It's Not Christmas Until...

Phoebe Cates
in
Gremlins

It's not Christmas until you hear Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer in Gremlins (1984) talk about her Christmas trauma.

This monologue is so wonderfully random that it's genius! With only 10 more days until the "Big C" let's get this celebration started!

Hit the monologue after the jump!

Kate: The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn't home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. That's when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He'd been climbing down the chimney... his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus.

Gremlins on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gremlins 

"Euphoria" Season 3

Hunter Schafer
as
Jules Vaughn

Euphoria is headed back to HBO for it's third (and I suspect final) season in April. The first looks are out and while I love me some Zendaya and felt she deserved the two Emmys she won for it. It's Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn first look that has me most intrigued...

The show is smartly spring boarding five years ahead and Jules looks to be an artist based on the images above. Perfection!

Here are some key details of what to expect April 2026...I CAN'T WAIT!

Key Details:

• Release: April 2026.
• Time Jump: A five-year jump, moving beyond high school into young adulthood.
• Cast: Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow all returning; new cast includes Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Kadeem Hardison, and Sharon Stone.
• Plot Snippets: Rue is in Mexico trying to pay off debt to Laurie. Cassie and Nate get engaged and married.
• Crew: Creator Sam Levinson returns, with music by Labrinth and Hans Zimmer. 

What to Expect:
The show will tackle "adulthood is wild," as the characters navigate life after college, with creator Sam Levinson avoiding a return to the high school setting. Expect new storylines as the characters face new challenges and relationships in this new phase of life. 

 Euphoria on IG -

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

Snakes On A Plane

On January 20, the iconic airborne action/adventure Snakes On A Plane makes its worldwide 4K UHD debut. This is the movie that broke the internet when actor Samuel L. Jackson delivered the classic line, “I have had it with these mother****ing snakes on this mother****ing plane!” The Limited Edition release features a brand new 4K restoration of the film, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras. There is also a Blu-ray release.

FBI agent Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction) escorts a key eyewitness (Nathan Phillips, Wolf Creek) against a major crime lord on a red eye flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles. He’s tightened up security to prevent any hitmen or explosives from getting on board. What Flynn didn’t count on was the mobster setting an “organic” booby trap in the cargo hold. Nearly a hundred venomous snakes are released midway across the Pacific Ocean. They are eager to make their way to first class and won’t be stopped by a persistent stewardess. What chance does Flynn have of protecting his witness from so many slithering assassins? Fighting back against the fanged menaces is an all-star cast including Julianna Margulies (Ghost Ship), Kenan Thompson (Good Burger), Lin Shaye (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Terry Chen (Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever), David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), and Taylor Kitsch (X-Men Origins: Wolverine).

Special features include a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible); Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; brand new audio commentary; archival cast and crew audio commentary with director David R. Ellis, actor Samuel L. Jackson and others; a brand new mini-documentary exploring the movie tie-in novelization phenomenon; archival featurettes on the making of the film, the snake wrangler, the CGI used to bring the snakes to life; the online hype and making of the music video; music video; gag reel; trailers; TV spots; image gallery; Easter eggs; a South Pacific Airlines safety instruction card; and a collectors’ booklet.

Watch the trailer for Snakes On A Plane here: https://youtu.be/r6gv98Cugfw?si=e0Ivp-_2xs2iXynq

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Wine Not?

Photo:
Michael Shinafelt

It's the most stressful time of the year...let's face the Holiday Season is not always the most wonderful time of the year. It has elements of wonderful, but not all the time, stress is a major part of the season as well.

Well Minions it's Friday and I pose this question to you: "Wine Not?" 

"Yes" it's time for some wine to sooth your jingled nerves and to keep the bells from ringing in your head.

As you can see I am already working on my bottle of Chardonnay and quite enjoying not being amongst the masses on the busy sidewalks etc.

TIGF! Imbibe with me, won't you?

Cheers!

Wine Not on the WWW -

https://winenots.com/    

Michael's Musings

"You're A Vile One, Mr. Grinch"
Michael Shinafelt & The Grinch

"You're a monster, Mr. Grinch. Your heart's an empty hole! Your brain is full of spiders, You've got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch. I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole!" - You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch 

Dear Anyone I offended this year: Work on yourself so you might be spared in 2026, that's all

Never confuse love and pity. I'm terribly sorry I did. The more you know...

Remember if you don't have a chimney Santa will be coming in your backdoor, think about it, but not too much

It's too cold to pull out...stay inside

There's a parallel universe where Mariah Carey is doing her shopping and is sick of hearing me on every store's speaker system. Indeed.

Karma won't do everything.. Learn to insult people sometimes. 

This week Trump claimed that 300 million Americans died from drugs last year. The entire population of the United States is only 340 million. I believe we'd have noticed.

Other than aiding in losing weight I just found out GLP-1 drugs help with aging of the brain.

Perfect!

Woman Crush of the Week - Aunt Gladys, watched Weapons for the second time and she is even more insidious than the first time 

Loving Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner both wearing orange to the Marty Supreme premiere

Cheers! To the seven Golden Globe Nominations Sinners received. Well deserved! 

BTW In case you were wondering, I ask questions, not permission, that's all you need to know

I'm loving the Spring weather we are experiencing in Los Angeles presently

Guess what? I'm turning 60 a week from today!!!

Join me in celebrating here -

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https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelshinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Uma Thurman & Lucy Liu

Since Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is in release presently I thought we should celebrate with a Hump Day & Chill with this way to cool for me, behind scenes photo of Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu. 

It appears to be the scene where The Bride (Uma Thurman)  scalps O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) 

Nice to see Lucy survived with the top of her head missing...Ha ha ha ha!

Whatever else you may see this week, nothing will be the epitome of cool like seeing today's Hump Day & Chill post.

 

That's all...now get to it Minions!

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair on Rotten Tomatoes -

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kill_bill_the_whole_bloody_affair  

Walking in LA ...

Photo:
Michael Shinafelt

While walking in LA one never knows what one might come across. Like this Snowman trio that I assume is a family. Looks like Frosty finally settled down...

"Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul

With corn cob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal

Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow
But the children know how he came to life one day

There must have been some magic in
That old silk cap they found
For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around" - Frosty The Snowman 

Frosty on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064349/