2023, The Year’s Movies

Here are the movies I watched this year.

Movie (Year Released – Date Watched)

Star Trek: Generations (1994 – 1/07)
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010 – 1/08)
Prometheus (2012 – 1/10)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022 – 2/10)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999 – 2/17)
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993 – 2/25)
Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997 – 3/03)
Marlowe (2023 – 3/18)
Dragonslayer (1981 – 3/25)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022 – 3/31)
Shazam: Fury of the Gods (2023 – 4/07)
The Old Way (2023 – 4/09)
City Slickers (1991 – 4/14)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018 – 4/14)
Stargate (1994 – 4/22)
The Pale Blue Eye (2022 – 4/24)
Secondhand Lions (2003 – 4/26)
65 (2023 – 4/28)
Peter Pan & Wendy (2023 – 4/30)
Sling Blade (1996 – 4/30)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023 – 5/05)
Renfield (2023 – 5/06)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023 – 5/18)
Bullet Train (2022 – 5/19)
Men in Black (1997 – 5/20)
Peter Pan (1953 – 5/20)
Cowboys and Aliens (2011 – 5/24)
Men in Black II (2002 – 5/26)
Men in Black 3 (2012 – 5/26)
The Little Mermaid (2023 – 5/27)
Men in Black International (2019 – 5/27)
Deadwood The Movie (2019 – 5/28)
The Patriot (2000 – 5/29)
Jarhead (2005 – 5/30)
Rules of Engagement (2000 – 6/02)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022 – 6/02)
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (2023 – 6/03)
The Covenant (2023 – 6/10)
Obi-Wan Kenobi – The Patterson Cut (2023 – 6/10)
Dragnet (1954 – 6/11)
Camp X-Ray (2014 – 6/17)
The Flash (2023 – 6/17)
Lincoln (2012 – 6/23)
Nightcrawler (2014 – 6/24)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023 – 6/30)
Stir Crazy (1980 – 7/02)
National Treasure (2004 – 7/04)
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023 – 7/20)
Barbie (2023 – 7/21)
Oppenheimer (2023 – 7/22)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989 – 7/24)
Appaloosa (2008 – 7/25)
Asteroid City (2023 – 7/28)
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985 – 8/05)
Big Top Pee-wee (1988 – 8/06)
Bill Burr Live at Red Rocks (2022 – 8/07)
Star Trek First Contact (1996 – 8/08)
Cripple Creek (1952 – 8/10)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984 – 8/11)
Heart of Stone (2023 – 8/12)
Police Academy (1984 – 8/12)
The Pope’s Exorcist (2023 – 8/25)
U.S. Marshals (1998 – 8/30)
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023 – 9/01)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 – 9/03)
Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone (2001 – 9/03)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003 – 9/22)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023 – 9/30)
Sound of Freedom (2023 – 10/04)
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (2023 – 10/06)
The Caine Mutiny (1954 – 10/06)
The Amityville Horror (1979 – 10/07)
Fury (2014 – 10/11)
Paranormal Activity (2009 – 10/14)
Patton (1970 – 10/16)
Poltergeist (1982 – 10/20)
The Unholy (2021 – 10/21)
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016 – 10/22)
South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023 – 10/27)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017 – 10/27)
The Omen (1976 – 10/28)
A Haunting in Venice (2023 – 11/04)
The Killer (2023 – 11/10)
Unbroken (2014 – 11/11)
Grumpy Old Men (1993 – 11/23)
Mary Poppins (1964 – 11/23)
The Creator (2023 – 11/24)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975 – 11/28)
Miracle on 34th Street (1994 – 12/01
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023 – 12/08)
Genie (2023 – 12/09)
A Boy Called Christmas (2021 – 12/16)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004 – 12/22)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 – 12/24)
Bad Santa (2003 – 12/24)
Home Alone (1990 – 12/24)
A Christmas Carol (1984 – 12/25)
A Christmas Story (1983 – 12/25)

Sir Michael Gambon

Albus Dumbledore

LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his illustrious career on the stage and screen and who went on to gain admiration from a new generation of moviegoers with his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died. He was 82.

The actor died on Wednesday following “a bout of pneumonia,” his publicist, Clair Dobbs, said Thursday.

“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside,” his family said in a statement. Continue reading “Sir Michael Gambon”

Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita)

This was one of my favorite “micro trips” of the summer. I’ve not been to Kansas since 1982 and even then we were only passing through on our way to and from Wyoming. I enjoyed it so much, I may make this a routine getaway destination.

Robert William Barker

Bob Barker
December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023

Bob Barker,  host of television’s “The Price Is Right” from 1972 to 2007, has died, according to his publicist. He was 99.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday.

Bob Barker attended high school in Springfield, Missouri where he met his future wife at an Ella Fitzgerald concert. He then attended Drury University in Springfield on a basketball scholarship. His first job in media was at KTTS radio  while at University.

Borders Books Building Gets Gutted

Borders getting gutted
It warms my heart to see this Borders Books finally being gutted. I worked there 20 years ago and it was the most miserable, tedious, mind-numbing job I’ve ever had. I think highly of only a handful of people that worked there; the rest were a waste of good air.

Paul Reubens, 1952 – 2023

Pee-Wee Herman
August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023

Excerpt from Variety…

Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night after a private bout of cancer. He was 70.

“Please accept my apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years,” wrote Reubens in a statement posted to Instagram after his death. “I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.”

“Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness,” wrote Reubens’ estate in the caption. “Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit.”