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Crazy Rich Asians Get Richer at Box Office: Will Cross $100 Mil Mark Tonight in US, Already There Worldwide

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Crazy Rich Asians Get Richer at Box Office: Will Cross $100 Mil Mark Tonight in US, Already There Worldwide

Except for the very good “Operation Finale,” this Labor Day weekend is pretty much about holdovers from the summer.

Today, “Crazy Rich Asians” will get a lot richer. Jon M. Chu’s breakout hit will cross the $100 million line in the US. Thanks to its release in just four countries– none Asian– the comedy is already at $101 million internationally. Just wait til it really starts playing around the world.

“Mission Impossible: Fallout” will hit the $200 million mark in the US tonight. It’s the most successful of all the “MI” movies, and Tom Cruise’s biggest hit since the last episode. In between, he’s had a string of duds. Cruise is the sequelizer. He was hoping his “Top Gun” sequel would extend that run in 2019, but the update has been postponed until 2020.

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” made just $13,000 last night on its 99th day of release. Total $213 million, worldwide including US $385 million.

Eminem Drops New Album Called “Kamikaze” on Day of Aretha Franklin’s Funeral, Reviews are Bad

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Eminem Drops New Album Called “Kamikaze” on Day of Aretha Franklin’s Funeral, Reviews are Bad

Eminem is back. Marshall Mathers decided to drop his new album, called — seriously– “Kamikaze” — on the day of Aretha Franklin’s funeral. She and all the great singers in heaven must be LOL.

Anyway, of course “Kamikaze” is number one on the iTunes album chart right now, and all of its tracks have hit the singles charts. Mathers as spots numbers 1 and 2.

Ironically, Aretha’s “30 Greatest Hits” is number 4. Eminem will never have 30 Greatest Hits.

Reviews are bad, but the fans are not so discerning. They’re happy to get whatever Em releases. On Metacritic “Kamikaze” has a 67 among critics. Among fans, they’ve rated it at 8.3.

None of the tracks can be played on the radio– they are drenched in foul language. And screeching. There’s no “Stan.”

Here are the lyrics to the title track, from genius.com:

[Intro]
Okay, how do I say this? (fack, fack, fack)
Last year didn’t work out so well for me
(fack, fack, fack) (fack last year)
2018, welp (fack, fack)

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I’m a fuckin’ kamikaze crashin’ into everything
You beat me, Islamic Nazi, that means there is no such thing
I’ve been goin’ for your jugular since Craig G “Duck Alert”
Wedgie in my underwear, the whole bedsheet and the comforter
Stuck up in my rectal crack, kiss my disrespectful ass
I’ll ride through your cul-de-sac
Window cracked, bumpin’ your reference tracks
You collaborative effort rap, I have never said his raps
Overstayed my welcome, stepped in crap
And ruined your welcome mat
So spit that shit from the heart, you didn’t write like you wrote it
While I teabag the microphone ’cause I go nuts on it
Like a fighter jet lined with explosives that’ll strike any moment
Headed right at opponents and I’m the fuckin’ pilot that flown it
I’m ’bout to—

[Chorus]
Smash into everyone, crash into everything
Back and I’ve just begun, “FACK” 2017
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
I’m a Kamikaze, gonna
Smash into everyone, crash like an F-15
Damage already done, y’all shoulda let me be
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
I’m a Kamikaze, gonna

[Verse 2]
I turned to rap ’cause it made me feel tough when I wasn’t (wasn’t)
From the moment I heard rap was cussin’, I was in (was in)
Which is why I identify with the guy
Who I was invented by, Dre’s Frankenstein
Energized like a nine volt, ice cold
Like Snake Eyes, twice in a row on a dice roll
But if the only reason I blowed is ’cause I’m white though
Why don’t every other white rapper sell what I sold? (ooh)
Kamikaze pilot, I wrote my suicide note
Here come the guys in white coats tryin’ to stop me
‘Fore I jump behind the controls and try to fly into foes
‘Cause I’m takin’ y’all with me when I go cyclone
I don’t think this typhoon’s lettin’ up any time soon, here I go
Eyes closed, blindfolded, I’m ’bout to—

[Chorus]
Smash into everyone, crash into everything
Back and I’ve just begun, “FACK” 2017
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
I’m a Kamikaze, gonna
Smash into everyone, crash like an F-15
Damage already done, y’all should’ve let me be
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
Fack, fack on everyone
I’m a Kamikaze, gonna

[Bridge]
Smash
Kamikaze, kamikaze
Kamikaze, kamikaze, kami-kamikaze
Look at what I’ve done

[Verse 3]
I heard your freestyle on Shade 45, that shit was embarrassing
There is no way we ever hear that shit again, I guarantee
That way that shit was so ass it’s somethin’ we wouldn’t dare re-air
And the shit’s embarrassing as me rear-ending Tara Reid bare
In my therapy chair, my dick is the hair length of Cher
Each nut is the chair width of an acorn, stairlift beware of me
Lyrically I’m terrible, better get your lyrics prepared
Richard Ramirez is here, serial killin’ every beat there is

[Outro]
Wait, wait, got the eeriest feelin’
Somethin’ evil is lurkin’, I’m no conspiracy theorist
But somethin’ here is afoot—oh yeah, it’s my dick
Get the measurement stick (what?), twelve inches of wood
Wait, but I’ve been goin’ for your jugular since Craig G “Duck Alert”
And I’ve come to pay respects
‘Cause if you sleep you’re fucked—other words, you get laid to rest
And I hope your butt is hurt
Put me on a track, I go cray on it like a color book
You got some views, but you’re still below me
Mine are higher, so when you compare our views, you get overlooked
And I don’t say the hook unless I wrote the hook
And now I’m just freestylin’ in the vocal booth
And you know I’ve always spoke the truth
You lyin’ through your teeth so much you broke a tooth
And it ain’t somethin’ I need a phone to do
When I say I can’t wait ’til I get ahold of you
And I don’t know what I’m s’posed to do
Line up the rappers, take my pic like a photo shoot

Aretha’s Spectactular 48 Hour Send Off Included a Gladys Knight Brouhaha and A Pastor Who Loses His Mind

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Aretha’s Spectactular 48 Hour Send Off Included a Gladys Knight Brouhaha and A Pastor Who Loses His Mind

Aretha Franklin’s family and friends designed a 48 hour send off so spectacular that the city wound up naming a park for her.

