10-23 Dish: Weird Al's B-day is White and Nerdy, everything that we missed from over the weekend

Published 24 October 06 12:41 AM | Zach

This weekend was one of those weekends where you cant get anything done. So lets run down everything that has happened in the past few days.
Today is Weird Al's Birthday so we should all go out and buy his new CD, well at least I should. I am getting it thru iTunes. ALso here is his latest Number 1 hit. I am ALso thinking about getting the "White & Nerdy" sweatshirt.



 


Movie Releases...

Marie Antoinette

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and innuendo

Kirsten Dunst portrays the young Austrian princess, who, as a teenager, becomes Queen of France. Jason Schwartzman portrays her indifferent husband Louis XVI. Other members of the ensemble, portraying various members of the elitist court of Versailles include Rip Torn (in the role of King Louis XV), Judy Davis (as the Comtesse de Noailles), Steve Coogan (as Mercy), Asia Argento (playing the Comtesse du Barry), Marianne Faithful (Maria-Teresa), Aurore Clement (Duchesse de Chartres), Molly Shannon (Aunt Victoire) and Shirley Henderson (Aunt Sophie).

 

The Prestige

Rated: PG-13 for violence and disturbing images

Bale and Jackman will play rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London who battle each other for trade secrets. The title refers to the residue left after a magician's successful trick.

 

Flags of Our Fathers

Rated: R for sequences of graphic war violence and carnage, and for language

The film is based on James Bradley's book "Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima". The Battle of Iwo Jima, which took place in winter 1945, was a turning point in the Pacific theater. About 6,000 Americans died and 17,000 were wounded during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

 

Flicka

Rated: PG for some mild language

In this contemporary motion picture adaptation of Mary O'Hara's beloved novel My Friend Flicka, 16-year-old Katy McLaughlin (Alison Lohman) dreams of fulfilling her family legacy by working on her father's ranch in modern-day Wyoming. But Katy's father wants more for her, insisting that Katy go to college.

 

Box office results…

Oct. 20-22, 2006

 


This Week

Last Week

Film Title

Weekend Gross

Theaters

Theater Average

Weeks in Release

Total Gross

1

-

The Prestige

$14,818,000

2281

$6,496

1

$14,818,000

2

2

The Departed

$13,675,000

3005

$4,550

3

$77,148,000

3

-

Flags of Our Fathers

$10,200,000

1876

$5,437

1

$10,200,000

4

4

Open Season

$8,000,000

3379

$2,367

4

$69,602,000

5

1

The Grudge 2

$7,700,000

3214

$2,395

2

$31,380,000

(tie)

-

Flicka

$7,700,000

2877

$2,676

1

$7,700,000

7

3

Man of the Year

$7,035,000

2522

$2,789

2

$22,516,000

8

-

Marie Antoinette

$5,300,000

859

$6,169

1

$5,300,000

9

5

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

$3,845,000

2569

$1,496

3

$35,954,000

10

6

The Marine

$3,725,000

2545

$1,463

2

$12,547,000

11

7

The Guardian

$3,572,000

2558

$1,396

4

$46,480,000

12

-

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D

$3,282,000

168

$19,535

1

$3,282,000










 

 

Father Claims Madonna Adoption Wasn't Explained to Him…

The father of the 13-month-old Malawian boy adopted by Madonna claims he had no idea he was sending his son "away for good" and if he had known he would never have agreed to the adoption.

Yohane Banda, 32, says local officials in Malawi never properly explained the procedure to him and he thought the pop superstar would only be looking after his son David while he was in school.

Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie were granted interim adoption of 13-month-old David Banda last Tuesday.

 

Actress Jane Wyatt Dies at 96…

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Jane Wyatt, known to TV viewers as the idealized mom on Father Knows Best, has died at her home in Bel Air, California, at 96.

Wyatt died Friday. Family members said she died in her sleep, the Washington Post reported.

Wyatt had extensive stage credits and appeared in such films as 'Lost Horizon' in 1937 and 'None but the Lonely Heart' in 1944.

