Spring time in Summer? You know one thing you learn very quickly while living in Southern California ... the weather is not like other places. We have no consistency from year-to-year and we have no real seasons except that of Summer time. This past week it felt like what Spring would be with nice days and very cool to cold nights. This coming week it is suppose to heat up but how accurate will that be? It has been fairly good the past year in general with predictions but you can never get 100%. I wonder when we will be living in the a dome or have the technology to change the weather when we need it or vote what each day should be, that will be interesting!
Weekly Update:On Sunday morning we lost yet another great actor and director in the business we call Entertainment. The legendary Richard Attenborough passed away. He is more recently known for his role in "Jurassic Park" but his list of credits is a little surprising and often forgotten. Some of his big roles include "The Sand Pebbles," "The Great Escape" and "Miracle on 34th Street" to name a few. He was also a very accomplished director as well. He directed such greats as "A Bridge Too Far," "Cry Freedom," "Chaplin" and "Gandhi" for which he won an Oscar for Best Director and Best Film that year. Attenborough was 90.
At the movies:
In it's 4th week, "Guardians of the Galaxy" manages to take back the crown for a power-struggle weekend earning another 17.6 million and a cume of just over 250 mil. It will be a struggle at this point to hit the 300 mark but do-able with Labor Day Weekend still coming up. Slight drop to #2 is "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" with another 16.8 mil as it tries to reach 200 mil but may just fall a bit short. New at #3 is "If I Stay" with a solid 16.4 mil and right on par with predictions. Holding ground at #4 is "Let's Be Cops" with another 11 mil this past weekend. New at #5 is "When the Game Stands Tall" opening with a decent 9 mil, a little below expectations but the film could have some decent legs on it.
New movies that did not make the top 5:Just one this week and in a major upset, in at #8 is "Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" which only earned 6.5 mil, WAY below any expectation. I had a fear people would not care for the mock-noir style of film and then you throw in end-of-Summer trips, the box office couldn't help this one.
Quote of the week:"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist." - Mark Twain
Facts & Tips:The Statue of Liberty features 7 points in her crown- one for each of the continents.
"See I really couldn't sing, I could never really sing, what I couldn't do is ... " - Harry Shum, Jr. as Mike Chang in the TV series "Glee."
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