DAYLIGHT SAVING EDITIONIt is that time of year again!! Set our clocks from Saturday to Sunday and we leap forward (or Spring forward) one hour so instead of 1PM, it is 2PM. I make no secret that I hate this and much prefer the Fall back one hour in, well, the Fall! That way we get to relive 1AM twice and by reliving I mean sleep. Oh well, we do the Spring forward once a year since just about forever so why stop now I suppose.
Weekly Update:
Been a pretty crazy week for me but at the same time, very glad it is over. Not much to comment about other than on Saturday I went to a comedy show to see an amazing impressionist named Jim Meskimen. He has been doing voices of celebrities for years as well as been in some big movies like "Apollo 13" and " Frost/Nixon." He is an amazing guy with an amazing talent! If you have not seen his act before, I do recommend it. Part of the fun is sort of closing your eyes and imagining that celebrity is there talking to you. Some may have been off a bit but the majority were spot on.
At the movies:
No big surprise at the box office as the animated hit "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" takes top honors for a 2nd week in a row with an additional 39.1 mil as it quickly surpasses the 100 mil cume mark! New at #2 with disappointing results is the Disney sci-fil epic John Carter with 30.6 mil to open. That may sound like a good number however the price tag on this film is astronomical it needed at least twice that to think of breaking even. Slight drop to #3 is "Project X" with 11.6 mil for it's 2nd week. New at #4 is the horror Silent House with a soft 7 mil opening. I am not sure if this is the official site or not, can not find it and this appears to be it or it could be the original movie from 2 years ago ... either of which, it isn't very good. Rounding off the top 5 is "Act of Valor" with 7 mil as it passes the 50 mil cume mark and about to run out of ammo.
New films that did not make the top 5: Just one this week as Eddie Murphy tries to take on comedy with a bit of heart but falls very short once again. In at #6 is A Thousand Words with only 6.4 mil to open.
Quote of the week:
"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it." - General Colin Powell
Other News:Another sad week in not just Hollywood but the world. Legendary song writer Robert Sherman (picture: Standing opposite Walt Disney and at the piano his brother, Richard Sherman) of the Sherman Brothers passed away peacefully on Monday in London. He was one half of the legendary duo who wrote all of the big Disney hits for several features as well as created a lot of the music for the now popular Disneyland. What is unusual for the Sherman Brothers is they wrote and created such amazing music together and once the work was done, they never saw each or spoke to one another outside of the studio. In fact, after they finished collaborating, they probably spoke and saw each other maybe twice and in those brief moments, the exchange of words were but a few. The Brothers were responsible for such amazing musical scores for the films: the original "Parent Trap," "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "The Aristocats," "Charlotte's Web" and "The Slipper and the Rose" to name a few. They were the minds that brought so many Disney theme park tunes including the forever "It's A Small World After All." The music they created will live beyond forever as Walt's legacy has ... their music is a big part of it. From Grammy to Academy Award, the well deserved accolades to what they gave the word will forever give you a happy tune. Robert Sherman was 86.
Facts & Tips:
A polar bear cannot be seen by an infrared camera, due to it's transparent fur."It followed me here. THEY followed me here!" - Arielle Kebbel as Allison in "The Grudge 2."
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