Month: October 2013

So why did a horror-themed movie fail at a Halloween-timed box office?

CARRIE SET PHOTO
I thought the cool secret advertisement that was done in the New York City coffee shop did a great job showcasing the movie.. I have seen endless ads for the film.. the word of mouth has been decent, 
And I even saw a review in CHRISTIANITY TODAY that portrayed the movie in a much more favorable light than what would be expected from a religious publican.
So why did it fail?
First off, it’s up against what may possibly be the movie of the year: GRAVITY, which is now experiencing its third week as the number one film at the box office—and that is pretty impressive this year,  as many movies did not have much staying power once released.
But it’s almost Halloween.. scares are in the air. So why did a horror movie fail?
Interestingly enough, it seems that scary flicks do better in the middle of the summer than the autumn—maybe kids are out of school and parents are more apt to get them into a an R rated film than they would be when school’s in session? I recall when my mom took me to see FRIDAY THE 13TH JASON TAKES MANHATTAN and my music teacher caught her in the act.. 
There is a certain aspect of CARRIE that doomed it from the beginning: The fact that MGM actually remade it to begin with. It was not really, well.. needed. The original film is still a classic, and people happily watch that version when they have the chance.. Nikki Finke made a good point, too: CARRIE did not satisfy the people who wanted SAW-like gore, and didn’t make people happy who wanted the creepy factor like in PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
So here we have CARRIE, a film that may have been better never existing—at least the current incarnation.. 
But one other thing is for sure: THE FIFTH ESTATE, Wikileaks movie, flopped big time. It is only in about 1700 or so theaters. Next week, it will be lucky to be in 17..

Sunday morning sidewalk..

SUNDAY OCTOBER 20 2013

The Neanderthals ate cooked vegetables!

DAILY BEAST: The disaster that didn’t have to happen: Healthcare.gov is a technological mess..

Good thing they beat that curse! The Boston Red Sox are going to the World Series..

Man undergoes plastic surgery to look like Justin Bieber!

Tacky: Bieber tweets about his strip club experience..

Teen pop star has blood clot and flu..

Brains get rid of toxins while we sleep..

Mosquitos with yellow fever spotted in Californina..

Marilyn Manson joining ONCE UPON A TIME cast..

Teenage girl ‘crucified’ to expel demons!

Pre-Halloween box office a big bust for CARRIE remake..

Modern world: Dress up your cell phone for Halloween..

Sirius XM drops a LOT of popular programming..

I smell a PR disaster..

Sirius XM just dropped a lot of popular shows and channels from their lineup.. a contractual issue with Clear Channel is the reason. But head over to the Sirius Facebook page and see .. every single comment is someone saying they are now dropping their Sirius subscription..
And in a sense, Sirius did not tell people who were signing up within the last few days that the shows they were signing up for were suddenly going to be dropped on midnight October 18 .. very bad business plan on this one Sirius.. .. very bad indeed. They are lucky they have Howard Stern and Art Bell.. There really are few other reasons at this point to keep the service if you’ve already paid for it..

You know why American students are so bad at science…?

Here’s an example.. A story comes out that an asteroid may hit in 2032 (and another one in 2036, but that’s besides the point) .. and what does the news media collectively do? Put it at the end of their newscasts, or the back of the paper, and make a little funny quip about ‘better get your stockpile of food ready’ or something else they find funny.

But it’s not very funny to think that an life-altering event may take place—in our lifetimes! It’s not too humorous to imagine a world where food can’t grow, water is not clean, and everything eventually dies off.
Science is also mocked, left until the ‘end’ of the broadcast.. and when spoken about, changed into a political debate instead of scientific one..
Science is not respected much by this modern world.. And certainly kids in high schools aren’t given many examples in life of their piers respecting much of anything about it.
Believe in earth changes? You’re an elitist.
Scared of 2032’s asteroid strike? You’re a prepper..
All political.
Never scientific.. 
It is frustrating indeed.

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 2013

Modern world: Should PARENTS be charged when their kids cyberbully


Boy Scouts leader destroys millions-old rock formation in Utah park..
And there is videotape to prove it..
Criminal charges–and an INTERNATIONAL outcry!

