Fact Of The Day

[Svengoolie 3]

A four pound cat can let a fart than can make a 200 pound man gag.

[BoyScoutKevin]

He'll think of something.

D23 Expo
40,000 people are expected to attend this celebration of all things Disney on August 23-25, 2019, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim (California.)
I don't know if this fits the definition of a Comic Con, but, as some call it such, we'll call it such.
And while 40,000 may sound like a lot, as it does to me, it is not in the top 10 in attendance in Comic Con, and it may not even be in the top 20.
It certainly is not as large as the granddaddy of Comic Cons, or the San Diego Comic Con, which had 130,000 attendees last year. Which is actually down from its height in 2015, when 167,000 people attended.
Still, the San Diego Comic Con was the 2nd best attended Comic Con in 2017. Only the Comic Con in New York City, which had more than 180,000 people attend, had more attendees.
And it is certainly more than the 1st San Diego Comic Con in 1970, when 145 people attend.

Next time: inspired by . . .

[Svengoolie 3]

Peplum refers to sword and sandal movies.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peplum_(film_genre)

[BoyScoutKevin]

Inspired by . . .
Greatest Rock Bands of the 1960's

Of course, some of these are not . . .
. . .great
. . . nor rock
. . . nor of the '60's
. . . and some are not even bands,
but, they each have 1 song I can hear o'er and o'er again.

the baha men -- the beach boys -- the beatles -- the byrds
the cowsills -- Crosby, stills, nash, and young
the drifters
elo
gary puckett and the union gap
herman's hermits -- the highwaymen
the irish rovers
jay and the americans
the Kingston trio
the lemon pipers
the mamas and the papas
the new seekers
paper lace
queen
the rolling stones
the seekers -- sly and the family stone
the Tarriers -- the tokens -- the troggs
vanity fare -- the village people
the weavers -- the who
and the 4 seasons

Next time: it's almost 2019, so how about a list of films to be released by each major Hollywood studio. We'll start with the House of Mouse

[BoyScoutKevin]

From the House of Mouse in 2019, and why it is thought, they'll dominate the U.S. box office once again.

01/01/19 Kim Possible
I thought this was to be a made for TV movie. Maybe not, but this is not the 1st time that a movie made for TV has been shown in theaters. And, of course, this is the live action remake of the animated TV series.

03/08/19 Captain Marvel

03/29/19 Dumbo
One of the 1st in what is to be thought a string of live action remakes of classic animated films.

04/29/19 Avengers : Infinity War, Part II

05/24/19 Aladdin

06/24/19 Toy Story 4

07/19/19 Lion King
Interesting story behind this one. When a group of news reporters got their 1st glimpse of the opening scene, "Circle of Life," it was said that several of these hard-bitten reporters were so moved, that they broke down in tears.

08/09/19 Artemis Fowl
What we, or, at least, what I have been waiting for. Based on the 1st books in the series, hopefully it'll do enough business that the rest of the books in the series will also become films.

10/11/19 Jungle Cruise
Of course, based on the theme park attraction. Originally set to star Tim Allen and Tom Hanks, it now stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

11/08/19 Noelle
Maybe this is the movie made for TV or maybe not.

11/17/19 Frozen 2

12/12/19 Star Wars 9
What began back in the '70's finally reaches its conclusion. Then, there should be a reset, and we'll start a whole new series of trilogies.

??/??/19 Cruella
Unknown date for this one, but, of course, based on the book character than the animated character than the live action character. This is another live action film.

Next time: 20th Century Fox. The merger is not totally complete, so Fox is releasing its own slate of films for 2019. Though, it is said that they are moving the dates around, so their films do not interfere with the above films, which tells us who is the dominant partner in this merger.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Films from 20th Century Fox for 2019.

01/25/19 The Kid Who Would Be King
02/14/19 Alita : Battle Angel
04/12/19 Breakthrough
05/24/19 Ad Astra
06/07/19 X-Men : Dark Phoenix
06/07/19 Untitled Fox/Marvel Film
06/28/19 Untitled James Manhold Movie
07/12/19 Struber
08/12/19 The New Mutants
09/13/19 Spies in Disguise
11/04/19 The Woman in the Window

11/15/19 Untitled Kings man Movie
This should be the 3rd in the series

12/25/19 The Call of the Wild
Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, Disney Studios have all made a run at turning Jack London's novel into a film. So, this is at least the 4th version of it.

From a business standpoint, theirs is an interesting relationship. So . . .

What do we know.
1. This is the 1st time that a Mouse has swallowed a Fox.
2. No film under production (whatever that means) will be canceled.
3. When the merger is finally complete sometime next summer or the summer of 2019, they will take over the distribution of the films.

What we do not know.
1. How long will films be released under the Fox banner. Certainly, 2019, but maybe into 2020. 2021, or 2022 and even longer.
2. How much influence they have over the films being made. We know they will have some. We just don't know how much.

Next time: Columbia for 2019 or Sony Columbia.

[Rev. Powell]

The Republic of West Florida was an independent nation for 74 days in 1810.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Columbia or Sony Columbia in 2019

01/04/19 Escape Room
01/11/19 A Dog's Way Home
02/01/19 Miss Bala
03/22/19 Greyhound
04/26/19 The Intruder
05/24/19 Bright Burn

06/14/19 Men in Black Untitled
What is this? The 4th in the series?

06/21/19 Grudge

07/05/19 Spider-man : Far from Home
sequel. With more to follow in 2020 and thereafter

07/26/19 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

08/16/19 The Angry Birds Movie 2
sequel

10/11/19 Zombie land 2
another sequel

10/18/19 You Are my Friend

11/01/19 Charlie's Angles
Again what is this? The 3rd in the series?
Of course, based on the old TV show

12/13/19 Jumanji sequel
Do you count this as the 2nd or 3rd in the series?

