Entertainment Roundup for 2024

Not much to say about this year, but I certainly watched plenty! Saw a record number of films in the theater and plenty of live shows. Though it partly started last year, I also re-discovered to a degree network TV with shows like Ghosts, Elspeth, So Help Me Todd (since cancelled), and the return of the Law & Order mothership. Among the best overall on tv and streaming were Blue Eyed Samurai, Franklin, Julia, Time Bandits, The Mick (the latter three also since cancelled), 

I always say that I'm not a good bellweather for films since I don't see everything and have gotten a bit more discriminating about what I see. That said, among my favorites this year were Saturday Night, Fly Me to the Moon, Twisters, The Boys in the Boat, Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,  and Brooklyn (though that film was a 2015 release. 

Films

Gone With the Wind – Culver Theater (12/30/24)
Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Howard Hughes Center (12/23/24)
Conclave – Monica Laemmle (11/29/24)
Wicked – Culver Theater (11/25/24)

Saturday Night – Culver Theater (10/13/24)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Culver Theatre (8/26/24)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – Culver Theatre (8/19/24)
Babe – Culver Theatre (8/10/24)
Iron Giant – Culver Theatre (8/3/24) - rewatch
Deadpool & Wolverine – Culver Theatre (7/31/24)
Twisters – Bruin Theatre (7/20/24)
Fly Me to the Moon – Culver Theaters (7/13/24)
Fall Guy – Century City AMC (6/1/24)
Spy x Family Code White – Century City AMC (4/27/24)
Argylle – Culver Theaters (2/3/24)
Boys in the Boat – Culver Theaters (1/11/24)

Streaming Films/DVD/BluRay

Wham: Last Christmas Unwrapped – Netflix (12/29/24)
Music by John Williams – Disney+ (12/8/24)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Max (12/6/24)
School of Rock – Paramount+ (11/30/24) – rewatch
Dear Santa – Paramount+ (11/30/24)
March of the Wooden Soldiers – YouTube (11/28/24) – rewatch
Amelie – Max (11/6/24)
Dave – YouTube (11/4/24) - rewatch
See How They Run – HBOMax (10/21/24) - rewatch
The Party – Prime (10/16/24)
Snack Shack – Prime (10/15/24)
On Chesil Beach – Max (10/11/24)
Brooklyn – Max (10/10/24)
The Banker – Apple+ (10/4/24) - rewatch 

Go for Broke – Prime (10/1/24) - rewatch 

Django & Django – Netflix (9/12/24)
Big Fat Liar – Netflix (9/9/24)
Muriel’s Wedding – Netflix (9/6/24)

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Bowfinger – Prime (8/29/24) - rewatch 

Dr. Strangelove – Prime (8/26/24) - rewatch 

First Man – Netflix (8/18/24) - rewatch 

Orange County – Paramount+ (8/18/24)
Hit Man – Netflix (8/16/24)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – Netflix (8/11/24)
Hudsucker Proxy – Netflix (8/11/24) - rewatch
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Netflix (8/9/24)
Set It Up – Netflix (7/22/24)
Space Cadet – Netflix (7/10/24)
The Paper – Netflix (7/9/24)
1776 – Tubi (7/8/24) - rewatch
Losin’ It – (7/6/24)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – Max (7/4/24)
Girl on a Bicycle – Prime (7/1/24)
Saturday Night Fever – Prime (7/1/24)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets – Prime (6/22/24) - rewatch
A Hard Day’s Night – Max (6/5/24)
Gilda – Prime (6/4/24)
Paris When It Sizzles – PlutoTV (6/3/24)
The Swimmer – Prime (6/3/24)
Die Hart 2 – Netflix (6/2/24)
Nicky Stanicki – Prime (6/1/24)
Bottoms – Prime (6/1/24)
Empire Records – Paramount+ (5/31/24)
Adventureland (5/30/24)– rewatch 

The Mouse That Roared – Tubi (5/27/24)
The Beach Boys – Disney+ (5/27/24)
Shampoo – Prime (5/24/24) – rewatch 

Mister Roberts – Tubi (5/15/24) – rewatch 

The Great Escape – Max (5/14/24) – rewatch 

American Fiction – Prime (5/14/24)
Sahara – Prime (5/9/24)
Florence Foster Jennings (5/8/24) – rewatch 

Unfrosted – Netflix (5/5/24)*
Ricky Stanicky – Prime (5/4/24)
Eight Days a Week – Hulu (5/4/24) – rewatch 

Remains of the Day – TCM (4/16/24) - rewatch 

Jodorowsky's Dune – Max (4/11/24)
Scoop – Netflix (4/9/24)
Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat’s Eye – Prime (3/25/24)
Electric Dreams – YouTube/PlutoTV (3/24/24) - rewatch 

