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Movie: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Whether you love it or hate it or are simply confused by the fact that anybody ever made it, it's hard to be completely indifferent to this one-of-a-kind product of seventies excess, in which Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees are cast as a small town band trying to follow the example of hometown hero Sgt. Pepper to save their beloved Heartland, USA from the sinister Future Villain Band and its brainwashed minions. [more inside]
Movie: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Steve Martin and Carl Reiner's homage to, and parody of, film noir. Private eye Rigby Reardon investigates the mysterious death of a famous scientist and cheesemaker on the request of his gorgeous daughter (Rachel Ward), and finds himself deep in a conspiracy with the lowest of the low. Using clips from famous movies of the 1940s seamlessly blended with original black and white scenes, this rises above gimmicky to be an entertaining and unique film.
Gowns by Edith Head.
Movie: L.A. Story (1991)
T.V. weather man Harris K. Telemacher (Steve Martin) is unsatisfied with his job and stuck in a failing relationship - but thanks to the intervention of a sentient freeway sign, his life is about to change. [more inside]
Movie: All of Me
Roger Cobb (Steve Martin) seems to be doing ok, but on his 38th birthday he decides it's time to get serious. After telling his boss, he wants to be partner, he's sent to amend the will dying heiress Edwina Cutwater (Lily Tomlin). But things go awry when Cobb is informed that Edwina intends for her soul to migrate at the time of her death to the body of young and healthy Terry Hoskins (Victoria Tennant). [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin & Martin Short / Brandi Carlile Season 48, Ep 8
(First?) Christmas episode. [more inside]
Movie: Roxanne
C. D. Bales, the witty local fire chief, falls for astronomer Roxanne Kowalski. But Roxanne is more interested in the conventionally attractive Chris McConnel. C.D. believing Roxanne could never fall for him because of his appearance agrees to help Chris woo Roxanne. [more inside]
Movie: The Man with Two Brains
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: I Know Who Did It Season 2, Ep 10
One question remains: Who did it??? Oh, who are we kidding -- there's a few more questions raised, too. [Season Finale]
Only Murders in the Building: Sparring Partners Season 2, Ep 9
Closing in on the killer, Mabel takes her investigative talents into the ring. Oliver and Charles duke it out over a birdcage only to end up confronting their deepest paternal struggles. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Hello, Darkness Season 2, Ep 8
The trio tries to save a loved one from the killer during a blackout, while the other Arconia residents explore unexpected connections. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Flipping the Pieces Season 2, Ep 7
Following her incident on the subway, Mabel receives help from an unlikely ally who takes her to a legendary amusement park full of terror. Back at the Arconia, Charles and Oliver find amusement of their own - and new evidence. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Performance Review Season 2, Ep 6
Charles, Oliver and Mabel collide with their podcasting mentor-turned-competitor, Cinda Canning. Subsequently, a key clue requires the trio to orchestrate a stakeout -- Brazzos-style. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: The Tell Season 2, Ep 5
Mabel hosts a party for an eclectic art crowd which also serves a double purpose for smoking out a liar in the trio's midst.
Only Murders in the Building: Here's Looking at You Season 2, Ep 4
An unexpected visitor reveals hidden secrets about the inner workings of the Arconia. Charles reveals that he once recorded a hit single that was huge in Germany. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: The Last Day of Bunny Folger Season 2, Ep 3
A foul-mouthed parrot becomes the key to Bunny's last day on Earth, which reveals surprising people who crossed her path, furthering the need for our trio to solve her murder. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Framed Season 2, Ep 2
The trio question their neighbors at a memorial for Bunny as they attempt to get rid of evidence that could further implicate them. A relative of Bunny's shows up and proves to be more of a force than she was. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Persons of Interest Season 2, Ep 1
Charles, Oliver and Mabel are back! [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Selena Gomez / Post Malone Season 47, Ep 20
Both first-timers! [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Whole season Season 1, Ep 1
They had me at Steve Martin and Martin Short. Selena Gomez is excellent, too. The three neighbors living in a posh NYC building team up to solve a murder in the building while making a true-crime podcast about their efforts. The ending twist sets up a season 2. It's on Hulu.
Saturday Night Live: John Mulaney / LCD Soundsystem Season 47, Ep 13
Can't remember the last time Weekend Update didn't have a side guest. [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Paul Rudd / Charli XCX Season 47, Ep 9
Christmas episode with no audience and several past sketches due to Omicron COVID spike. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Open and Shut Season 1, Ep 10
In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Double Time Season 1, Ep 9
With the residents growing upset at the building’s negative publicity, the trio faces a revolt. Charles is visited by an old colleague who sheds light on his past. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Fan Fiction Season 1, Ep 8
Hitting a dead end, the group calls for reinforcements in the form of their podcast’s Superfans. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: To Protect and Serve Season 1, Ep 6
Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: Twist Season 1, Ep 5
Mabel slips away on a solo mission tracking the victim’s final days. Suspicious, Charles & Oliver follow her. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: The Sting Season 1, Ep 4
Sting and his dog-hating ways make him a potential suspect. We find out that Charles is haunted by cartoon characters, who "Lucy" was and how that whole dating the bassoonist thing is going. Oliver's son has a key piece of info about Mabel. The podcast gang meets their idol Cinda. [more inside]
Only Murders in the Building: How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors? Season 1, Ep 3
Oliver employs his theater director skills to analyze the case. Charles and Mabel question an obsessive cat lover. [more inside]
Movie: The Jerk
An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in St. Louis. [more inside]
Movie: The Spanish Prisoner
An employee of a corporation with a lucrative secret process is tempted to betray it, in this paranoid neo-noir written and directed by David Mamet. The film stars Campell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay and Ben Gazzara. [more inside]
Movie: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first. [more inside]
Movie: Little Shop of Horrors
A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. [more inside]
Movie: Home
Oh, an alien on the run from his own people, lands on Earth and makes friends with the adventurous Tip, who is on a quest of her own.
Movie: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
A high-strung marketing executive must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion. Starring Steve Martin and John Candy, written and directed by John Hughes. [more inside]
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