RAIN!!!! Wow, this past week has been a monsoon of rain but you know what, we need it!! Forecast calls for more rain through this coming Wednesday and then clears up. I say bring us more rain and maybe we can make it through the next 3 months without any water shortages or issues. People in Southern California do not realize that the more rain the better. Yet they complain because of traffic or being stuck indoors for more than 2 hours ... suck it up! We need the water and desperately. Do we quickly forget that we do live in a desert?Weekly Update:
Not to crazy of a week this time which is nice ... met up with some friends, watched a movie or two and spread some holiday cheer. Wish I could can holiday cheer and make it into a spread ... you can put it on a cracker or a piece of toast. Simply heat it up and share with your friends, family and neighbors! I would make a million and six dollars if I could can that!! Well, one can wish ... one can wish. This coming week I have some stuff going on but nothing major again. Hopefully it will be enjoyable as this past week was ... but since this Saturday is Christmas ... MERRY CHRISTMAS to all ... hope everyone has a great and safe one!
At the movies:No surprise at the box office this weekend but the numbers are a little disappointing across the board. Taking the crown in its debut is the much awaited sequel Tron Legacy earns 43.6 million. Disney thinks they have the next "Avatar" however that film opened to at least 70 million for its debut. Too long of a wait? Time will tell us starting next week. New at #2 is probably a movie that should have never been made ... the classic cartoon turned into a Garfield-esque live-action/CGI animated feature of Yogi Bear with only 16.7 mil. Modest drop to #3 is "The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader" with another 12.4 mil and struggling to make maybe 1/4 of what it cost to make. Opening wide for its 2nd week and at #4 is The Fighter with 12.2 mil and that is a 3967% increase from what it made last week. But also it went from 4 screens to 2,500 screens as well. Word is they should just give Christian Bale the Oscar now. Rounding off the top 5 is "The Tourist" with another 8.7 mil and the last we will see of this mis-cast film.
New movies that did not open in the top 5: Just one in wide release this week. In at #8 is the romantic-comedy How Do You Know with only 7.6 mil and already on it's way out. This film marks one of the worst openings (if not THE worst) for Reese Witherspoon and could also rank up there for some of its other cast members as well.
Quote of the week:
"Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea, now there's an obstacle." - Ken Hakuta
Comment Response:
If its not one thing it will be another!
Other News:
Another light goes out in Hollywood ... legendary film writer-director Blake Edwards passed away Wednesday evening after complications from pneumonia. His wife, actress Julie Andrews, and immediate family were at his bedside in Santa Monica. Edwards is best known for fighting with studio executives but for the masses he will be mostly remembered for his works such as the "Pink Panther" comedies with Peter Sellers. Some other iconic films of Edwards include the sexy comedy "10," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and "Victor/Victoria" which co-starred his wife Julie Andrews. Known as the modern master of slapstick and sophisticated wit, he did suffer from depression most of his life. Earlier in his career he began writing for films and radio and later created the TV series "Peter Gunn." From there it led him to his first box-office hit with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in "Operation Petticoat" which is one my personal favorite World War II set comedies. His style of comedies are long forgotten in terms of them being made but the films themselves will always be remembered and watched. Edwards was 88.
Facts & Tips:Americans spend more than $630 million a year on golf balls.
"The reason you don't understand, Doctor, is because you're a *bigot*. A bigot of the highest caliber. And because of that, you have underestimated me and my intelligence." - Don Marshall as Dr. Fred Williams in "The Thing with Two Heads."
posted by McDuck @ 00:38
1 Comments:
I hear ya on the rain! We finally got our 2nd(?) snowfall a couple days ago and I want moisture! Not to mention, I don't want to uproot anymore dead plants from my front yard. Give me moisture----in any form.
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