Monday, November 08, 2021

Brrrrr

We have returned to Winter!!  I want more cold!  But more importantly I want some rain!!!  This past week has been freezing but what is cool is the mist.  Almost every morning this past week it was so misty and foggy till at least 10 or 11AM.  Too bad it wasn't like that for Halloween because it would have been perfect!  But overall it was mostly foggy, there was a hint of light rain but not enough so to me, that is mist.  I hope it continues because though last Winter was very dry, it was also warmer than usual so it being this cold now, might be a good sign?  The Summer wasn't that bad, just dead air so it made the weather feel so much warmer than it really was.  So fingers crossed this is a sign of cooler (and wet) temps coming!

Weekly Update:
Took a drive up to Los Angeles Saturday night to see a film festival that some friends entered.  It was great seeing them and they are trying to revive a show in Disney XD called "Pair of Kings."  I often visited the set during the show itself and they treated me like family so it was great seeing some of the cast again after all these years.  I wish all the cast was there but, oh well, not everyone can make it all the time.  They are trying to get a movie made and also bring a little closure to the series as it kind of just ended.  Hope it does because it was just a fun show with some really good folks.  What was funny is the film festival had multiple segments  and I went into the wrong part and was wondering what in the world am I watching.  Short films or "art" is really... boring.  A lot try to be serious or dramatic and honestly for film, if it isn't funny or mind-blowing it will just get lost.

At the movies:
No surprise at #1 is Eternals as it takes the weekend.  The surprise is how well it did with 71 million for it's debut despite very mixed reviews.  The 2nd weekend will be the telling part for this film.  Drop down to #2 is "Dune" with 7.6 mil more as it continues to plummet with an above average drop.  Holding at #3 is "No Time to Die" with 6.2 mil as it will finish in the mid 100 mil area.  Regaining #4 is "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" with 4.5 mil and just shy of 200 mil!  Should get that in a just a couple more days.  Rounding off the top 5 is "Ron's Gone Wrong" which is an increase in ranking!  It did drop at the box office but very little while others dropped much more.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week on a semi-wide release.  On about 1000 runs, in at #8 is Spencer with 2.1 mil to open and a very poor per-screen average.

Quote of the week:
"Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote." - George Jean Nathan

Facts & Tips:
You can't hum while plugging your nose.

"When we asked for "special programs," they gave us special prisons." - Anne Heche as Winifred Ames in "Wag the Dog."

posted by McDuck @ 01:11

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