12/18/19 Masters of the Universe
remake of the 1987 film

12/25/19 Little Women
remake and--at least--the 4th film version of the Louisa May Alcott novel of the same title.

Next time: Paramount or Viacom Paramount National Amusements and CBS (?)

[BoyScoutKevin]

Paramount National Amusements Viacom CBS films for 2019.
With CBS merging with the others sometime next year or 2019.

01/04/19 Eli
02/08/19 What Men Want
02/22/19 Rhythm Section
03/05/19 Wonder Park

04/05/19 Pet Sematary
Remake of the 1989 film which was based upon the Stephen King novel.

05/03/19 Rocket man
06/28/19 Limited Partners

08/02/19
Dora the Explorer
Big Screen version of the animated TV series

10/11/19 Gemini Man

10/11/19 Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Big screen version of the kids' TV series
And the only one on this list that I am actually looking forward to seeing at this time.

11/01/19 Untitled Terminator Project
How many has there been?
He's lost count.

11/08/19
Sonic the Hedgehog
Big screen version of the animated TV series.

Next time: Universal  Comcast NBC

[BoyScoutKevin]

Films from Universal for 2019
or Comcast NBC Universal

01/18/19 Glass
02/08/19 Everybody Knew
02/14/19 Happy Death Day 2U

02/22/19 How to Train Your Dragon : the Hidden World
What is this? The 4th or 5th in the series?

02/22/19 The Turning
03/15/19 The Mustang
03/15/19 Us
03/29/19 Captive State
03/3119 Greta
04/12/19 Little
05/17/19 A Day's Journey
05/31/19 Untitled Blum house production project iv
06/28/19 Untitled Danny Boyle - Richard Curtis comedy
08/02/19 Untitled Fast and Furious Spinoff
08/16/19 Good Boys

09/20/19 Downtown Abbey
based, of course, on the TV miniseries of the same title

09/27/19 Abominable
09/27/19 The Hunt
10/18/19 Untitled Blum house production project I
11/08/19 Will Parker comedy
11/15/19 Last Christmas
11/27/19 Queen and Slim
12/13/19 Untitled Blum house production project ii

12/20/19 Cats
Based on the Broadway musical. Though, whether it is to be a live action version or an animated version, I do not know, having heard it both ways.

12/25/19
1917

And that makes 25 films, or almost twice what every other studio is releasing in 2019, and that excludes . . .

06/07/19 The Secret Lives of Pets 2
Never saw the original, as I was singularly unimpressed by the trailer, but enough people must have seen it, to spawn this sequel, which leaves me again singularly unimpressed. Though, what is more, this series is spawning a ride-attraction at Universal Orlando (Florida.) Also coming, as they hold the rights to create rides-attractions based on the Nintendo characters, finally,rides and attractions based on those characters., replacing rides-attractions, or, so I have heard, based on . . .
Barney -- Curious George -- Feivel -- and Woody Woodpecker.

Next time: films from Warner for 2019 or AT&T Time Warner

[ER]

Most cetaceans sleep in half-hour increments, since unlike most mammals they have to consciously "decide" to breathe, and must wake up to do so. Another oddity about cetacean sleep patterns is that it appears they rotate between shutting down one hemisphere of the brain at a time during sleep, waking up and "turning off" the hemisphere opposite from the one previously dormant. Complex beings, cetaceans.

[316zombie]

we need a question of the day thread. that's a fact.

[Rev. Powell]

Queen Anne (1665 – 1714) had eighteen pregnancies, including 7 miscarriages and 5 stillbirths. Her longest-surviving child lived to 11. The second oldest lived to 2.

[Svengoolie 3]

The USAF actually seriously considered making a plane powered by a nuclear reactor core that would use turbofans to suck in air, pass it direcly thru the fission core and blow the super heated radioactive air and particles from the  reactor out the back.

Yes, this was actually considered...


http://www.aviation-history.com/articles/nuke-american.htm

[BoyScoutKevin]

Films from Warner for 2019 or AT&T Time Warner.

02/18/19
The Lego Movie
02/13/19
Instant Remote

04/05/19
Shazam
As I thought, this one has been in what is known as "developmental hell" for almost 2 decades. So, I am sure everyone involved is glad they finally got something together to put on the screen.
It was also to star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Black Adam. While he will star as Black Adam, just not in this one, as he and the character are getting their own film.

04/19/19
The Curse of La Llona
05/1019
Detective Pikachu
05/17/19
The Sun Is Also a Star

05/24/19
Mine craft
Of course, based on the video game.

05/31/19
Godzilla

06/14/19
Shaft aka Son of Shaft
Apparently, not so much a remake, but a sequel to the original.

07/13/19
Untitled Conjuring Universe Film
08/02/19
Untitled WB event film I

09/16/19
It : Chapter 2
A sequel to the film which was a remake of the TV miniseries which was based on the book by Stephen King.
Never saw, never will the film. I did see the TV miniseries, which I enjoyed. As for the book, like most of what King has written, I found it to be unreadable. That man needs a good editor.

09/27/19
The Kitchen

10/14/19
The Joker
Batman's favorite villain gets his own film.

11/05/19
The Good Liar
11/11/19
The Goldfinch

11/15/19
Marge Claus
The Mrs., apparently, is getting her own film.

12/25/19
Super intelligent

Total 18
Less than Universal, but more than the other major Hollywood studios.







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