NBC says, "A triple murder sends shock-waves through a small Kentucky town. As secrets come tumbling out, residents begin to wonder: how well do we really know our neighbors? Keith Morrison reports."
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
New Podcast 'Dateline Originals'
"Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re sharing a trailer with you for our brand-new podcast feed, called -- Dateline Originals.”
“Dateline Originals -- is a podcast destination to discover and binge more than a dozen true crime mini-series told as only Dateline can. It includes award-winning series like 'The Thing About Pam,' 'Mommy Doomsday,' 'Motive for Murder' and so many more. Epic stories of secrets, betrayal, and murder."
Note: THX. I always go back to murder and why?
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Classic '48 Hours' podcast episode 'Spies, Lies and Secrets' from 2014
48 Hours says, "Shane Todd, a high-tech engineer, was found dead in his Singapore apartment in 2012.. He was scheduled to leave the country in a matter of days when he was found dead. To the police in Singapore, he was just an American who killed himself."
"But his parents believed he was killed because he was unwilling to go along with a plan to share cutting-edge American technology with China. '48 Hours' correspondent Peter Van Sant reports."
"This classic '48 Hours' episode last aired on 6/28/2014."
Note: This is very intriguing and what a mystery. In my opinion - He was murdered.
Monday, January 29, 2024
Classic Movie Flashback 'Tootsie' 1982 with Dustin Hoffman
TOOTSIE from COLUMBIA pictures (1982). It starred Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange. The production budget climbed to $21 million and grossed $241 million at the world-wide box office. It went onto become the 2nd highest grossing movie of that year. (Movie Ticket Price $2.94).
The story surrounds Michael (Hoffman) who is a difficult actor. No one wants to hire him. There is an opening for an older woman on a popular day time soap opera. Michael creates an actress named Dorothy and auditions for the role. He lands the part and Dorothy becomes a popular female character on the show.
I don't think the film could be made in 2024. The political correctness would kill the idea of a man dressing up in drag to portray a woman. All of the stereotypes could be an outrage from the LGBT community. (Despite the success of RuPaul's "Drag Race" which is a reality TV series competition).
"Tootsie" was a box office smash and earned 10 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Hoffman. Jessica Lange won the Best Supporting actress Oscar. This kind of romantic comedy was a throw back to the 1940s.
Hoffman is fantastic as Dorothy. You forget about him under all of that make up. You believe in Dorothy as a true feminist.
No TV Ratings for Sunday Night 'Dateline'
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "A Walk in the Rain" (01/28/2024). There are no TV ratings posted for Sunday night on prime-time.
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Sunday, January 28, 2024
The '48 Hours' episode 'Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer' Hit 2.10 TV Ratings Overall
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called "Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer" (01/27/2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.10 million TV viewers over all. It reached 0.1 million TV viewers with the 18 to 49 adult demographic.
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Top Box Office 'The Beekeeper' returns to number #1 with $7 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / JAN. 28, 2024 / ESTIMATED
$7.4M - The Beekeeper
$7.3M - Mean Girls
$5.9M - Wonka
$5.2M - Migration
$4.8M - Anyone But You
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024
Saturday Night '48 Hours' on Jan. 27, 2024 at 10/9 p.m.
"48 Hours" (CBS). The hunt for Kaitlin Armstrong after she murders cyclist and flees to Costa Rica."
"Reed Cowan speaks with "48 Hours" Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti on the international death of up-and-coming professional Cyclist Moriah Wilson and how U.S. Marshals were able to find Kaitlin Armstrong."
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Oscar nominations for 'Godzilla: Minus One' & 'Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part One'
The 2024 Oscar nominations have been announced. I went into a movie theater to watch only two movies last year. I saw "Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part One" and "Godzilla Minus One." Each movie landed nominations.
IMO - "Godzilla" deserved Best International Film and Best Picture nominations.
Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning Part One
Oscar Nominations 2024
- Best Sound
- Best Visual Effects
Godzilla Minus One
Oscar Nomination 2024
- Best Visual Effects
"Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color" will run in US theaters for one week starting Jan. 26, 2024. It is a complete Black & White version.
Sunday Night 'Dateline' on Jan. 28, 2024
DATELINE on NBC. The Sunday Night episode is called, "A Walk in the Rain" that will air at 9/8 p.m.
NBC says, "The disappearance of 19-year-old Alaska Native Sonya Ivanoff sends shockwaves through the small coastal city of Nome. Josh Mankiewicz reports."
