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Podcast 'Dateline' episode 'Smoke and Mirrors'

Dateline says, "When a Chicago pharmaceutical representative stops returning calls, her large and loving family begin to worry. Keith Morrison reports."

Podcast '20'20' episode 'Bad Romance: No Trace'

20/20 says, "A young waitress falls in love - but vanishes after an affair is uncovered."

New Year '48 Hours' on Saturday Jan. 3, 2026

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Coached to Kill" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.

CBS says, "Did a high school softball coach recruit one of her former players to kill?" 

"48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.

New Year 'Dateline' Friday with Andrea Canning Jan. 2, 2026

DATELINE on NBC. The first episode of the 2026 is called, "Ghosts Don't Talk" that will air this Friday 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."

Podcast '20/20' Inside the Daniel Marsh Murders 'A Quiet Life Shattered -15'

20/20 says, "When Claudia Maupin moved to Davis, California, she's determined to find the man of her dreams. Sure enough, she falls in love with and marries Chip Northup, and together they merge their families...."

"Life seemed happy and safe, full of love. So when the couple does not show up at church one morning, their family is worried. But they never expect that Chip and Claudia had been the victims of a double homicide inside their home."

Podcast 'Morrison Mysteries' episode three 'Gerda verses the Snow Queen'

Dateline says, "Gerda finally finds her best friend Kay, but can she break the Snow Queen's powerful hold on him?"

Podcast 'Morrison Mysteries' episode two 'Gerda the Brave'

Dateline says, "Determined to find Kay, Gerda must escape the spell of an old woman before following him to a golden palace."

Podcast 'Morrison Mysteries' episode one 'Kay and Gerda and the Piece of Glass'

Dateline says, "Best friends Kay and Gerda play together every day, until a shard from an evil mirror pierces Kay's eye and heart, threatening their happy world."

1950's French Beauty 'Brigitte Bardot' dies at 91

Bridgitte Bardot was a French actress and singer. She was catapulted into stardom with the film, "And God Created Woman" (1956). It was a box office smash around the world. She was labeled a "Sex Kitten" because of her sensual beauty. She would later become an award winning actress. After retirement from the movies. She became an animal activist.

She was the only French "Star" of her era who optimized glamour. For me - it was her long hair that flowed beautifully around her face.

Decades before the Internet. Movie Stars were created through the film lens. The viewing public made you a celebrity. Bardot became an international star.  

Below is.... Brigitte Bardot "The Towel Session" 1959 by Sam Levin.

Black and White photograph from 1959.

Below is a movie review from critic Gene Siskel of "Contempt" 1963. It is my favorite Bardot film.


The French film "Contempt" was restored recently. Below is the 1963 Trailer.

Top Box Office 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' is Number #1 with $64 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / DEC. 28, 2025 / ESTIMATED

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash - $64,000,000

2. Zootopia 2 - $20,000,000

3. Marty Supreme - $15,597,850

4. The Housemaid - $15,400,000

5. Anaconda - $14,550,000

6. David - $12,691,811

7. SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants - $11,200,000

8. Song Sung Blue - $7,600,000

9. Wicked: For Good - $5,260,000

10. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - $4,400,000

2025 Logo.

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Christmas Break 2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS (2025). Roscoe Pond will return Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 to post Box Office news. Have a safe and wonderful Holiday weekend.

Peanuts Christmas. Snoopy and Charlie Brown.

Podcast 'Dateline' with Andrea Canning 'True Crime Weekly'

Dateline says, "In Hollywood, "When Harry Met Sally" director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, are found slain in their bedroom. Their troubled middle son, Nick, is suspected of murdering them....."

"In Massachusetts, the jury delivers its verdict in the trial of Brian Walshe, the art swindler accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Ana...." 

Plus, a new Keith Morrison podcast, - Something About Cari.

Top Box Office 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Scorches with $88 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / DEC. 21, 2025 / ESTIMATED

1. Avatar: Fire and Ash - $88,000,000

2. David - $22,017,322

3. The Housemaid - $18,950,000

4. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants - $16,000,000

5. Zootopia 2 - $14,500,000

6. Five Nights at Freddy's 2  - $7,250,000

7. Wicked: For Good - $4,300,000

8. Marty Supreme - $875,000

9. Hamnet - $850,000

10. Now You See Me: Now You Don't - $600,000

IMAX Philadelphia.

Saturday Night '48 Hours' episode 'Three Days Before Christmas'

48 HOURS on CBS. last night's episode was called, "Three Days Before Christmas" (12-20-2025). Did you watch it? Click on the logo below for the segment.

