Watched: Ludwig S1E6, Episode 6 🍿 It’s a really good series. I recommend it to anyone who likes murder comedies.

Though not technically a “spy,” The Thomas Crown Affair does lurk on the periphery. I loved the Pierce Brosnan version from 1999, and it looks like we’re getting a new one from Michael B. Jordan.

As an artist, Leonor Fini has never received as much attention as her contemporary and near namesake Leonora Carrington but this didn’t stop film-makers calling at Fini’s door in later life. The best of the ones I’ve seen to date (and probably the best of all) is the feature-length documentary made by Chris Vermorcken in 1987 but there are many other short ones, several of which were made for television. Fini worked as a costume designer for the theatre and later for film which may have helped…

A classic string wall appears in John P. McNamee’s “Guess I’m the problem” cartoon, posted to instagram (27 July 2026) [similar to NST #213]. ▲ John P. McNamee, “Guess I’m the problem” (instagram, 27 July 2026) From contributor Colin Beineke.

2026/07/29: Today Dona Lupa is receiving her biweekly (every 14 days) IV fluid therapy.

Angela Pleasence (1941-2026) was born into an acting family, and her father Donald Pleasence is

One of my favorite characters in all of Twin Peaks is Chris Isaak’s Special Agent Chet Desmond in David Lynch’s 1992 prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. For more than three decades, I’ve been mesmerized by his dreamlike performance during the first 35 minutes of the film. I also happen to love his music,... The post Chris Isaak Speaks about His Role as Special Agent Chet Desmond in September 1992 Interview appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.

While seeking to unravel the mystery of his twin brother’s disappearance, reclusive puzzle-designer John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor takes on his twin brother James’s identity as DCI on Cambridge’s major crimes squad. David Mitchell being himself in a nice whodunnit mini-series. Properly British, very funny and very entertaining. Although the first series has only 6 episodes, they are very good and entertaining. Also the Second season is due to drop in August 2026, so there’s that. Five popcorns and jumps…

Say Zues’s Law one more time… I was gifted a perfect preview of this film before watching the latest James Cameron Avatar in iMax last year. They just showed a straight 5-10min of the Trojan Horse scene, uncut, from gifting to gating. It was the best preview I had ever seen: continuous music building, tension increasing, a crashing wave of resolution. If only the whole film had been like that. There were some very lovely parts, as all Odyssey retelling tend to have. I loved Circe’s warping…

As far as Spider-Man is concerned, the world has amnesia. Still heralded as a crime fighter, Spider-Man has become a loner. Even his closest friends have forgotten that he’s also Peter Parker, a nice guy from Queens. To clarify: The collective loss of memory that underlies Spider-Man: Brand New Day stems from developments at the end of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the previous installment of the four-film series starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man. Directed by Dustin Daniel Cretton, this…

I’m finally coming into the home stretch, y’all, and wrapping up my coverage of the new-to-me movies from last year’s TCM Summer Under the Stars event – just in time for this year’s event! Here goes . . . August 18: James Gleason – Murder on the Blackboard (1934) These two made quite a team. This mystery-comedy stars Edna May Oliver as schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and Gleason as gruff, world-weary inspector Oscar Piper. Murder on the Blackboard was the second of six RKO films featuring…

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Widow’s Bay is by far my favorite show of 2026. Patricia (played expertly by Kate O’Flynn) is the standout of the series. Patricia is a wonderfully awkward badass! From middle-aged mean girls to the Boogie Man, she handles it all in season one. Speaking of those middle-aged mean girls, they appear prominently in two Patriciacentric episodes from this season. Episode four “Beach Reads” illustrates what happens to Patricia when she tries too hard to impress the “mean girls” from her high school…

For the heck of it, I decided to whip together a submission for the Killer Shorts one-page horror script competition. Since the actual text might not see the light of day unless it's a finalist or winning entry, I wanted to archive it here for anybody who might like to read it. Presenting, for your enjoyment... BIRDCALL EXT. FOREST - DAY Scattered BIRDSONG trickles from the dense canopy overhead. Below, JUSTIN and ASHLEY tiptoe among the leaves. Their mutual shy affection suggests a first date…

I recently discovered a YouTube video about a children’s TV show from my childhood. The content was nostalgic and the tone of the commentary was dry and snarky, which was an entertaining combination. One particular video I watched from the same channel was The Big Breakfast II: A Tale of Two Eras, and the ending really caught my attention: Bogged down in the worries of the modern world we may yearn for the simpler times. Yet even if we could somehow find ourselves back there, it’s clear from…

