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I decided to pull random questions from the TV Edition of Scene It and Pass The Popcorn for this week’s episode. So test your knowledge and see how you do. Take a drink for everyone you get wrong.  Classic Old Fashioned: Ingredients  2 teaspoons simple syrup 1 teaspoon water 2 dashes bitters 1 cup ice cubes 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger bourbon whiskey 1 slice orange  1 maraschino cherry Directions P...

Tonight on Murder, She Wrote …This week we discuss an episode of Murder, She Wrote , which is such a great show! It is available to stream on Peacock and probably playing somewhere on some network right now. This show ran for 12 seasons and had 4 made for tv movies. It was on in the 80s, the 90s, and in 2000. If you haven’t ever watched an episode, I highly recommend checking it out. Jessica Fletc...

I had a great time interviewing star Josh Brener and director Cutter Hodierne for this film. It’s a fun film, a new take on a heist film in the crypto world, with a fantastic cast, great storyline and is well directed. Check out Cold Wallet this Friday on VOD or in a theater near you. The synopsis of the film is…After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors...

Welcome to my 200th episode!!!! This is quite the accomplishment. Most podcasters quit after 4-5 episodes, I am still here having fun and creating memories. Please follow, subscribe, listen, and share with others. In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members o...

Somehow I missed releasing this, but I am releasing it now. I got to interview the director of Scared Shitless Vivieno Caldinelli. This film is so much fun! Can't give much away, but when it gets released, I highly recommend checking it out. Themed Cocktails: Toilet Water Drink ( cravingsofalunatic.com ): Ingredients  2 L 7-Up Sprite also works 750 ml good quality vodka more or less to taste 3...

Tombstone If you haven’t seen Tombstone, or don’t know what the film is about, here is the synopsis…Wyatt Earp and his brothers, Morgan and Virgil, have left their gunslinger ways behind them to settle down and start a business in the town of Tombstone, Ariz. While they aren't looking to find trouble, trouble soon finds them when they become targets of the ruthless Cowboy gang. Now, together with ...

When It Rains in LA New film out, they just had their premier in LA. You can rent it now on your favorite platform. I got to interview two of the main stars of the film, Leslie Stratton and Monroe Cline. The film is about Sasha, a beautiful young Eastern European who just buried her elderly boyfriend after an unexpected and unexplainable death, and she leaves her life behind to go visit her Los An...

This week I am covering the new film Carry-On that is available on Netflix. It stars Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Jason Bateman and more. If you haven’t seen the trailer or heard about the film, it is about an airline TSA agent who is blackmailed by a mysterious passenger who threatens to smuggle a package onto a flight on Christmas Eve. It is filled with action, I enjoyed it, but it was weird to...

Welcome to 2025! The week I am covering the new 4 part game show, Fast Friends. You can stream the show on Max, it airs Thursdays at 9pm. I am discussing episode 1 with my friend Danielle, then she is asking me questions from episode 2. See how well you can do. It's a fun game show hosted by Whitney Cummings. Friends' Cocktails: The Nubbin (cupojoecoffee.com): Baileys Rumchata Butterscotch Syrup C...

This was a fun episode, but it was so long that I broke it into two episodes. Now you get to listen to part 2 this week. We played a little game with IMDb's top grossing 1000 films, play along and see how you do. Million Dollar Cocktail (cocktailclub.com): Ingredients 50ml Gin 25ml Sweet Vermouth 20ml Pineapple juice 15ml Grenadine 15ml Egg white 1 Pineapple wedge Directions Cut your pineapple rea...

This was a fun episode, but it was so long that I broke it into two episodes. So you get part 1 this week. We played a little game with IMDb's top grossing 1000 films, play along and see how you do. Million Dollar Cocktail (cocktailclub.com): Ingredients 50ml Gin 25ml Sweet Vermouth 20ml Pineapple juice 15ml Grenadine 15ml Egg white 1 Pineapple wedge Directions Cut your pineapple ready for garnish...

Welcome to season 9! I am almost to my 200th episode! For this season premiere I am covering Addams Family Values, because I wanted to do a Thanksgiving themed film, well this one is a bit of a stretch but it has a Thanksgiving play in the dead of summer. This film has some unexpected stars as children and others were just early in their career, enjoy seeing them so young. Black Widow Cocktail (ze...

