Autumn Equinox EditionFriday was the first day of Fall thus of course ending the Summer Solstice. Of course living in Southern California the weather is rather consistent then most places so we call this Summer-Lite instead. Other places in the country you would actually see a changing of leaves turning from green to brown/red ... but here they remain green, well, the few trees we have that is and remain so till Fire Season.
Weekly Update:
Semi-busy week but what made it more of a long week was I started to get congested and a sore throat. Luckily the throat was only sore for a day but the congestion stayed with me much longer. But before that, had some fun stuff happen during the week. On Wednesday attended a charity mixer which featured my company's first movie and also one of the cast came to the event along with some other random celebs that I got a snap with ...
*Dominic Purcell - Best known from the TV series "Prison Break" and a really great guy!
*Danielle Vasinova - some minor TV and movie roles but also very nice.
*Tom Malloy - Producer and actor of some TV and horror type films and a nice guy.
*Gabriel Jarrett - Various movies but best known from "Real Genius" and a super cool guy.
Then on Thursday I went to the Disney's "Pair of Kings" Season 2 Wrap Party which was a really nice little party! The whole cast was there who I have met many times before and it was cool when I walked in and they started giving me the hugs and asking what I was doing. Most of the crew was there as well and it was good to catch up since I have not seen them for a couple of months. While there, I did grab a photo with Ryan Ochoa's little brother who also is starting his acting career at the age of 10!
*Raymond Ochoa - Several TV shows and movies like "A Christmas Carol" and "Yogi Bear" and an incredibly grounded and great kid.
At the movies:
Some surprises and some disappointments at the box office this weekend. The first surprise is the lion still roars! Not that lion from the old MGM logo but the Disney lion as "The Lion King" in 3D takes the crown for the 2nd weekend in a row earning another 22.1 million now with a cume of 62 mil and just before its release on Blu-Ray this coming Tuesday! New at #2 is the baseball movie Moneyball with 20.6 mil for its debut. This is a bit higher than expectations. Another surprise at #3 is Dolphin Tale earning a nice mil as it barely fell short of 2nd place. New at #4 is the "action" film Abduction which earns 11.1 mil. I put the word action in quotes because I just can't see the lead in this as an action lead! Rounding off the top 5 and new this week in a disappointing end of the pack is Killer Elite with only 9.5 mil for it's debut for both the film and the studio. A number that was expected by most to be a bit higher but we have seen MUCH worse openings for other recent studio's debut films.
Quote of the week:
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target one else can see." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Other News:
Top 10 Ultimate Post-Apocalypse Movies ... hmmm, this could be interesting. #10) Quite Earth (1985) - Never heard of this one and it looks kind of slow and boring. Based on a book of the same name and one of those last person on Earth stories. #9) Mad Max 2 (1981) - Great movie when a world is nothing but vehicles and weapons and the biggest commodity is gasoline or oil. Probably Mel Gibson at his best. #8) Dawn of the Dead (1978) - I have to say when you make a living dead/zombie mo
vie for a post-apocalypse type of film, it seems like a cheat or cheap way to make a movie and should be more horror. #7) Delicatessen (1991) - More of a bizarre sci-fi film where food is scarce and end up being people. #6) On the Beach (1959) - never seen or heard of this one but looks like an interesting one with an impressive cast of Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins! #5) La Jetee (1962) - No clue but an aftermath from WWIII. #4) Logan's Run (1976) - Really interesting sci-fi movie about population control. This later went on to be a TV series which was fair. #3) Day of the Triffids (1962) - Plants taking over the world ... huh. #2) The Omega Man (1971) - Another last man on Earth story with Charlton Heston. #1) Planet of the Apes (1968) - Classic Charlton Heston as an astronaut thinking they have come to a planet of talking apes only to realize at the end ... it is a devastated Earth in the future!Facts & Tips:
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