Up and down and all around the year has wound down to it’s end and another ramps on up, up, YUP!

I’ve been so lax in giving myself time, time to write and share my ramblings as I’ve devoted my focus to my kiddo, full on just taking it day by day and enjoying family mode. I’m happily giving kiddo my attention along with My Guy Dave (MGD). Dave and I love being parents, yup.

And through the day to day, ups and downs and this and that I’ve managed to do some movie watching here and there…this year it really wasn’t a lot of movie, le sigh, but I found a few new discoveries, watched a few extra bits of tv shows (lots of kiddo’s TV shows and movie parts/pieces) and well, my to watch list has grown EVEN longer, but here’s to more tomorrows to do some catching up. wink. Good Vibes.

I don’t quite see pandemic life as finally over, and I’m still being careful and wearing my mask when out and about inside place, and that’s right for me, but I did manage to make it to a movie theater, twice. My movie outings were moral imperatives and so I just had to go.

First up my big return to a movie theater was for DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS directed by my favorite director Sam Raimi. My dad and I went to the movies together and it was a blast. I loved it, I love Raimi directing and Bruce Campbell had great cameo bits so it delivered for this silly fangirl! yup.

My next theater outing was for a memorial at the Aero in Santa Monica for actor Clu Gulager who passed in 2022. It was a celebration for Clu and his wife Miriam Byrd-Nethery put on by Clu’s son John and daughter-in-law Diane. I was a bit late to the memorial but still elated I was there. The memorial was beautiful and it was great to see so many of Clu and Miriam’s times together on the big screen. John asked for us all to remember Clu as long as we could so that he’s not forgotten. Clu has long been a favorite of mine and I have had a tribute post in the works but so it goes, I didn’t get it done. But here and now I’ll share a bit more. To remember Clu!

Being an avid movie watcher I knew of Clu, my dad had shown me some of his movies, we had seen him in Tapeheads, so yes, we were fans. One night while standing in line at a midnight movie at the Nuart, with my dad, we noticed an older fella at the front of the line and my dad said to me, that’s Clu Gulager. Well we were too shy to do much more than but be happy to see him out and about. But, as it went along I went to a screening of FEAST in Hollywood and met Clu after while getting autographs. Clu said to me he liked my hair!! HEEE!!!! Well, after that I’d see Clu at other screenings and then when I was at the height of my New Beverly adventures I got to share many a line with Clu and had the awesome times of chats and movie watching with him. I really did think I’d get one more chance to watch one more movie with him, cheers Clu. Yup!

Keep remembering Clu Gulager! YUP YUP YUP! I will all my days! God Speed Clu and Miriam.

Now, I bring to you my movie watching tally:

    1. THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT (1974)
    2. LUXURY LINER (1948)
    3. ETERNALS (2021)
    4. SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2 (1987)
    5. THE NEXT KARATE KID (1994)
    6. MATCHMAKER MYSTERIES: A KILLER ENGAGEMENT (2021)
    7. ENCANTO (2021)
    8. AT LONG LAST (1975)
    9. THE ATOMIC CITY (1952)
    10. ZOUZOU (1934)
    11. MURDER, HE SAYS (1945)
    12. MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS (2020)
    13. PRINCESS TAM-TAM (1935)
    14. POT ‘O GOLD (1941)
    15. THE NEPTUNE FACTOR (1973)
    16. FREE GUY (2021)
    17. KIMI (2022)
    18. DON’T LOOK UP (2021)
    19. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944) *resee
    20. HONOLULU (1939)
    21. THE ADAM PROJECT (2022)
    22. TURNING RED (2022)
    23. THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART (2019)
    24. BREWSTER MCCLOUD (1970)
    25. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986) *resee
    26. SPIDERMAN NO WAY HOME (2021)
    27. KURT VONNEGUT UNSTUCK IN TIME (2021)
    28. STARSTRUCK (1982)
    29. CHIP & DALE RESCUE RANGERS (2022)
    30. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1986) *resee
    31. DR. STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022)
    32. THE BATMAN (2022)
    33. THE GRAYMAN (2022)
    34. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE (1986)
    35. THE NIGHT MUST FALL (1937)
    36. SHIPS AHOY (1942)
    37. THOR LOVE & THUNDER (2022)
    38. I LOVE MELVIN (1953)
    39. HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022)
    40. HOCUS POCUS (1993)
    41. BARBARIAN (2022)
    42. SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
    43. DRESSED TO KILL (1946)
    44. MY SOUTHERN FAMILY CHRISTMAS (2022) *BRUCE CAMPBELL HALLMARK! YES!
    45. THE AUTOMAT (2021)
    46. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989) *resee
    47. GLASS ONION (2022)
    48. ELF (2003) *resee
    49. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
    50. NIGHT WATCH (1973)
    51. THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 (1976)

    Highlights, discoveries: Slumber Party Massacre 2, thanks to a twitter pal earlier in the year I found it was streaming where I could watch and having a night to myself I gave it a watch. It was a silly blast. I actually had to wrangle MGD to watch the ending with me as it just made me giddy. A rockin’ and rolling serial killer! I didn’t know how much I needed to see that!

    Josephine Baker movies were such a delight and fun find thanks to Videoteque.

    My most favorite movie discovery was: STARSTRUCK (1982) which I got on DVD from Videotheque. One day at the video store with kiddo she was busy playing with cats Jules and Jade and so I started at the shelf before me and STAR STUCK caught my eye. Reading the description of a musical I knew I had to rent it. Discovering this movie made me a bit happier and my life is better having seen it, yup. (“I’ve got the right to dream.”)

    More on STARSTRUCK, an Australian movie directed by Gillian Armstrong. It’s about a girl Jackie (Jo Kennedy) who wants to be a singing superstar and her very young teenage cousin/brother (not really sure), Angus (Ross O’Donovan) the want to be manger/songwriter is ready to help

    “Do what you want, be what you like, like what you be.” (sing it, live it!)

    From the moment the movie started I knew it was a new favorite, I had to get MGD and watch it from the start with him and I’m happy to report we both fell for this movie. I’m kinda surprised I had never heard of this movie before, a rock and roll musical!!!! Then once we finished the movie, MGD found us the soundtrack, a record and I play it a lot. Then not too long after watching movie I found a YouTube page with all the songs celebrating STARSTRUCK 40th anniversary!!!! Now what I’d give for a big screen viewing of STARSTRUCK!!!!

    NIGHT WATCH (1973) is my most recent discovery as my kiddo now doesn’t nap anymore and goes to bed early I get a little more time to switch channels, hey I like switching channels, anyways. I was watching TCM and NIGHT WATCH was next and I got to watch it from beginning to end. Elizabeth Taylor is a married woman and things aren’t going well and it get worse when she witnesses a body in the house next door. OH gosh, what a fun movie to fall upon and Elizabeth Taylor is just grand, I say nothing more to avoid spoilers for anyone else who wants to tune in. Yup.

    MY FAVORITE 2022 movies: DR STRANGE, THOR LOVE & THUNDER and GLASS ONION. (Hey I don’t watch a lot like I used to and truth be told I really just want fun entertainment right now, I’m not making excuses and I’ll put the heavy stuff on my to watch one day list…)

    The best of the best was watching MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO with my kiddo and my mom. Kiddo watched from beginning to end without getting distracted. It’s a special movie to share with family. Then I even got to craft kiddo a few soot sprites with my felting gear. If all goes well we will all get a chance to see TOTORO on the big screen in 2023.

    For another few tidbit highlights, my favorite TV shows of 2022 were OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH, COBRA KAI, discovering JOE PERA TALK ABOUT…and PAINTING WITH JOHN season 2. Oh and PEACEMAKER and SHE-HULK and WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS, QUANTUM LEAP and WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, and no way least ANDOR, yeah!

    I didn’t get a chance to read as much as I would like, but I read and loved SHANE (“Man can keep his self respect without having to cram it down another man’s throat.) I read three Lloyd Alexander Books, I can’t wait to read TIME CAT to my kiddo one day. LIARMOUTH: A FEEL BAD ROMANCE by JOHN WATERS was one of the most ridonkulous books ever and I had such an intense ride, I couldn’t put it down having to see where it all ended. FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON was beautiful, so beautiful and heartbreaking. The last book I read in 2022 was MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ohesa Moshfegh and that was another ride of a book I was glad to discover.

    Now the year sure knows how to turn one upside down and all around. My priorities are MGD and our little kiddo. The three of us, growing up, enjoying each day finding fun and happy places. What more could I want? Happy and healthy is my wish for one and all. And though everyday can’t always be happy, I do my best. If I can watch a movie along the way too, there’s more happy indeed, but movies come when I need them most and I’m okay not watching as many as I used to, it’s about quality over quantity, hey it sounds good.

    Well, just as I am a rambling sort; here’s to thinking positive rather than falling to the pessimism that abounds and I’ll not give up on a better tomorrow doing my best to enjoy today and each day as it goes along. yup yup yup. Take care out there, good vibes. YUP!

    I am happy 2021 is here, but it’s already been a rollercoaster ride, hasn’t it, with all the politics getting cranked to 11 soon after it all started?! But, now with a new Pres. and woman Vice Pres., it feels a bit more hopeful than usual. Still, I know we got to keep paying attention to what’s happening out there in the big world.

    I am doing my best to keep focusing on my family, staying home, keeping safe and taking it day by day.

    My kiddo is now 2 yeas old! WHOOOO! We fed her lots of chocolate cake, and spoiled her with new toys. She’s an amazing, fun, sweet and super awesome kid who just amazes me each and every day. YUP.

    I’m utterly grateful I get to work from home and be there to hear all the fun she’s having when I’m busy. I often can’t believe where we were a year ago and what it’s like now. Once again I’m just glad/thankful we’re doing all we can to stay healthy and happy. That’s really all I ask for; Happy and Healthy. Yup, Yup, Yup.

    Just to warp up 2020 (better late than never), I’m going to list all my movies watched and books read to have the list compiled together in once place:

    MOVIES!!!!!!

