Monday, December 31, 2018
2019 'SAG Awards' Voting has begun
SAG-AFTRA paid up union members. You should have received your Email Voter Information on this year's SAG Awards 2019. I had received mine. Voting ends on Friday Jan. 25, 2019 at noon. You are encouraged to vote online, but you can ask for a voting ballot if you want to. Please read your Email carefully to get the complete information on voting this year...,
Click SAG Awards logo below for official website.
(SAG Awards logo).
'Holmes & Watson' tested badly by preview audiences & Sony tried to sell it to 'Netflix'
HOLMES & WATSON from SONY. It's always a bad sign when movies are not previewed by critics before it rolls out into movie theaters. Case-in-point with Sony's "Holmes & Watson" with John C. Reilly and Will Farrell. Critics thrashed it and film-goers have reportedly walked out of theaters. (They said so on "Twitter").
According to "Box Office Mojo" that tracks box office receipts. As of Sunday Dec. 30, 2018. "Holmes & Watson" has grabbed $19,826,408 million in North America. It has garnered $4,000,000 million at the Foreign box office. The world-wide total brings it up to $23,826,408 million. The production budget climbed to $42 million.
Sony had reportedly tried to sell it to the streaming giant "Netflix" who turned it down. All of this after "test" screenings received terrible scores. Sony just put it into theaters and it is being touted as the worst of 2018 & 2019. (I had no plans to see it and apparently, the trailer is funnier than the completed film).
'Catherine' returns in an all new 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Jan. 4, 2019
HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The next episode is called, "Hala i ke ala o'i'ole mai" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m.
CBS says, "Still reeling from the murder of one of their ohana, Steve and Catherine (Michelle Borth), along with Danny, Junior and some old friends, Harry Langford (Chris Vance) and Wade Gutches (David Keith), hunt down the killer. Also, Tani and Grover investigate when a bag of human bones, discovered inside an abandoned storage locker goes missing."
Saturday, December 29, 2018
2005 'Dateline' episode 'The Big Chill' came to a suicide conclusion
DATELINE on NBC. If you can believe it. I actually missed a "Dateline" episode which was called, "The Big Chill" from 2005. Dennis Murphy reported on Lynn Turner who was labeled a "Black Widow." Two of the men she had known and supposedly loved, had died mysteriously. It has already come to a conclusion with Lynn's own suicide in prison.
Click here for news on the death of Lynn Turner.
A "Dateline" fan uploaded to YouTube the full 2-hour episode of "The Big Chill." It is from 2005 and Stone Phillips was the host back then. Plus, you can watch all commercials and TV promos from that year. Throwback Thursday if you will. Check it out because it is a doozy....
Mother still seeking answers on death of son a 'Male Model' 2013
Ryan Singleton was driving from Las Vegas when his car broke down in 2013. Highway Patrol picked him up and dropped Ryan off near a desolate gas station. His dead body was found two miles from that station. His body organs were missing and his mother doesn't know what happened in 2018.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Netflix 'Bird Box' claims to hit 45 million in subscriber viewership
BIRD BOX on NET-FLIX. Sandra Bullock's latest project is a horror movie that is streaming online garnering some huge numbers. In just 7 days -- Netflix is claiming that viewership has climbed to 45 million in ratings. It is the biggest since Will Smith's "Bright" which had grabbed 11 million last year.
"Bird Box" follows an apocalyptic landscape with a mother (Bullock) and her two kids. They are forced to travel with blind-folds because if they see monsters. They are driven to suicide, like other humans have...,
Go over to Netflix for online streaming.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
2-hour '48 Hours' Saturday Dec. 29, 2018
48 HOURS on CBS. The 2-hour episode is called, "Obsessed" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat, but it will be the conclusion of this murder case.
CBS says, "A lawyer shot -- his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger. It looked like the story was over, but it wasn’t. '48 Hours' is there for a new trial and a new verdict. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates in back-to-back editions."
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
'Holmes & Watson' opened on 2,719 US movie screens Christmas Day.
I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan, but I think I'll skip this one. Even though it looks funny.
