PRESIDENT'S DAY EDITIONSo what makes this "President's Day?" Well basically we use to celebrate the birthday of two of our most distinguished President's who helped form the country we live in today ... George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. I remember having two different weekends in February that were extra short school wise and extra long weekend wise. Then, I am not sure when, at some point they combined both of their birthday celebrations into ONE long weekend and called it President's Day. I miss the separate birthday's ... to me, that is like when you have Christmas on the 25th and your birthday happens to be on the 27th of December so people decide to give you combination gives! FAIL!
Weekly Update:
This past week continued to be filled with coughing and just trying to get over it! I did have some fun on Thursday and attended a live show taping for Disney's "Pair of Kings." The audience seemed like they had a really good time and I have to say ... the pizza they got to eat was way better than the craft services food that I ate. I guess I can't complain too much since it is free food but just saying ... Pizza, you can't go wrong! But aside from that, the week and weekend were fairly quiet for a holiday weekend ... can't complain!
At the movies:At bit of a surprise at the box office weekend. Despite being a holiday weekend, the numbers were a little softer than last week. In at #1 and going up the ladder is "Safe House" with an additional 24 million as it gets closer to the 100 mil cume mark. Holding ground at #2 is "The Vow" with another 23.6 mil as it gets even closer to the 100 mil cume but suffered a bigger percentage drop than the #1 film. New at #3 is the sequel to a lesser known Marvel hero Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance with a low 22 mil opening. Slight drop to #4 is "Journey 2: The Mystery Island" with 20.1 mil extra. New at #5 is the romantic-comedy-action This Means War with 17.6 mil and this is a cume gross since the film had advance sneaks for Valentine's Day.
New films that did not make the top 5: Just one this week however this film although opened wide (over 1000 screens), it is kind of a specialty in the film. In at #9 is the anime-animated film The Secret World of Arriety earns 6.4 million.
Quote of the week:
"Patience: A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue." - Ambrose Bierce
Other News:
Is that funny, eh?? Here is a good list, top 10 CANADIAN comedians! Let us see what the great white North has given us. #10) Seth Rogen - From BC and has become both movie comedian and writer ... tried to do an action film and failed. Stick to funny. #9) Lorne Michaels - Toronto and has been producing "Saturday Night Live" since 1977. He knows funny talent. #8) Leslie Nielsen - Saskatchewan and one of the great spoof comedians of the 80's, he is greatly missed. #7) Phil Hartman - Ontario and taken from us WAY before his prime. #6) Eugene Levy - Ontario and another great who continues to make us laugh! #5) Russell Peters - Ontario and who? I have no idea who this guy is. #4) Catherine O'Hara - also from Ontario and came to us along the same lines as Eugene Levy and continues to entertain. #3) John Candy - Ontario and part of the Second City group. One of the greatest movie big guy comedians out there and taken way to early from us at the age of 43. #2) Mike Myers - another from Ontario and has done well for the most part in movies. #1) Jim Carrey - Ontario and kind of over-the-top for me. He is decently funny but at times, not likable funny in his characters in general.
Facts & Tips:Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them.
"But you're good, Marty, you're really good. And this audition tape of yours is great. You've gotta send it into the record company. It's like Doc's always saying ..." - Claudia Wells as Jennifer Parker in "Back to the Future."
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