Duckburg Gazette

Finally the weather broke!! Sunday ended the week long heat wave which also brought rain and thunderstorms while it remained in the high 90's due to humidity. This is not our typical weather and days were it was just straight heat hit the 100's over several days. I believe downtown Los Angeles broke a record on Tuesday by hitting 117 degrees. This is crazy weather we have been getting and all just in time for the Fall! Not sure what we are suppose to have this coming week but I hope it was nothing like this previous one! Post summer felt like summer than summer did ... what?

Weekly Update:
Not a whole lot went on this past week other than trying to avoid the heat! Spent most of the days doing nothing ... well, nothing productive I should say. I don't see too much going on this week but maybe on the weekend, not sure yet, haven't planned that far out yet! Just a day in the life I guess ... sloooooow.

At the movies:
No surprise at the box office this weekend as the crown went to The Social Network opening to 23 million. Slight drop down to #2 is "Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" earns an extra 10.9 mil. Bigger drop down to #3 is "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" with another 10.1 mil. Hanging on to the #4 spot is "The Town" with 10 mil more. Rounding off the top 5 is "Easy A" with 7 mil.

New movies that did not make the top 5: We have a couple this weekend and I think due to how these features placed, kind of sends a message that thriller-suspense is kind of dead right now ... no pun intended. In at #7 is Case 39 which earned 5.4 mil this weekend and makes you wonder what case 1 through 38 were. In at #8 is Let Me In with only 5.3 mil and no one really went in to see it.

Quote of the week:
"When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion." - Voltaire

Other News:
The stars above Hollywood just got a little dimmer ... Hollywood loses another legend of the silver screen as renowned actor Tony Curtis passed away in his Las Vegas home on Wednesday from cardiac arrest. He died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Curtis is father to actress Jamie Lee Curtis from his first wife actress Janet Leigh (Psycho). Curtis leaves behind a tremendous legacy of film which include such titles as "Sweet Smell of Success," "The Defiant Ones," "Some Like it Hot," and "The Great Race" to name but just a few. Curtis became the movie screen hearth-throb in the 50's and into the 60's. His only Oscar-nominated role remains "The Defiant Ones" where he played opposite Sydney Poitier. Curtis born Bernard Schwartz was the son of an Hungarian Jewish family that emigrated to the US after World War I. When he started acting and got a job at a studio in the late 1940's, they changed his name to Anthony Curtis since Schwartz sounded too Jewish. After his eighth film, he became Tony Curtis as the studio helped smooth out his rough edges. An incredible man and actor who gave us some of the most memorable characters and scenes forever. I had the pleasure of meeting him once and he was nothing short of inviting and asked for your name. Curtis was 85.

Also this past week, a behind-the-scenes legend passes. Award winning producer and writer Stephen J. Cannell passed away in his home in Pasadena, CA on Thursday from complications associated with melanoma. Amongst his producing (as well as writing) credits include "The Rockford Files," "21 Jump Street," "The A-Team," "Riptide," and "The Greatest American Hero." Many of these amazing TV shows were an integral part of my childhood. Every one of his shows ended with his signature logo of him smoking his pipe while typing away at the electric typewriter and grabbing the sheet while throwing it up in the air as it formed in the shape of a "C". A creative genius who will be sorely missed. Cannell was only 69.

Facts & Tips:
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posted by McDuck @ 00:32