    1. TROOP ZERO (2019) – 3/3/20 – Amazon
    2. THE SIGN OF ZORRO (1958) – 3/14/20 – DISNEY+
    3. HELLBENDERS (1967) – 3/17/20 – DVD
    4. KNIVES OUT (2019) – 3/21/208* – BluRay
    5. JOJO RABBIT (2019) – 3/21/20* – BluRay
    6. COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2018) – 3/26/20 – BluRay
    7. A TOWN LIKE ALICE (1981) TV MINI-SERIES – 3/30/20 – DVD
    8. ONWARD (2020) – 4/5/20 – DISNEY +
    9. FAST COLOR (2018) – 5/13/20 – HULU*
    10. NATIONAL TREASURE (2004) – 6/28/20 – DISNEY+
    11. THE LOVEBIRDS (2020) – 7/11/20 – Netflix
    12. PALM SPRINGS (2020) – 7/15/20 – HULU*
    13. AIRPLANE (1980) – 7/26/20 – HULU/NETFLIX – RESEE
    14. THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957) – 7/27/20 – SVENGOOLIE
    15. EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA (2020) – 7/30/20 – NETFLIX
    16. CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955) – 8/8/20 – SVENGOOLIE
    17. DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (2019) – 8/11/20 – Hulu (KIDDO’S FIRST MOVIE!!!!!)
    18. Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020) – 8/29/20 – Google Rental
    19. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) – 9/5/20 – DISNEY PLUS – RESEE
    20. GOLDEN EYE (1995) – 9/6/20 – Netflix – Reese
    21. CRAWL (2019) – 9/24/20- Hulu
    22. Hocus Pocus (1993) – 10/4/20 – Disney+ – Resee
    23. SAVE YOURSELVES! (2020) -10/10/20 – Hulu
    24. CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019) – 11/8/20 – Starz –
    25. PERRI (1957) / – 10/15/20 (FINISHED) – DISNEY+
    26. THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (1949) – 10/15/20 – DISNEY+
    27. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) – 10/17/20 – Starz
    28. SPONTANEOUS (2020) – 10/18/20 – STREAMING
    29. CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019) – 11/08/20 – Starz
    30. Elf (2003) – ?? – Hulu
    31. Tremors Shriekers Island (2020) – 11/16/20 – Netflix
    32. WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954) – 11/29/20 – Netflix
    33. THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES PART 2 (2020) – 12/25/20 – Netflix

    BOOKS!

    1. On What Grounds – Cleo Coyle
    2. The Face In The Frost – John Bellairs
    3. A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
    4. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards – Lillian Jackson Braun (audiobook)
    5. The Case of The Velvet Claw – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    6. The Ghost and Mrs. Mcclure – Alice Kimberly
    7. The Case of The Sulky Girl – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    8. The Case of The Lucky Legs – Erle Stanley Gardner
    9. Sonnets – Shakespeare – read by Sir John Gielgud (audiobook)
    10. Beowulf (audiobook)
    11. The Demu Trilogy – F.M Busby
    12. The Canterville Ghost – Oscar Wilde (audiobook)
    13. Elevation – Stephen King (audiobook)
    14. PET – Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook)
    15. The Case of The Howling Dog – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    16. The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo (audiobook)
    17. Miss Fisher Cocaine Blues – Kerry Greenwood (audiobook)
    18. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE – Robert Louis Stevenson – audiobook
    19. SHARDS OF HONOR PART 1 OF CORDELIA’S HONOR – Lois McMaster Bujold
    20. DEVOTION – Patti Smith – audiobook
    21. THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS – Ursula Le Guin – audiobook (BBC adaptation of the book
    22. ART MATTERS – Neil Gaiman – audiobook
    23. THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FRON OF CALAVERAS COUNTY – Mark Twain – audiobook/shor
    24. BARRAYAR – PART 2 OF CORDELIA’S HONOR – Lois McMaster Bujold
    25. ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING – Ray Bradbury
    26. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS – Ray Bradbury
    27. FALLING FREE – Lois McMaster Bujold
    28. THE WATER BABIES – Charles Kingsley
    29. YEAR OF THE MONKEY – Patti Smith – audiobook
    30. ON THE BEACH – Nevil Shute

    Yea! Movies and Books! YAY!!! Yup!

    So what else is going on? Well days just zip on by. I keep wanting to find time to ramble and ramble about want to ramble about movies or nerdy things…and well here I am! YAY!

    Movies and Popcorn and Topo Chico!

    Movie Rambles! Our Saturday movie nights have been filled with popcorn and candy. We’ve been diving into musicals, the musicals are fun for kiddo, as she likes the singing and dancing, dances along (making us dance around too) and when the songs are over gets to go back to her toys. Sometimes though she drags me to another room and that stops the movie time. Oh, we have been able to get back to renting a few fun things from VIDÉOTHÈQUE! Yay! (Keep helping those local businesses!)

    We’re really digging old Doris Day flicks, the most recent one ON MOONLIGHT BAY (1951) was super cute, she’s a tomboy but that changes when she meets her new neighbor…but do they believe in marriage? The little brother stole the show. ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (1948) was adorable and fun with characters swapping names, falling in love and singing.

    BORN TO DANCE (1936) Happy Feet and Happy Songs!

    Kiddo loved ANCHORS AWEIGH (1945) and watching Gene Kelly makes me so happy. Our favorite discoveries include BORN TO DANCE (1936) and BEST FOOT FORWARD (1943). BORN TO DANCE had amazing dance numbers, a fun cast including Eleanor Powell, Buddy Ebsen and Jimmy Stewart and ended just right. I wished I could have watched it twice. BEST FOOT FORWARD had Lucille Ball playing herself; she is trying to get some career publicity and gets caught up in a mix up when she attends a dance with a fanboy cadet at Winsocki Military Academy.

    All these movies have been fun, I really just want to keep watching things that make me happy. I’ve got an ever growing list of serious stuff to watch, but there will be a time and place for that later down the line. Give me my happy place…

    Oh, we did get to watch AN AMERICAN PICKLE (2020) in one sitting! That was a very awesome accomplishment here. It was fun, not all that I expected and that was a good thing.

    Last night we had a Sunday movie night with more Doris Day in MY DREAM IS YOURS (1949) and we have 40 minutes to go, hoping to finish that tonight or soon.

    As life keeps on going on this spinning world, I’m sending out good vibes. We’ve had family and friends in Texas dealing with hard times during the bad weather. I’m happy to report they’re doing well though it all, yup.

    There’s not much else excitement wise to share, just happy to have some chill times, but you never know what twists and turns could come your way. Today we found a lost dog and happy that we helped it find it’s way home, yup. So good juju, yup.

    Now, let’s all just stay safe, mask up and be well. Before I know it I’ll be another year older, and that’s fine with me. (March b-day for me and My Guy Dave coming…) I truly hope all out there keep taking care too and find a happy place every chance you can, yup! YUP!

    2020 continues to be the rollercoaster ride year with twists, turns and ups and downs and loop-de-loops and one can’t seem to find a way off. But really all in all I’m going to keep riding the ride where it goes. I’ve got some good company along the way and we just take care of each other and stay safe with masks on.

    Funny thinking of the before fore, before pandemic life. Some stuff feels like just yesterday. My Guy Dave (MGD) and I were just talking about how a long road trip we took and our wedding didn’t feel like years passed. But going to restaurants and movies, that feels like it’s been forever, ever.

    MUSHY MOMENT – HAPPY DAY!

    A year ago…we were excited for X-mas and having an almost one year old at the time was making it fun, but after a family gathering the Sunday before someone was germy and Dave woke up X-mas day feeling ick, that night he had a fever and then the next night our kiddo started coughing, her temperature rose and we found ourselves in the ER (first time parents we had to be sure) and yup kiddo’s first virus was doozy.

    Who knew then what 2020 would be…

    But it’s just a reminder to me that we have to stay safe and keep taking care. We’re doing our part to stay healthy and that makes me feel good.

    Movie watching happens here and there, Saturday night is the night we try for movie nights. The kiddo knows Saturdays are movie nights, we make popcorn and eat candy, she likes gummy bears. Some nights we get through a movie, but it’s fun quality time. I’m not very good at keeping my movie list this year, I feel like I’ve left some stuff off, but since I last shared movies I’ve seen some fun things.

    MOVIES WATCHED!!!!

    13. AIRPLANE (1980) – 7/26/20 – HULU/NETFLIX – RESEE
    14. THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957) – 7/27/20 – SVENGOOLIE
    15. EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA (2020) – 7/30/20 – NETFLIX
    16. CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955) – 8/8/20 – SVENGOOLIE
    17. DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (2019) – 8/11/20 – Hulu (KIDDO’S FIRST MOVIE!!!!!)
    18. Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020) – 8/29/20 – Google Rental
    19. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) – 9/5/20 – DISNEY PLUS – RESEE
    20. GOLDEN EYE (1995) – 9/6/20 – Netflix – Reese
    21. CRAWL (2019) – 9/24/20- Hulu
    22. Hocus Pocus (1993) – 10/4/20 – Disney+ – Resee
    23. SAVE YOURSELVES! (2020) -10/10/20 – Hulu
    24. CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019) – 11/8/20 – Starz –
    25. PERRI (1957) / – 10/15/20 (FINISHED) – DISNEY+
    26. THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD (1949) – 10/15/20 – DISNEY+
    27. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) – 10/17/20 – Starz
    28. SPONTANEOUS (2020) – 10/18/20 – STREAMING
    29. CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019) – 11/08/20 – Starz
    30. Elf (2003) – ?? – Hulu
    31. Tremors Shriekers Island (2020) – 11/16/20 – Netflix
    32. WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954) – 11/29/20 – Netflix

    YAY! MOVIES!!! Yup, DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD (2019) is my kiddo’s first movie, she watched it with interest most of the way through, I had to assure her things would be okay. SWIPER THE FOX is the coolest Fox ever and well Dora was kick-ass! I loved the movie. I watched a lot of DORA back in the day with my nieces as they were growing up and so the movie got me from beginning to end. My kiddo is quite the Dora fan now. And sometimes when we want something silly to watch we watch the SWIPER scene and the finale song from the movie now and again, a few times in a row. (Kid TV watching is something.)

    BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC was the best and it was a movie I needed more than anything with all going on in the world.

    CHARLIE’S ANGELS was a lot of fun and I’m sorry I missed the action on the big screen in 2019.

    TREMORS Shriekers Island should have been better…yes I have a standard for my TREMORS movies.

    WHITE CHRISTMAS is fantastic, I’m glad I finally watched it all and my kiddo enjoyed those dance numbers right along with me. That’s a movie that makes me love movies more. And it was the right movie to kick off the Christmas holiday season. (I’m listening to more Christmas music this year than ever!!!!!)

    We really are getting into the holiday spirit and feel Christmas this year will be fun, all for the kiddo. The tree is up, the lights twinkle, she is excited for Santa Claus and sings SANTA CLAUS IS COMING…TO TOWN. (Melts me every single time!)

    BOOKS!

    18. DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE – Robert Louis Stevenson – audiobook
    19. SHARDS OF HONOR PART 1 OF CORDELIA’S HONOR – Lois McMaster Bujold
    20. DEVOTION – Patti Smith – audiobook
    21. THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS – Ursula Le Guin – audiobook (BBC adaptation of the book)
    22. ART MATTERS – Neil Gaiman – audiobook
    23. THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FRON OF CALAVERAS COUNTY – Mark Twain – audiobook/short
    24. BARRAYAR – PART 2 OF CORDELIA’S HONOR – Lois McMaster Bujold
    25. ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING – Ray Bradbury
    26. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS – Ray Bradbury
    27. FALLING FREE – Lois McMaster Bujold
    28. THE WATER BABIES – Charles Kingsley
    29. YEAR OF THE MONKEY – Patti Smith – audiobook
    30. ON THE BEACH – Nevil Shute

    YAY BOOKS!!! I’ve been able to read so much and that makes me happy. I usually go to my books whenever I get a moment, with glasses now! The audiobooks are fun too, getting fun stuff via Libby and the library!

