Saturday, October 18, 2025

Just Say "NO KINGS"

The current administration is at it again. Trying to gaslight Americans by calling the NO KINGS protests "hate America rallies" 

When in fact it's quite the opposite. This administration are the ones who "hate America"

Make your voices heard today, be safe and bend it like the frog!

NO KINGS on the WWW -

https://www.nokings.org/

Friday, October 17, 2025

"Outland"

On November 4, the Sci-fi thriller Outland makes its universal 4K UHD debut. Writer-director Peter Hyams (2010: The Year We Make Contact) combines elements of a classic Western and Film Noir in a gripping drama that takes place in outer space. Outland features a brand new 4K restoration from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films. The Limited Edition release is packed with hours of special features, collectible packaging, and newly commissioned extras.


Federal marshal William O'Niel (Sean ConneryThe Untouchables) receives an assignment at a titanium mining operation on Io, a moon of Jupiter. This is a hostile environment where miners in spacesuits work on the harsh rocky surface in 14-hour shifts. There’s not much to do inside the climate controlled outpost besides play racquetball, hang out at a gentleman’s club, and spend their pay in a brothel, all of which are overseen by Mark Sheppard (Peter BoyleYoung Frankenstein). The miners are under a lot of pressure to hit quotas. A few have snapped, exposed themselves to the moon’s atmosphere, and suffered horrible deaths. The company blames the incidents on mental breakdowns. O’Niel suspects there is more to the story and enlists the unwilling help of Dr. Lazarus (Frances SternhagenMisery). They discover a dangerous stimulant in the blood of a deceased worker, which keeps the miners working long hours for months on end and ultimately leads to psychotic episodes. Can O’Niel break up the drug ring responsible for the deaths?  

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio options; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; archival audio commentary with writer-director Peter Hyams; brand new audio commentary; brand new interviews with writer-director Peter Hyams and others; a brand new video appreciation; a brand new visual essay; the theatrical trailer; an image gallery; a double-sided fold-out poster; and an illustrated collector’s booklet.

Watch the trailer for Outland here: https://youtu.be/ixOE2CWCRNw?si=Iv-7aKJquefooEAc

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Michael's Musings

I Know Your Secret, Your Dirty Little Secret
Michael Shinafelt

"There's a new game we like to play, you see

A game with added realityYou treat me like a dog, get me down on my knees
We call it Master and ServantWe call it Master and Servant
It's a lot like life, this play between the sheetsWith you on top and me underneathForget all about equality
Let's play Master and ServantLet's play Master and Servant" - Master and Servant, Depeche Mode
May all bad energy sent to me be turned into cash $$$
If you can't handle my sparkle, get sunglasses, that's all
Finally saw Jennifer's Body with Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried - LOVED IT!!!
BTW Once I get my UFO don't be asking me for rides, the more you know...
Munchin' Munchkins, discuss
Is anyone buying Marjorie Taylor Greene's get reelected 360? Bueller? 
Guess who is cast free post foot surgery finally? Me! Now I only have a boot, and it was made for walking!!!
IMO John Carpenter's The Fog is quite underrated, it's one of my favorite horror movies
Woman Crush of the Week - One of my favorite actors Naomi Watts got her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame October 13th, Congrats!
Riddle me this, how can you discover a place that already has people living there?
The Creep Tapes on Shudder has been renewed for season three, it's so good, trust me!
While I am not a "Swiftie" I have really been loving Taylor Swift's latest The Life Of A Showgirl
Note To Self - I left it in the basement of the Alamo
It's Thursday and I'm thirsty (If you know, you know)
Join me and my thirst at -

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Hump Day & Chill

Patty McCormack
as
Rhoda Penmark

 
"Why should I feel sorry? It was Claude Daigle who got drowned, not me!" - Rhoda Penmark, The Bad Seed

Tis the season, thus today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to one of the cinemas most notorious sociopaths little Rhoda Penmark straight outta the film The Bad Seed. 

For the uninitiated here's how Bad of a girl Rhoda is:

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark (William Hopper) and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), dote on their pig-tailed daughter, Rhoda (Patty McCormack) -- as does their lonely landlady, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden). But self-centered Rhoda has a secret tendency for selfishness and loves to accumulate gifts, whether given or stolen, in her room. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.

"Yes" I have seen this movie and while some of it is hammy in execution and undercuts the darker themes of the story a little. I have never seen a child performance as chilling as Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark. 

She makes seeing The Bad Seed a Hump Day & Chill must!

The Bad Seed on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048977/

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

"Killin Me Now"

Photo Credit:  @The_Corona_Chronicles

Southern California punk band Heartwells has announced an exciting new chapter: a partnership with City Rat Records for their upcoming European tour alongside labelmates Empired. The run will mark Heartwells’ first full European outing, bringing their explosive live energy overseas this winter.

The announcement follows the release of their new standalone single “Killin Me Now” — a high-octane dose of melodic aggression and emotional urgency — and their recent 6-song EP Ollie, released this past July via HEY!FEVER Records.

Stream “Killin Me Now”https://open.spotify.com/track/3m1lDI07m7Hlr92iWyp7PG

Stream/OrdeOllie: https://push.fm/ps/ollie-ep-2025-heartwells

Follow Heartwells:

 linktr.ee/heartwellsband   


HEARTWELLS TOUR DATES

  • Oct 25 – Gainesville, FL – FEST 23

  • Nov 01- Hermosa Beach, CA Saint Rocke (with Hoist The Colors Western Waste)

  • Nov 13, 2025 Wermelskirchen Germany AJZ Bahndamm

  • Nov 14, 2025 Münster Germany Heile Welt

  • Nov 15, 2025 Hannover Germany

  • Nov 16, 2025 Berlin Germany Franken Bar 

  • Nov 17, 2025 Vienna Austria Coco Bar

  • Nov 18, 2025 Hradec Králové Czechia Bajkazyl

  • Nov 19, 2025 Hof Germany Punk Rock Office

  • Nov 20, 2025 Den Bosch Netherlands Willem Twee 

  • Nov 21, 2025 Zeist Netherlands De Peppel

  • Nov 22, 2025 Aulendorf Germany    

Monday, October 13, 2025

Eighteen & Counting...

Michael Myers v Santa Claus

Halloween is 18 days away those retailers who have already decked their halls with Christmas decor need to slow their roll!

I mean the best day of the year hasn't even happened yet and here you are trying to shove something down our throats that is still over two months away.

Could you wait at least until November 1st?! That would be an acceptable solution Home Depot (and others, but they are the only one I've experienced on a personal level thus far)

Thank you,

Michael Shinafelt and several hundred thousand like minded individuals

PS I'm putting rocks in all of those who are guilty Trick R Treat bags, so there!!!

Find a Spirit Halloween store near you...

https://stores.spirithalloween.com/  

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Icon

Diane Keaton

We lost one of the greats yesterday the iconic, not to mention legendary Diane Keaton. She was truly one of a kind. 

I specifically recall that I first became aware of her when she won the Academy Award for Woody Allen's Annie Hall. 

Keaton throughout her life and career was always her authentic self. This is what she will always be remembered for most.

Rest In Power


Diane on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Keaton