Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

"To Kill A Mockingbird"
released December 25th 1962 
The #7 movie of the year with $13.1 million in receipts 


Top 10 Underrated Animated Movies

These are some of the most underrated animated movies ever. Sometimes The House of Mouse eclipses these movies, which definitely deserve more recognition. Movies like Thumbelina, Balto, The Pagemaster, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Prince of Egypt, The Secret of NIMH, The Road to El Dorado, The Iron Giant, Anastasia are often forgotten about but we are some of the best animated movies

Monday, March 27, 2017

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Gunsmoke
"Hanging Man"
March 25th 1956
Sawyer, the store keeper, is found hanging in his shop.  
Mel Tucker is found spending money shortly thereafter.


Monday, March 20, 2017

Top 10 Movies (Weekend of March 17th - 19th 2017)

The Top 10 Movies for the Weekend of March 17th - 19th 2017



1 -  Beauty and the Beast   ($174.7 million)
2 -  Kong : Skull Island   ($27.8  million)
3 -  Logan   ($17.8  million)
4 -  Get Out  ($13.4 million)
5 -  The Shack  ($6  million)
6 -  The LEGO Batman Movie  ($4.6 million)
7 -  The Belko Experiment  ($4.1  million)
8 -  Hidden Figures  ($1.4  million)

9 -  John Wick : Chapter Two  ($1.1  million)
10 -  Before I Fall  ($985,631.00)


Sunday, March 19, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Non-Fiction) March 19th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Non-Fiction
Top  10
Week Ending March 19th 2017


10 - When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
(53 weeks on list)

9  -  Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari 
(8 weeks on list)

8  -  This Life I Live - Rory Feek
(3 weeks on list)

7  -  The Magnolia Story - Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines
(20 weeks on list)

6  -  Big Agenda - David Horowitz 
(4 weeks on list)

5  -  Homo Deus - Yoval Noah Harari
(2 weeks on list)
A provocative look into the future by the author of "Sapiens"

4  -  The Book of Joy - Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
(20 weeks on list)

3  -  Killing The Rising Sun - Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
(25 weeks on list)


2  -  Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance
(32 weeks on list)

1  -  Portraits of Courage - George W. Bush
(Debut)
Sixty six color paintings and a four panel mural, accompanied by brief biographies, show members of the military who have served since 9/11.  By the former president.


Thursday, March 16, 2017

Old Time Radio Show of the Week

Tales of the Texas Rangers
"Prelude To Felony"
March 16th 1952
A young girl steals her own father's cattle and frames a neighboring rancher for the crime.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Top Ten Movies (March 10-12 2017)

The Top Ten Movies in the US
Weekend of March 10th - 12th 2017



1 - Kong : Skull Island               $61.0 million
2 - Logan                                    $38.1 million
3 - Get Out                                  $20.7 million
4 - The Shack                              $10.0 million
5 - The LEGO Batman Movie    $7.6 million
6 - Before I Fall                           $3.0 million
7 - Hidden Figures                       $2.7 million
8 - John Wick : Chapter 2            $2.6 million
9 - La La Land                             $1.7 million
10 - Fifty Shades Darker             $ 1.6 million

Monday, March 13, 2017

NY Times Bestseller List (Fiction) March 12th 2017

New York Times Bestseller List
Hardback Fiction
Top 10
Week Ending March 12th 2017


10 - The Girl Before - J.P. Delaney
(5 weeks on list)

9  -  The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
(29 weeks on list)

8  -  Humans, Bow Down - James Patterson
(Debut)
After the Great War, a woman is determined to save humanity before the victorious robots wipe it out.

7  -  A Piece of the World - Christina Baker Kline
(Debut)
Imagining the life of the central figure of Andrew Wyeth's iconic painting "Christina's World".

6  -  A Conjuring of Light - V.E. Schwab
(Debut)
The final book of the Shades of Magic fantasy series.

5  -  Heartbreak Hotel - Jonathan Kellerman
(2 weeks on list)

4  -  Echoes In Death - J.D. Robb
(3 weeks in list)

3  -  Aftermath : Empire's End - Chuck Wendig
(Debut)
The conclusion to the Star Wars trilogy set in the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens".

2  -  Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
(3 weeks on list)

1  -  Lincoln In The Bardo - George Saunders
(2 weeks on list) (2nd week at #1)
Visiting the grave of his recently deceased young son in 1862, Lincoln encounters a cemetery full of ghosts.