    MGD recommended the author Lois McMaster Bujold to me and she is now one of my favorites ever! CORDELIA’S HONOR captivated me every moment and it’s so full of life and real characters. Glad I read that after having my kid, yup. MGD likes to remind me he read it while I was pregnant and it was tough. I’m on to the MILES series and it gets real intense I have to take breaks.

    THE WATER BABIES was unusual fun, old fashioned style and still so relevant. I grew up on the movie THE WATER BABIES and the movie is much different, I absolutely enjoyed the adventure I read.

    And I finally read ON THE BEACH. I was sad the entire way, but also hooked where I read that book every chance I could to get to the end, though I knew how it would end. I will say that the movie did a pretty good job of capturing the book. Nevil Shute is also one of my top faves since I discovered him last year. He can write people and places that are so vivid and heartbreaking. WAHHHHHHH!!! People read ON THE BEACH or see the movie, but it’s so sad!!!!

    I am grateful for movies and books during these crazy day.

    Life has it’s moments and I get more happy times with MGD and my kiddo. They are my all. Our little kiddo, Hilde; she’s amazing, growing fast, almost 2 and she fills us with Joy every moment. I’m grateful to be working at home to see her every day. It’s been one of the most fortunate things to come from all that’s going on. And though she keeps me on the edge of the bed most nights (yea we co-sleep) I wouldn’t trade it for anything else out there.

    KIDDO FUN TIME!

    I’ve been anxious to try and find time to ramble on and on, and I finally took the time to get here. It’s really just for me, memory wise, to get a few things spilled out. I’m not going to spew it all, but all that matters right now is I’m happy and healthy and so is my family. I’m doing all I can to keep them so and that goes for my folks too, who we live with, and I’m extremely THANKFUL that they’re here along for the ride and spoiling my kiddo.

    I just want everyone to stay safe, stay healthy and be happy. It’s not easy. Every day I just take it as it goes or comes. I’m thankful a change is coming, with a Madam Vice President! OH it makes me excited for my kiddo to have that too.

    As life is going to continue to be a ride I hope all out there keep on going. We got to keep going together, encourage each other, and be nice. Be nice, yup.

    Keepin’ it cute! 2020!

    Hey! The Year 2020 has sure been a ride and half so far, hasn’t it? As July warps up my kiddo will be turning 18 months and growing. In just a blink of an eye she’s gone from teenie tiny babe to a walking, talking, spinning in circles, cool cool (sayin’ cool cool), hungry, grubbin’ little toddler. It’s what parents all say, but yeah poof time zips fast and the kiddo is growing like woosh. I’m happy.

    It’s kinda awesome right now that I can be with my kid all the time, catch all the milestones and watch her as the growing up adventure unfolds. My Guy Dave (MGD) and I sure are lucky and happy parents. Yup, yup.

    COOL COOL KIDDO!

    This current life in quarantine is quite the reality check and not always fun. We have not been going out except to buy groceries or pick up food. I realized that’s really been our MO. We go on walks, and walk around the park and let kiddo do some running, that’s nice stuff. We’re lucky that we have a nice place for her to run around, play in the dirt and those kind of things. There’s drives here and there, but their aimless drives (or not so when it’s to the shopping stops) and the germaphobe in me is at the forefront worrying about germs and other germies.

    But I’m lucky to have what I have, so I just have to remember that and be thankful each day. It’s not easy watching the rest of the world going through all it’s going through. It makes me mad and sad all at the same time. I don’t bring up politics or deep emotions here often, if ever, but the world has a lot of hurt and it’s being recognized. I try and do my part to help make things better and encourage others to do so. Just taking it a day at a time as I go along. I’ll still be optimistic for the future. As always, Black Lives Matter!

    Giving my kiddo my attention is what’s keeping me sane and happy and I love seeing her happy, having fun, learning new things and I’m learning along with her. I say she spoils me as much as I spoil her. Yup. Another bright side is Kiddo has her grandparents around to hang out with and have more fun with. Talk about awesome bonus there. It’s fun seeing the three of them play together. Yup.

    This year I’m way behind in my movie watching, and though it may sound like a complaint, it’s really, really not. It’s just frustrating when the only thing I had wanted for my birthday this year was to go to a movie theater and enjoy a movie, I was going to go by myself too. (Something I’ve always loved to do, watch a movie solo.) But then, my birthday being in March, the end of March, it didn’t happen. It never even got close to happening. But so it goes…Life happens. Pandemic life began.

    When I do watch movies it’s bits at a time, between kiddo sleeps, or during our meal times. I’ll take what I can get to watch a movie. Yup, Yup.

    So far I’ve seen 12 flicks! We did even get to rent a few flick from good old VIDÉOTHÈQUE  in South Pasadena at the start of Stay At Home days…(Help your favorite businesses!)

    MOVIES WATCHED!!!

    1. TROOP ZERO (2019) – 3/3/20 – Amazon
    2. THE SIGN OF ZORRO (1958) – 3/14/20 – DISNEY+
    3. HELLBENDERS (1967) – 3/17/20 – DVD
    4. KNIVES OUT (2019) – 3/21/208* – BluRay
    5. JOJO RABBIT (2019) – 3/21/20* – BluRay
    6. COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2018) – 3/26/20 – BluRay
    7. A TOWN LIKE ALICE (1981) TV MINI-SERIES – 3/30/20 – DVD
    8. ONWARD (2020) – 4/5/20 – DISNEY +
    9. FAST COLOR (2018) – 5/13/20 – HULU*
    10. NATIONAL TREASURE (2004) – 6/28/20 – DISNEY+
    11. THE LOVEBIRDS (2020) – 7/11/20 – Netflix
    12. PALM SPRINGS (2020) – 7/15/20 – HULU*

    The * movies are my favorites so far and they got a 5 rating, so they’re grrrrrreat! PALM SPRINGS really was perfection in my book. It was so exciting when we got to finish that one all in one day. It’s the kind of movie I really needed right now. I recommend it, yup.

    PALM SPRINGS – Perfection!

    And yes, I really only saw NATIONAL TREASURE for the first time this year. MGD has long been a fan and now I must admit I enjoyed the heist, treasure hunt adventure. Yup.

    Reading and audio books have been my main go to entertainment as of late. I can always relax with books and have gotten through a few more at night listening to audio books.

    BOOKS!!!

    1. On What Grounds – Cleo Coyle
    2. The Face In The Frost – John Bellairs
    3. A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
    4. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards – Lillian Jackson Braun (audiobook)
    5. The Case of The Velvet Claw – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    6. The Ghost and Mrs. Mcclure – Alice Kimberly
    7. The Case of The Sulky Girl – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    8. The Case of The Lucky Legs – Erle Stanley Gardner
    9. Sonnets – Shakespeare – read by Sir John Gielgud (audiobook)
    10. Beowulf (audiobook)
    11. The Demu Trilogy – F.M Busby
    12. The Canterville Ghost – Oscar Wilde (audiobook)
    13. Elevation – Stephen King (audiobook)
    14. PET – Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook)
    15. The Case of The Howling Dog – Erle Stanley Gardner (audiobook)
    16. The Poet X – Elizabeth Acevedo (audiobook)
    17. Miss Fisher Cocaine Blues – Kerry Greenwood (audiobook)

    I was really happy I got to finish another Nevil Shute novel since I discovered him last year. A Town Like Alice was a wonderful story and I got to watch the mini-series done in Australia (mentioned on my movie list). There’s another version of the movie out there, but I’ve got to track it down. MGD also got me a copy of Shute’s ON THE BEACH but I’m working my nerve up to read that one. I did watch the movie last year! Woah, so good, so sad, and heavy.

    The Perry Mason books by Erle Stanley Gardner are a ton of fun. They’re not all set in a courtroom and Perry is cooler than cool. After listening to those I just didn’t quite feel I could dive into the new Perry show, it’s just not the same vibe, but maybe one day I’ll check it out. After those first books though, I do think that Raymond Burr fit the Perry Mason vibe pretty well when that show got started.

    The Demu Trilogy was really out to be a good book when I first dove in, I was really excited by this future/space one man against aliens adventure and was telling my dad all about it along the way. I was hooked, but then…then as I got to the third part, everything and every kind of sink got thrown in, I’m not sure I’m satisfied after all. Ugh.

    So rambles, rambling, rambling. I’ve finally got a chance to type type here and just share some things I’ve been enjoying. Maybe next I can sit down and do some crafting junk, but my current favorite crafting hobbies aren’t very kiddo friendly (felting/cross stitch needles!) YIKES! So that stuff stays on the back burner a while longer. Yup.

    I just hope all out there are doing as well as they can be! Thanks for reading if you’ve come this far. Please, stay good, stay healthy, and be happy. Yup. Find your happy place and stay a while. Yup.

    Hasta la pasta party peeps. I’m going to dive into my latest book while kiddo still sleeps. Yup Yup Yup! 😀

    Finally I have found some time to share my movie list from 2019, I just barely had a chance to type it up, it’s taken me three days or nights to do so! I’ve got some favorites I’ll jot down at the bottom and discoveries that will be shared in full detail elsewhere soon as I can get that written too.

    Mommy brain and mommy days sure keep me on my toes and don’t really give me much of a chance to write. But I just spoil myself with baby time, truth be told, so I put my rambling time on the back burner. But, it sure does feel nice to ramble now…type, type, yup yup yup.

    In 2019 I got to see 74 movies, that’s between new and re-sees, 56 new movies and 18 re-sees. It’s quality, not quantity, right? I sure did spoil myself with my years of many more movies watched, but as I said I spoil myself with baby raising time now. Near the end of the year the movie watching really fell off, my guy Dave and I did a lot more TV watching, the short format is easier with baby around and she’s not getting the screen time. She’ll have plenty of movies in her future, I’m sure. Yup.

    Below is my list of movies seen! I’ll was happy I did get a chance to watch my all time favorite DARKMAN once as a great re-see! So yay!

