Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Classic Podcast 'Dateline' episode 'Reckless'
Dateline says, "Lead detectives and family members speak to Dateline about the case of teenager Michelle Carter, who was convicted of bullying her boyfriend to kill himself. Andrea Canning reports."
Podcast 'Dateline' Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder' - Part Eleven
NBC says, "Martha’s diary sheds light on her complicated relationships with the boys in her orbit. Could hints about her killer’s identity be hidden amidst its pages? Were investigators too quick to dismiss her boyfriend as a potential suspect? A stunning admission from Tommy Skakel during his Sutton interviews is revealed."
Our final episode drops on Tuesday, January 20th.
Monday, January 12, 2026
Sunday, January 11, 2026
NBC News 'Dateline' episode 'Ghosts Can't Talk' Streaming Online
DATELINE on NBC. The episode called, "Ghosts Can't Talk" aired a few weeks ago. It is not on Podcast yet, but it's streaming at NBC News online.
It is a really good segment.
Note: My Blog received solid number views for this episode Preview Trailer.
Click below on the logo for the 12-part episode that is streaming.
Podcast '20/20' episode 'Bad-Ass Detective'
20/20 says, "A detective stops at nothing – donning disguises, going undercover, employing cutting-edge forensics – to solve the murders of two young women."
Saturday Night '48 Hours' was a Double Mystery Segment
48 HOURS on CBS. Last night was a doubled episode and they were pretty good. Did you watch them? (Click on the logos for official website).
Top Box Office 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' remains number #1 with $21 Million
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Premiere Date 'Godzilla Minus Zero' set for Nov. 6, 2026
"Godzilla Minus Zero" is the Sequel to "Godzilla Minus One" (2023) and has a North American premiere date (Nov. 6, 2026). The Japan premiere date (Nov. 3, 2026).
"Minus One" grabbed $116 million at the world wide box office. It also won the Oscar (Academy Award) for Best Visual Effects.
I walked into the a movie theater to watch "Minus One" and it was fantastic... I can't wait for the sequel.
Below is the movie trailer for "Godzilla Minus One" 2023.
Friday, January 9, 2026
Box Office Thursday Previews 'Primate' nabs $1.4 Million
PRIMATE from PARAMOUNT (2026). Well, the first horror flick of a Chimp-Gone-Bad is scaring movie audiences. It has received a 93% cinema score from the "Rotten Tomatoes" website.
Thursday night previews have racked up $1.4 million in ticket sales. The word from those who have seen it. "Primate" is a bloody-gore-fest.
The marketing campaign for this film is totally working. Audiences like to be scared even by a nice Chimp-Gone-Bonkers.
Below is a clip from the movie.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Podcast 'Dateline' True Crime Weekly
Dateline says, "In Ohio, police share security camera video of a person of interest in the shooting deaths of a dentist and his wife...."
"In Georgia, a widow accused of killing her husband stands trial for the third time...."
"In Los Angeles, an update in the Nick Reiner case....
"Plus, an arson investigator on what tools he uses to solve a crime."
Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Walking Free' with Richard Schlesinger
Opening in Movie Theaters on Friday Jan. 9, 2026 is 'Primate'
PRIMATE from PARAMOUNT PICTURES (2026). The studio released a video of a chosen preview audience for this movie. This is online and it is used to get film audiences into theater seats. It might be working because film-goers are buying tickets to see what's going on.
It received a 93 percent score on "Rotten Tomatoes."
Saturday Night '48 Hours' 2-Back-To-Back-Episodes Jan. 10, 2026
48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment is called, "Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m.
This is an Encore Presentation... "A schoolteacher is murdered in her own home. Years later investigators discover she was a bridesmaid at the killer's wedding."
"48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
Saturday Night '48 Hours' 2-Back-Back-Episodes Jan. 10, 2026
48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is called, "The Gaslighting of Hannah Pettey" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
CBS says, "When a young woman nearly dies from poisoning, investigators focus on the two people she trusted the most. 48 Hours - correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports."
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
SAG-AFTRA Nominees announced for 'The Actor Awards' 2026
The 32nd Annual "Actor Awards" will be presented March 1, 2026 streaming live at "Netflix."
All SAG-AFTRA union members will get to vote for their favorites films and TV from 2025.
I actually walked into a movie theater to watch "One Battle After Another" and "Mission Impossible 8: The Final Reckoning." I viewed both movies twice. As a proud union member. I vote each year.