'Hawaii Five-0' Pre-empted Friday Dec. 28, 2018
HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. It looks like the Five-0 team will return in January 2019. It will be pre-empted this Friday at 9/8 p.m.
PRIME-TIME TV Friday on Dec. 28, 2018 begins with "Garth Brooks Live at Note Dame" (8:00 to 10:00 p.m.) This is a repeat from Dec. 3. / "Blue Bloods" (10/9 p.m.).
Friday, December 21, 2018
'48 Hours' Saturday Dec. 22, 2018
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Cold-Blooded Killer" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
CBS says, "A father goes hunting in a Florida lake and vanishes. Many thought he was eaten by alligators -- but not his mother. Seventeen years later, stunning courtroom revelations: it was murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger has the latest in the case."
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
'Dateline' Saturday Night Mystery Dec. 22, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The weekend mystery is called, "The Pink Gun Mystery" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
NBC says, "A complicated Texas love triangle ends in murder. A pink gun leads to an arrest, until new evidence prompts investigators to rethink the case."
'Dateline' Friday Dec. 21, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Under a Full Moon" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
NBC says, "A Las Vegas cocktail waitress is found murdered in her home, leading authorities to wonder if there is a predator at large. Keith Morrison reports."
Monday, December 17, 2018
CBS 'Elementary' will be cancelled after the 7th TV season
ELEMENTARY on CBS. The network had ordered 13 episodes for the 7th and final TV season. It has been announced that filming had just ended and it's a wrap. Farewell, to the modern-day Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson. Both of them had moved to London at the end of season 6. They left behind Detective Bell and Captain Gregson back in New York. Will they return for season 7? I hope so, because they were all a good team.
Click photos below of ELEMENTARY for Deadline Hollywood News.
(CBS photo. The first TV season. Dr. Joan Watson & Sherlock Holmes).
(CBS photo. Will the Team get back together for season 7? Detective Bell on far left & Captain Gregson on far right).
Sunday, December 16, 2018
'Sondra Locke' under-rated actress & film director dies at 74
The 1983 movie "Sudden Impact" was a continuation of the "Dirt Harry" franchise character played by Clint Eastwood. Harry Callahan was a cop who always did it his way. He said a catch phrase so popular that it was imitated throughout the 1980's. Harry said, "Go ahead. Make my day" which had made the film a box office smash.
Harry was investigating the murder of a man who used to be part of a gang. Sondra Locke (Jennifer Spencer) killed that man out of revenge. Him and his friends had raped her and her younger sister years before. Jennifer set out to knock everyone of them off. She was a smooth operator throughout and deathly beautiful. One of Locke's best performances in one of several Eastwood films, she appeared in.
The CBS made-for-TV-movie "The Rosemary Clooney Story" 1982. It was based on the 1977 autobiography of Clooney's life, "This for Remembrance." Sondra Locke portrayed Clooney who was a popular 1950's singer and actress. Locke aged many years and went through a mental breakdown to emerge as a great singer of songs. A searing performance by Locke who had impressed the real Clooney. (Actor, George Clooney is Rosemary's nephew in real life). The TV movie is on DVD. Check it out.
Sondra Locke turned to directing and by 1990 helmed a movie thriller called, "Impulse." It starred Theresa Russell (Lottie Mason) as an undercover cop who takes her job home with her one night. She witnesses a mob hit and scrambles to clear her name and save her job. The film earned rave reviews for its' direction by Locke and for Russell's performance. It stands up today as a really good thriller. Check it out if you can. -- RIP Sondra Locke.
'48 Hours' episode 'Find Jodi' jumps to 4.50 TV ratings overall
“48 Hours” (CBS) can be seen each Saturday night at 10/9 p.m. It was aired at (9 p.m.) on the local KRQE 13 station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Dec. 15, 2018 was called, “Find Jodi.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 4.50 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.7 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “The Alec Baldwin Show” (ABC) grabbed 0.98 overall & 0.6 with adults. “SNL live” (NBC) nabbed 2.71 overall & 0.6 with adults.
“48 Hours” is a news program that covers murder & mystery in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Jim Axelrod.