    NEW MOVIES: 

    1. HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951) | 1/6/19 | TCM Noir Alley
    2. FREE FIRE (2016) | 1/9/19 | Kanopy
    3. HELL FEST (2018) | 1/10/19 | DVD
    4. SUMMER OF ‘84 (2018) | 1/12/19 | Kanopy
    5. NIGHT OF FEAR (1972) | 1/14/19 | Kanopy
    6. THE MAD ROOM (1969) | 1/20/19 | Amazon
    7. MOON 44 (1990) | 1/20/19 | Amazon | (maybe re-see) 
    8. WEREWOLF (1956) | 1/26/19 | Svengoolie/MeTV
    9. INCREDIBLES 2 (2019) | 2/10/19 | Netflix
    10.  HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) | 2/13/19 | Amazon Rental
    11.  LADY ICE (1973) | 2/17/19 | Amazon
    12.  DRIVING FORCE (1989) | 2/18/19 | Amazon
    13.  THAT’LL BE THE DAY (1975) | 2/22/19 | Kanopy
    14. FORCE FOUR (1975) | 2/24/19 | Amazon
    15. HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK (1978) | 3/8/19 | DVD
    16.  RETURN ENGAGEMENT (1990) a.k.a. HONG KONG CORRUPTOR | 3/9/19 | DVD
    17. SHOOT DOWN THE SUN (1978) | 3/18/19 | Kanopy
    18. AGATHA & THE TRUTH OF MURDER (2019) | 3/24/19 | Netflix
    19. THE QUAKE (2018) | 3/27/19 | Google Rental
    20. AQUAMAN (2018) | 3/28/19 | Google Rental
    21. SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018) | 3/29/10
    22. BORDER (2018) | 4/19/19 | Blu-Ray
    23. SOMEONE GREAT (2019) | 4/25/19 | Netflix
    24. JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE FATAL 5 (2019) | 4/25/19 | Google Rental
    25. IF BEAL STREET COULD TALK (2018) | 4/27/19 | HULU
    26. LUCKY LOGAN (2017) | 5/1/19 | Kanopy
    27. LAW OF THE LAWLESS (1964) | 5/4/19 | HULU
    28. THE PREDATOR (2018) | 5/4/19 | HBO GO or SHOWTIME
    29. SUSPIRIA (2018) | 5/16/19 | Amazon
    30. BLACK SPURS (1965) | 5/18/19 | HULU
    31. HAPPY DEAD DAY 2U (2019) | 5/18/19 | Rental
    32. PROJECT KILL (1976) | 5/22/19 | HULU
    33. OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY (1991) | 5/26/19 | STARZ
    34. DEADWOOD (2019) | 5/31/19 | HBO
    35. ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE (2019) | 6/5/19 | Netflix
    36. THE JIGSAW MAN (1983) | 6/7/19 | Amazon
    37. BULLWHIP (1958) | 6/9/19 | Amazon
    38. CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) | 6/13/19 | Rental
    39. L’iceberg (2005) | 7/6/19 | DVD
    40. AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) | 7/25/19 | AMC Monterey Park
    41. SHAZAM (2019) | 7/31/19 | Rental
    42. ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) | ?? | Rental
    43. THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (2019) | 8/3/19
    44. INVADER ZIM MOVIE (2019) | 8/17/19 | Netflix
    45. COLD PURSUIT (2019) | 8/24/19 | DVD
    46. UP THE RIVER (1930) | 8/29/19 | DVD
    47. ON THE BEACH (1959) | 9/2/19 | DVD
    48. IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE (2014) | 9/2/19 | DVD
    49. ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (2019) | 9/8/19 | Blu-Ray
    50. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) | 9/29/19 | DVD Redbox
    51. SPIDER-MAN FAR FROM HOME (2019) | 10/13/19 | DVD
    52. DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019) | 10/27/19 | Netflix
    53. FRYE FRAUD (2019) | 10/15/19 | HULU
    54. POWER OF GREYSKULL: THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE | ? | YouTube
    55. ANNA & THE APOCALYPSE (2017) | 12/2/19 | Rental
    56. JOHN WICK 3: PARABELLUM (2019) | 12/31/19 | Plex

    RE-SEE MOVIES:

    1. THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (2004) | 1/5/19 | CABLE TV
    2. THE MUMMY (1999) | 1/5/19 | Netflix
    3. DARKMAN (1990) | 1/12/19 | Cinemax
    4. CLUE (1985) | 1/16/19 | Kanopy 
    5. WILD IN THE STREETS (1968) | 1/23/19 | TCM 
    6. BUBBA HO-TEP (2002) | 3/15/19 | Amazon
    7. THE MATRIX (1999) | 3/16/19 | Amazon 
    8. HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 (1981) | 4/21/19 | Archive.org 
    9. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND (1978)  | 4/22/19 | Blu-Ray 
    10. ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) | 5/12/19 | HBO 
    11. TAPEHEADS (1988) | 5/17/19 | Amazon
    12. SERIAL MOM (1994) | 5/26/19 | STARZ 
    13. SHAKES THE CLOWNS (1991) | 7/6/19 | Blu-Ray (watched 2 times, second time w/ Commentary) 
    14. THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984) | 8/11/19 | Blu-Ray
    15. VISITANTS (1986) | 8/19/19 | Stream 
    16. THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982) | 8/31/19 | Netflix 
    17. THE GATE (1987) | 9/28/19 | Stream 
    18. LOTR: FELLOWSHIP | 12/25/10 | Blu-Ray

    My favorite movie of new movies was DOLEMITE IS MY NAME. It was just a refreshing happy blast from beginning to end. We did a re-watch of DEADWOOD series (My Guy Dave watched the 2nd-3rd seasons for the first time) and I loved the DEADWOOD movie.

    Two of favorite discovery films, oldies but new to me were L’iceberg and ON THE BEACH. A bonus about ON THE BEACH was that it introduced me to the author Nevil Shute and though I haven’t read ON THE BEACH yet, I did read two of his other books; BEYOND THE BLACK STUMP and THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE and they were both special reads, thanks again Library. (I did read 19 books, that’s a mix of mostly books and then graphic novels.) List below!

    ON THE BEACH, tough watch, but so good!

    BOOK READING LIST:

    1. THE TIME MACHINE – H.G. Wells – 1/15/19
    2. RELISH: MY LIFE IN THE KITCHEN – Lucy Kinsley (GRAPHIC NOVEL) – 1/25/19
    3. THE HOLLOW HILLS – Mary Stewart – 1/29/19
    4. KID GLOVES – Lucy Kinsley (GRAPHIC NOVEL)  – 3/10/19
    5. MILLENNIAL WOMEN (Shorts/Novella) –  4/13/19 
    6. WAR OF THE WORLDS – H.G. Wells – 5/14/19
    7. NO NIGHT WITHOUT STARS – Andrew Norton – 6/29/19
    8. THE WARLOCK IN SPITE OF HIMSELF – Christopher Stasheff – 7/17/19
    9. THE ROSE OF I.O. – Wesley Chu – 8/5/19
    10. UNDEAD GIRL GANG – Lily Anderson – 8/22/19
    11. SILVER SCREEN FIEND – Patton Oswalt – 8/29/19
    12. BEYOND THE BLACK STUMP – Nevil Shute – 9/21/19
    13. THE RAINBOW & THE ROSE – Nevil Shute – 10/6/19
    14. MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND (VOL.1)  – Gengoroh Tagame (GRAPHIC NOVEL) – 10/20/19
    15. DISPLACEMENT: A TRAVELOGUE – Lucy Kinsley (GRAPHIC NOVEL) – 10/24/19
    16. THE CRYING CHILD – Barbra Michaels – 10/24/19
    17. OSCAR WILDE STORIES FOR CHILDREN – Oscar Wilde – 10/29/19
    18. PUNKY BREWSTER – Joelle Sellner (GRAPHIC NOVEL) – 10/31/19
    19. MISTER MIRACLE – Tim King (GRAPHIC NOVEL) 10/31/19

    Yea, list round up, tally ho! And just to think back at a year ago, I was pushing out the baby that’s turning 1 on January 31st! Time sure zips and it’s been a blast through this roller coaster year. I’m lucky I’ve got what I got, yup yup yup.

    I have watched a bunch of TV this year, and no movie yet, but I will soon enough…movies rule! Yup!

    As they say in that movie…”Life moves pretty fast…” and so life has indeed been going fast for me on my end. Since Thursday, January 31st, 2019 my life adventure has had a little addition for me and My Guy Dave. We are now parents. Yup, I’m a mommy! We have a baby girl! HGW!

    Crazy! I’m a mom, the day I said that out loud I cried! Now my baby girl just reached 43 weeks and before I know it HGW will be a year old! Ahhh! Where does the time go? It just zips on by and I am here riding the wave enjoying every moment.

    My little baby bean is crawling, babbling, giggling and bringing me absolute joy! I’m spoiling her as much as she spoils me. I can’t explain just how exciting it is to come home from work and see my baby smile and have her jump into my arms. (mom brag…)

    Movie watching, my most favorite past time, has gone to the back burner with baby around. My Guy Dave and I have watched more TV shows since interruptions to TV aren’t as distracting as stopping a movie. We dove into ELEMENTARY (and still not done with it..) during the first of many late nights up with baby. She always seemed to perk up though when Sherlock, aka Jonny Lee Miller, got to talking. So much for sleeping baby!

    And yet, movies have been seen! I am still keeping a tally, but I feel like I miss one now and again. Then believe it or not, I have been able to do a lot of reading. More tallies for me!

    I truly do miss blogging, and sharing. I’m glad to finally take some time to get some rambling down while baby is happy in her playpen and I can jot down the feelings and memories because in a blink of an eye I’ll be a parent with a grown up kid…and then I can watch my movies anytime…(my priorities, huh?) But no rush, no rush to those days…

    I’m looking forward to all the time I can with this kid ‘o mine, as we read, play and later on go and take her to movies. There are parks and things and more fun fun be had along with My Guy Dave (dad) and our Cooper dog. Family Stuff! Yup Yup Yup!

    So what to share? Or what to focus on? It’s been a baby filled time. HGW experienced her first earthquake on the 4th of July, the same day we felt her teeth starting to come out! She’s got 6 teeth right now and is chomping on solids, she loves BANANAS.

    HGW crawls around everywhere and wants to practice her walking from room to room. This baby will keep me nimble and spry as I chase after her. She is lucky to be with my folks, her Grandma and Grandpa. They get to do the spoiling grandparents thing and it’s fun watching them all together. I’m lucky, yup.

    From here on out I’ll do my best to share nerdy adventures I have with my baby! We dressed her up as Wonder Woman for Halloween, though I called her my Wonder Tot.

    With THANKSGIVING now past I’m just THANKFUL to have HGW, My Guy Dave and Cooper Dog, as my little family! We’re happy, healthy and that’s all I want! I’m thankful for my folks, my sis and her family, and all the rest of the family I have and My Guy Dave’s family, yay, family! It’s family time, excellent…But HGW has my heart like no other. YUP (Mushy stuff!)

    I just want it out there, here on my little blog spot, my little place on the web where my family adventure sharing will continue when I can find the time to ramble on and on. Yeah I got to work on making/taking that time. (ME TIME!) Yup.

    So, thanks for reading this prattle. It felt nice to just gab. I’m a silly, happy mom…so crazy! I’m a mom, and that’s C-O-O-L, cool. Yup.

    Happy Little Family!

