So went to the yearly convention in Las Vegas, CinemaCon (still not a great name at all, ShoWest is much cooler and unique). It was a quick trip, was literally there for 24 hours. Arrived Tuesday night after 9PM and then left just after 9PM on Wednesday. Not a big fan of Vegas unless with a certain person but it was good seeing old friends for a short minute. Watched a movie, met some folks, ate some food ... even though it was a quick trip, it was still a good trip. Oh, even had a chance to squeeze in an impromptu meeting! How was that! But was glad to get home, go to sleep in my bed and since I took the following day off, slept in. By sleeping in I mean by 8AM which is nice for me these. What is funny is people were texting me on Thursday asking if I was at this event or that event. I had to write back, already home! Enjoy the rest of the con!
Weekly Update:Watched the new "Captain America: Civil War" feature and it was long and felt long. But, it was also good so I would see it again. To me that is the bench mark of a good movie if you want to see it again on the big screen or willing to if it comes up. Also saw the first 27 minutes of "Finding Dora" which was all finished and very fun to see. Lot of other clips from the Disney line-up and it looks good. Mostly from Pixar and Marvel along with some Lucas Film so kind of makes you wonder if Disney is making anything themselves worth seeing. But the highlight of the convention for me was the Lionsgate cocktail reception which they always do a great job. The food was great (Gordon Ramsey's location in Caesars) and they brought folks to meet ...
*Eugenio Derbez - big name in Latin America and a very humbling guy. Some US films include "Jack and Jill" and "Instructions not Included."
*John Chu - director for "Now You See Me 2" and very nice guy.
*Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network" and really nice guy too.
*Keanu Reeves - so many movies but such a great guy. He took the time to meet everyone and made sure they got a picture with him.
After that, the rest of the con was over for me and headed home that evening after the Pioneer dinner.
At the movies:
BIG surprise weekend as The Jungle Book breaks the 100 mil cume in this sluggish time of year with 103.6 million in its debut. Great numbers for this live-action remake and appears word-of-mouth is good as well. New at #2 is Barbershop" The Next Cut with a solid debut of 20.2 mil, almost close to the original which is great. Big drop to #3 is "The Boss" with 10.2 mil and this particular comedy did not seem to have the steam. Still holding on is "Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" with another 9 mil this week and now just over the 300 mil cume barrier. Probably will not see it go that much further. Rounding off the top 5 is "Zootopia" with another 8.2 mil and also just over the 300 mil cume mark which is great for an animated feature!
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as Criminal comes in at #6 with 5.9 mil, and also around expectations for this one.
Quote of the week:
"The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving." - Edwin Louis Cole
Facts & Tips:
The first traffic light was in use in London in 1868, before the advent of cars."That's seriously demented." - Randy Couture as Toll Road in "The Expendables."
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