Boney M Christmas Wishes For The Ages

I will never forget hearing these songs for the first time, as part of the iconic Boney M Christmas Album in 1981.

On a cassette in the nursing office in the Glenrose School Hospital, in fact.

The music stuck with me then.

It's a part of my soul now.

And I certainly remember the Christmas season in 1984, when our grandma Lucy bought our family a copy of the tape.

It's hard to imagine now, but cassettes were just about a close second to LP's in sound quality back then.

And were therefore on the expensive side.

But Grandma knew how much we would appreciate it.

And we really, really did!

I don't know about my sister Jacquie, but whenever I need a pick-me-up for Christmas spirit, I always find myself returning to these songs.

I hope that they can do the same for you if need be.

Merry Christmas one and all!

The Star Wars Saga: The Whole Shebang

The entire eight-film recap in 26 minutes...and in order to boot!

Have to say...the prequels have never been so watchable!

And apparently they figure into the 155-minute Rise Of Skywalker.

Good luck and a good time to all who manage to see it this weekend!

Kudos to Darth Porg for the video!

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The Star Wars Saga Begins

Oh yes, a boy, a girl and a universe, That's how it all started 42 years ago,


And if you want to look at the excitement that Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi generated between 1977 and 1983; look no further than this collection of trailers and TV spots for all three films:



Almost all the spots and trailers build on one another, to keep you excited until the movie came out.

That's the way movies were marketed back in those days.

Until the Internet came along and rendered marketing almost irrelevant.

For a few years at least.

Kudos to you, Wade Wieser, and thank you!

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De Niro And The Marvel Olive Branch

In this always entertaining show with veteran Rolling Stone entertainment journalist Peter Travers, Robert De Niro finally acknowledges what his friends and sometime collaborators Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola were unable to convey in their sentiments regarding Marvel films.

He says that he's sure that the actors in those films perform with feeling.

He also refrains from commenting further, very wisely stating that he doesn't watch them, nor has he been offered a role in one (his cameo in DC's Joker notwithstanding)

So now we can all thankfully move on, in terms of pop culture.

His latest film, The Irishman, is now on Netflix:



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Bond 25: No Time To Die Trailer

Here it is, the official trailer for No Time To Die.

Daniel Craig's last Bond outing.

Looks exciting and action packed for sure.

Jeffrey Wright's back as Felix Leiter.

Ben Whishaw's back as Q (loved his line about Bond and the "tube" in Skyfall!)

Ralph Fiennes is back as M.

And finally, we have a female double-0 (Lashana Lynch).

As well as Bond's old flame Madeline (Lea Seydoux).

And not one, but TWO villains.

Christoph Waltz's returning Blofeld..

...and Bohemian Rhapsody's Rami Malek as new baddie Safin!

As is stated in the trailer, the world has indeed moved on.

And the stronger female presence (of course including Naomie Harris's Moneypenny...)

..is refreshing and great to see.

We can all enjoy the movie, no matter which chromosomes we possess!

Should be exciting in April!

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1984 Did Rock, Part Two: Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer

As I have already mentioned, I was 13 in 1984.

And from what I remember, at least from a pop cultural standpoint...

...life did seem pretty good.

The Four M's.

Malls (hello Bonnie Doon and West Edmonton Mall!)

Michael.

Madonna.

Mixtapes.

But oh, what a Pandora's Box we did open with that last one.

Blank cassette tape tax.

Napster.

A hundred what per mid-level concert ticket?

Should I quibble that the featured New Order track came out in 1986?

Nah...I'll give 'em a pass.

Because that song's been out for so long, it now seems to speak for the whole decade.

Which was probably director Patty Jenkins's thinking in the first place.

And as distinctive as Gal Gadot made the character in the 2017 film...

...she definitely added a retro Lynda Carter vibe this time...

And why not, as Ms. Carter may have a cameo!

Who's Lynda Carter, you ask?

I don't judge, here you go...

And just for fun, the TV show intro from 1978...

Should all be a blast next June!

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1984 Did Rock, Part One: Ghostbusters 3 Trailer

Wow...I am 13 again

This looks awesome.

A quick check and some quick math tells me that writer-director Jason Reitman was 7 when his dad Ivan was directing the original Ghostbusters, released in the summer of 1984.

And he's said that he was on set a lot at that time.

Which means that it's likely just as much  a part of his cultural DNA as it is ours.

Which means he won't screw it up,

Right?

Hey no pressure.

But everybody's back that can be.

Even Bill Murray.

And he even looks like he wanted to be there!

I'm even gonna predict (just a gut feeling mind you...)

...that Mr. Rick Moranis will show up in a cameo, or as a faraway extra.

Even though he's moved on from the film life, as it were.

Good for him, because few can or do, even if they want to.

Gotta say as well, that the Calgary and area wheatfields did bode well for another big film.

Way back in 1978.

And man, was it super!

Calgary wasn't and isn't a small ville normally.

But it sure worked in that case!

This should be cool!

Now let's remember the original greatness...


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