The Motion Picture Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser - "MARTY SUPREME"
- LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob - "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER"
- ETHAN HAWKE / Lorenz Hart - "BLUE MOON"
- MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack - "SINNERS"
- JESSE PLEMONS / Teddy - "BUGONIA"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes - "HAMNET"
- ROSE BYRNE / Linda - "IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU"
- KATE HUDSON / Claire - "SONG SUNG BLUE"
- CHASE INFINITI / Willa - "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER"
- EMMA STONE / Michelle - "BUGONIA"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- MILES CATON / Sammie Moore - "SINNERS"
- BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos - "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER"
- JACOB ELORDI / The Creature - "FRANKENSTEIN"
- PAUL MESCAL / Will - "HAMNET"
- SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw - "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- ODESSA A’ZION / Rachel Mizler - "MARTY SUPREME"
- ARIANA GRANDE / Glinda - "WICKED: FOR GOOD"
- AMY MADIGAN / Gladys - "WEAPONS"
- WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie - "SINNERS"
- TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia - "ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER"
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
FRANKENSTEIN
- DAVID BRADLEY / Blind Man
- CHRISTIAN CONVERY / Young Victor Frankenstein
- CHARLES DANCE / Leopold Frankenstein
- JACOB ELORDI / The Creature
- MIA GOTH / Elizabeth/Claire Frankenstein
- OSCAR ISAAC / Victor Frankenstein
- FELIX KAMMERER / William Frankenstein
- LARS MIKKELSEN / Capt. Anderson
- CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Harlander
HAMNET
- JOE ALWYN / Bartholomew
- JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes
- NOAH JUPE / Hamlet
- PAUL MESCAL / Will
- EMILY WATSON / Mary
MARTY SUPREME
- ODESSA A'ZION / Rachel Mizler
- SANDRA BERNHARD / Judy
- TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser
- EMORY COHEN / Ira Mizler
- FRAN DRESCHER / Rebecca Mauser
- ABEL FERRARA / Ezra Mishkin
- PENN JILLETTE / Hoff
- KOTO KAWAGUCHI / Koto Endo
- LUKE MANLEY / Dion Galanis
- TYLER OKONMA / Wally
- KEVIN O'LEARY / Milton Rockwell
- GWYNETH PALTROW / Kay Stone
- GÉZA RÖHRIG / Béla Kletzki
- LARRY RATSO SLOMAN / Murray Norkin
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
- BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
- LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob
- REGINA HALL / Deandra
- CHASE INFINITI / Willa
- SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
- TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia
SINNERS
- MILES CATON / Sammie Moore
- BUDDY GUY / Old Sammie
- MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack
- JAYME LAWSON / Pearline
- DELROY LINDO / Delta Slim
- OMAR MILLER / Cornbread
- WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie
- JACK O'CONNELL / Remmick
- HAILEE STEINFELD / Mary
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
- F1
- FRANKENSTEIN
- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING
- ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
- SINNERS
The Television Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- JASON BATEMAN / Vince Friedkin - "BLACK RABBIT"
- OWEN COOPER / Jamie Miller - "ADOLESCENCE"
- STEPHEN GRAHAM / Eddie Miller - "ADOLESCENCE"
- CHARLIE HUNNAM / Ed Gein - "MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY"
- MATTHEW RHYS / Nile Jarvis - "THE BEAST IN ME"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- CLAIRE DANES / Agatha Wiggs - "THE BEAST IN ME"
- ERIN DOHERTY / Briony Ariston - "ADOLESCENCE"
- SARAH SNOOK / Marissa Irvine - "ALL HER FAULT"
- CHRISTINE TREMARCO / Manda Miller - "ADOLESCENCE"
- MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Molly - "DYING FOR SEX"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- STERLING K. BROWN / Agent Xavier Collins - "PARADISE"
- BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison - "THE MORNING SHOW"
- WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett - "THE WHITE LOTUS"
- GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb - "SLOW HORSES"
- NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch - "THE PITT"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- BRITT LOWER / Helly - "SEVERANCE"
- PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff - "THE WHITE LOTUS"
- KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler - "THE DIPLOMAT"
- RHEA SEEHORN / Carol - "PLURIBUS"
- AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea - "THE WHITE LOTUS"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
- IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein - "THE STUDIO"
- ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov - "NOBODY WANTS THIS"
- TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk - "A MAN ON THE INSIDE"
- SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick - "THE STUDIO"
- MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam - "ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
- KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason - "THE STUDIO"
- CATHERINE O'HARA / Patty Leigh - "THE STUDIO"
- JENNA ORTEGA / Wednesday Addams - "WEDNESDAY"
- JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance - "HACKS"
