Sunday, November 3, 2024

Classic Movie Flashback 'Wall Street' 1987 with Michael Douglas

WALL STREET distributed by 20TH CENTURY FOX (1987). It stars Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen. It was directed and co-written by Oliver Stone. The production budget climbed to $16.5 million. It grabbed $43 million at the worldwide box office.

The story surrounds Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) who is a junior stockbroker on "wall street." He is an ambitious young man who meets his idol Gordon Gekko (Micheal Douglas). He's a legendary "street" player who makes loads of money. Gekko takes Fox under his wing and introduces him to the dark side of making money. Fox gets in too deep and struggles to get out of illegal activity.

Michael Douglas won the Oscar as best actor for "Wall Street" (1988). His Gordon Gekko is absolute slime who has loads of handsome charisma. His "greed, is good" speech is what makes the film so popular. It still resonates 37 years later (2024) because of 1980's excess.

In my opinion.... Oliver Stone made a film about capitalism. It involves everyone from Gordon Gekko down to the regular working man. It's about Money. How to get it through hard work or by simple greed. 

I like Gekko's line in the film, "You want a friend. Get a dog."

Below is the 30th Anniversary movie trailer of "Wall Street" (2017).


1987 Publicity Still of "Wall Street." Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas.

Saturday Night's '48 Hours' episode 'Fatal First Date'

48 HOURS on CBS. Saturday night's episode was called, "Fatal First Date" (11-2-2024). Erin Moriarty reports.

Note: I watched this and it makes me angry. An innocent man was shot over jealousy because he went out on a date. That gunshot changed his life and turned it upside down. It's just awful. 

Click on the photo below for CBS and 48 HOURS.

CBS.

Top Box Office 'Venom: The Last Dance' stays on top with $7 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / NOV. 3, 2024 / ESTIMATED

1. Venom: The Last Dance             Sony          $7,765,000

2. The Wild Robot                     Universal $2,380,000

3. Smile 2                             Paramount $1,830,000

4. Conclave                             Focus            $1,650,000

5. Here                                     Sony      $1,250,000

6. We Live in Time                     A24         $1,008,251

7. Terrifier 3                             Cineverse $900,147

8. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3                     Shree      $704,000

9. Singham Again                     Moviegoers  $682,000

10. Anora                                     Neon         $582,500

via GIPHY

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Her Last Halloween'

20/20 says, "A woman is found dead near a cemetery after a Halloween party."

Friday Night's 'Dateline' episode 'After the Halloween Party'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "After the Halloween Party" (Nov. 1, 2024). With Keith Morrison. 

You have to Sign-Up to Sign-In to watch the latest episode.

Click on the NBC logo below for DATELINE episode.

NBC.

Trailer 'Heretic' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Trailer 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Cool Trailer '100 Yards' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Animation Trailer 'Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Trailer 'Elevation' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024

Celebrating 70 years 'Godzilla: Minus One' Re-release Nov. 1-7, 2024

OMFG.... GODZILLA: MINUS ONE is back in movie theaters. It celebrates 70 years of "Godzilla" on the big screen. 

"Godzilla: Minus One" took home the Oscar for Best Visual Effects (2023).

Go to.... tickets.godzilla.com for show times in your area. It runs from November 1-7, 2024.

2024 Movie poster re-release.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Out of the Shadows'

CBS says, "When Vicki Wegerle, the mother of two young children, was strangled in Wichita, Kansas, in 1986, her husband Bill was considered by many to be the prime suspect."

"For the next 18 years, police lacked evidence to charge Bill, or anyone else with Vicki’s murder. Subsequently, a desire for recognition led Dennis Rader, aka the BTK (bind, torture, kill) killer, to fall into a police trap and supply them with incriminating evidence." 

This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 10/1/2005.

Awesome Trailer 'The Damned' coming soon!

Trailer 'The Tai Chi Master' coming soon!

Horror Trailer 'Presence' in theaters on Jan. 24, 2025

Podcast 'The Man in the Black Mask' episode six with Keith Morrison

Dateline says, "At trial, Twitchell plays a surprising card. Will he walk, or will everything come tumbling down?"

Note: What I am always interested in is when a killer breaks from reality. This guy was an intelligent and normal filmmaker. He wrote in a diary about his walk across the line and into murder. 

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Saturday night '48 Hours' with Erin Moriarty on Nov. 2, 2024

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Fatal First Date" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.

"A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports."

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Indie Trailer 'American Meltdown' coming soon!

Daniel Craig Trailer 'Queer' coming soon!

Trailer 'Daft State' coming soon!

Cool Trailer 'Weekend in Tai Pei' in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024

Classic Podcast '20/20' episode 'Death in the Dorms Season 1: Episode 5: Samantha Josephson'

20/20 says, "South Carolina University senior, Samantha Josephson, enjoyed a night out with friends. Then she called for a rideshare and never made it home."

Originally Aired 01/05/23

Friday Night 'Dateline' with Keith Morrison on Nov. 1, 2024 at 9/8 p.m.

Podcast 'The Man in the Black Mask' episode five with Keith Morrison

Dateline says, "After Twitchell is arrested on Halloween, a city debates whether he is a monster or a master manipulator."

Fallout continues after Trump 'Hate' Rally offends US Puerto Rican voters

DONALD TRUMP rally inside MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (New York City). It was held last Sunday (10-27-2024). Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called the island of Puerto Rico "garbage." It offended many undecided Puerto Rican voters in the U.S. They have now cast their votes for Kamala Harris as President. 

General Election is Nov. 5, 2024.

Trump visits Albuquerque to hold a Republican rally on Oct. 31, 2024 (Halloween). Why? Because New Mexico is a "blue" Democratic state. The 5 electoral votes went to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and to President Biden in 2020. They will probably go to Kamala Harris in 2024. 

The City of Albuquerque is still owed $444,986 including interest from the Trump campaign. He visited New Mexico in 2016 and 2019.

Below is a report from "Meidas-Touch" online news.