    What a year 2018 has been! Now, I’m not going to get into the heavy duty stuff that weighs one down day to day as it is tough for everyone and I wish the country was in better shape. Know I’m not giving up on it now or ever, but I’m here,right now, I’m rambling to focus on things I love and that’s MOVIES!

    I always hope to blog more throughout the year, but time slips by pretty fast and I’m easily distracted. Also this year I’ve been prepping for a big change coming up in my life and that’s ‘THE COMING THING!” My TCT is due in 2019, so we’ll see what that does to my movie watching. YUP! BABY SHEMP!!!

    During 2018 I did some some movie sharing blogs and eventually got around to my movie tallys.

    A major 2018 highlight:

    GREASE 2 on the big screen with my little sis!!!! I got a picture with the C-O-O-L R-I-D-E-R himself! Squeeeeeeeeeeee! So awesome!

    C-O-O-L R-I-D-E-R!!!!!!!!!!

    When it comes to my movie watching I have managed to watch more than a few, woot, woot; new ones and old ones and re-sees of favorites! I also watched a lot of television keeping up with shows, finding new ones (THE GOOD PLACE), doing that binge thing! Yup.  HULU even gave me the numbers: Minutes Watching Hulu: 11,692, 420 Episodes & Movies Watched and I watched a lot of HULU on Fridays!

    So far (I hope to watch a movie or two on New Year’s Eve!) I have watched 130 new movies and 49 re-sees. That brings my movie total to 179 movies in 2018!


    Of the 130 movies I gave 7 movies a 5 (my 1-5 scale with 5 being the best!). My most favorite movies in 2018 were:

    1. TOKYO DRIFTER (1966)
    2. BLACK PANTHER (2018)
    3. TIME TO DIE / Tiempo de Morir (1966)
    4. DEADPOOL 2 (2018)
    5. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018)
    6. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)
    7. RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)

    *Honorable mention goes to TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES as that movie made me laugh a lot (I LOVE THE TEEN TITANS) and I got to see it with my sister and her family, all the kiddies. It was a blast. YUP!

    TEEN TITANS TIME TRAVEL!

    My favorite movie discoveries came from some DVD’s/Blu-rays I rented and movies I streamed on Kanopy! The one movie that stands out most for my discovery of the year is MUSHROOMS (1995). It’s still on Kanopy and I think everyone should check it out! It’s quirky, a bit gross and sweet all at the same time! Two older ladies living together have a room for rent when a convict and a policeman both vie for the space. After a little mishap occurs you will be surprised by what hoops the women have to jump through to keep on living in their sweet little home.

    and I think everyone should check it out! It’s quirky, a bit gross and sweet all at the same time! Two older ladies living together have a room for rent when a convict and a policeman both vie for the space. After a little mishap occurs you will be surprised by what hoops the women have to jump through to keep on living in their sweet little home.

    What a movie!

    So you could look back at my old blog posts but here is my full list of movies I’ve watched and that will be followed by my Re-See list! Yay Movies!!!!

    NEW MOVIES:

    1. SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968) | 1/2/18 | FilmStruck
    2. FREEWHEELIN’ (1976) | 1/2/18 | Amazon .
    3. THE HOUSE OF FEAR (1945) | 1/3/18 | YouTube
    4. OVER THE MOON (1939) | 1/6/18 | Filmstruck
    5. LOVE ON THE RUN (1979) | 1/6/18 | Filmstruck
    6. BAY OF ANGELS (1963) | 1/7/18 | Filmstruck  
    7. SON OF MONTE CRISTO (1940) | 1/8/18 | DVD  
    8. MIKEY AND NICKY (1976) | 1/14/18 | Filmstruck
    9. TOKYO DRIFTER (1966) | 1/14/18 | Filmstruck
    10. MAN’S CASTLE (1933) | 1/14/18 | Filmstruck
    11. SATURN 3 (1980) | 1/16/18 | Amazon
    12. UNDERWORLD : BLOOD WARS (2016/2017) | 1/16/18 | STARZ App
    13. THE FIRST POWER (1989) | 1/27/18 | STARZ App  
    14. SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE VOICE OF TERROR (1942) | 1/28/18 | Amazon
    15. GEOSTORM (2017) | 1/31/18 | DVD
    16. XxX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE (2017) | 2/4/18 | Amazon
    17. CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018) | 2/4/18 | Netflix
    18. ASSIGNMENT REDHEAD (1956) | 2/16/18 Amazon
    19. THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (2016) | 2/17/18 | DVD
    20. BLACK PANTHER (2018) | 2/18/18 | Edwards Alhambra  
    21. CHERRY FALLS (2000) | 2/18/18 | DVD
    22. ST. MARTIN’S LANE (1938) | 2/23/18 | FilmStruck  
    23. THE HAUNTED STRANGLER (1958) | 2/23/18 | FilmStruck
    24. TIME TO DIE / Tiempo de Morir (1966) | 2/23/18 | DVD
    25. DEVIL’S EXPRESS / GANG WAR (1976) | 2/27/18 | Amazon
    26. THE DEAD PIT (1989) | 2/28/18 | Amazon
    27. EARLY MAN (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra
    28. ANNIHILATION (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra
    29. WINCHESTER (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra
    30. MUTE (2010 | 3/7/18 | Netflix | Rating: 3
    31. STORM IN A TEACUP (1937) | 3/9/18 | Filmstruck | Rating: 4.6
    32. DEMON WIND (1980) | 3/9/18 | Amazon | Rating: 2
    33. NIGHTMARE AT NOON a.k.a. DEATH STREET USA (1988) | 3/10/11 | Amazon
    34. $ (1971) | 3/16/18 | DVD |
    35. SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING (2017) | 3/18/18 | STARZ
    36. SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972) | 3/20/18 | Amazon
    37. PROFESSOR MARSTON & THE WONDER WOMAN (2017) | 3/21/18 | HULU
    38. ALASKA (1944) | 3/23/18 | Amazon
    39. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 3/27/18 | CABLE
    40. THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017) | 3/28/18 | Redbox
    41. READY PLAYER ONE (2018) | 3/29/18 | Arclight Pasadena
    42. TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946) | 3/29/18 | DVD | Watched with Mom, Dad & Dave
    43. MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE ON FILM *Shorts* A Dancer’s World (1957), Appalachian Spring (1958) | 3/29/18 | DVD
    44. THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (2017) | 3/31/18 | Amazon
    45. CONTAINMENT (2016) | 3/31/18 | Amazon
    46. ROCK SLYDE (2009) | 4/3/18 | Amazon
    47. OUT THERE (1995) | 4/4/18 | Amazon
    48. THE TIGER HUNTER (2016) | 4/10/18 | Netflix
    49. REVOLT (2017) | 4/12/18 | Netflix
    50. SPLIT (2016) | 4/14/18 | HBO GO
    51. LOGAN (2017) | 4/15/18 | Cable
    52. FINDING YOUR FEET (2018) | 4/19/18 | Pasadena Playhouse
    53. POLICEWOMAN (1974) | 4/21/18 | Amazon
    54. ANDRE THE GIANT (2018) | 4/23/18 | HBO/DV-R  
    55. THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE (1959) | 4/27/18 | DVD
    56. BEYOND SKYLINE (2017) | 4/29/18 | Netflix  
    57. FIRST MAN INTO SPACE (1957) | 4/30/18 | DVD
    58. AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS (2018) | 5/8/18 | Edwards Alhambra  
    59. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1970) | 5/11/18 | Filmstruck  
    60. NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH (1948) | 5/12/18 | Filmstruck
    61. THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (2017) | 5/12/18 | Cable  
    62. TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL (2018) | 5/13/18 | Stream  
    63. PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES (2013) | 5/18/18 | STARZ  
    64. CATTLE DRIVE (1951) | 5/19/18 | SHOWTIME  
    65. HOUSE OF BLACKMAIL (1953) | 5/19/18 | Amazon  
    66. DEADPOOL 2 (2018) | 5/22/18 | Edwards Alhambra  
    67. MOST LIKELY TO MURDER (2018) | 5/26/18 | Amazon rental  
    68. TALE OF TALES (2015) | 5/27/18 | Netflix
    69. SMALL TOWN GIRL (1953) | 5/28/18 | Filmstruck
    70. TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT (2017) | 6/2/18 | HULU  
    71. HURRICANE HEIST (2018) | 6/8/18 | Amazon Rental  
    72. SPECIES II (1998) | 6/17/18 | HBO GO  
    73. THE BEING (1983) | 6/14/18 | Amazon
    74. JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK (2017) | 6/18/18 | HULU
    75. THE EMBASSY (1972) | 6/22/18 | Amazon  
    76. JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018) | 6/24/18 | Harkins Theater Moreno Valley
    77. REMEMORY (2017) | 6/27/18 | Amazon
    78. TELL ME SOMETHING (1999) | 7/7/18 | DVD
    79. IT (2017) | 6/30/18 | HBO GO  
    80. THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951) | 7/9/18 | Filmstruck
    81. BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS (2016) | 7/11/18 | Amazon
    82. NEVER SO FEW (1959) | 7/13/18 | TCM
    83. THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (2008) | 7/1/18/ | HULU  
    84. ANTMAN &  THE WASP (2018) | 7/18/18 | THE LOT  
    85. TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES (2018) | 7/27/18 | AMC Monterey Park
    86. EXTINCTION (2018) | 7/28/18 | Netflix
    87. OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (1984) | 8/2/18 | THIS!
    88. HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (1980) | 8/3/18 | THIS!  
    89. SCOOBY-DOO: SCARE CAMP (2010) | 8/3/18 | Rental
    90. OUTLAND (1981) | 8/4/18 | Filmstruck  
    91. HANDSOME: A NETFLIX MYSTERY MOVIE ( 2017) | 8/518 | Netflix
    92. A QUIET PLACE (2018) | 8/7/18 | Blu-Ray
    93. KEDI (2016) | 8/9/18 | Kanopy
    94. MUSHROOMS (1995) | 8/10/18 | Kanopy  
    95. BLOOD RAGE a.k.a. SLASHER (1987) | 8/21/18 | Kanopy  
    96. MURDER AT THE GALLOP (1963) | 8/19/18 | Filmstruck  
    97. UPGRADE (2018) | 8/28/18 | Google Rental
    98. MYSTERIOUS HEROES (1970) a.k.a. WU TANG SWORDSMAN | 8/19/18 | Amazon |
    99. DEEP STAR SIX (1989) | 8/9/18 | Amazon  
    100. SCOOBY-DOO: FRANKENCREEPY (2014) | 9/10/18 | Amazon Rental
    101. TAG (2018) | 9/12/18 | Rental  
    102. I SHOT JESSE JAMES (1949) | 9/15/18 | Filmstruck
    103. SCOOBY-DOO AND THE ALIEN INVADERS (2000) | 9/14/18 | Rental
    104. OCEAN’S EIGHT (2018) | 9/21/18 | Blu-Ray Redbox
    105. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER (2013) | 9/29/18 | Kanopy
    106. SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GOURMET GHOST (2018) | 10/1/18 | DVD Redbox
    107. DREAMCATCHER (2003) | 10/5/18 | Netflix
    108. DOBERMAN COP (1977) | 10/7/18 | Egyptian Beyond Fest (Sonny Chiba Q&A!)
    109. THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) | 10/13/18 | TCM
    110. SKYSCRAPER (2018) | 10/13/18 | Blu-Ray Redbox  
    111. GREEN ICE (1981) | 10/18/18 | Amazon
    112. THE DARK (1979) | 10/19/19 | Amazon  
    113. THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS (2018) | 10/20/18 | Redbox
    114. GANJA & HESS (1973) | 10/26/18 | Kanopy   
    115. GENOCIDE (1968) | 10/28/18 | Filmstruck  
    116. VAMPYR (1932) | 10/31/18 | Filmstruck
    117. CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (1959) | 11/1/18 | Filmstruck
    118. THE THREAT (1949) | 11/11/18 | TCM  
    119. OUTLAW KING (2018) | 11/11/18 | Netflix  
    120. THE MEG (2018) | 11/13/18 | Redbox Rental
    121. PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (2018) | 11/1718 | HBO GO  
    122. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (2018) | 11/19/18 | Netflix  
    123. MURDER AHOY (1964) | 11/28/18 | Filmstruck
    124. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018) | 11/29/18 | HULU  
    125. RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018) | 11/30/18 | AMC Monterey Park
    126. CRACK-UP (1946) | 12/2/18 | TCM
    127. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT (2018) | 12/2/18 | BLU-RAY Redbox
    128. CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES (2018) | 12/7/18 | Netflix (mom watched too!)
    129. CONSTANTINE CITY OF DEMONS (2018) | 12/19/18 | Amazon Rental
    130. BLOCKERS (2018) | 12/24/18 | HBO GO

