Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ian J. Ball Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for March 23-29, 2024 Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 21:33:57 -0700 Organization: Ballassarian Consortium Lines: 198 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7e763ab9825aa1829c504f47f70b643a"; logging-data="175103"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19XxOLNQuK2yIlBkpooxlxH" User-Agent: Unison/2.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:UigcEPRTRGrhKKBSkWLDanaex1w= Bytes: 7942 On 2024-03-23 21:53:50 +0000, Robin Miller said: > Previously released: > > > Bodies Bodies Bodies (movie) (Netflix, March 20) > > When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote > family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look > at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong. > 2022 US film; 1h 34m. It's been on Showtime for ages, and then on Max. Another flicks that's come to Netlfix after several others. > Saturday, March 23 > > > Kiss of Death (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi) > > When forced to take out a notorious crime boss, a devoted wife, mother > and secret hit woman will do anything in her power to protect her > identity and save her family. Stars Sheila Leason; 1hr 24min. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jphg8Y7Jq9M > > https://tubitv.com/movies/100018143/kiss-of-death > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31146252/ I don't really know who that is... > Surviving the Sleepover (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) > > Having trouble fitting in at her new high school, outspoken teen Hannah > is invited to a sleepover at the popular Melissa’s house, not realizing > she was only invited to be the victim of a prank­-but when the night > turns more sinister than intended, Hannah’s mother will become her only > chance of surviving the night. Stars Sloan Mannino, Dawn Marie, Jenna > Hogan, Joshua Bertell, and Sage Moore. > > https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/surviving-the-sleepover > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31598188/ OK, am catching this one more than halfway into it - I'm not figuring much out at this point, having missed a whole bunch... > Shifting Gears (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel) > > After female mechanic Jess reluctantly agrees to participate in a car > restoration show, she is shocked to learn that her ex-boyfriend, Luke, > is her main competitor. Will sparks reignite? [RM: Duh!] Stars. Tyler > Hynes and Katherine Barrell. > > https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/shifting-gears > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31519881/ Meh. > Ramy Youssef: More Feelings (comedy special) (10 pm, HBO) > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHDVlBxUiNk Isn't this the dude that is a total fraud. > Sunday, March 24 > > > My Acting Coach Nightmare (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel) > > It’s been years since her husband passed away, and Lisa’s life finally > has a solid foundation again­she has a high power job, a stable > relationship with her longtime boyfriend Mark, and her teenage > daughter, Sienna, is excelling in life. That is, until Sienna expresses > her desire to become an actress. Reluctantly, Lisa signs Sienna up for > her dream acting class. As classes come and go, it feels as though > Sienna is becoming more distant from Lisa and more controlled by the > coach of the acting class, Max. Could Sienna’s acting coach be grooming > her for a high-powered Hollywood cult on the West Coast? Soon, Lisa > finds herself racing to Hollywood save her daughter before it’s too > late. Stars Samaire Armstrong, Cameron Jebo, Neela Jolene, and Erik von > Detten. > > https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/my-acting-coach-nightmare > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28324731/ Am almost certain to miss this one - will have to catch a later reairing. > Tuesday, March 26 > > Broadcast and cable: > > > Just in Time (movie) (8 pm, Great American Family) > > In Just in Time, Hannah (Laura Osnes) and her husband, Rowan (Greyston > Holt) have focused all their time, energy, and attention into trying to > have a baby. The pressure to complete their family starts weighing > heavily on their relationship. The couple is left questioning if having > a child is the right thing to do and if they are still right for one > another. When Hannah receives a call from a stranger named Franklin > (Peter Bryant), who claims to have discovered an antique on the beach > bearing an inscription unique to Hannah and Rowan, she reluctantly > agrees to meet him to look. Franklin is certain the watch is a > long-lost heirloom from Hannah’s family. In the end, Franklin’s patient > approach helps Hannah see that the answers to all she seeks will be > revealed in God’s time. Wow. This won't be popular around here!! > Thursday, March 28 > > > Streaming: > > > The Baxters [new; complete season 1?] (12:01 am, Prime Video) > > An ensemble family drama based on the bestselling novels from Karen > Kingsbury, that follows Elizabeth and John Baxter, and their adult > children, as they navigate life's highs and lows, both with and without > God. Roma Downey and Ted McGinley star; half-hour episodes. Ten > episodes. Another one that won't be popular around here. > We Were the Lucky Ones [new] (12:01 am, Hulu) > > Joey King and Logan Lerman head the cast of an eight-episode adaptation > of Georgia Hunter's 2017 best-seller about the true story of a Jewish > family's years-long quest to reunite after being separated in Poland at > the start of WWII. Three episodes are released today, while the rest > are released once weekly through May 2. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOOn7Wb8sNw > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9114512/ I'm interested in this. But it being a series likely kills any chance that I'll watch it. > Broadcast and cable: > > > None. > > Note: "Girl in the Video," listed as "new" by LMN tonight, was shown on > Lifetime Channel in January. Yep. And I'm not interested in it. > Friday, March 29 > > > Streaming: > > > Lisa Frankenstein (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock) > > A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens > to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to > life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few > missing body parts. 1h 41m. > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21188080/ [rating 6.1] > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POOeA3zCuUY Kathryn Newton probably makes this a "Yes". > A Gentleman in Moscow [new] (3:01 am, Paramount+) > > An eight-episode adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Amor Towles, > Moscow stars Ewan McGregor as (the fictional) Count Alexander Rostov, ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========