“Find Jodi.” Jodi Huisentruit at Mason City, Iowa on June 27, 1995. She had not arrived at her job as a morning news anchor for KIMT-TV. She was abducted inside the parking lot of her apartment complex. One of her shoes, a key and hair dryer were scattered on the pavement in front of her car. Jodi was never seen again. Police investigators still claim that Jodi's missing case is still open after 23 years.
Investigators had questioned a dozen people-of-interest. Jodi had claimed that she was followed by a black truck 6 months before she was abducted. John Vansice was a friend who was also questioned by police. He claimed that Jodi spent the night with him the night before she disappeared. He considered her like his own daughter. She also told a friend that she received “graphic” phone call messages on her answering machine. There were no cell phones back in 1995. Where is Jodi?
Click photos below of 48 HOURS on CBS.
(CBS photo)
(CBS photo).
Saturday, December 15, 2018
'Dateline' episode 'In a Lonely Place' jumps to 4.59 TV ratings overall
“Dateline” (NBC) can be seen each Friday night at 9/8 p.m. It was seen at (8 p.m.) on the local KOB 4 TV station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Dec. 14, 2018 was called, “In a Lonely Place.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 4.59 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.8 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Dick Van Dyke” (CBS) grabbed 5.30 overall & 0.5 with adults. “Hell's Kitchen” (ABC) nabbed 2.65 overall & 0.7 with adults.
“Dateline” is a news program that covers murder & mystery in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Keith Morrison.
“In a Lonely Place.” The California beach waves were a passion for a surfer named Chris Smith. He then became an rich entrepreneur. It was the year 2010. Chris had decided to chuck it all and travel around the world on a boat. His business partner claimed that he sold his share of the Advertising company. It shocked his family, but they had wanted him to be happy. They began receiving emails from Chris who actually never sent them. Those emails were sent from South America, but he never called from an actual phone. His brother found the girlfriend of Chris who was in Las Vegas. She was supposed to be on that boat with Chris. What happened?
Click pictures below for DATELINE on NBC.
(NBC logo).
(NBC screenshots of "In a Lonely Place.").
Thursday, December 13, 2018
'Dateline' 2-back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 15, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The second hour segment is called, "The Sting" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat, but also an update. Check it out.
NBC says, "Dalia Dippolito, accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband, goes on trial for the third time. Dennis Murphy reports on the mesmerizing story of an undercover police sting."
'Dateline' 2-back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 15, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The first hour segment is called, "A Crack in Everything" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
NBC says, "When a woman is found dead in her home, it's ruled a suicide. But when a new investigation begins, police question if this is a murder case. Will the truth be revealed? Keith Morrison reports."
An all new 'Dateline ' Friday Dec. 14, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The next 2-hour episode is called, "In a Lonely Place" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m.
NBC says, "When a creative entrepreneur abruptly leaves his business for an international surfing adventure, his family’s worry turns into suspicion. After investigators take a closer look, they begin to wonder, what happened to him? Keith Morrison reports."
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
SAG Award Nominations Announced For 2019
Note: All paid up SAG-AFTRA union members will be eligible to vote for this year's SAG Awards 2019. Check your emails for film and TV nominee "invite" screenings in Los Angeles and New York. Special DVD screeners of all nominees will be sent to paid up SAG members. That decision will be made by Studios who own the rights to all film and TV productions. So, check your home mail-box soon.
SAG Award Nominations announced "Live" below.
A 2-Hour episode of 'Dateline' on Friday Dec. 14, 2018
DATELINE on NBC. The 2-hour segment will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. "Family of Murdered California Entrepreneur Speak out for First Time."
NBC says, "The family members of murdered California entrepreneur Chris Smith speak out in their first television interview to NBC News’ Keith Morrison in Friday’s all-new two-hour Dateline NBC. Smith’s mother tells Morrison about the emails she received from her son, leading her to believe that he had sold his company, broken up with his girlfriend via text and was traveling the world with a Playboy Playmate, explaining: “As his mom, yes, I was shocked … I think the hard part as a parent and a mom, you know your kids, is thinking this is weird. I mean, why would he ever do that?” She added, “And I remember telling Steve [Chris’ father], ‘this is wacky.’"
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 15, 2018
48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is called, "Find Jodi" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a brand new episode.