- KRISTEN WIIG / Maxine Simmons - "PALM ROYALE"
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE DIPLOMAT
- ALI AHN / Eidra Park
- PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning
- ROSALINE ELBAY / Nora Koriem
- ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford
- DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
- RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
- NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah
- GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow
- KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler
- RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler
LANDMAN
- PAULINA CHÁVEZ / Ariana
- MARK COLLIE / Sheriff Walt Joeberg
- SAM ELLIOTT / T.L. Norris
- COLM FEORE / Nathan
- ANDY GARCIA / Gallino
- JAMES JORDAN / Dale Bradley
- ALI LARTER / Angela Norris
- JACOB LOFLAND / Cooper Norris
- CALEB MARTIN / Ben "BR" Reynolds
- DEMI MOORE / Cami Miller
- MICHELLE RANDOLPH / Ainsley Norris
- MUSTAFA SPEAKS / Boss
- BILLY BOB THORNTON / Tommy Norris
- KAYLA WALLACE / Rebecca Falcone
THE PITT
- AMIELYNN ABELLERA / Nurse Perlah Alawi
- SHABANA AZEEZ / Med Student Victoria Javadi
- PATRICK BALL / Dr. Frank Langdon
- ISA BRIONES / Dr. Trinity Santos
- JALEN THOMAS BROOKS / Nurse Mateo Diaz
- TAYLOR DEARDEN / Dr. Mel King
- FIONA DOURIF / Dr. Cassie McKay
- SUPRIYA GANESH / Dr. Samira Mohan
- JOANNA GOING / Theresa Saunders
- GERRAN HOWELL / Med Student Dennis Whitaker
- MICHAEL HYATT / Gloria
- TRACY IFEACHOR / Dr. Heather Collins
- KATHERINE LANASA / Charge Nurse Dana Evans
- KRYSTEL V. MCNEIL / Kiara Alfaro
- BRANDON MENDEZ HOMER / Nurse Donnie Donahue
- ALEXANDRA METZ / Dr. Yolanda Garcia
- TRACY VILAR / Lupe Perez
- KRISTIN VILLANUEVA / Nurse Princess Dela Cruz
- NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch
SEVERANCE
- PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Harmony Cobel
- SARAH BOCK / Miss Huang
- MICHAEL CHERNUS / Ricken
- ZACH CHERRY / Dylan
- DICHEN LACHMAN / Ms. Casey
- BRITT LOWER / Helly
- DARRI ÓLAFSSON / Drummond
- ADAM SCOTT / Mark
- TRAMELL TILLMAN / Milchick
- JEN TULLOCK / Devon
- JOHN TURTURRO / Irving
- CHRISTOPHER WALKEN / Burt
THE WHITE LOTUS
- LESLIE BIBB / Kate Bohr
- CARRIE COON / Laurie Duffy
- NICHOLAS DUVERNAY / Zion Lindsey
- ARNAS FEDARAVIČIUS / Valentin
- CHRISTIAN FRIEDEL / Fabian
- SCOTT GLENN / Jim Hollinger
- WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett
- JON GRIES / Gary/Greg Hunt
- DOM HETRAKUL / Pornchai
- SARAH CATHERINE HOOK / Piper Ratliff
- JASON ISAACS / Timothy Ratliff
- YURI KOLOKOLNIKOV / Vlad
- JULIAN KOSTOV / Aleksei
- CHARLOTTE LE BON / Chloe
- LALISA MANOBAL / Mook
- MICHELLE MONAGHAN / Jaclyn Lemon
- SAM NIVOLA / Lochlan Ratliff
- MORGANA O'REILLY / Pam
- LEK PATRAVADI / Sritala
- SHALINI PEIRIS / Amrita
- PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff
- SAM ROCKWELL / Frank
- NATASHA ROTHWELL / Belinda Lindsey
- PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER / Saxon Ratliff
- TAYME THAPTHIMTHONG / Gaitok
- AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
- QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues
- WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson
- JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman
- CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill
- SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard
- LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti
- TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
THE BEAR
- LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus Brooks
- LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Bettina "Tina" Marrero
- AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
- ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie "Sugar" Berzatto
- EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
- COREY HENDRIX / Gary "Sweeps" Woods
- ANDREW LOPEZ / Garrett
- MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
- EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard "Richie" Jerimovich
- OLIVER PLATT / Uncle Jimmy
- SARAH RAMOS / Jessica
- RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak
- JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto
HACKS
- ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
- DAN BUCATINSKY / Rob
- CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
- PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
- HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
- MARK INDELICATO / Damien
- JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
- MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
- MICHAELA WATKINS / Stacey
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
- MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris
- BEANIE FELDSTEIN / Thē
- JERMAINE FOWLER / Randall
- SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
- JACKIE HOFFMAN / Uma Heller
- STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
- MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
- DIANNE WIEST / Rainey
THE STUDIO
- IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein
- KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason
- CATHERINE O'HARA / Patty Leigh
- SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick
- CHASE SUI WONDERS / Quinn Hackett
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
- ANDOR
- LANDMAN
- THE LAST OF US
- SQUID GAME
- STRANGER THINGS