Dateline says, "When Jasmine Pace mysteriously vanishes, her determined family takes matters into their own hands, pursuing every digital clue she left behind. Blayne Alexander reports."
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Podcast '20/20' episode 'Bad Romance: Barefoot Witness'
20/20 says, "A teacher's murder reveals an affair and a secret pregnancy."
Monday, April 21, 2025
Saturday Night's '48 Hours' episode 'First Love, Then Murder'
48 Hours says, "When an Oregon teen disappears, investigators discover her forbidden relationship led to murder. Natalie Morales reports."
Note: I watched this last Saturday night. Plus, another viewing online. The daughter makes me sick. I don't care if she earned 5 masters degrees in prison. She manipulated the two guys to kill her dad. She's a sick liar. This episode made me angry. Keep her behind bars.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Classic Movie Flashback 'Private Benjamin' 1980 with Goldie Hawn
PRIVATE BENJAMIN distributed by WARNER BROS. (1980). It starred Goldie Hawn who also served as a producer on the film. The production budget climbed to $9.2 million and grossed $69 million at the box office. It was considered a smash and was a huge VHS Home Video Rental.
Note: Home video became popular by the 1980's. It revolutionized the entertainment industry from TV, movies, games to pornography. Americans stayed home to watch everything instead of going out. VHS recorders became a "boom" industry. Hollywood cashed-in with films and TV shows on videocassette. This was long before the Internet.
"Private Benjamin" showed life in the "Army" from a female perspective. After the movie was released. A lot of young women joined the Army forces.
The story is simple. Judith Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) is a spoiled blonde who gets married. Her husband dies on their wedding night and Judith falls into a depression. She wants to change her life and meets an Army recruiter. After she signs her name on the dotted line. Judith realizes her mistake but cannot quit. It changes her life and she grows into a strong independent woman.
"Private Benjamin" is considered a comedy because of Goldie Hawn. She is hilarious in this movie and it nabbed her an Oscar nomination as Best Actress. Eileen Brennan (Captain Doreen Lewis) was also nominated as Best Supporting Actress. Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Harvey Miller were Oscar nominated for Best Screenplay.
The film spawned a TV series that lasted from 1981-1983. Eileen Brennan reprised her role for the series.
Below is the original 1980 movie trailer "Private Benjamin."
Below is a favorite scene from the movie "Private Benjamin."
Saturday Night's '48 Hours' episode 'First Love, Then Murder'
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night's episode was called, "First Love, Then Murder" (4/19/2025).
Top Box Office 'Sinners' is Number #1 with $45 Million
TOP BOX OFFICE / WEEK-ENDING / APRIL 20, 2025 / ESTIMATED
1. Sinners $45,600,000 Warner Bros.
2. A Minecraft Movie $41,300,485 Warner Bros.
3. The King of Kings $17,273,869 Angel Studios
4. The Amateur $7,200,000 20th Century Studios
5. Warfare $4,855,636 A24
6. Drop $3,350,000 Universal Pictures
7. The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing $2,767,704
8. Pride & Prejudice $2,700,000 Focus Features
9. The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3 $1,686,489
10. Snow White $1,172,000 Walt Disney
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Podcast '20/20' episode 'Unlucky Numbers'
20/20 says, "When a $30 million dollar lottery winner vanishes under mysterious circumstances, police begin an investigation and there is no shortage of suspects."
Friday Night 'Dateline' episode 'A Cool Desert Morning'
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "A Cool Desert Morning" (4/19/2025).
Friday, April 18, 2025
Podcast '20/20' The Crime scene 'Wife of Green Beret Charged with His Murder'
20/20 says, "In January, a retired Green Beret named Clint Bonnell vanished without a trace. Now, his wife has been charged with his gruesome murder, and his girlfriend is sharing her side of the story."
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