I had the opportunity to watch Colours of Time (2025), the French film about a

Jamie Foxx in Miami Vice (2006) Vitals Jamie Foxx as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs, Miami-Dade PD detective Miami, Summer 2005 Film: Miami Vice Release Date: July 28, 2006 Director: Michael Mann Costume Design: Michael Kaplan & Janty Yates Jamie Foxx’s Costumer: Yaa Boaa Aning WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Michael Mann’s frequently memed update of Miami Vice was widely released 20 years ago today on July 28, 2006, reintroducing cooler-than-ice detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs as Colin…

First performed at Vienna’s Burgtheater in 1790, Barefoot Opera’s production of Mozart & Da Ponte’s Così fan tutte?! at the Arcola Theatre (running as part of the 2026 Grimeborn Festival) is an altogether more stripped back version than 18th century opera-goers would have been greeted with. Gone is the woodwind, brass, percussion and most of the string section – instead the only instruments required are a double bass and keyboard. The production is directed by Jenny Miller. “Così fan tutte”…

John Wyver writes: In the global scheme of things, the concern I want to highlight this morning is little more than a mote. But apart from the irritation it has provoked, it is a small but potentially significant sign of a shift in the relationship between the BBC’s television channels and BBCiPlayer. It also has implications for the discovery of arthouse films on the corporation’s streaming service. Until recently, on the Films page for iPlayer there was a ‘Sort by’ dropdown menu with the…

Tremendous fun! A big hollywood blockbuster adaptation of homer’s epic, where we follow Sad Damon around the aegean from woe to woe. Probably not for the purist but I found it absolute eye-glue. Amazing scenery, actors, costumes, and the monsters were fantastic. The way Polyphemus the cyclops was designed was brilliant, as was the terrifying Scylla. The animatronics with Circe and the pigs was a truly genius bit of film-making. In preparation for this film I Read the odyssey Listened to a dozen…

Another Mysterium has arrived and then faded silently away. Or, I suppose, faded away with its characteristic reverb-y "vrrrwww-WONK-wonk-wonk" noise. This year's event was in Portland, Oregon. I did not attend in person; cross-country travel feels like too much of a stretch right now. (And I visited Portland just a couple of years ago for XOXO.) But of course I watched all the streamed talks and presentations. Now I bring you the annual report -- in two parts. Part 1 is the stuff about Cyan…

And that's a wrap on the most unexpected reality TV storyline of the year: semen-stained sheets on Below Deck Mediterranean. Here's what went down on the cleverly titled episode 8, "He Came, They Saw, It’s Bonkers."

Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home. This feels less than a superhero movie and more like a mashup of Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy, and I’m okay with that. It’s a simple sci-fi flick, looks good, and that’s about it. The cgi is nice, Jason Momoa is doing great playing himself, and it’s also a good coming-of-age story in a setup you don’t usually…

Movies Attack Force Z (1982) D: Tim Burstall. S: Mel Gibson, John Phillip Law, Sam Neill, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Sylvia Chang. Bewildering and boring WWII picture about elite Aussie ATTACK FORCE Z who are sent in to a Chinese island, occupied by the Japanese, to rescue mysterious plane crash survivors. Everything goes wrong because the Z team isn’t very elite when not shooting people in the back. Way too much involves psychopath Law (who’s comically bad) romancing seeming teenager Chang. Enigma (1982)…

Prince Adam discovers that the strange memories shaping his life are real when the lost Sword of Power resurfaces, forcing him to return to Eternia and challenge the tyrant who shattered his family and kingdom. Funny, quirky, colourful, with good special effects. Don’t look for deep meanings in the story, after all it’s a movie based on a kids’ cartoon, based on a kids’ toy. Not a masterpiece, but definitely worth seeing. Four popcorns. To see all 12 photos, visit the article page. This article…

A classic board, with rubber-band instead of string, appears in Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021). ▲ Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021) ▲ Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021) ▲ Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021) ▲ Silent Hours (dir. Mark Greenstreet, 2021)

Do we NEED another take on A Christmas Carol? Probably not. But we got one coming

Tere's not much to report today; I mentioned the addition of the Milwaukee listing for WTMJ on Saturday, and appropriately enough I've listed it after all the Chicago stations, just as it was in the issue. Besides, when you have the following, you don't need anything more. It's the description for Double Crossed Fool, the movie at 3:00 p.m. on WBKB: "Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito run into American sailors when they go to an island to make a treaty with the native chief."* According to the…

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is … Continue reading →