Monday, August 8, 2011

The 50 Most Expensive Movies of All Time

From $150,000,000 to $300,000,000,  the list is here. The math of the top 50 most expensive movies of all time: $9.759 billion invested; $30.759 billion returned.

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I’ve got A Secret, 1957

Many my friends watched this show in childhood…

…however, probably not this one particularly interesting historical airing. I’ve Got A Secret is the original reality TV show.  It’s interesting to see the show  gave gave away cigarettes  and $100 cash to contestants  whose identity the panel failed to guess.

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Chasing DB Cooper 40 years later

Updating the nation’s only unsolved airline hijacking with a possible  break in the case here.If the lead is  real, detectives should be able to track down financial support of the niece's allegations.

Additional  update here.

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

110805 Rise of the Planet of  the ApesWhile fun, smart, and enjoyable,   I found  “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” violent and void of a real plot, unlike most top tier SciFi flicks. A solid  7  out of 10 rating  though, because it is entertaining,  and  for the incredible display of advances in animation where the animal faces are all truly  apelike  and expressively real – amazing! -  not at all like the wax figures of previous iterations in this series which are fixed and lifeless. Not here - you’ll  feel for Caesar as the story unfolds.  This installment of “Apes” doesn’t follow, lead into,  or signify anything from previous  installations in the series. I don’t think Mom & Dad would like it so I’d never pick  it for a family movie night, and its not for  any child under 12 IMO.

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

SYTYD Season 8 finale

Go Melanie - she did a full back bend while in splits in her solo - amazing! and Tadd, B-Boy extraordinaire tonight at 8P. Last night SYTYCD almost out did itself compared to last weeks par excellence performances for entertainment value. I'm going to try to get tix for this entourage when they pass through here.

Side note: at first not recognizing Christina Applegate,  but I felt  she fit right  in as guest judge.  SYTYCD  should  consider guest changes as a regular  part of the show if the could get them to  keep with Christina's “fit right in” persona.

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