At the Movies
Dune 2 - Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Walken, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Timothée Chalamet.
Bradley Cooper's Maestro which is up for an Oscar has a few showings
As does American Fiction with Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Adam Brody, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams, Erika Alexander.
The Chosen: Season 4 Ep 7-8
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Happy March!!
Things to look forward to..first, the double edged sword. Daylight Saving Time. Clocks spring forward so you lose an hour, but daylight lasts longer! (and hopefully, we can stay here for good)
The Oscars are next Sunday
Holidays - St. Patrick's Day is the 17th. It's on a Sunday this year, so don't be surprised if some of your coworkers call out that Monday.
Easter is March 31st.
March Madness starts Tuesday March 19th.
MLB's opening day is March 28th with all teams playing
Movies
Dune 2 is open this weekend
Kung Fu Panda 4 3/8
The Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal is on Prime 3/21
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire 3/29
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We may never get to see that "Coyote vs. Acme" movie, because Warner Brothers decided a $115 million tax write-off would be more lucrative than actually releasing it.
And that's a shame, according to Will Forte, who plays Wile E. Coyote's lawyer. Because he got to see it, and he wrote an open letter to the cast and crew about how great it is.
He says, quote, "When I first heard that our movie was getting 'deleted,' I hadn't seen it yet. So I was thinking what everyone else must have been thinking: this thing must be a hunk of junk. But then I saw it. And it's incredible . . .
"Super funny throughout, visually stunning, sweet, sincere, and emotionally resonant in a very earned way. As the credits rolled, I just sat there thinking how lucky I was to be a part of something so special . . .
"That quickly turned to confusion and frustration. This was the movie they're not going to release? . . . Please know that all the years of hard work, dedication, and love that you put into this movie shows in every frame. That's all folks."
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The ending of "The Sopranos" was pretty polarizing . . . but if you're into it, you can now own the actual restaurant booth Tony and his family were sitting in when the camera cut to black for the final time.
It's from a real restaurant called Holsten's in Bloomfield, New Jersey. They're renovating, so the booths have to go.
The buyer gets both seats, the table, and the divider wall . . . along with a plaque that says "Reserved for the Sopranos Family."
The auction ends on Monday, and the price is already sky high: Over $63,000 as of last night, with about 175 bids. Also, they won't ship it for you. You have to take care of that yourself.
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Our "most-loved" slang word overall comes from Texas. It's "conniption," which is, "a fit of rage or a tantrum."
"Wicked" from the Boston area is second, followed by "kin," also out of Texas.
The favorite slang from New York is "cringe" . . . from California is "outta pocket," which is used when someone has crossed a line.
The most-hated slang from New York is "brolic," which is having an exceptionally muscular physique. Sorta like "buff" or "swole."
The worst from California is "clutch" . . . and from Texas is "clodhopper," which is a heavy shoe, and an insult for someone clumsy or uncultured.
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A high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico is dealing with a lawsuit after a chemistry teacher thought having actual SWORD FIGHTS was a good idea. It happened in 2022, but a civil suit was just filed.
She was doing a lesson on "metal and melding" and brought ACTUAL swords to class. One was a thin, European-style "rapier." The other was a samurai sword.
She had them rearrange their desks into a fighting ring . . . started a timer . . . and had kids battle it out for two minutes each.
Predictably, they got a little too into it . . . and a 16-year-old girl ended up with a SERIOUS gash on her right wrist. It severed multiple nerves and tendons, and she had to have surgery.
According to the lawsuit, the teacher yelled "I'm in trouble!" . . . told everyone to delete footage from their phones . . . and no one called 911 for 30 minutes. She got fired two months later. The girl's family is seeking an undisclosed amount.
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