CBS.

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Ride or Die'

20/20 says, "After a mom is killed outside her workplace, real-time surveillance video helps detectives uncover clues leading to a suspect whose own confession suggests a possible mastermind still at large."

Friday Night 'Dateline' episode 'The Night Time Stopped'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was an update. The segment has not been uploaded to the NBC website yet. If you wait for the Podcast. It will be uploaded this coming Wednesday. 

Friday, December 19, 2025

Friday Night 'Dateline' with Keith Morrison on Dec. 19, 2025

Dateline says, "Keith Morrison reports on new revelations in the headline-making case of murdered professional cyclist Moriah Wilson, including fresh courtroom evidence and a police interview with a key witness."

The network put this preview up late. The episode is now playing.

Podcast 'Dateline' series 'Something About Cari' - Part Six

Note: Here all this time. I thought that Cari was the deranged and unstable one.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Murder in Las Vegas' with Harold Dow

48 Hours says, "On December 18, 1994, a wealthy real-estate developer mysteriously disappeared from his home in Las Vegas. A month later, the charred remains of his decapitated body were found. Authorities suspected his wife, Margaret Rudin, but she fled to Mexico before they could arrest her." 

“48 Hours" Correspondent Harold Dow reports.

Podcast 'Dateline 'True Crime Weekly' with Andrea Canning

Dateline says, "In Hollywood, When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, are found slain in their bedroom. Their troubled middle son, Nick, is suspected of murdering them...."

In Massachusetts, the jury delivers its verdict in the trial of Brian Walshe, the art swindler accused of murdering and dismembering his wife, Ana...." 

"Plus, a new Keith Morrison podcast, Something About Cari."

Podcast '20/20' The Rob Reiner Story 'A Hollywood Tragedy'

20/20 says, "Exploring the latest developments in the deaths of legendary actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, and the legacy they leave behind."

Saturday Night '48 Hours' on Dec. 20, 2025

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Three Days Before Christmas" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.

"Live to Tell - Two sisters who survive a deadly home invasion just before Christmas share their journey to hell and back."

Good Modern Western 'Thieves Highway' Streaming at 'Amazon Prime' 4-out-of-5 Stars *

THIEVES HIGHWAY from VERTICAL (2025). This was released in limited movie theaters. It didn't open here at Albuquerque, NM. 

You can rent it on AMAZON PRIME ($9.99). You can also buy it for ($14.99). I rented it because I loved the movie trailer.

If anybody knows me. I love westerns and "Thieves" is a modern one (2025). You have to watch it like an old TV western. That's the appreciation effect.

The story is simple.... Cattle livestock is big business among those who want to sell them illegally. Back in the day - it was called, "cattle rustling." Frank Bennett (Aaron Eckhart) is a livestock investigator who comes upon five men stealing cattle. They head for the Texas border. Frank's partner is killed as he runs for help. There is no iPhone signal in this remote area. Even the CB radio has partial communication. Frank has to use his instincts and wit to catch the thieves. He has no truck and no horse for that matter.

I loved the diner with that old land line phone. What I saw coming though was that hot coffee. Plus, the editing of the fight scene could've been tighter. Nonetheless - It's a throwback to westerns of old television. Check it out if you want.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Trailer 2 'Dracula' in movie theaters Feb. 6, 2026

Note: This film was released in France last July 25, 2025. It will make it's North American release Feb. 6, 2026. I am Loving this 2nd Trailer.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Invitation to a Murder' with Richard Schlesinger

48 Hours says, "In 1995, Donnah Winger was beaten to death at home by an intruder with a hammer. Her husband, Mark Winger, heroically shot the intruder. But four years later, Donnah’s best friend revealed to police that she and Winger had been having an affair and that he had talked about killing his wife." 

“48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

Podcast '20/20' The Hand in the Window 'Dana'

20/20 says, "How did police figure out who "Dana" was? The Hand in the Window host John Quiñones sits down with Start Here host Brad Mielke to unpack the methods investigators used to discover her identity."

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Podcast 'Dateline' Season 4 'Morrison Mysteries: The Snow Queen' Streaming Dec. 19, 2025

Dateline says, ".... We’re sharing the trailer for Morrison Mysteries: The Snow Queen, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. In season 4 of Morrison Mysteries, Keith introduces you to best friends Kay and Gerda, who are tested when an evil mirror pierces Kay's heart, slowly turning it into ice....."

"Gerda sets out to save him, but must conquer an old wizard woman, a thieving robber girl and finally, the powerful spell of the Snow Queen herself. Tune in to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen to hear what happens."

