Monday Night Misc.

Hello again everyone! And welcome to the Two Minute Tech Trouble Drill!! More dial up issues. I think that from now I will just update from work. At least there I can use the super fast broadband connection. So here we go

There was some very graphic and disturbing testimony in the Michael Jackson case earlier Monday. Among the highlights (or lowlights depending on how you look at it) is the victims brother stating that he personally saw Jackson molest his brother in Jacksons house. And that he witnessed Jackson give the victim wine in a soda can. It isnt looking good for the "King of Pop" but we'll see if this testimony holds up under cross investigation tommorrow.

More celebrity legal troubles. This time with the Robert Blake trial. The jury is deliberating the case. There is no indication on how long it will take them to reach a verdict, but in most cases, if its a slam dunk it only takes a few days. We'll see if the prosecution was able to sway the jury into finding Blake guilty. Me? I think he did it, but the case against him wasnt as strong as it couldve been. And you have to be able to prove guilt, BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT to find someone guilty. We'll see....

So Barry Bonds cant shut up. And I thought Kobe said some stupid things. Over the weekend Bonds made some comments about steroids and baseball. Let me paraphrase some of his quotes: "I dont see what the big deal is about steroids. This isnt the Olympics...I'm an entertainer. I entertain. If someone pays $60 for a ticket and I'm not in the lineup who gets cheated??....We're entertainers. Our job is to entertain." What...A....IDIOT....sigh...First off, this isnt the WWE..this is MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!! You are NOT an entertainer..you sir, are a BALL PLAYER!! You dont entertain. You get paid millions of dollars to play a game. The entertainment comes from the game being played. Your job, is to PLAY. Just because you use steriods and smack homeruns does not make you an entertainer. sigh....Maybe he should just keep to staying quiet and "entertaining." That way we dont have to here stupid things like this....

BOX OFFICE REPORT
I know its late but here it is anyway:

Vin Diesel in "The Pacifier"

1)The Pacifier, $30.5 mil: Another upset this week. Diesel hasnt exactly had the best track record of late when it comes to movies (Chronicles of Riddick anyone?). But this film seemed like a good fit for him. Maybe action isnt his genre. Family comedy is. In any event, this was a solid opening and will do alot to help his status as a box office draw.

2) Be Cool, $23.4 mil: Well this has to be seen as a disappointment for MGM. Not totally as it still did pull in almost $24 million. But, this was supposed to be the number 1 movie this week. With the star power and clever marketing campaign, it seemed like a no brainer. Then again, "Get Shorty" wasnt THAT big a hit either. Again..We'll see....

3) Hitch, $12.1: One of the first runaway hits of the year. There arent any other films of this category out right now, so anyone looking for a romantic comedy fix will have no choice but to watch this film

4) Diary of a Mad Black Woman, $11.0 mil: Well that was a short lived reign at the top. From first to fourth. They werent expecting this film to do big business anyway, so just opening in first was a big accomplishment.

5) Million Dollar Baby, $8.1 mil: Well, there's that post Oscar bounce again. This film just keeps coming back. Its funny how movies that are nominated for or win the Best Oscar Award arent usually huge commercial success. With the exception of Titanic and The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, no other films have done big business. "Baby" isnt going to make TONS of money. But it will still turn a profit and be a pretty good sized hit.

 

So thats it for today's update. Til the next time...

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