Monday, August 10, 2026
Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Facing a Monster at Trial'
48 Hours (CBS).... "A teenager survives a vicious attack by an ex-boyfriend. Years later she faces him in court after he murders a young mother."
This episode last aired on 5/12/2025.
Podcast '20/20' series 'Mangione EP 01: Christmas-time in Altoona'
20/20 (ABC).... "Today, we're sharing the first episode of a new five-part series, "Burden of Proof: Luigi Mangione." In episode one, the manhunt for the alleged shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson comes to an end at a McDonald’s in Altoona, PA."
Podcast 'Dateline' series 'Missing in America' Episode Three
Missing in America (NBC).... "Cheryl Scherer vanished from the Rhodes Pump-Ur-Own gas station in Scott City, Missouri, on April 17, 1979. The 19-year-old had spoken with her mother that morning, but when a co-worker stopped by the station shortly after that call, Cheryl was gone."
"Nearly half a century later, Cheryl’s disappearance remains unsolved, and tips continue to come in today. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz speaks with Cheryl’s younger siblings, Anthony Scherer and Diane Scherer-Morris, along with Sheriff Derick Wheetley, Det. Sgt. Michael Williams, and Det. Carerra Patterson of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office about the case."
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Friday Night 'Dateline' Episode 'Suspicion in Silver City'
DATELINE on NBC. Sorry everybody. For some strange reason. I thought yesterday was Friday instead of Saturday. I asked a store clerk today if it was Saturday and he answered that it was Sunday.
Did you watch Friday episode?
Click the picture logo for DATELINE.
Saturday Night '48 Hours' Double Episode
Top Box Office 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' still Number #1 with $145 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / AUG. 9, 2026 / ESTIMATED
1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day - $145,000,000
2. The Odyssey - $31,500,000
3. One Night Only - $5,700,000
4. Super Troopers 3 - $4,000,000
5. Toy Story 5 - $3,900,000
6. Minions & Monsters - $3,500,000
7. Moana - $2,800,000
8. Ice Cream Man - $2,010,000
9. The Invite - $717,568
10. CatVideoFest 2026 - $568,414
Saturday, August 8, 2026
BluRay 1956 Western Review 'The Maverick Queen' 4-out-of-5 Stars*
THE MAVERICK QUEEN from REPUBLIC pictures (1956). Kino Lorber remastered this western from a 35 millimeter film print. It stars Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the book written by Zane Grey.
This movie is number #19 on my list of favorite westerns. It is now on Blu-Ray.
The story is simple. A lone gunman arrives in a small town called, "Rock Springs, Wyoming." He joins a gang called, "The Wild Bunch." Butch Cassidy and Sundance run this group of outlaws. The gunman meets a ruthless woman named "Kit." She owns most of Rock Springs and also runs with the wild bunch.
Republic Pictures tried to cash-in on the wide-screen trend of the time. "Cinerama." Republic called there's, "Naturama." This trend by the movie studios was created to compete with television. It was cutting into movie profits of the 1950's. Republic also used "Trucolor" just like "Technicolor." It was a gamble before Republic closed its independent company. The color film is no longer used.
The Zane Grey novel is more explicit and racist. It's toned down for this movie.
This is a cliche western like so many others. The difference is the location setting of Wyoming. (It was filmed in Colorado). The tall, steep mountains serve as the back drop and what beautiful scenery. It serves as a character in itself. It certainly comes alive on BluRay.
Barbara Stanwyck was known to do her own stunts in all of her westerns. She does again here. The big drop on the side of that ridge is scary and fantastic. She rides that horse straight down while being chased by Sundance. (Stanwyck was later inducted as an honorary stunt woman).
If you love westerns like I do. Check this out for Stanwyck and those great mountains plus landscapes. The people look so small but they survive in a wild country.
Click on photos below for BluRay.
Podcast '20/20' episode 'Broken Vows'
20/20 (ABC).... "Pamela Smart, who was sentence to life in prison without parole for her involvement in the 1990 murder of her husband, talks about the case."
(OAD 8/16/24)
Friday, August 7, 2026
Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Inside Lyndsay Clancy's Home'
48 Hours (CBS).... "As the Lindsay Clancy murder trial continues, jurors hear testimony from the medical professionals who treated her before and after the deaths of her three children, and excerpts of her journal. They also visit key scenes from the night of the killings."
"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty speaks with WBZ-TV reporter and anchor Kristina Rex about emotional courtroom moments, graphic testimony, and the key question at the heart of this case: what was happening in Lindsay Clancy's mind on January 24, 2023?"