Follow Morrison Mysteries now and listen to all episodes on Friday, December 19.

Podcast '20/20' True Crime Vault 'The Accused'

20/20 says, "David Muir reports: Interviews reveal shocking info on a botched murder investigation into who killed Riley Fox."

Monday, December 15, 2025

Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Joe Hunter's Mission'

48 Hours says, "A "Survivor" contestant believes his sister was murdered and is determined to be her voice. Natalie Morales reports."

Did you miss it? Here's the Podcast of last Saturday's segment.

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Saturday night '48 Hours' Double Episode

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment was called, "The Batman Intruder" (12/13/2025). This was an encore presentation. Click on the logo below for the episode.

CBS.

48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment was called, "Joe Hunter's Mission" (12/13/2025). This was a brande new episode. Click on the logo below for the episode.

CBS.

Top Box Office 'Zootopia 2' Number #1 with $26 million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / DEC. 14, 2025 / ESTIMATED

1. Zootopia 2 - $26,300,000

2. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - $19,500,000

3. Wicked: For Good - $8,550,000

4. Dhurandhar - $3,500,000

5. Now You See Me: Now You Don't - $2,380,000

6. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - $2,102,000

7. Ella McCay - $2,100,000

8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas - $1,850,000

9. Eternity - $1,774,328

10. The Shining - $1,560,000

Movie Logo 2025.

Podcast 'Dateline' Series 'Something About Cari' - Part Four

Dateline says, "Liz calls 911 to report being shot in a park. Police search for the assailant… and come to a stunning conclusion about who really pulled the trigger."

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Avatar: A New Era'

20/20 says, "Meet the man behind - Avatar: Fire and Ash - director James Cameron, who reveals what unlikely personal experiences inspired the - Avatar - film phenomenon."

Friday Night 'Dateline' episode 'The Farmer's Wife'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "The Farmer's Wife" (12.12.2025). Did you watch it?

Click on the NBC logo below for DATELINE.

NBC.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' with Troy Roberts 'The Puppet Master'

48 Hours says, "In October 1997, newlyweds Heather and John Grossman were targeted in a drive-by shooting. They both survived but a bullet severed Heather’s spinal cord, paralyzing her from the neck down.  Heather was immediately certain that ex-husband, Ron Samuels, was behind the attack."

“48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports.

Podcast 'Dateline' Series 'True Crime Weekly' with Andrea Canning

Dateline says, "In Massachusetts, Brian Walshe comes face to face with his dead wife's lover in court. Prosecutors say the affair was Walshe's motive to kill his wife. Walshe says that's not true...." 

"Forty-three years ago in California, the body of Nancy Galvani was discovered floating under the San Mateo Bridge. For more than a decade, her daughter has suspected the killer was her own father. Last week, he was arrested...." 

"Updates in the cases of Luigi Mangione and the Gilgo Beach murders. Plus, NBC News legal analyst and defense attorney Danny Cevallos gives us the lowdown on juror misconduct."

Saturday Night '48 Hours' has Back-to-Back Episodes Dec. 13, 2025

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment is called, "The Batman Intruder" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is an encore presentation.


48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is called, "Joe Hunter's Mission" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a brand new episode.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Getting Away With Murder'

48 Hours says, "Imagine the heartache when a loved one suddenly disappears but investigators can't figure out what happened, or even if there had been a crime at all? And what about deaths that authorities have dismissed as accidents but the families are sure were calculated killings?"

“48 Hours" Correspondents Erin Moriarty and Peter Van Sant report.

Podcast '20/20' The Hand in the Window 'Piece by Piece'

20/20 says, "Before a semblance of normality could return to the town of Ashland, all of Shawn Grate’s crimes would have to be uncovered."

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Podcast Series 'Dateline' Something About Cari 'The Circle Expands' - Third Episode

Dateline says, "After Dave and Liz break up, a suspicious fire erupts at her home. She blames the mother of Dave’s children not only for the blaze, but also for all those disturbing texts and messages she’d gotten over the years."

Note: For some reason this is fascinating. Because this Cari person is scary.

Podcast 'Dateline' episode 'The Ruse' with Lester Holt

Dateline says, "When Tom Perez Sr. fails to return home after a trip to check the mail, Tom Jr. calls police — only to find himself the focus of their investigation until a stunning revelation upends the case. Lester Holt reports."

Podcast '20/20' True Crime Vault 'The Deadly Take'

20/20 says, The shooting tragedy on the 'Rust' movie set – what really happened? Interviews from crew members who were there, the Sheriff, the DA, and the father of the armorer."