New super-typhoon heading towards Japan.. .. and it will follow the previous path. It’s like mother nature wants to only exacerbate the dangers of Fukushima..

Asteroid discovered after passing earth..

Big asteroid may collide with earth in August 2032.. And if we make it through 2032, there’s another one set for a close shave in 2036. Retirement for me is looking really, really bad..

New and disturbing details emerge from Sandy Hook shooting ..

Does God really care who wins football games? *NO!*

Strange tales from the deserted towns in Colorado, abandoned by the flooding earlier this autumn: Towns “spooky” and empty..

The Monsanto Protection Act is history.. (for now)

Seven African nations join in anti-Monsanto protests..

Manhunt underway in Florida for two murdered that were mistakingly released from prison..

Report: Britain faces dangers of no electricity during the winter..

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he once feared that terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him and had his doctor disable its wireless function

The five best horror movies that flopped..


Post-baby Kim Kardashian draws a BACKLASH for bikini selfie.. She has received comments calling her body disgusting and others saying she is desperate.. I am quite tired of the world of ‘selfies’ ..

Verdict: Comet Ison is still alive..
Good odds to endure the solar fly-by..
..or will the Christmas Comet crack up?

Update: Michael Bay attacked on set in Hong Kong..

Box office update: GRAVITY still leads while CARRIE is second..

review: CARRIE is gorier than the original, but not better..

Krokodil is the drug to watch..

My unamed nephew at an unnamed school in Pennsylvania tells me that his unnamed classmates have spoken of an interest in finding Krokodil.. this worries me. It truly does. . 

I have been spreading the message of this drug for months now after hearing about the ravages on bodies it is causing in Russia.
This is the closest thing we are going to get to the ‘zombie’ apocalypse so many joke about. But Krokodil is not a joke.. it’s a drug that has some big ramifications here in America.
It is here..
A source even confirmed to me that the MILITARY has is spreading the word among ranks, telling soldiers to avoid this drug..
For anyone who wants to try this nonsense, remember this: It eats you from the inside out.
And people are taking it—sometimes unknowingly.. 
If you thought heroin was bad? ? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

My unamed nephew at an unnamed school in Pennsylvania tells me that his unnamed classmates have spoken of an interest in finding Krokodil.. this worries me. It truly does. . 
I have been spreading the message of this drug for months now after hearing about the ravages on bodies it is causing in Russia.
This is the closest thing we are going to get to the ‘zombie’ apocalypse so many joke about. But Krokodil is not a joke.. it’s a drug that has some big ramifications here in America.
It is here..
A source even confirmed to me that the MILITARY has is spreading the word among ranks, telling soldiers to avoid this drug..
For anyone who wants to try this nonsense, remember this: It eats you from the inside out.
And people are taking it—sometimes unknowingly.. 
If you thought heroin was bad? ? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

GHOST BUSTER GALS SPILL THE BEANS

As if you didn’t think the Art Bell return  to radio was interesting enough, in comes this: First Coast to Coast AM began trying to steal guests away from DARK MATTER, but now this: Ronnie Foster and Laura Mistyeah told Art Bell last night that they were also booked for an appearance on Coast to Coast AM… Until they received a call from Tom Danheiser, the producer of Coast to Coast AM, and told them that he was doing ‘research on the net’ and found out they were booked on DARK MATTER. According to the “Ghost Buster Gals,” Tommy D told them that they’d be canceled from Coast if they made an appearance on Art Bell’s show..

Whether Tom Danheiser knew that the two somewhat famous pet ghost hunters would tell the world of this affair or not, the beans are spilled .. 
Art Bell allowed the Ghost Buster gals to expound on their experience with Coast .. 
Bell most likely couldn’t pass up the chance.. 
Tonight on Facebook, he wrote:
When I said competition I hoped would cause Coast to up their game, they must have heard lower their standards, my bad.
His bad indeed.
Things are getting dirty in the world of talk radio, perhaps.
And in other news somewhat related: Today Sirius XM dropped some very big named showed from their lineup.. No more Alex Jones.. no more Ground Zero.. and yes, no more Coast to Coast AM with George Noory..