CBS says, "More than two decades after an Iowa TV anchor disappeared, '48 Hours' reveals new information into the investigation. Jim Axelrod investigates."
'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 15, 2018
48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment is called, "Don't Scream" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
CBS says, "A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child. Doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. Erin Moriarty investigates."
Monday, December 10, 2018
'Dateline' episode 'Final Curtain' was an update on Rachel Buffett
DATELINE on NBC. The episode "Final Curtain" was an update segment. Sorry, I thought it was a repeat a few weeks back. Click Here for full episode over at NBC. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
'Hawaii Five-0' pre-empted by classic TV this Friday Dec. 14, 2018
HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The next episode has been pre-empted by "The Dick Van Dyke Show: In Living Color" this Friday at 9/8 p.m.
Saturday, December 8, 2018
'Hawaii Five-0' episode 'Pio ke kukui, po'ele ka hale' nabs 7.78 TV ratings overall
“Hawaii Five-0” (NBC) can be seen each Friday night at 9/8 p.m. It was seen at (8 p.m.) on the local KRQE TV station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Dec. 7, 2018 was called, “Pio ke kukui, po'ele ka hale.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 7.78 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.8 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Midnight, Texas” (NBC) grabbed 2.83 overall & 0.5 with adults. “Victoria’s Secret Fashion show” (ABC) nabbed 1.92 overall & 0.4 with adults.
“Pio ke kukui, po'ele ka hale.” Steve was attacked by a hired assassin who had already killed three of his former Navy seal team members. It is blowback from a mission a few years back. Steve severely injured that assassin by knife wound, but he got away. The “Five-0” team is asked by Steve to go after assassins quietly and underground. He visits the female “mole” who sits in prison. She tells him that a lot of money was paid to kill his seal team. Steve and his mentor Joe are the only two still alive.
Click photo below of HAWAII FIVE-0 from CBS.
(CBS photo. The team helps Steve find wounded assassin).
(CBS photo. Steve and Joe on a difficult mission).
'Dateline' episode ' Suspicion in Silver City' hits 2.84 TV ratings overall
“Dateline” (NBC) can be seen each Friday night at 10/9 p.m. It was seen at (9 p.m.) on the local KOB 4 TV station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Dec. 7, 2018 was called, “Suspicion in Silver City.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 2.84 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.5 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Blue Bloods” (CBS) grabbed 8.77 overall & 0.9 with adults. “20/20” (ABC) nabbed 3.45 overall & 0.7 with adults.
“Dateline” is a news program that covers murder & mystery in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Ketih Morrison.
“Suspicion in Silver City.” Silver City, New Mexico 2014. Cassy Farrington was found dead inside her home bathroom. She was beaten to death and bruises were found from her head to toe. She was also strangled. Cassy was laying inside the bathtub. The water was running over into other parts of the house. All DNA evidence was washed away by all that water. Several police investigators didn’t thoroughly look at the evidence. Cassy’s parents found scuff marks inside the bathtub. They took pictures of everything. Who killed her?
Click pictures below for DATELINE on NBC.
(NBC logo).
(NBC photo. Cassy Brooks during her graduation).
Thursday, December 6, 2018
'48 Hours' episode 'What Happened in Apartment 4C?' Killer sentenced
48 HOURS on CBS. The episode called, "What happened in apartment 4C?" had aired a few weeks back. The sentencing of James Rackover came today and he received 28-to-Life in prison. James had beaten & stabbed Joey Comunale to death along with two other suspects. Their court trials have yet to begin. All three suspects disposed of the body and tried to cover up the main evidence.
Click photos below for CBS news.
(CBS photo. James Rackover in court during sentencing).
(CBS photo. Joey Comunale on right with girlfriend).
SAG award screenings report 'Harrassment' by union members
"IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS ATTENDING"
"SAG AWARDS RSVP SCREENINGS & EVENTS"
SAG-AFTRA says, "We have recently received feedback that there have been issues with inappropriate and disrespectful behavior at screenings – both SAG-AFTRA members harassing Nominating Committee members to allow them into line or take them as a guest, as well as professional autograph seekers bombarding panelists after a Q&A."