Far From Heaven – TCM (3/23/24) - rewatch 

Icons Unearthed: The Lord of the Rings – ViceTV (Gilroy) (3/20/24)
Stalag 17 – Freevee (3/13/24) - rewatch 

And So It Goes – Prime (3/11/24)
Hot Potato: The Wiggles Story – Prime (3/10/24)
Last Chance Harvey – Prime (3/9/24)
Love & Other Drugs – Hulu (3/8/24)
Made for Each Other – Prime (3/7/24)
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker – Disney+ (2/29/24) - rewatch 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Disney+ (2/27/24) - rewatch 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Disney+ (2/26/24)- rewatch 

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf – TCM (2/26/24)
I Take This Woman – ok.ru (2/16/24)
Mr. Mom – YouTubeTV (2/12/24) - rewatch Upgraded – Prime (2/10/24)
He’s the Man – Netflix (2/9/24)
The Gray Man – Netflix (2/6/24)
The Holdovers – Streaming Rent (2/1/24)
Shortcomings – Netflix (2/1/24)
Best of Enemies – Netflix (1/31/24)
Queenpins – Netflix (1/31/24)
Speed Racer (1/29/24)
Max Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I (1/27/24) – rewatch 

Bombshell – Netflix (1/24/24) – rewatch 

Fall of Japan: In Color – Paramount+ (1/21/24)
Battle of Midway: True Story – Paramount+ (1/21/24)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford – Disney+ (1/21/24)
Hidden Figures – Disney+ (1/20/24) - rewatch
Reacher S2 Finale – Prime (1/18/24)
Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection (1/18/24)*
The Rocketeer – Disney+ (1/18/2) – rewatch
Nimona – Netflix (1/17/24)
Saving Mr. Banks – Disney+ (1/17/24) - rewatch 

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres – Netflix (1/16/24)
Hunt for Red October – Max (1/13/24) – rewatch 

Ronin – Max (1/13/24) – rewatch 

Bank of Dave – Netflix (1/2/24)

TV/Streaming Series

St. Denis Medical – NBC (12/4/24)
Ghosts BBC S1–2 (11/29/24) - rewatch
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins – ABC (11/28/24)
Man on the Inside Eps 1–6 (11/28/24)
Ghosts BBC S3–4 (11/24/24) - rewatch
Seinfeld S1-3 (11/17/24)
Law and Order S23 (10/27/24)
Ghosts S3 Eps 1–2 (10/25/24)
American Masters: Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames S38 E4 – YouTubeTV (10/16/24)*
The Simpsons S36 Eps 1–2 (10/9/24)
Bad Monkey Finale – AppleTV+ (10/9/24)
Reno 911 – Paramount+ S1–2 Long Way Around S1 – AppleTV+ (10/8/24)
Derry Girls S2 – Netflix (9/18/24)
Bad Monkey Eps 2–6 – AppleTV+ (9/15/24)
Time Bandits S1 – AppleTV+ (9/15/24)*
Bad Monkey Eps 1 – AppleTV+ (9/10/24)
Call the Midwife S10 Eps 1–3 – Netflix (9/10/24)
Jeeves and Wooster S3–4 – YouTube@yevhenii_k (9/5/24)
Jeeves and Wooster S2 – YouTube@yevhenii_k (8/30/24)
Jeeves and Wooster S1 – YouTube@yevhenii_k (8/24/24)
Inbetweeners S1–S3 – Prime (8/14/24)
The Mick S2 Finale – Hulu (8/15/24)*
Unstable S1 Eps 1–4 – Netflix (8/10/24)
Freaks and Geeks S1 Eps 1–2 – Paramount+ (7/31/24)
The Mick – Hulu (7/20/24)
Remembering Gene Wilder – Netflix (7/9/24)
The Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini – Hulu (6/30/24)
Lady Jane S1 Ep 1 – Prime (6/29/24)
Watch Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal Eps 1–2 – Netflix (6/19/24)
My Adventures With Superman – Max (6/5/24)
Another Period S1 Eps 1–5– Paramount+ (6/3/24)
Elsbeth S1 Finale – CBS (5/29/24)
Secrets of Penthouse Eps 1–2 – Hulu (5/26/24)
So Help Me Todd Series Finale – CBS (5/23/24)

