Some weird weather patterns this week as the days got a lot warmer (for this time of year) and went up to the 70's but then the nights they dropped well below 50. We are not use this kind of weather extremes and usually just maintain an average of 60 between the day and night. No clue what is going on lately! But Saturday was pretty crazy! I was in the valley sort of area and the winds were so strong that it made it feel like it was freezing! I was outdoors the entire time for a golf tournament (not playing but taking pictures for the charity event) and boy was it so cold! I only brought a light jacket because when I left the house, it was cool and crisp. An hour and a half later arriving at the location, FREEZING and windy! I usually keep two jackets in my car but this one time I forgot and leave the heavy one at home by accident!Weekly Update:
The week started pretty quiet but then on Sunday a lot of sad news came in as Hollywood lost four people this week. That in itself is odd because there is that strange rule (and coincidence) "rule of three" meaning that celebrities seem to all pass away in threes within a very short time frame. Of course that is not always the case but very often it is! Last Monday, actress Eleanor Parker who was best known as the Baroness in the original film version of "The Sound of Music" passed away at the age of 91.
Then Thursday (but wasn't announced till Sunday) was both film director and star Tom Laughlin who portrayed 'Billy Jack' of the same title movies. He was 82.
Sunday we were hit with a double whammie of two screen legends. Sunday morning it was announced that Oscar Winner and film legend Peter O'Toole passed away in London on Saturday. O'Toole is best known for playing Lawrence in "Lawrence of Arabia" along with other classics such as "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "The Lion in Winter," "Man of La Mancha" and "My Favorite Year" to name but just a few. He was also in one of my favorite war films "Zulu Dawn." O'Toole was 81.Last but certainly not least is film actress Joan Fontaine who was the younger sister to Olivia de Havilland. She starred in "Rebecca," "Suspicion" and one of my classic favorites, "Ivanhoe." Fontaine was 96.
At the movies:
As
predicted, #1 at the box office is the 2nd (and unnecessary)
installment of the Hobbit series with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
coming in with a nice 73.7 million. Word-of-mouth is luke-warm on the
film as many thought it didn't hold up as the first film but then you
have to realize that all three of these films they are making could be
one epic film if they were true to the book. Just shy of my 80 mil
prediction but this film will carry regardless and should hit 100 mil
possibly by Friday but by end of day of Friday the latest. Holding good
ground at #2 is "Frozen" with an extra 22.8 mil as it makes its way to
the 200 mil domestic cume. New at #3, and below expectations, is Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas with 16.2 mil. Still enough to be a
profitable film when it will be all said and done. Dropping down to #4
is "Hunger Games: Catching Fire" with 13.2 mil as it struggles to climb
to 400 mil. Rounding off the top 5 is "Thor: The Dark World" with 2.7
mil and just about tap'd out but it will break the 200 mil cume mark for
sure.Quote of the week:
"By our pupils we are taught." - Oscar Hammerstein II
Facts & Tips:Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
"Where's your sweat gathering?" - Billy Bush interviewing Alec Baldwin on "Access Hollywood."
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