Monday, January 22, 2024
Classic Movie Flashback 'Bachelor Party' 1984 with Tom Hanks
BACHELOR PARTY from 20th CENTURY FOX (1984). It starred an up-and-coming star named Tom Hanks. This comedy was green-lighted after the success of "Police Academy." The production budget climbed to $7 million and grossed a decent $34 million at the U.S. box office. (Movie Ticket Price $3.36).
It's a simple story. Rick (Hanks) is getting married and his buddies throw a bachelor party for him. His girlfriend Debbie belongs to a rich and snobbish family. They hate Rick... A plan is hatched for Debbie to have her own bachelorette party. Both of these parties end up at the same ritzy hotel.
This comedy could never be made in 2024 because of political correctness.
Tom Hanks was a rising movie star after making it in television (Busom Buddies). He really is a good comedian. I hadn't seen this movie since 1984 and I recently watched it on Blu-Ray. It stands up as a raunchy comedy for its' time. It had me laughing out loud. It isn't like the teen sex comedies that Hollywood was cranking out each year during the 1980's.
It has it's funny moments too. I still laugh hard at the two "hookers" who show up at the bachelorette party. It's by mistake. And... I think the hot dog scene is an old joke that was done during Hollywood parties in the 1950's.
If you remember the movie "Drive-In" theaters. "Bachelor Party" was shown all summer at those theaters across the U.S. It would go onto become a huge VHS Home Video rental too.
Below is the original Movie Trailer from 1984.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
The '48 Hours' episode 'For the Love of Cayley Mandadi' Hit 1.88 TV Viewers Overall
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "For the Love of Cayley Mandadi" (12/20/2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 1.88 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.1 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
Note: This guy deserves whatever he gets.
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Top Box Office 'Mean Girls' is Number #1 with $11 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / JAN. 21, 2024 / ESTIMATED
$11.7M - Mean Girls
$8.5M - The Beekeeper
$6.4M - Wonka
$5.4M - Anyone But You
$5.3M - Migration
Saturday, January 20, 2024
The 'Dateline' episode 'Family Matters' Hit 2.59 TV Ratings Overall
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "Family Matters" (01/19/2024). This is an update on the original story "Cold Blooded."
In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.59 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.2 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
You have to Sign-Up to Sign-In to watch the latest episode.
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Net-Flix Trailer 'Alexander: The Making of a God' dropping Jan. 31, 2024
Netflix says, "Alexander: The Making of a God is a six part docudrama series that reveals the extraordinary life of Alexander the Great through his radical transformation from warrior prince to living god. The series explores his rise as an exiled young man into his obsession with defeating the mighty Persian Emperor Darius that led him to conquer the known world in just under six years."
"Alexander the Great's fascinating story is told through stunning drama intertwined with expert academic insight, ground-breaking archaeology and ongoing excavations at the archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt led by Calliope Limneos-Papakosta."
Net-Flix Trailer 'Badland Hunters' dropping Jan. 26, 2024
Netflix says, After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor."
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Podcast 'Unsolved Mysteries' episode 'Murder of an Undercover Cop'
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES on PODCAST. I've been re-listening to these episodes and they are all fascinating. The episode called, "Murder of an Undercover Cop" sounds like a Hollywood movie. But - it is a true story.
Police detective Jimmy Grimes was found dead inside a car at a parking lot (1996). His neck was broken in a military-style death move. He had been investigating a drug crime that may have reached the local police. Jimmy was undercover.
A grainy video was found where an unknown male figure gets out of Jimmy's car. It was right before he was killed. DNA was left behind by a possible suspect, but there is no word if it was tested.
It's a mystery and a compelling one.
Roscoe Pond E-Book 'The Gunshot Wound' at Amazon 2024
Hello everyone - "The Gunshot Wound" is a western movie screenplay I had written a few years back. I pitched it to producers with some interest, but no takers. I even tried to attach a known "actor" to the lead role. I then organized an "actor table read" to help with rewrites. It has evolved into an action western.
With this E-Book. I wanted to expand on the story and all of my characters. It turned into a good little western book. I made sure to make it easy to read through good formatting.
I am not planning a paperback nor hard back editions. It is too expensive. So.... my first Book will remain an E-Book which you can buy and download to all platforms including -- iPhone-iPad-Laptop-Computer. ($3.99). Readers can also review it over at Amazon.
Click my PR logo below for "The Gunshot Wound" over at AMAZON.
Saturday Night '48 Hours' on Jan. 20, 2024
48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "For the Love of Cayley Mandadi" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
CBS says, "After their daughter’s violent death, a mother and stepfather track down the suspect’s car for answers. 48 Hours - correspondent Peter Van Sant reports."
