Category Archives: 2017

New This Week on DVD, July 25, 2017

Black Butterfly (R) Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul, a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter … Continue reading

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John Heard (1945-2017)

The Chicago Code (2011) Rated TV-14 Detective Jarek Wysocki, one of Chicago’s toughest cops, struggles to clean up the town’s violence and corruption. Beaches (1988) Rated PG-13 A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but … Continue reading

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New This Week in Theaters, July 20, 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (PG-13) Opens on Friday, July 21 Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Ethan Hawke A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian … Continue reading

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Christmas TV History: Christmas In July

This is the second year in which I participated in Joanna Wilson’s Christmas In July questionnaire from her blog, Christmas TV History. Wilson offers this questionnaire every year; anyone can participate. This year she focused on Santa Claus and our … Continue reading

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New This Week on DVD, July 18, 2017

Beaches (TV-14) The friendship between two women from childhood onwards. Starring Nia Long, Idina Menzel, Antonio Cupo Buster’s Mal Heart (UR) A family man’s chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an … Continue reading

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Martin Landau (1928-2017)

North by Northwest (1959) Rated NR A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.  Joseph (1995) … Continue reading

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Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees 2017

Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale House of Cards Stranger Things This Is Us Westworld Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta Black-ish Master of None Silicon Valley Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Veep Outstanding Limited Series Big Little Lies … Continue reading

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John Bernecker (1984-2017)

Into the Badlands (2015– ) Rated TV-14 A mighty warrior and a young boy search for enlightenment in a ruthless territory controlled by feudal barons. The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) Rated TV-14 A young teen struggles to make a decision between … Continue reading

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New This Week in Theaters, July 13, 2017

 Wish Upon (PG-13) Opens on Friday, July 14 Starring: Sherilyn Fenn, Joey King, Shannon Purser A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.  War for the Planet of the Apes (PG-13) … Continue reading

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New Shows This Fall on TV 2017

  Marvel’s Inhumans (ABC) Rated NR An isolated community of superhumans fight to protect themselves. Starring Sonya Balmores, Isabelle Cornish, Eme Ikwuakor, Ken Leung, Mike Moh, Anson Mount, Iwan Rheon, Serinda Swan, Ellen Woglom Premiere date: Sept 29 Star Trek: … Continue reading

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