TODAY I WATCHED (TV-series, Movies, Cinema Playlists) 2013

"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)



Warped '70s period piece stars Will Ferrell as a much-beloved San Diego TV news anchor whose life is turned upside down when his station hires its first-ever female news reporter (Christina Applegate). This flick starts out bizarre and just gets weirder as it goes on. A total hoot. Watch for cameos by Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, and Danny "Machete" Trejo.

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)



Warped '70s period piece stars Will Ferrell as a much-beloved San Diego TV news anchor whose life is turned upside down when his station hires its first-ever female news reporter (Christina Applegate). This flick starts out bizarre and just gets weirder as it goes on. A total hoot. Watch for cameos by Ben Stiller, Tim Robbins, and Danny "Machete" Trejo.

And Jack Black as a pissed off biker:

DallasBlack wrote:

And Jack Black as a pissed off biker:

Oh yeah, Jack's cameo was one of the highlights.

Last night I watched some preseason baseball. And today so far I've watched For What It's Worth.

Saw most of "Not Dead Yet: The Jason Becker Story" on TV. Wish I founf out that it was airing a little earlier. I'd def. record it, and seen the whole thing.

Psych
Night Court Season 8

Star Trek - The Next Generaton Season 6

Parks and Rec, Season 3

Capitols vs Hurricanes game
Barney Miller

TNA Impact

"The Blob" (1988)



Update of the 50s sci-fi/horror classic stars Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith as small town high schoolers whose quaint little hamlet comes under attack from a giant man-eating hunk of space goop. Things only get worse when government spooks show up to try and corral the critter.

Some of the special effects haven't held up very well but hey, they still look better than crappy CGI. Aside from that, the 88 "Blob" is fast moving, action packed, gooey, gory fun. Yeah, there are a lot of lousy remakes out there but this ain't one of'em.

Side note for "Walking Dead" fans: future "Walking Dead" producer Frank Darabont co-wrote the screenplay for this flick and Jeffery DeMunn, who played "Dale" on "W.D." appears here as the town sheriff.

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Rubber (2010)



Killer tire with psychokinetic powers goes on a killing spree in the California desert (and also likes to relax in hotel rooms watching exercise videos). Wings Hauser watches through binoculars. That is all.

Had to do a double take on who posted this and make sure it was SD and not Keith!

There was a trailer for "Rubber" on my "Hobo With A Shotgun" DVD and it looks so completely batsh*t insane that I said "Oh geez, I gotta see this." Haven't gotten to it yet, though.

"For What It's Worth" last evening

Fat Freddy wrote:

"The Blob" (1988)



Update of the 50s sci-fi/horror classic stars Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith as small town high schoolers whose quaint little hamlet comes under attack from a giant man-eating hunk of space goop. Things only get worse when government spooks show up to try and corral the critter.

Some of the special effects haven't held up very well but hey, they still look better than crappy CGI. Aside from that, the 88 "Blob" is fast moving, action packed, gooey, gory fun. Yeah, there are a lot of lousy remakes out there but this ain't one of'em.

Side note for "Walking Dead" fans: future "Walking Dead" producer Frank Darabont co-wrote the screenplay for this flick and Jeffery DeMunn, who played "Dale" on "W.D." appears here as the town sheriff.

Cool! I just started watching The Walking Dead.... finished Season and started season 3 - pretty addictive show! I am guessing I should be caught up in time for this season's finale.

Never saw the remake of The Blob, but I remember seeing the original growing up

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thejokeriv wrote:

S.D. wrote:

Rubber (2010)



Killer tire with psychokinetic powers goes on a killing spree in the California desert (and also likes to relax in hotel rooms watching exercise videos). Wings Hauser watches through binoculars. That is all.

Had to do a double take on who posted this and make sure it was SD and not Keith!

There was a trailer for "Rubber" on my "Hobo With A Shotgun" DVD and it looks so completely batsh*t insane that I said "Oh geez, I gotta see this." Haven't gotten to it yet, though.

I'm aware of this movie but I can't bring myself to watch it. I guess even I have my limits.

Rubber is a total satire on horror films and also a movie dedicated to the concept of "no reason" which is summed up in the opening monologue. It's more arthouse than grindhouse in tone, but has some funny moments.

Smackdown

"Drag Me To Hell" (2009)



Sam "Evil Dead" Raimi returns to his horror roots with this tongue-in-cheek tale of a young woman whose poor decision making lands her at the business end of a particularly nasty gypsy curse. Supernatural sight gags and lotsa jump scares ensue as she tries to break free of the bad mojo. Slight, but fun little time waster with great special effects and typically twisted Raimi humor.

I saw Drag Me To Hell in the theater, it was alot of fun.

Tonight:

Lost (Pilot, 2004)

Hollywoodland

A David Attenburough special on Humpback Whales.

The Following: I'm thinking that even if they eventually kill Carroll, his followers will continue on (maybe stronger than ever) allowing for more seasons. They set this show up to where it could last for a while.

Robotech - The New Generation

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Hollywoodland

Just got this one from the library a day or two ago, probably going to get to it sometime this weekend.