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Black & White 'Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color' playing 'One Week' Jan. 26, 2024
FANS REJOICE.!! "Godzilla: Minus One/Minus Color" will run in U.S. theaters for one week beginning Jan. 26, 2024. Both versions will end their run in North America on Feb.1, 2024.
I've got to buy my tickets. The black & white version hearkens back to the original 1954 "Godzilla." Way cool.
Dennis Murphy updates 'Dateline' episode 'Family Matters' on Friday Jan. 19, 2024
DATELINE on NBC. This Friday's episode is called, "Family Matters" that will air at 9/8 p.m.
Dennis Murphy covered the story from the beginning. It is now playing out in a Florida court room 2024.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Classic Movie Flashback 'Scarface' with Al Pacino 1983
SCARFACE from UNIVERSAL pictures (1983). This is a remake of the Black & White original (1932) that starred Paul Muni. Al Pacino was interested in developing it with producer Martin Bergman. Sidney Lumet was tapped to direct but was replaced by Brian DePalma. Oliver Stone was brought in to write it.
The gangster movie opened in December of 1983 to mixed reviews. It went on to make $45 million at the domestic box office. Plus, $20 million in Foreign territories. The production budget climbed to $23 million. Rumors made the budget climb to $37 million. (Movie ticket price $3.15 in 1983).
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave the film an "X-Rating." Brian DePalma claimed that he cut the film several times for an R-Rating. The MPAA said there was too much violence, sex and foul language. DePalma released it anyway. (If you watch it in 2024. It is pretty tame).
The movie was released on VHS home video one year later (1984). It became a smash hit with rentals and a cult classic began. It has influenced Hip Hip/Rap music since its' release. It is considered one of the best gangster films ever made. Plus, one of Al Pacino's greatest characters.
There have been movie sequels started by several writers and directors. No productions will begin in the near future.
Below is the Blu-Ray Movie Trailer.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Classic '48 Hours' episode 'Seattle Cold Case Detectives' from 2004
48 HOURS on CBS. I actually missed this episode that was reported on by Harold Dow (2004). I found it at the "Archive" website.
The episode covers 2 Seattle cold cases. The first is "Who Killed the Rock Star?" which is the murder of a grunge singer Mia Zapata back in 1993. Her case was also the focus of an "Unsolved Mysteries" episode in the 1990's.
The second case is the murder of a teen girl who was a 7th grader.
DNA evidence plays a role in the both cases 10 and 20 years after the deaths.
Below is a VHS copy of "Seattle Cold Case Detectives." (Good Quality).
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Top Box Office 'The Beekeeper' swarms to number #1 with $16 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / JAN. 14, 2024 / ESTIMATED
$16.8M - The Beekeeper
$8.4M - Wonka
$6.9M - Anyone But You
$6.2M - Migration
$5.3M - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The '48 Hours' episode 'Shootout at the Shauhnessys' Hit 2.07 TV Ratings Overall
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "Shootout at the Shauhnessys'." (01-13-2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.07 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.1 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
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CBS.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Classic '48 Hours' podcast 'Blaming the Babysitter' with Harold Dow 2006
Note: I actually missed this episode. Thanks "48 Hours" for the upload.
CBS says, "Thirteen-year-old Ashley Howes was a mother’s helper for Morningstar Garden, a family friend, over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend in 2005."
"A change of plans put Ashley in sole charge of two children: five-year-old Madeline and 19-month-old Freya. While Morningstar and her boyfriend Gracian Cline were out, Ashley said she heard a thud from the room where Freya was sleeping."
"On finding Freya in a fetal position groaning, Ashley called 911, and an ambulance rushed the child to a hospital where, two hours later, she was pronounced dead."
"48 Hours - correspondent Harold Dow reports. This classic episode last aired on 9/9/2006."
The 'Dateline' episode 'Ghosts Can't Talk' Hit 2.71 TV Ratings Overall
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "Ghosts Can't Talk" (01-12-2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It reached 2.71 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.3 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
You have to Sign-Up to Sign-In to watch the latest episode.
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TV screenshot of the opening sequence.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Podcast 'Unsolved Mysteries' update 'The Scott Family Massacre'
UM says, "There has been a new development in Season 2: Episode 75 regarding the arrests of Amy and Ross Vilardi."
UM says, "On November 2, 2015, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responds to a 911 call and walks into a horrific scene. The bodies of Mike and Cathy Scott, and their two elderly mothers, are sprawled across the blood-soaked floor of their Pendleton, SC home. Seven years later, the brutal quadruple homicide remains unsolved, and the family fears their killer will strike again."