This week I am joined by Danielle, a formal journalist, who I met at the ATX TV Festival, and she wanted to cover one of her favorite movies, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead . If you don't know what the film is about, here is the synopsis: Sue Ellen Crandell (Christina Applegate) is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's (Concetta Tomei) summer-long absence. While the babysi...

Bored housewife seduces hot pizza guy for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99? Do I have your attention yet? This short film was fantastic! It was cheesy, gooey, funny, and full of parmesan and tomato sauce. This was such a fun interview and I hope that one day you can all watch this short film. Pizza Anytime Ingredients For the Parmesan Salt ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 2 Tbsp. kosher...

It was fun sitting down on Zoom and chatting about The Door with writer and director Alexander Seltzer for HollyShorts. The short film synopsis is a year after their daughter’s disappearance, Kara and Felix struggle to move on in their own ways as their marriage falls apart around them. But when a mysterious door appears in her kitchen, Kara becomes obsessed with uncovering what lies behind it at...

It's the Halloween episode!!! For this year's Halloween, I am covering Joy Ride starring Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski and was written by J.J. Abrams. You can stream the film on Hulu, Pluto TV, or Amazon. Rusty Nail Cocktail (njoyspirits.com): Ingredients 4 parts Scotch 1 part Drambuie 1 large cube "clear ice" Directions Pour all ingredients directly into an old-fashioned glass fill...

This film was done so beautifully for such a hard subject matter to discuss. Play Date was a film that I am glad I got to watch for HollyShorts, but so glad I was able to interview Amberlee Colson and Laura Campbell to dive deeper into the film. According to their website (playdate-film.com), the short film is about two estranged mothers reunite to make sense of their daughter's last play date...

This short film was part of HollyShorts this year. Depression is a hard subject for people to talk about, but it has become more and more open in discussions and people are becoming more and more aware. I really enjoyed chatting with Courtney Dixon about her documentary, it was done very well and takes a new approach to depression. I hope you can all check it out someday when it is available to st...

Madison Hatfield wrote, directed, and acted in this fun short film, which you need to watch as soon as it's available. I Could Dom is a sex comedy for people pleasers and was one of the best shorts I watched as part of HollyShorts. I am so glad the producers emailed me and sent me the film and we set up a fun interview. Be sure to follow Madison on Instagram to stay up to date at @madhat31 and...

This was such a great interview, and listening to it again while I was editing the episode reminded me how much I love doing this podcast. Adam was a pleasure to talk to and we talked about everything about his season and also about Musical Intervention (@musicalintervention on Instagram and musicalintervention.com), which you should all look into and help support the good they are doing for the c...

Hud was great to chat with and he even has his own whiskey company! Go check out https://mellencampwhiskey.com and order some or find where you can buy a bottle, they are in 30 states. Maybe we can get a collaboration going sometime. Enjoy the episode and share it with friends! Also, if you haven't watched Claim to Fame, go watch it now, it's streaming on Hulu. I for one cannot wait until...

Mackenzie is so sweet and lovely to talk to and I hope you are all following her on Instagram, @mackenzielynnadkins, she has posted some great stuff. I tried to ask all the burning questions, ha, kind of, I wanted to know about her time on the show. She came in third and played a great game. Be sure to listen and share this episode with your friends. The Dangerous Woman Ingredients 1.5 oz of Vodka...

Over the three seasons, Claim to Fame has had some amazing reveals, but Shane's relative is an icon and I had to ask a little more about his grandfather. It was such a pleasure chatting with Shane and getting to know him a little bit better. Be sure to follow him on Instagram at @shug88 and if you want to get your own chicken necklace, go to @feeling_crispyllc and click on the shop button. I h...

So I was given the privilege of a press for Hollyshorts Film Festival again this year and got to watch so many amazing short films, plus I got to do some great interviews with those behind the films. "Bill" is a darkly comedic short film that explores themes of power, control, and societal expectations. The story follows a woman who, after years of enduring her sexist husband, takes matt...

I had a lot going on this summer, but I was able to record with 2 other ATX TV Members about this year's festival. It was great as always, but I will say that seeing everyone was what made it amazing. I think we all needed those nights on the Stephen F. Austin Bar balcony spending time together discussing the day, tv, and life. Hope you enjoy this recap, look into going next year, it's so...