    Now for my re-see movies! I love re-watching movies I love! I re-watched JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE a lot, it just made me happy and I got my folks to watch it too. GREASE 2 has been on cable a lot and after watching it on the big screen with my sister I still can’t get enough. My all time favorite movie DARKMAN has been on cable a lot too and I watch from whatever part I find it on and one night watched it all the way through. One of my most favorite re-sees, which I mentioned on my last blog was seeing HAROLD AND MAUDE at the Nuart with my niece Celia. She loved it so much and we both had tears at the end. Ahhhhh, good times.

    RE-SEE MOVIES:

    1. KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2016) | 1/5/18 | HBO (w/ Celia and Dad)
    2. HIGHLANDER (1986) |  1/5/18 | HULU (w/ Celia)
    3. EVOLUTION (2001) | 1/15/18 | AMAZON
    4. JUMANJI (1995) | 1/15/18 | STARZ APP
    5. TAMPOPO (1985) | 2/6/18 | Filmstruck
    6. THE PERFECT WEAPON (1991) | 2/10/18 | HULU
    7. SUPERGIRL (1984) | 2/19/18 | DVD
    8. BARBARELLA (1968) | 2/22/18 | AMAZON
    9. XANADU (1980) | 3/1/18 | DVD
    10. CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE (1989) | 3/5/18 | AMAZON
    11. GREASE 2 (1982) | 3/12/18 | Ahrya Fine Arts Theater (w/ Sara, cast Q&A)
    12. THE SECRET OF MY SUCE$S (1987) | 3/22/18 | AMAZON
    13. GREASE 2 (1982) | 3/24/18 | DVR
    14. DOOMSDAY (2008) | 4/7/18 | STARZ
    15. CRY DANGER (1951) | 4/21/18 | TCM (w/ dad)
    16. DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) | 4/24/18 | LOS FELIZ 3 (Q&A event)
    17. THEM! (1954) | 4/27/18 | DVD
    18. EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) | 5/5/18 | DVD (w/ Celia)
    19. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) | 5/14/18 | AMAZON
    20. DANCE OF THE DEAD (2008) | 5/19/18 | Hollywood Chinese (Q&A with Gregg and cast)
    21. ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) | 5/27/18 | ROSEMEAD HIGH SCHOOL 24hr fest finale
    22. BLACK PANTHER (2018) | 6/7/18 | ACADEMY (With Dad, Ramone, Celia, Effie)
    23. HOT FUZZ (2007) | 6/11/18 | Netflix
    24. SPECIES (1995) | 6/16/18 | HBO GO
    25. SPECIES II (1989) | 6/17/18 | HBO GO
    26. IT (1990) | 6/19-6/22/18  | HULU
    27. KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) | 6/22/18 | TUBI
    28. ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988) | 7/2/18 | HULU
    29. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 7/7/18 | CABLE
    30. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 7/10/18 | CABLE
    31. THE WOLF MAN (1941) | 8/11/18 | SVENGOOLIE ME TV
    32. RABID (1977) | 8/18/18 | KANOPY
    33. MATINEE (1993) | 8/22/18 | BLU-RAY Library
    34. DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963) | 8/26/18 | AMAZON
    35. THE FUGITIVE (1993)
    36. PASSENGER 57 (1992) | 8/30/18 | HBO GO
    37. WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS (2014) | 8/3/18 | AMAZON
    38. MEN AT WORK (1990) | 9/15/18 | AMAZON
    39. HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) | 9/16/18 | NUART (w/ Celia)
    40. DARKMAN (1990) | 9/24/18 | CABLE
    41. BAD MOON (1996) | 9/29/19 | TUBI
    42. INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE (1994) | 10/5/18 | NETFLIX
    43. REC 3 (2012) | 10/17/18 | HULU
    44. THE BRIDE (1985) | 10/21/18 | AMAZON
    45. WORLD WAR Z (2013) | 11/8/18 | Blu-ray
    46. WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (1944) | 11/18/18 | TCM
    47. NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) | 12/23/18 | Amazon
    48. LOTR: FELLOWSHIP (2001) | 12/25/18 | Blu-ray
    49. LOTR: TWO TOWERS (2002) | 12/25/18 | Blu-ray

    So here’s to watching movies, my favorite thing to do! I’m really looking forward to squeezing more movies in with some extra company and have an idea to write more about my movie views of the past, so here’s hoping in 2019 can achieve my ambitious movie watching/writing goals!

    Here’s more well wishes to everyone out there, may you find the things they enjoy and share them!  I absolutely hope I can keep on sharing my movie watching fun, which I know will slow up some, but for a great cause. Let’s all make the world better by being good, doing good, having fun and sharing fun. “No matter where you go, there you are!” Happy New Year everyone! YUP YUP YUP!

    Oh man, I haven’t blogged in ages! My last was back in April and then my last movie tally was back in March! Where have I been? What have I been doing? Well life, such as it is, gets busy and I am the eternal procrastinator with dreams of writing more stuff and so it goes. But as I am trying to find more time to catch up on things I’ll again try and be better.

    I did recently have a chance to share some of my favorite underrated movies from 1987 over at one of my favorite blogs this month! Please go check it out!!!!! RUPERT PUMPKIN SPEAKS!

    Now, here’s some movies I’ve seen since March, my lists of new and re-sees!

    NEW MOVIES: (#27-115)

    • EARLY MAN (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra 
    • ANNIHILATION (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra
    • WINCHESTER (2018) | 3/4/18 | Edwards Alhambra 
    • MUTE (2010 | 3/7/18 | Netflix
    • STORM IN A TEACUP (1937) | 3/9/18 | Filmstruck
    • DEMON WIND (1980) | 3/9/18 | Amazon 
    • NIGHTMARE AT NOON a.k.a. DEATH STREET USA (1988) | 3/10/11 | Amazon 
    • $ (1971) | 3/16/18 | DVD 
    • SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING (2017) | 3/18/18 | STARZ
    • SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972) | 3/20/18 | Amazon
    • PROFESSOR MARSTON & THE WONDER WOMAN (2017) | 3/21/18 | HULU 
    • ALASKA (1944) | 3/23/18 | Amazon 
    • JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 3/27/18 | CABLE 
    • THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017) | 3/28/18 | Redbox 
    • READY PLAYER ONE (2018) | 3/29/18 | Arclight Pasadena 
    • TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY (1946) | 3/29/18 | DVD 
    • MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE ON FILM *Shorts* A Dancer’s World (1957), Appalachian Spring (1958) | 3/29/18 | DVD
    • THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (2017) | 3/31/18 | Amazon
    • CONTAINMENT (2016) | 3/31/18 | Amazon
    • ROCK SLYDE (2009) | 4/3/18 | Amazon 
    • OUT THERE (1995) | 4/4/18 | Amazon 
    • THE TIGER HUNTER (2016) | 4/10/18 | Netflix 
    • REVOLT (2017) | 4/12/18 | Netflix 
    • SPLIT (2016) | 4/14/18 | HBO GO
    • LOGAN (2017) | 4/15/18 | Cable
    • FINDING YOUR FEET (2018) | 4/19/18 | Pasadena Playhouse 
    • POLICEWOMAN (1974) | 4/21/18 | Amazon 
    • ANDRE THE GIANT (2018) | 4/23/18 | HBO/DV-R
    • THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE (1959) | 4/27/18 | DVD 
    • BEYOND SKYLINE (2017) | 4/29/18 | Netflix
    • FIRST MAN INTO SPACE (1957) | 4/30/18 | DVD 
    • AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS (2018) | 5/8/18 | Edwards Alhambra 
    • THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1970) | 5/11/18 | Filmstruck
    • NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS BLANDISH (1948) | 5/12/18 | Filmstruck 
    • THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (2017) | 5/12/18 | Cable 
    • TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL (2018) | 5/13/18 | Stream 
    • PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES (2013) | 5/18/18 | STARZ

    Brendan Fraser Elvis!