If you missed the episode. Here it is below.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Extended Trailer 'Ghosts Can't Talk' Friday 'Dateline' on Jan. 12, 2024
DATELINE on NBC. This Friday's episode is called, "Ghosts Can't Talk" that will air at 9/8 p.m.
NBC says, "After a barrage of gunfire in the middle of the night leaves an Austin jeweler dead on his kitchen floor, the investigation takes a turn no one saw coming. Andrea Canning reports Friday."
Below is an extended trailer.
Action Trailer 'Lights Out' in theaters on Feb. 16, 2024
Okay - Scott Adkins is the action hero of the moment. "Lights Out" has been done before with police corruption and fight clubs. Who needs originality right?
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Monday, January 8, 2024
2024 Golden Globes 'Lily Gladstone' First Indigenous Actress to win Best Actress
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON distributed by PARAMOUNT pictures (2023). Directed by Martin Scorsese. The production budget climbed to $200 million. It is still in movie theaters and the world-wide box office has climbed to $156 million.
The Western is based on a non-fiction book focusing on the Osage Native/Indigenous tribe. It nabbed 7 Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture in a Drama. Lily Gladstone received a Best Actress nomination and became the first Indigenous actress to "win." It's the only award won for the western.
Classic '48 Hours' podcast 'Vegas Heat' from 2005
CBS, "On December 14, 2005, the charred corpse of a young woman was found in a burned-out Jaguar on a Las Vegas, Nevada desert road. The car was registered to Kelly Ryan, who was married to Craig Titus, and both were stars of the body building world."
"Craig and Kelly claimed their car had been stolen the day before by Melissa James, their 31-year-old live-in assistant and a dancer, who was headed to New Jersey to spend Christmas with her mother. Melissa never made it to New Jersey."
"48 Hours - correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic episode last aired on 9/18/2010."
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Top Box Office 'Wonka' is Number #1 with $14 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / 01/07/2024 / ESTIMATED
$14.4M - Wonka
$12.0M - Night Swim
$10.6M - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
$10.3M - Migration
$9.5M - Anyone But You
The '48 Hours' episode 'The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra' Hit 2.24 TV Ratings Overall
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra" (01/6/2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.24 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.2 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
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Saturday, January 6, 2024
The 'Dateline' episode 'A Promise to Gloria' Hit 2.03 TV Ratings Overall
DATELINE on NBC. Friday night's episode was called, "A Promise to Gloria" (01/05/2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.03 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.3 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
You have to Sign-In to Sign-Up to watch the latest episode.
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Friday, January 5, 2024
The 'DATELINE' episode 'The Room Downstairs' Hit 2.45 TV Ratings Overall
DATELINE on NBC. Thursday night's episode was called, "The Room Downstairs" (01/05/2024). In the overnight TV ratings. It grabbed 2.45 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.3 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic.
You have to Sign-Up to Sign-In to watch the latest episode.
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Classic Movie Flashback 'Fatal Attraction' 1987 with Michael Douglas
FATAL ATTRACTION from PARAMOUNT Pictures (1987). The production budget climbed to $14 million and grossed $157 million at the north American box office. It hit $163 million at the Foreign box office. The thriller would go onto to become the number one grossing movie worldwide at $320 million.
For 8 weeks - It stood at number #1 at the U.S. box office. Word-of-mouth made the film a popular smash and became the most talked about movie of that year.
The story surrounds a male lawyer who has a one-night stand with a successful hard working woman. She can't let go and begins to stalk him and his family. He tries to drop her but she claims that she is pregnant. It gets worse as she becomes a threatening presence with his family. She even breaks into his home and boils the pet rabbit. The other woman can't let go and becomes an absolute nightmare.
I was in college at the time and in my health science classes. The conversion turned to "Fatal" and the talks went deep with dating, marriage and couples. It scared men across the world and the film un-earthed real life "Fatal Attractions."
The movie spent 7 years in the making and was turned down be every major Hollywood studio (twice). When the producers found the right casting and a strong director. Everything fell into place.
"Fatal Attraction" received 6 Oscar nominations including Best Picture of the year. There was no sequel but the film spawned dozens of copy-cat thrillers over the next 10 years. None of them could reach the film's popularity and powerful reach. It is still a talked-about movie even today.
A recent TV series was developed but was cancelled after one season.
Below is the original 1987 movie trailer.
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Friday Night 'Dateline' with Andrea Canning' on Jan. 5, 2024
DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "A Promise to Gloria" that will air at 10/9 p.m.
NBC, "For decades, a mother searches for answers in the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old daughter, Gloria, until new DNA technology changes everything. Andrea Canning reports."
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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