie feeling of being in a stranger's house - a home, saturated with years of memories that aren't your own. Your ears become very attentive to small sounds: the refrigerator kicking in, the low hiss of the rain, pipes running beneath the floorboards. The feeling, not of a presence, but an absence so palpable you can almost taste it. Alone but not alone - make yourself at home."
The 'Sputnik' EP was recorded with friend and producer Adam Black in a remote cabin in Florence, OR. "We laid down the main tracks during this time and pieced together the rest of the EP and arrangements over the next couple of years," explains Jeremiah.
Moon's music bears the mark of the musicians that inspired it, channeling the energy of a diverse list of influences that range from Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Thom Yorke, Blake Mills, Sufjan Stevens, Claude Debussy, and Nick Cave, to Mahler, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Ravel, and the poetry of Christian Wiman, all while simultaneously carving its own path.
The son of a classically trained violinist mother, Moon would start taking cello lessons at age 7, playing music (solo, chamber music, and orchestra) all through high school.
After graduating, Moon studied cello performance at Boston University. He recalls, "I started writing my first songs when I was home on summer vacations."
In 2013, Jeremiah moved to Seattle and started accompanying guitarists for live shows and recording sessions, as well as working on his illustration skills and building a portfolio of his work. He says, "I started seriously working on songwriting in 2018 after being challenged by a friend to take myself more seriously as an artist. The 5 songs on my EP were a direct result of the momentum from this burst of inspiration."
Ain't Got Time To Take A Fast Train Michael Shinafelt
Hello Minions I'm back in full force this week. "Yes" it's gonna be a complete column of my musings as opposed to the one musing I've dropped for the past two weeks. Hey I was in Hawaii and when I got back it was Thanksgiving. We all need some downtime to recharge and now I am at 100% - you have been warned...
I am truly saddened to hear of the passing of Christine McVie. Fleetwood Mac was one of my favorite bands and Songbird was one of the most impactful songs of my life
Does anyone know of any good pole ideas? "Yes" I mean "pole"
For you the sun will be shining
Saw the ads and trailer for Cocaine Bear, like WTF?! Seriously WTF?!
Why don't you have a piece of bread and maybe you'll calm down
Fact: before crowbars were invented, crows just drank at home, the more you know...
Would someone please press the mute button on Kari Lake, ugh!!!
Helpful Hint: Put it in your mouth, that's all...
Woman Crush of the Week - Florence Pugh, I finally caught Don't Worry Darling on HBO and Ms. Pugh was terrific!
BTW - Always remember, never forget the top of the refrigerator is not a shelf
No Cha Cha Heels for you this Christmas!!!
Let's all agree that if you are going to post your Spotify review you must post a nude pic of yourself with it to make it worth our while
Today we are taking Hump Day & Chill literally. That's correct Minions we are going to actually Hump Day & Chill to Wednesday, as in Addams straight outta the hit Netflix series.
I have a confession to make, I am not as gaga over it as many who've seen it seem to be. Honestly I am finding Wednesday tepid and drawn out with the occasional inspired moment thrown in that keeps me watching. That and Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, she is the thing that truly elevates the series and keeps it from totally being a show on the CW.
Not to mention there is some extremely quotable dialogue in it. This is my personal favorite...
Considered one of the finest films in Japanese cinema, Big Time Gambling Boss will be available on Limited Edition Blu-ray for the first time on Jan. 3, 2023, the initial release from new imprint Radiance Films.
Originally released in 1968, the film was hailed by Paul Schrader as the richest and most complex film of its type, while novelist Yukio Mishima declared it a masterpiece.
The film is set in Tokyo in the thirties, where gang boss Arakawa is ill and a successor must be named. The choice falls on Nakai, but being an outsider he refuses and suggests senior clansman Matsuda instead. But Matsuda is in jail and the elders won't wait for his release, so they appoint the younger and more malleable Ishido to take the reins. Clan honor and loyalties are severely tested when Matsuda is released, resulting in an increasingly violent internal strife.
An atmospheric tale of gangland intrigue written by Kazuo Kasahara (Battles
Without Honor and Humanity) and starring Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub, The Bounty Hunter Trilogy), and genre legend Koji Tsuruta, Big Time Gambling Boss is one of the all-time classics of the Yakuza genre. Radiance Films is proud to present this crucial re-discovery for the first time ever on Blu-ray.
Limited Edition Special Features:
High Definition digital transfer of the film
Uncompressed mono PCM audio
Visual essay by genre expert Chris D on the film and its place within the period and genre
Ninkyo 101: A masterclass with Mark Schilling, author of The Yakuza Movie Book