 

Horror Legend Phyllis Kirk Dies at 79…

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Phyllis Kirk, the star of the horror classic 'The House of Wax,' has died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in California. She was 79.

The actress died on Thursday from a post-cerebral aneurysm, according to her former publicist.

 

Kevin Federline Lands Movie Role…

Kevin Federline will make his Hollywood debut in an upcoming hip-hop movie directed by rapper/actor Sticky Fingaz.

Federline, the husband of pop superstar Britney Spears, will star in 'Caught on Tape.'

 

Celebrity Birthdays…

Chad Robinson - 20 October, 1978
Dannii Minogue - 20 October, 1987
Eliane Giardini - 20 October, 1952
Keith Hernandez - 20 October, 1953
Snoop Dogg - 20 October, 1972
Viggo Mortensen - 20 October, 1958
Actor

Carrie Fisher - 21 October, 1956
Celia Cruz - 21 October, 1929
Charlie Lowell - 21 October, 1973
Eric Faulkner - 21 October, 1953
Georgia Brown - 21 October, 1933
Lavinia Milosovici - 21 October, 1976
Louis Koo - 21 October, 1970
Melora Walters - 21 October, 1968
Peter Mandelson - 21 October, 1953

Amanda Coetzer - 22 October, 1971
Charles Keating - 22 October, 1941
Derek Jacobi - 22 October, 1938
Jeff Golblum - 22 October, 1952
Jeff Goldblum - 22 October, 1952
Kaushal de Alwis - 22 October, 1978
Mado - 22 October, 1977
Rachel Campos-Duffy - 22 October, 1971
Shaggy - 22 October, 1968
Reggae/Pop Artist
Valeria Golino - 22 October, 1966
Zac Hanson - 22 October, 1985

Dwight Yoakam - 23 October, 1956
Michael Crichton - 23 October, 1942
Pele - 23 October, 1940
Ryan Reynolds - 23 October, 1976
Weird Al Yankovic - 23 October, 1959

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# vittuccio506 said on October 24, 2006 09:22 AM:

that white and nerdy video is classic wierd al,,although he never wins grammies or anything like that,i feel that he is an irreplacable presence,a much needed character in todays music.He brings a sense of humor and a lighthearted feeling to music,also some satyre and wit,and breaks alot of tension in the air.musically he is no genius but like i said he is needed in todays cookie cut image of music and groups.Where have talented musicians and instrument players went,guitars,bass,drum solos,saxophones,piano and keyboard players along with real D.J'S and the original two turntables and a microphone because even hip-hop has succumbed to the commercialization or" gentrification" if you will, that all other genres have.now its synthesizers and studio voice overs,computers and beat programs along with lip-synching and reality t.v.shows,,lol,,what the hell happened to music these days,,wow,,not to say there is no talent out there but they are very few and far between,,so these cookie cut" musicians" wich the airwaves and t.v. is flooded and saturated with,try to bring a seriousness and sense of emotional distress to listeners,because they are told thats what sells,thats what "fits",so every friggin song you hear has the same common thread in each genre,if its not about diamonds, money,strip clubs and cristal,then its about how depressed and how blue and suicidal someone is,or how much life sux and how "poor me" the song gets,and then you have the very angry songstress who curses her ex and tells how bad he was of a freeloader and how she is moving on and finding another just like him,,,lol,,,its all the same sadly,,so back to my point,,lol,,there i go again on a tangent,,lol,,bring it back vitt lol,,we need wierd al every once in a while to let out his strange but funny sense of humor to lighten the load or kinda snap the tension so to speak,,and just for something refreshing and a change of pace,,different,,diversity is the spice of life,,did i say that quote right?lmao,,well ill shut up now,,i love these blogs,,later

# Zach said on October 24, 2006 04:00 PM:

WOW, thanks for the comment! I totally agree with you. I think we need more Weird Al's in the world.  I get a sense of weird Al every morning from the radio station I listen to. They talk about alot of politically incorrect things. Makes me laugh.