Hollywood Worries About Weak Box Office: ‘Real Steel’ #1 After ‘Footloose’ Stumbles; ‘The Thing’ #3; ‘The Big Year’ Comics Bomb – Deadline.com
But the truly alarming news is how very weak the North American box office performed again.
I’ve been reporting how younger males — which used to be Hollywood’s target audience — have been no longer consistently (and indiscriminately) going to the movies since August.
As a longtime studio exec worried out loud to me Friday night:
“I’m really concerned about how soft things are.
I’m sitting here looking at grosses and I’m concerned for the Industry.
What’s worrying me is where are those hardcore movie fans at this point?”
Well, I say Hollywood should expect the worst when they release a succession of mostly dreadful pics.
This weekend’s total gross won’t edge much over $80M — which is a whopping -35% from last year when Jackass 3D opened to $50M.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saint Warren's halo gets a little more tarnish
Saint Warren's halo gets a little more tarnish - ProfessorBainbridge.com
“Buffett judges the investments he makes ruthlessly, but allows his operating companies to run on autopilot.”
That decentralized structure allows plausible deniability when anything goes wrong.
“Buffett judges the investments he makes ruthlessly, but allows his operating companies to run on autopilot.”
That decentralized structure allows plausible deniability when anything goes wrong.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Fake petitions undercut state's voting process
Fake petitions undercut state's voting process - southbendtribune.com
The investigation into suspected fake petition pages used to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the 2008 primary ballot looks worse for Democrats the further it goes.
Among the latest revelations: that the fake pages passed through the St. Joseph County voter registration office on days when the Republican head of the office was absent.
And that without the falsified names, Obama and possibly Clinton might not have qualified for the ballot.
The investigation into suspected fake petition pages used to place Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the 2008 primary ballot looks worse for Democrats the further it goes.
Among the latest revelations: that the fake pages passed through the St. Joseph County voter registration office on days when the Republican head of the office was absent.
And that without the falsified names, Obama and possibly Clinton might not have qualified for the ballot.
$5,176.34 Bridge Card balance raises questions
Schneider: $5,176.34 Bridge Card balance raises questions Lansing State Journal lansingstatejournal.com
"This is the kind of thing a lot of us cashiers do not understand, but see regularly," said the note accompanying the receipt.
"I hear cases are reevaluated every six months, but ... we have watched the balance on this card climb for years."
"This is the kind of thing a lot of us cashiers do not understand, but see regularly," said the note accompanying the receipt.
"I hear cases are reevaluated every six months, but ... we have watched the balance on this card climb for years."
Ho Hum, a Black Candidate
Ho Hum, a Black Candidate - WSJ.com
"There's a second reason that some conservatives, particularly tea partiers, largely ignore Cain's race," Travis notes: "it drives a stake through claims that the movement harbors racists."
This seems to us a reversal of cause and effect.
Conservatives and Tea Partiers ignore Cain's race not because they have something to prove but because they didn't care much about race to begin with.
"There's a second reason that some conservatives, particularly tea partiers, largely ignore Cain's race," Travis notes: "it drives a stake through claims that the movement harbors racists."
This seems to us a reversal of cause and effect.
Conservatives and Tea Partiers ignore Cain's race not because they have something to prove but because they didn't care much about race to begin with.
Farm Bureau upset that science kit for students contains left-wing book with misinformation about modern farming
Farm Bureau upset that science kit for students contains left-wing book with misinformation about modern farming MLive.com
“A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids” holds up Al Gore as an “eco-hero;”
promotes organizations such as Greenpeace and Rainforest Alliance;
urges children to persuade their parents to “Vote Green” and buy organic;
cautions against new-home construction, the plastics industry and conventional agriculture,
and notes “many people believe that it is best for the earth for families to have no more than one child.”
We have allowed the left to turn American schools into liberal/progressive madrases.
Do we on the right have the guts to fix this mess?
“A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids” holds up Al Gore as an “eco-hero;”
promotes organizations such as Greenpeace and Rainforest Alliance;
urges children to persuade their parents to “Vote Green” and buy organic;
cautions against new-home construction, the plastics industry and conventional agriculture,
and notes “many people believe that it is best for the earth for families to have no more than one child.”
We have allowed the left to turn American schools into liberal/progressive madrases.
Do we on the right have the guts to fix this mess?
The One (Percent)
The inconvenient truth that the "I Am The 99 Percent" crowd refuses to face:
Friday, October 14, 2011
House Bill Would Criminalize Satire of TSA Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
House Bill Would Criminalize Satire of TSA Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
In other words, if you print a t-shirt or produce a publication with a TSA logo, the government may soon be able to arrest and prosecute you.
In other words, if you print a t-shirt or produce a publication with a TSA logo, the government may soon be able to arrest and prosecute you.
Tea Party Uses MichiganVotes to Rank Legislators
Tea Party Uses MichiganVotes to Rank Legislators [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
The lowest scoring House Republicans were Reps. Ed McBroom, Peter Pettallia, Jud Gilbert, Margaret O'Brien, Wayne Schmidt and Dale Zorn.
Sen. Rick Jones was the lowest ranked Senate Republican, followed by Tory Rocca, Geoff Hansen and Tom Casperson.