"Due to these issues, some studios will begin instituting a bag check policy at screenings to ensure that attendees are not bringing in large quantities of memorabilia to sign."
"This kind of behavior jeopardizes our relationship with the studios and networks who host these FYC events and will not be tolerated."
"As a reminder - SAG-AFTRA members invited to attend screenings are expected to behave in a professional and courteous manner. Any violation of the rules or transgression of decorum will be subject to review by the Awards Committee, which has authority to remove the member from present and future nominating committees, and to recommend that a member be brought up on disciplinary charges."
"Thank you in advance for your cooperation so that we can continue to offer screening opportunities to the SAG-AFTRA membership."
(TNT photo. Click photo for news).
'48 Hours' Saturday Dec. 8, 2018
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Dear Savannah" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.
CBS says, "For two decades, the FBI couldn’t catch a mother on the run abroad with her daughter -- but she couldn't outrun her past. She tells her side of the story to "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher."
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
SAG Award 2019 nominations announced Dec. 12, 2018 at 10am/7am on TNT-TBS
(SAG Awards logo. Click for news).
Monday, December 3, 2018
An all new 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Dec. 7, 2018
HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The next episode is called, "Pio ke kukui, pō‘ele ka hale" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m.
CBS says, "After fighting off an assassin in his own home, McGarrett and Joe White flee to Montana to prepare for a battle against those exacting revenge for a past SEAL mission."
Sunday, December 2, 2018
'48 Hours' episode 'Defending DJ' climbs to 3.55 TV ratings overall
“48 Hours” (CBS) can be seen each Saturday night at 10/9 p.m. It was aired at (9 p.m.) on the local KRQE 13 station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Dec. 2, 2018 was called, “Defending DJ.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 3.55 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “College Football” (ABC) grabbed 4.37 overall & 1.1 with adults. “SNL live” (NBC) nabbed 2.65 overall & 0.5 with adults.
“48 Hours” is a news program that covers murder & mystery in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by James Brown.
“Defending DJ.” Pace University at New York. Oct. 17, 2010. DJ and several of his friends were celebrating after a homecoming football game. They were outside Finnegan’s bar & grill. Police had claimed that DJ’s car was inside a fire lane and had asked him to move. He was driving. Officer Aaron Hess said that DJ drove his car toward him and he feared for his life. He took out his gun and shot DJ and killed him. DJ’s friends had claimed that he never tried to run over officer Hess. It has taken 7 years and a prosecuting lawyer believes that this was murder.
Click photos below of 48 HOURS on CBS.
(CBS Express photo. DJ Henry before his untimely death).
(CBS Express photo. DJ, on the far left, with his family).
Saturday, December 1, 2018
'Hawaii Five-0' episode 'Mai ka po mai ka 'oia'i'o' hits 7.39 TV ratings overall
“Hawaii Five-0” (NBC) can be seen each Friday night at 9/8 p.m. It was seen at (8 p.m.) on the local KRQE TV station at Albuquerque. Last night’s episode on Nov. 30, 2018 was called, “Mai ka po mai ka 'oia'i'o.” In the overnight TV ratings it had garnered 7.39 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.8 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Midnight, Texas” (NBC) grabbed 1.89 overall & 0.4 with adults. “Child Support” (ABC) nabbed 2.85 overall & 0.5 with adults.
“Mai ka po mai ka 'oia'i'o.” Adam is in search of the person(s) who killed his half sister. She was a leader of an underground gang. Someone had planted a gun in Adam’s home that killed his sister. Tani discovered it inside a drawer and thought he killed his sister. He doesn’t know who planted that gun.
Meanwhile, a male vigilante was killed by a man wearing a mask. The vigilante was known to confront criminals on the street and iPhone records it. This time, he recorded his own death while aiming his camera at the man who shot him to death. Jerry had met the vigilante who was known in the neighborhood with making citizens arrests. Underground criminals knew what this vigilante was doing and wanted him dead. But who?
Click photo below of HAWAII FIVE-0 from CBS.
(CBS photo. Five-0 tackles comic book superheroes).
(CBS photo. Steve and Adam and comic books).