    • CATTLE DRIVE (1951) | 5/19/18 | SHOWTIME
    • HOUSE OF BLACKMAIL (1953) | 5/19/18 | Amazon 
    • DEADPOOL 2 (2018) | 5/22/18 | Edwards Alhambra 
    • MOST LIKELY TO MURDER (2018) | 5/26/18 | Amazon rental
    • TALE OF TALES (2015) | 5/27/18 | Netflix 
    • SMALL TOWN GIRL (1953) | 5/28/18 | Filmstruck
    • TEEN TITANS: THE JUDAS CONTRACT (2017) | 6/2/18 | HULU
    • HURRICANE HEIST (2018) | 6/8/18 | Amazon Rental 
    • SPECIES II (1998) | 6/17/18 | HBO GO
    • THE BEING (1983) | 6/14/18 | Amazon
    • JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK (2017) | 6/18/18 | HULU
    • THE EMBASSY (1972) | 6/22/18 | Amazon 
    • JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018) | 6/24/18 | Harkins Theater Moreno Valley
    • REMEMORY (2017) | 6/27/18 | Amazon 
    • TELL ME SOMETHING (1999) | 7/7/18 | DVD 
    • IT (2017) | 6/30/18 | HBO GO 
    • THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT (1951) | 7/9/18 | Filmstruck 
    • BATMAN: RETURN OF THE CAPED CRUSADERS (2016) | 7/11/18 | Amazon 
    • NEVER SO FEW (1959) | 7/13/18 | TCM | Rating: 3
    • THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (2008) | 7/1/18/ | HULU
    • ANTMAN &  THE WASP (2018) | 7/18/18 | THE LOT 
    • TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES (2018) | 7/27/18 | AMC Monterey Park 
    • EXTINCTION (2018) | 7/28/18 | Netflix 
    • OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (1984) | 8/2/18 | THIS! 
    • HOW TO BEAT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (1980) | 8/3/18 | THIS! 
    • SCOOBY-DOO: SCARE CAMP (2010) | 8/3/18 | Rental 
    • OUTLAND (1981) | 8/4/18 | Filmstruck 
    • HANDSOME: A NETFLIX MYSTERY MOVIE ( 2017) | 8/518 | Netflix 
    • A QUIET PLACE (2018) | 8/7/18 | Blu-Ray
    • KEDI (2016) | 8/9/18 | Kanopy 
    • MUSHROOMS (1995) | 8/10/18 | Kanopy 
    • BLOOD RAGE a.k.a. SLASHER (1987) | 8/21/18 | Kanopy 
    • MURDER AT THE GALLOP (1963) | 8/19/18 | Filmstruck 
    • UPGRADE (2018) | 8/28/18 | Google Rental 
    • MYSTERIOUS HEROES (1970) a.k.a. WU TANG SWORDSMAN | 8/19/18 | Amazon 
    • DEEP STAR SIX (1989) | 8/9/18 | Amazon 
    • SCOOBY-DOO: FRANKENCREEPY (2014) | 9/10/18 | Rental 
    • TAG (2018) | 9/12/18 | Rental 
    • I SHOT JESSE JAMES (1949) | 9/15/18 | Filmstruck 
    • SCOOBY-DOO AND THE ALIEN INVADERS (2000) | 9/14/18 | Rental
    • OCEAN’S EIGHT (2018) | 9/21/18 | Blu-Ray Redbox
    • BEST FRIENDS FOREVER (2013) | 9/29/18 | Kanopy
    • SCOOBY-DOO AND THE GOURMET GHOST (2018) | 10/1/18 | DVD Redbox 
    • DREAMCATCHER (2003) | 10/5/18 | Netflix 
    • DOBERMAN COP (1977) | 10/7/18 | Egyptian Beyond Fest | (Sonny Chiba Q&A!)

    SONNY CHIBA IN PERSON!!!!!!

    • THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) | 10/13/18 | TCM 
    • SKYSCRAPER (2018) | 10/13/18 | Blu-Ray Redbox 
    • GREEN ICE (1981) | 10/18/18 | Amazon
    • THE DARK (1979) | 10/19/19 | Amazon 
    • THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS (2018) | 10/20/18 | Redbox 
    • GANJA & HESS (1973) | 10/26/18 | Kanopy 
    • GENOCIDE (1968) | 10/28/18 | Filmstruck 

    RE-SEE MOVIES: (10-44)

    • CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE (1989) | 3/5/18 | AMAZON
    • GREASE 2 (1982) | 3/12/18 | Ahrya Fine Arts Theater (Cast Q&A)
    • THE SECRET OF MY SUCE$S (1987) | 3/22/18 | AMAZON
    • GREASE 2 (1982) | 3/24/18 | DVR
    • DOOMSDAY (2008) | 4/7/18 | STARZ
    • CRY DANGER (1951) | 4/21/18 | TCM 
    • DRAG ME TO HELL (2009) | 4/24/18 | LOS FELIZ 3 (Q&A event)
    • THEM! (1954) | 4/27/18 | DVD
    • EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) | 5/5/18 | DVD (w/ Celia)
    • MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) | 5/14/18 | AMAZON
    • DANCE OF THE DEAD (2008) | 5/19/18 | Hollywood Chinese (Q&A)
    • ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) | 5/27/18 | ROSEMEAD HIGH SCHOOL 24hr fest finale
    • BLACK PANTHER (2018) | 6/7/18 | ACADEMY (With Dad, Ramone, Celia, Effie)
    • HOT FUZZ (2007) | 6/11/18 | Netflix
    • SPECIES (1995) | 6/16/18 | HBO GO
    • SPECIES II (1989) | 6/17/18 | HBO GO
    • IT (1990) | 6/19-6/22/18  | HULU
    • KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) | 6/22/18 | TUBI
    • ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988) | 7/2/18 | HULU
    • JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 7/7/18 | CABLE
    • JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017) | 7/10/18 | CABLE
    • THE WOLF MAN (1941) | 8/11/18 | SVENGOOLIE ME TV
    • RABID (1977) | 8/18/18 | KANOPY
    • MATINEE (1993) | 8/22/18 | BLU-RAY Library
    • DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963) | 8/26/18 | AMAZON
    • THE FUGITIVE (1993)
    • PASSENGER 57 (1992) | 8/30/18 | HBO GO
    • WHAT WE DO IN SHADOWS (2014) | 8/3/18 | AMAZON
    • MEN AT WORK (1990) | 9/15/18 | AMAZON
    • HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971) | 9/16/18 | NUART (w/ Celia)

    Celia got to see Harold and Maude for the first time on a big screen!!!

    • DARKMAN (1990) | 9/24/18 | CABLE
    • BAD MOON (1996) | 9/29/19 | TUBI
    • INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE (1994) | 10/5/18 | NETFLIX
    • REC 3 (2012) | 10/17/18 | HULU
    • THE BRIDE (1985) | 10/21/18 | AMAZON

    MOVIES! I’ve watched 159 movies so far! Still planning on watching more, while I can! Tonight is HALLOWEEN so I’ll watch something for sure as candy gets passed out!

    I’ve got a few movie blog ideas cooking and stuff to share, so please stay tuned, eventually I’ll write and I’m thankful for anyone who wants to read along!

    HAPPY MOVIE WATCHING EVERYONE! Yup!

    Movies here and movies there, I watch them when I can! The world is crazy and crazier each day but I still have movies to entertain me, distract me, and make me happy. So yeah, I’ve leaned more towards fun movies that deliver me the happy thoughts more than anything as of late. Now, here’s what I’ve been watching since a few months back in the Summer Fun times up to right now!

     

    NEW MOVIES:

    • MST3K: THE RETURN: WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM (1985) | 6/20/17 | Netflix 
    • MINIONS (2015) | 6/30/17 | Netflix 
    • CERTAIN FURY (1985) | 7/2/17 | DVD 

    • MUTANT (1984) | 7/11/17 | Amazon Instant
    • VALERIAN (2017) | 7/20/17 | AMC Mission Hills San Diego 
    • BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN (2017) | 7/21/17 | SDCC Ballroom 20 
    • ONE DARK NIGHT (1982) | 7/23/17 | Amazon 
    • ROAD HOUSE (1948) | 8/8/17 | DVD 
    • ALLISON’S BIRTHDAY (1981) | 8/28/17 | YouTube 
    • KNIGHT RIDERS (1981) | 8/31/17

    • COLOSSAL (2016) | 9/2/17 | Blu-Ray
    • IT’S A DISASTER (2012) | 9/14/17 | DVD 
    • THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE (1993) | 9/15/17 | DVD 
    • UNLOCKED (2017) | 9/19/17 | Amazon Instant 
    • WHEELS OF FIRE (1985) | 9/23/17 | YouTube
    • MOANA (2016) | 9/28/17 | Netflix 
    • WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY (2017) | 9/29/17 | Netflix 
    • THE STAIRWAY TO THE DISTANT PAST (1995) | 9/30/17 
    • EQUINOX (1979) | 10/4/17/ | FilmStruck
    • GATES OF HELL (1953) | 10/6/17 | DVD 
    • CULT OF CHUCKY (2017) | 10/7/17 | Netflix 
    • THE GRAVE(1996) | 10/8/17 | Amazon Instant 
    • THE TRAP (1996) | 10/13/17 | DVD
    • TOP SECRET AFFAIR (1957) | 10/14/17 | DV-R 
    • WOLF GUY (1975) | 10/17/17 | Blu-Ray 

    • THE MAGICIAN (1958) | 10/17/17 | DVD 
    • BABY DRIVER (2017) | 10/20/17 | Amazon rental 
    • THE RETURN (1980) | 10/20/17 | Amazon 
    • BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1974) | 10/28/17 
    • BEWARE! THE BLOB (1972) | 10/31/17 
    • THE DEVIL PLAYS (1931) | 11/1/17 

    My big favorites and highlights among the new movies:

    BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN, which I saw at Comic-Con with a crowd of my fellow Comic-Con nerds. The more adult cartoon from WB had good laughs. Nightwing + Harley…ooohhh indeed! (Yea for BOOSTER GOLD cameo!!!!!)

    Superhero Team!

    The Ida Lupino ROAD HOUSE was a good find, I had discovered the sheet music for it (which I gave to my sister) and then rented the movie at good old Vidéotèque. Ida Lupino is one of my favorites! Ida is a singer who came to a little night club, where the owner, played by Richard Widmark, thought he had dibs. Well, old Widmark couldn’t take it when she fell in love with his bestfriend/partner. When a lady know what she wants, don’t get in her way!

    COLOSSAL was one of the more serious films I’ve watched, even if it had a giant monster, as of late. It wasn’t a movie that made me happy, and it sure did make me anxious as it really captured the toxic male culture that affect women, but all in all it ended just right.

    My most FAVORITE, favorite, favorite discovery has to be a trilogy, from DVD’s found at the South Pasadena Library. The Maiku Hama trilogy: THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE, THE STAIRWAY TO THE DISTANT PAST and THE TRAP, all starring Masatoshi Nagase (from Mystery Train)!!!!!! Masatochi is detective Makiu Hama, that’s his real name, and through the course of three films and strange cases I absolutely fell in love with this world. I can’t understand how I never heard of these films back in the 90’s and now I just want to seem them all together on a big screen!!!! (Hey do I know any programmers who can make a girls dream come true???)

    A NEW FAVORITE TRILOGY!!!!

    CULT OF CHUCKY delivered another fun CHUCKY outing. This series just keeps on entertaining little ‘ol me! YUP!!!

    My other October Halloween highlights with things I had never seen before include DRACULA, starring Jack Palance and BEWARE! THE BLOB, which was directed by Larry Hagman. First off DRACULA was a good fun straight forward take on Bram Stoker’s world. Palance was a tough vamp for sure. Then BLOB, just a silly movie, where a fun cast of actors let themselves get gobbled up by the globby pink/red mass. Cindy Williams, Burgess Meredith, Gerrit Graham were a few fun faces to see. How can you not enjoying watching some hippy dippy, avocado sandwich eating kids get attacked in a little town. Hee, hee! So bad it’s good!