Originally broadcast 10/12/21.

Monday, December 8, 2025

Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Help Find Molly Bish's Killer'

48 Hours says, "With her sister’s murder long unsolved, a woman turns to TikTok pleading for leads. Can you help? Erin Moriarty reports."

Sunday, December 7, 2025

Top Box Office 'Five Night's at Freddy's 2' Scares Up $63 Million

TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / DEC. 7, 2025 / ESTIMATED

1. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - $63,000,000
2. Zootopia 2 - $43,000,000
3. Wicked: For Good - $16,750,000
4. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - $10,155,000
5. Now You See Me: Now You Don't - $3,500,000
6. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - $3,250,000
7. Eternity - $2,726,043
8. Hamnet - $2,300,000
9. Dhurandhar - $1,980,000
10. Predator: Badlands - $1,857,000

Movie Poster 2025.

Saturday Night's '48 Hours' Double Episode

48 HOURS on CBS. Did you watch last night's back to back episodes? (12/7/2025). Click the logos below for each segment.

CBS.

CBS.

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Into Thin Air'

48 Hours says, "When Jean Zapata vanished from her Wisconsin home in 1976, her husband Eugene had a stunning explanation for their children and friends: she’d simply abandoned them to start a new life...." 

"But there were disturbing signs that what actually happened was much more sinister."

“48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

Podcast 'Dateline' with Andrea Canning 'True Crime Weekly'

Dateline says, "Brian Walshe, the art swindler who admitted to dismembering his wife's body but denied killing her, reveals his defense. He says his wife died of natural causes...."

"Emotions run high after a Mississippi college student, accused of murdering his secret lover, pleads guilty...." 

"Plus, Andrea talks to Emily Simpson, reality star and lawyer, about her love of true crime."

Podcast '20/20' episode 'Kill or Be Killed?'

20/20 says, "Was it a case of self-defense or murder after a mom of two shot and killed her partner?"

Friday Night's 'Dateline' episode 'The Ruse'

DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "The Ruse" (12.5.2025). I hope Lester Holt sticks around and reports for this crime show. 

Did you watch this episode? I thought the son was too much. Him tearing off his shirt was weird.

Click on the NBC logo below for DATELINE.

NBC.

 

Saturday Night '48 Hours' Back-To-Back Episdoe Dec. 6, 2025

48 HOURS on CBS. The first Hours' segment is called, "It's About Danni" That will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m.


48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is called, "Help Find Molly Bish's Killer" that airs this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'The Negotiators'

48 Hours says, "An inside look at a hostage negotiation team at work focusing on an incident involving 23-year-old Jarrett Jordan, a disturbed man who shot three people and barricaded himself in a house in residential Queens. He had with him his four-month-old daughter." 

“48 Hours" Correspondent Harold Dow reports.

Saturday Night 'Dateline' Dec. 6, 2025

NBC says, "A pregnant woman vanishes before her baby shower and detectives struggle to unravel the chilling mystery: is it a missing persons case, or something far more sinister?" 

Josh Mankiewicz reports Saturday, December 6 at 9/8c on NBC.

Podcast 'Dateline' Series 'Something About Carli' with Keith Morrison

Dateline says, "When single mom Cari Farver skips out on a planned trip with her son, family and friends wonder if it has something to do with the new man in her life."

EPISODE 1 / THE FAMILY WEDDING....


EPISODE 2 / BAIT AND SWITCH....

Podcast 'Dateline' episode 'The Silhouette'

Dateline says, "In the early morning in San Antonio, Texas, a husband shot his wife, saying he mistook her for an intruder. Was this a terrible accident or a case of deliberate murder? Andrea Canning reports."

Classic Podcast '20/20' True Crime Vault 'Finding Kelsie'

20/20 says, "A young woman goes missing. There's no body, no murder weapon, no crime scene. Now, follow one mother's crusade for justice in this true crime investigation."

Originally broadcast 3/26/21

Monday, December 1, 2025

What Kind Of Trailer Is This? 'A Darker Place:Cases from DCA' coming soon.!

Is this AI?.... Is this a Video Game?.... Is this a Movie or TV?.... There are so many Fan Concept trailers plus Fake trailers? This looks like an AI trailer for something which isn't a movie.

There are trailers for a lot of movies streaming online. Good and bad. This trailer makes no sense, but it's up to you to watch if you want.

Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug'

48 Hours says, "A stalker sends menacing messages to a young mother before she is murdered. The investigation reveals a sinister setup."