diff --git a/changelog.json b/changelog.json
index 0e7f396..9288087 100644
--- a/changelog.json
+++ b/changelog.json
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 [
+  {
+    "dt": "2024-12-24",
+    "version": "client-1.7.7",
+    "notes": [
+      "add `bmc` freshness to changelog subnav"
+    ]
+  },
   {
     "dt": "2024-12-22",
     "version": "client-1.7.6",
diff --git a/data/movies.json b/data/movies.json
index 8ed8c99..9986243 100644
--- a/data/movies.json
+++ b/data/movies.json
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
 [
+  {
+    "title": "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim",
+    "yearMonth": "2024-12",
+    "ticketCost": 10,
+    "month": "December",
+    "year": 2024
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "No movie",
+    "yearMonth": "2024-11",
+    "ticketCost": 0,
+    "month": "November",
+    "year": 2024
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "No movie",
+    "yearMonth": "2024-11",
+    "ticketCost": 0,
+    "month": "November",
+    "year": 2024
+  },
+  {
+    "title": "Activate",
+    "yearMonth": "2024-10",
+    "ticketCost": 20,
+    "month": "October",
+    "year": 2024
+  },
   {
     "title": "Beatlejuice Beatlejuice",
     "yearMonth": "2024-09",
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diff --git a/js/changelog.js b/js/changelog.js
index e703ca1..d8c333e 100644
--- a/js/changelog.js
+++ b/js/changelog.js
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ async function renderDatalog() {
   const latest = await rs.text();
   // console.log(">> latest:", latest);
   // console.log(">> latest in ET:", convertToEasternTime(latest));
+
+  const ms = await fetch("../data/movies.json");
+  const movieJson = await ms.json();
+  // console.log(movieJson[0].yearMonth);
   
   const d = new Date();
   const freshness = calculateFreshness(latest, d.toISOString());
-  const syncTitle = `last data sync\n• ${convertToEasternTime(latest)}`;
+  const syncTitle = `data freshness:\n• bsky: ${convertToEasternTime(latest)}\n• bmc: ${movieJson[0].yearMonth}`;
   document.getElementById("releasenotes").innerHTML += ` &nbsp;∾&nbsp; <a href="${LATEST_URL}" title="${syncTitle}">${freshness}</a>`;
 }