The lowest scoring House Republicans were Reps. Ed McBroom, Peter Pettallia, Jud Gilbert, Margaret O'Brien, Wayne Schmidt and Dale Zorn.
Sen. Rick Jones was the lowest ranked Senate Republican, followed by Tory Rocca, Geoff Hansen and Tom Casperson.
The simple math of recession
The simple math of recession - The Washington Post
It is the simple math of recession.
Consider housing, which is typically a major factor in recessions.
At the peak of the last boom, Americans were spending $813 billion a year on residential investment.
That figure bottomed out last year at only a $327 billion.
It is the simple math of recession.
Consider housing, which is typically a major factor in recessions.
At the peak of the last boom, Americans were spending $813 billion a year on residential investment.
That figure bottomed out last year at only a $327 billion.
How to Get Rich in CA: Work for Govt.
How to Get Rich in CA: Work for Govt. CalWatchDog
The number is shocking.
Some retired state and local workers will make in retirement nearly twice as much, on average, as private-sector workers.
For them, working as public servants literally turned into a gold mine.
The number is shocking.
Some retired state and local workers will make in retirement nearly twice as much, on average, as private-sector workers.
For them, working as public servants literally turned into a gold mine.
Chevy-Dealing Congressman: “There Is No Market” For The Volt
Chevy-Dealing Congressman: “There Is No Market” For The Volt The Truth About Cars
I’m a Chevrolet dealer…
we have a Chevy Volt on the lot, it’s been there now for four weeks.
We’ve had one person come in to look at it, just to see what it actually looks like…
Here’s a car that costs $45,763.
I can stock that car for probably a year and then have to sell it at some ridiculous price.
By the way, I just received some additional information from Chevrolet: in addition to the $7,500 [federal] tax credit, Pennsylvania is going to throw another $3,500 to anybody foolish enough to buy one of these cars, somehow giving them $11,000 of taxpayer money to buy this Volt.
When you look at this, it makes absolutely no sense.
I can stock a Chevy Cruze, which is about a $17,500 car and turns every 30 to 40 days out of inventory… or I can have a Volt, which never turns and creates nothing for me on the lot except interest costs…
I’m a Chevrolet dealer…
we have a Chevy Volt on the lot, it’s been there now for four weeks.
We’ve had one person come in to look at it, just to see what it actually looks like…
Here’s a car that costs $45,763.
I can stock that car for probably a year and then have to sell it at some ridiculous price.
By the way, I just received some additional information from Chevrolet: in addition to the $7,500 [federal] tax credit, Pennsylvania is going to throw another $3,500 to anybody foolish enough to buy one of these cars, somehow giving them $11,000 of taxpayer money to buy this Volt.
When you look at this, it makes absolutely no sense.
I can stock a Chevy Cruze, which is about a $17,500 car and turns every 30 to 40 days out of inventory… or I can have a Volt, which never turns and creates nothing for me on the lot except interest costs…
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About Us OccupyWallSt.org
OccupyWallSt.org is the unofficial de facto online resource for the ongoing protests happening on Wall Street.
We are an affinity group committed to doing technical support work for resistance movements
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We are an affinity group committed to doing technical support work for resistance movements
Top Contributors to Barack Obama | OpenSecrets
Top Contributors to Barack Obama OpenSecrets
Barack Obama (D)
Top Contributors
University of California
$1,648,685
Goldman Sachs
$1,013,091
Harvard University
$878,164
Microsoft Corp
$852,167
Google Inc
$814,540
JPMorgan Chase & Co
$808,799
Citigroup Inc
$736,771
Time Warner
$624,618
Sidley Austin LLP
$600,298
Stanford University
$595,716
National Amusements Inc
$563,798
WilmerHale LLP
$550,668
Columbia University
$547,852
Skadden, Arps et al
$543,539
UBS AG
$532,674
IBM Corp
$532,372
General Electric
$529,855
US Government
$513,308
Morgan Stanley
$512,232
Latham & Watkins
$503,295
Barack Obama (D)
Top Contributors
University of California
$1,648,685
Goldman Sachs
$1,013,091
Harvard University
$878,164
Microsoft Corp
$852,167
Google Inc
$814,540
JPMorgan Chase & Co
$808,799
Citigroup Inc
$736,771
Time Warner
$624,618
Sidley Austin LLP
$600,298
Stanford University
$595,716
National Amusements Inc
$563,798
WilmerHale LLP
$550,668
Columbia University
$547,852
Skadden, Arps et al
$543,539
UBS AG
$532,674
IBM Corp
$532,372
General Electric
$529,855
US Government
$513,308
Morgan Stanley
$512,232
Latham & Watkins
$503,295
Obama Sends 100 US Troops to Uganda to Help Combat Lord’s Resistance Army
Obama Sends 100 US Troops to Uganda to Help Combat Lord’s Resistance Army - ABC News
The president made this announcement in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Friday afternoon, saying that “deploying these U.S. Armed Forces furthers U.S. national security interests and foreign policy
The president made this announcement in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Friday afternoon, saying that “deploying these U.S. Armed Forces furthers U.S. national security interests and foreign policy
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