     

    RE-SEE:

    • THE CURSE (1987) | 6/28/17 | YouTub
    • DEAD END DRIVE-IN (1987) | 7/1/17 | DVD
    • ICEBREAKER (2000) RiffTrax | 7/5/17 | Amazon Instant
    • STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (director’s cut) (1979) | CABLE | 7/27/17
    • ROAD HOUSE (1989) | 8/12/17 | DVD, outside w/ Dylan & Vanessa and others
    • POLTERGEIST (1982) | 9/4/17 | DVD
    • CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) | 9/13/17 | Living Room Theaters (Portland) *Only people in the theater!
    • MARY POPPINS (1964) | 9/24/17 |  DVD
    • HOT FUZZ (2007)  | 9/24/17 |  DVD
    • ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)  | 9/24/17 |  DVD
    • HERCULES (1997) | 9/27/17 | Netflix
    • MYSTERY TRAIN (1989) | 9/30/17 | FILMSTRUCK
    • FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) | 10/1/17 | CABLE
    • WACKO (1982) | 10/5/17 | YouTube
    • THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) | 9/7/17 | Amazon
    • BORN IN EAST L.A. (1987) | 10/9/17 | Samuel Goldwyn Theater (Q&A Cheech Marin)

    • EVIL DEAD (1981) | 10/21/17 | THE FRIDA CINEMA
    • SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) | 10/21/17 | THE FRIDA CINEMA
    • BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) | 10/22/17 | THE FRIDA CINEMA
    • FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984) | 10/22/17 | THE FRIDA CINEMA
    • THE BURNING (1981) | 10/22/17 | THE FRIDA CINEMA
    • DRACULA 2000 (2000) | 10/28/17 | Amazon
    • HALLOWEEN (1978) | 10/31/17 | Amazon Rental

    Dave and I were on vacation and we got to have a very special movie outing, checking out the re-release of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. It was at an awesome spot in Portland and we were the only ones in the theater!!!! WOOT!!!

    Later in September, when I threw out my back I was stuck in my bed and got a chance to re-watch some fun films I had on DVD: MARY POPPINS, HOT FUZZ and ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW which sure made a strange marathon.

    My sister and I had a rare date night, and we got to see a 30th Anniversary screening at the Academy of BORN IN EAST L.A. with Cheech Marin, Paul Rodriguez and Kamala Lopez Q&A. Let’s hear it for the chicanos!!! Seeing this movie on a big screen was a dream come true. I’d only ever watched it on Cable and on VHS. Seeing it with my sister was super duper special! It is one of her all time favorites, by the way! WAAS SAPPENING!!!

    For October I was so very happy to finally get to go to a horror movie marathon! I trekked on down to THE FRIDA CINEMA and saw a bunch of movies, if you haven’t read my movie report it’s right here:  http://shempcat.com/camp-frida-outing/

    Movie Marathon Fun Time!

    And with that I’ll wrap up my ramblings and get back to movie watching! Today is THOR DAY and so I’ll be getting some superhero movie fun in just a few hours!

    Hope you’re having fun in movie watching land! Let’s all enjoy the films so we don’t go crazy in this crazy world! Yup.

    What is October without horror movies? Well I have not been able to hit the cinemas as often as I like and I have missed out on more than one movie marathon the last few years, but you can’t keep a movie watcher like me down for long!

    Let’s Watch Movies Together!

    The Frida Cinema, down in Santa Ana has been on the revival cinema scene for a while now, since 2012. I’ve been following from afar loving their programming, wishing I could take the trek on down. Well, my time finally came as it was October and they announced their first Horror Movie Marathon event, CAMP FRIDA! This was to be camp themed and a handful of secret movies would be sandwiched between EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD 2. Yup two of my ALL TIME FAVES! So of course, my guy Dave and I got our tickets and counted down the days to go!

    The theater is nestled in downtown Santa Ana and a Día De los Muertos event was going on, along with the High School Homecoming dance as kid were dressed to the nines ready to party. Being an L.A. nerd I worried about lining up early, but the vibe in Santa Ana is more chill when it comes to stuff like lines. So the bright side was Dave and I got to explore it up a bit, find a nice meal and power up before sitting down hours and hours.

    But, yes, I did manage to get myself the FIRST in line spot, just like Riff Randall. 😉

    The camp theme was in full effect with eager Counselor Aly and her pals coming out to instruct us of what was to come. The Main Lodge would house our movies and if we were 21 and up we could get some grown up drinks and bug juice throughout the night.

    There was to be some fun camp activities, coloring time, a talent show, buttons for sale of all the movies to come. A Low-Budget camp, but all the fun!!! SOPHIE’S SWEETS Cupcakes were up for grabs for a little donation. There was a spinning wheel on stage! (What was it for!?!)

    The Main Lodge was a small theater, seated over 300 campers if I’m not mistaken. The event hadn’t sold out, but it did fill up. Just as we filled seats counselors were in the aisles twirling around some pine scented air fresheners to give us the in the woods feel.

    Listen to your Counselors on how to survive!

    This event put on by the FRIDA had some promotion help from the students of CAL STATE FULLERTON, there was the #CAMPFRIDA on Snapchat filter to be used all night and more than a few selfies taken from the stage!

    A while after 9pm ready to kick off the festivities, the crowd was asked by Brian, of who in the theater had never seen EVIL DEAD and about 20 people raised their hands. Someone shouted out a sort of boo, but more people rallied back with a cheer, because what’s a better place to see EVIL DEAD for the first time than in a theater, with lots of people reacting to the horror fun?! There was about another 20 plus people seeing EVIL DEAD for the first time on a big screen, though they’d see it a 100 times over. I’m in the lucky group who’s seen it so many times over and on a big screen too!

    So EVIL DEAD hit the screen, this was no nonsense marathon, straight into the movies and horror of the night! I really have seen EVIL DEAD a bunch of times, and I plan to watch it many more. There’s always something special about watching it on a big screen. It still gets me to jump at times! I love seeing young BRUCE CAMPBELL. I bask in Sam Raimi’s direction. The sound assault of the Evil Dead attacking those young folks in the forest, the crowd truly enjoyed the ride! PARTY DOWN! 

    Hi Camp Counselor Aly!

    There was a 20 minute break next before the next film.

    Say Cheese!!!! Hi Snapchat!

    As a way to announce what the next secret movie to screen there was a little game! A picture was shown on the screen and people would raise their hand if they knew the answer….it was quite hard to not shout it out. There were pins made of those pictures and only a $1.00! I got myself a button or three before the night was done!

    Next up was SLEEPAWAY CAMP. Yea! The crowd was so happy. Counselor Aly admitted she had only just seen the movie for the first time a while ago and was still reeling about the crop top shirts featured in the fim. I actually had never seen this one on a big screen. So that was way exciting for me. SLEEPAWAY CAMP has Angela and her cousin, who’s a camp going regular off to the woods with a bunch of other campers. Angela is a bit strange, doesn’t talk, doesn’t play the games and other boys and girls just want to pick on her. What is the secret here? People start getting injured or die! But who’s the killer? Hmmmm…I know most people are ready to spoil things, but what’s the fun in that? SLEEPAWAY CAMP is a crowd pleaser for sure!

    Everyone Bunks In The Main Lodge!

    After another break we were told there was to be two movies to choose from next! THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT or CABIN IN THE WOODS. It was rather nice that there was another option for those who can’t handle BLAIR WITCH shakey cam. My guy Dave was ready to go watch CABIN but stayed with me in the end. I hadn’t watched THE BLAIR WITCH since it first came out. I saw it twice in the theaters and found it to be creepy and that night was afraid of my dark room corners. The shakey cam didn’t bug me, just the creepy factor!

    Watching BLAIR WITCH again was just as entertaining. The movie was quite a lightning moment back then and I’m glad I chose to watch it again this time out. Yes, I got creeped out! They just did a good job of setting up the documentary feel, and no one like getting trapped in the woods. That helpless feel, the urge to yell at the screen saying just follow the river downstream…but man, no one can scream like that Heather!

    There was another 20 minute break as CABIN IN THE WOODS was still playing. I was going to watch, but had a comfy spot. Counselor Aly was out and her helpers passed out CAMP FRIDA postcards and they even offered to send them off for us!

    Next up was a FRIDAY THE 13th movie! But what would it be? That’s where the spinning wheel came into play! Jason himself came to spin the wheel, but in the end he chased off Counselor Aly. UH OH!

    THE FINAL CHAPTER started AND yeah we all know it was far from the Final one! There’s the handy recap from all the other movies! Yup, and though Jason was thought dead he’s soon back to killing, from the hospital to the woods. Oh, that poor hitchhiker! So who will Jason kill next? The family? Corey Feldman is a young horror make-up nut and his older teen sister enjoys the woods, hoping her divorced folks will get back together. The party Kids? A bunch of other kids are around just to party in a cabin, so we get the Crispin Glover dancing and lots of sex, sex. Jason is in slasher heaven! The viewing crowd ate this one up of course!

    From Jason the back to camp times continued as our next film was THE BURNING.

    Oh, before I forget…We were treated to a little video from Counselor Aly, seems she ran off to escape Jason and though she found safety in a tent, it didn’t last, poor Aly, R.I.P. (Good one Camp Friday, Good One!)

    I first saw THE BURNING at a New Bev horrorthon, and I recall that the big disappointment was that the print we saw was missing some key kill scene. Well this time it was intact. I hadn’t seen THE BURNING since that last time. It’s a fun movie, I think a lot in attendance were seeing it for the first time. Especially when it came to the reaction of spotting Jason Alexander on screen. THE BURNING though got some interesting crowd reactions from the start as this one was a Weinstein production. Yup, when old Harvey’s name hit the screen twice, EVERYONE BOO-ED! Realizing a Weinstein had a hand in the screenplay, for me, it actually made all the skeezy guys in the movie MORE skeezy. GROSS!!! Yup. So we get an old camp, where a bad camp worker was burned ages ago by some mean kids, many years later that old camp guy is back for his revenge. Kids are getting killed while other teens are interested in doing it. I like seeing young Fisher Stevens in this movie. There’s good gore kills too, a fitting flick for the nights theme.

    After THE BURNING we learned another movie would screen before EVIL DEAD 2! It was THE WITCH. I really like THE WITCH, but it’s a slow burn movie, takes it’s time and I was tired. The lure of EVIL DEAD 2 finale was hard to resist, but my guy Dave and I opted for an early out, so we could drive back to L.A. before AM traffic would be a bit worse for us, especially after not having slept for oh so many hours. Sadly we missed out on the end of the marathon award, but maybe next year!

    I really can’t wait for the chance to get back to THE FRIDA, I had a blast, love the atmosphere and the people working there were super cool! This outing really made my October complete! Yup!

    See you soon FRIDA! I shall return! Yup!