Franklin Ep 8 Finale – Apple+ (5/23/24)
Doctor Who S2–3 – Disney+ (5/14/24)
Elsbeth S1–Eps 7-8 – CBS (5/12/24)
Law and Order – NBC (5/11/24)
S 21 Franklin – AppleTV+ eps 3–5 (5/5/24)
So Help Me Todd – Paramount+/YTtv – S1–2 Ep 6 / *4/23/24 Manhunt – AppleTV+ finale (4/18/24)
Venture Brothers – Max S2–S3 (4/18/24)
Franklin – AppleTV+ ep 1–2 (4/13/24)
Manhunt – AppleTV+ eps 4-6 (4/13/24)
Curb Your Enthusiasm S12 Finale – Max (4/9/24)
Steve! (Martin)
A Documentary in 2 Pieces – AppleTV+ (4/5/24)
Girls5Eva S1 Eps 1–3 – Netflix (3/24/24)
Brooklyn 99 S1 – Netflix (3/22/24)
Masters of the Air Finale – AppleTV (3/17/24)
Manhunt – AppleTV (3/17/24)
So Help Me Todd – S1 E1–2 (3/16/24)
So Help Me Todd – S2 Law and Order – NBC (3/15/24)
Masters of the Air E1–7 – AppleTV (3/13/24)
Esbeth – Pilot – Prime (3/10/24)
Jury Duty – Prime (3/8/24)
Masters of the Air E1–6 – AppleTV (3/4/24)
Brooklyn 99 S1– Eps7-12 – Netflix (3/4/24)
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin E1 – Hulu (3/3/24)
Brooklyn 99 S1–Eps 1–6 (2/28/24)
Curb Your Enthusiasm 12 Eps 1–3 – Max (2/24/24)
Masters of the Air E1 – AppleTV (2/23/24)
Law and Order S23 Eps 2–5 – NBC (2/23/24)
Ghosts S3 Ep 1 – CBS (2/15/24)
American Experience: Nazi Town, USA – (2/18/24)
Monsieur Spade Ep 6 Finale – AMC (2/18/24)
Web of Make Believe: Death By Swat – Netflix (2/5/24)
Masters of the Air Ep 3 – Apple+ (1/26/24)
The Swans Eps 1–2 – Hulu (2/3/24)
Blue Eye Samurai Eps 1–8 – Netflix (2/4/24)*
Nichols and May: Take Two – TCM (1/27/24)
Monsieur Spade – AMC (1/26/24)*
Masters of the Air Eps 1–2 – Apple+ (1/26/24)
Shameless S4 Netflix (1/25/24)
Shameless S4 Eps 1-2 – Netflix (1/24/24)
Monsieur Spade – AMC (1/16/24)
Spy x Family S1 Eps 11–22 – Hulu (1/13/24)
Monarch Finale – Apple+ (1/11/24)
Reacher Eps 1–6 – Prime (1/5/24)
Julia S3 Eps 7-8 Finale (1/4/24)
Monarch Ep 1 – Apple+ (1/3/24)
Gilded Age S2 Eps 7–8 Finale – Max (1/2/24)* YouTube (of note)
I Went to the Frontline of Ukraine's Invasion into Russia – Task & Purpose (12/31/24)
The Pistol Shrimps Documentary (10/12/24)
War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Documentary (10/18/24)
The Complete Saga of the Micronauts Explained – Total Recall Show (10/1/24)
The Insane Production Behind Lawrence of Arabia Part 1 & 2 – @VoidVolken (8/22/24)
Mash The Movie Documentary (Parts 1&2) – Bill Donnelly (@billd01rfc) (8/21/24)
Everything You NEED to Know About SNL Seasons 1–19 

Defunctland: The History of the 1964 New York World's Fair (8/6/25)
Defunctland: The History of Tomorrowland 1955 (8/6/25)
The Origins Of Tintin: Hergé’s Masterpiece –@PerspectiveArts (7/16/24)
I Watched the Forgotten Versions of Lord of the Rings (3/15/24)
Galaxy Quest: You've Never Heard it Told Like This Before! – The Popcast (1/29/24)
Sofia Coppola and The Godfather Part III Disaster – Be Kind Rewind (2/4/24)
How I Became the Voice of Woody in Toy Story (Jim Hanks Interview) – Jace Diehl (2/8/24)
Hey, Hey We're The Monkees Documentary (Extended Re-edited 2020) – The Monkees Archive (2/15/24)

Books/Comics

My Life in Comics (a Memoir)
by Ron Fortier – Kindle (9/2/24)
Rocketeer/The Spirit: Pulp Friction! (20 by Mark Waid , Paul Smith, et al – Kindle (2/4/24)
The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom (2013) by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee – Kindle (1/29/24)

Theatre/Live Performance

Once Upon a Mattress (12/19/24)
Getty Museum (12/15/24) 
UCLA v. Minnesota (21–17) – Rose Bowl (10/13/24)
Disneyland (8/27/24)
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (6/16/24)
The Comedy of Arrs – Actors Gang Theatre/Media Park (5/25/24)
Renaissance Pleasure Faire – (5/11/24 - Mother’s Day)
Netflix is a Joke Fest with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bergatze and Sebastian Maniscalco – Hollywood Bowl (5/2/24)
L.A. Festival of Books – USC (4/21/24)