Michael's Musings

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Michael Shinafelt

Feed your head, that's it, that's all I have to say this week about things and such. Interpret it any way you want. Ambiguity is the spice of life as I say. 

How is your week going otherwise? Mine is going quite nicely Thank You very much, when logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead, remember to feed your head Minions! 

Advice: Stay sexy and don't get murdered 

You know German, now I know why you don't like fun things

Saint Dolly Parton 

Is it me or does the redo of Firestarter look, meh? I love me some Zac Efron, but...

Let's eat Pez and sip Martini's 

Sometimes you just wanna put pantyhose on your head and hide

They really are majestic giants, the more you know

Meow, Meow, Bitch

Woman Crush of the Week - Zendaya for her tour de force performance on the last episode of Euphoria 

BTW - for those who say Euphoria glamorizes drugs clearly you haven't seen the abovementioned episode 

Happiness is music and vice versa 

The Academy Award Nominations were announced Tuesday, discuss...

Agnes Moorehead is God

It's never too early for dark humor

Get dark with me here -

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https://twitter.com/MShinafelt   

Hump Day & Chill

Yesterday the Academy Award Nominations were announced. Thus today we have a Hump Day & Chill celebration as Kristen Stewart did indeed score a Best Actress nomination as Princess Diana for Spencer!

It was looking like Stewart may miss out on this much deserved recognition for what I consider the performance of the year. 

"Yes" Kristen wasn't nominated for a Golden Globe, SAG or BAFTA award for her brilliant once in a lifetime turn as the late, beloved Princess.

But those hacks be damned the Academy got it right and crowned her with her first Academy Award Nomination.

If you haven't seen Spencer I highly recommend it for Ms. Stewart's mesmerizing performance alone. The overall film is pretty great as well.

Thus today we Hump Day & Chill to Kristen Stewart and her Oscar glory.

PS I predict she will take home the gold on March 27, you heard it right here, right now.

Spencer on the WWW -

https://neonrated.com/films/spencer   

Bryan Loves You

SETH LANDAU’S CULT “FOUND FOOTAGE” HORROR MOVIE ‘BRYAN LOVES YOU’ MAKES ITS LONG-AWAITED DEBUT ON BLU-RAY FROM JAL SMITHTOWN VIA MVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.

MVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE DEBUT OF THE CONTROVERSIAL 2008 CULT CLASSIC “BRYAN LOVES YOU” ON BLU-RAY COMING MARCH 2022.

 

In the early 1990s, a 32-year-old psychotherapist (Seth Landau, Take Out) began to suspect that his small Arizona community was being taken over by a homicidal religious cult known as "The Bryans". His entire ordeal was captured on camcorder footage and security tapes. This is what was recovered.

George Wendt ("Cheers", House), Tony Todd (Candyman), Tiffany Shepis (Abominable) and Daniel Roebuck (The Fugitive) co-star along with cameos by Lloyd Kaufman (Guardians of the Galaxy), Chuck Williams (Bubba Ho-Tep), Bobby Slayton (Bandits) and scream queen Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) in this disturbing chiller based on the 1993 true story that shocked America. 

Director Seth Landau says "Bryan Loves You is my take on the dangers of homogenous thinking, and also a very personal story about my experience growing up in rural America and being forcibly admitted to a mental hospital as a child. I think the movie is more relevant today than ever before, as our lives are increasingly tracked, recorded and monitored. If you resist what the big machine wants, it can be quite dangerous. I'm thrilled to be working with Eric D. Wilkinson and MVD Entertainment on the Special Edition Blu-ray and digital re-release of my film. There aren't many companies nurturing and caring for cutting-edge independent film. I'm lucky and fortunate grassroots guerrilla cinema can still exist in 2022 through MVD."

Bryan Loves You | Official Trailer

Order Here:

https://mvd.cloud/share/sales/20220128121823.html  

Seeing Red

Twinning!
Jamie Lee Curtis & Timothee Chalamet

"The color red can be associated with the happiest feelings as well as with the worst. Being the color that elicits the strongest reactions, it is no surprise that its symbolism can lie on both ends of the spectrum." 

Heading into the week red, is the default color by the explanation given above. What else is a more suitable hue I ask you? I'm not gonna wait on an answer cause I know that will be a slow boat coming.

Thus I gave you red times two. "Yes" Jamie Lee Curtis and Timothee Chalamet know the power of a monochromatic suit, especially when it is done with red.

Since red embodies the full spectrum of feelings and reactions I ask that you join me this week in expressing yourself in the strongest, most in your face way possible and don some.

Fortune favors the bold after all. 

Red on Wikipedia -

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

Sunday Funday

Say Hello To My...
Michelle Pfeiffer & Al Pacino

Today I feel the need for levity. It's what the world needs right here, right now. Well I found this treasure whilst hitting the WWW.

It's something I was quite surprised and caught of guard seeing a behind the scenes photo of Al Pacino & Michelle Pfeiffer laughing, "Yes" laughing on the set of Scarface!

When you think of Scarface laughter is not the first thing that comes to mind. This being stated one would have to venture the on set mood wasn't always as grim as the film itself. However I just never thought, well, anyway this to me was a find that put some Funday into this Sunday.

Get out there today and bend it with Al & Michelle the Funday OG's!

Scarface on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarface_(1983_film)  

Saturday Sinema: To Kill A Mockingbird

With the insanity of book banning back in vogue I wanted to point out there is still a movie version of To Kill A Mockingbird out there that you can see. 

The reason for the banning of the book I am assuming is it shines a light on prejudice and the people who are receiving it are ones who do not deserve it. They are harmless, translation the book is being banned by people who are White Supremacists. 

Moving on, my buddy Jay Jacobson casts his expert eye on TKAM on his Classic Movie Blog.

Cut through the BS at the link below -

https://www.jaysclassicmovieblog.com/post/77-to-kill-a-mockingbird-1962

Life Is But A "Scream"

I'll Be Back!
Ghostface

T.G.I.F! and all that stuff Minions. In case you haven't heard riding on the success of the current Scream movie, Scream 6 is shooting this summer and dropping in 2023!

Interestingly enough did you know Scream 2 turns 25 in 2023? Thus the sequel to the current reboot landing then seems like a coincidence...NOT!!!

Anyway suffice it to say Social Media is a buzz with all sorts of interesting concepts of what could happen when Ghostface next appears.

My personal favorite is since it was shown in the current Scream that Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) from Scream 4 is still alive, fans are really pushing for her to comeback in the next one.

This idea is an intriguing one to say the least. 

What thoughts do you have on the upcoming Scream movie? 

Click on the link below for more 411 -

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scream-sequel-announced-1235171366/