The Friday funeral– lasting seven hours– was broadcast so many people got see the incredible performances and the fiery speeches.

The latter included an Atlanta pastor selected to give the eulogy– although god only knows that by the time Rev. Jasper William Jr. got to speak there had been several eulogies. Williams completely offended the crowd of 4,000 invited guests by declaring “black lives don’t matter.” Then he launched a tirade against Aretha’s father, the late Rev C.L. Franklin, that was inappropriate, out of place, uncalled for, and frankly, crazy.

If there had been an actual hook, many in the audience would have used it. To be sure, Williams won’t be invited to preach again in Detroit any time soon.

Then there was Ariana Grande’s hideous rendition of “Natural Woman.” I guess she was chosen because she’d performed it on the Tonight show. But Grande screeched and howled, was off key, and wore a short, short dress totally inappropriate for a funeral. Her whole contribution was a hot mess.

But so many great people offset Ariana’s ridiculousness. Gladys Knight made a surprise appearance at the end of the funeral. She was not on the schedule, but had been on the one for the prior night at an outdoor show at Chene Park. She simply didn’t show at Chene, then arrived at the funeral and told local press that she and Aretha had cancer in common. This led the reporter she spoke to report that Gladys has pancreatic cancer. So, during Aretha’s funeral, this story took off like…cancer.

From Greater Grace Temple I contacted Gladys’s husband, William McDowell, who told me she does not have pancreatic cancer. She once had breast cancer, and was trying to make a comparison. Oy vey. Also, she hadn’t shown the previous night performing at the US Open for Serena Williams and Emirates Airlines. Ironic, since Aretha loved the US Open and tennis in general. But there you go.

Anyway, in the 7th hour of the marathon funeral, Gladys showed up and sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and was just sensational. She pretty much stole a “show” that had already boasted amazing performances by Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson, and Shirley Caesar. It was announced that Chene Park, the venue of Thursday night’s 5 hour show that included Jean Carne, Sarah Dash, Johnny Gill, the Four Tops, and a dance piece by famed choreographer George Faison, was going to be officially renamed Aretha Franklin Park.

Meantime, there were the expected dramatic and fierce speeches from Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson. There was also an unexpected one from Michael Eric Dyson, who attacked Donald Trump alliteratively and was preceded by Rev. Al Sharpton coming after Trump, too. Aretha would have loved that.

Detroit was lit up pink for Aretha’s farewell. There were dozens of pink Cadillacs lining Seven Mile Rd in front of the church, a reference to the pink Cadillac from “Freeway of Love.” Cadillac responded by taking out full page ads — all pink– in newspapers. Many Detroit skyscrapers posted pink lighting on Thursday and Friday. I’m not even sure Aretha really liked pink so much, but the effort was a nice one.

Thousands of Detroiters lined up for Aretha’s public viewing, which has already been described vividly in other places. Thousands more tried to get into the Chene Park concert, and also lined up for the funeral procession. The cars were parked five deep at the church. Did Aretha have any concept of her fame at this point? She’d been so sick for the last year, and fighting cancer in secret since the end of 2010, I don’t think she did. What a testament to her incredible talent, her presence, her importance to Detroit, on so many levels.

Next up in Detroit is a movement to get an Aretha Franklin museum built. It would be a tribute to her, to her famous musical family, and maybe honor non Motown Detroit music greats. I hope this comes together.

More on the performances, speeches, and Aretha’s send off later on Saturday…Meantime, shout outs to her niece, Sabrina Garrett-Owens, and her sister in law, Earline Franklin (widow of brother Cecil Franklin). As one guest observed, “They had two weeks, no experience, and basically staged the Oscars.”

Lady Gaga Soundtrack to “A Star is Born” Coming October 5th Has 12 New Songs and Judy Garland Nod with “Over the Rainbow”

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Lady Gaga Soundtrack to “A Star is Born” Coming October 5th Has 12 New Songs and Judy Garland Nod with “Over the Rainbow”

I did tell you some time ago that the soundtrack to “A Star is Born” would be mostly Lady Gaga originals. And so it is. On October 5th Interscope releases the music. There are plenty of Gaga originals– a dozen in fact, plus a few by director and co-star Bradley Cooper.

Very clever– there’s a nod to Judy Garland, who starred in the 1954 “Star” — Lady Gaga sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” (It’s from “The Wizard of Oz,” but it’s Judy’s most famous song.) Cool idea.

I’m told the big “11 o’clock number” is “I’ll Never Love Again”– that’s the song Gaga will take to the Oscars. Interesting, they’ve decided not to qualify for the Grammys this year, but for 2020 instead.

This is a Gaga album, kids, meant to sustain a year’s worth of sales. There are a million reasons to be excited!

PS Just a thought. But Gaga sings “La Vie En Rose.” Madonna has been singing the French classic at parties and for her fans lately. I hope she wasn’t thinking of putting it on new album. C’est la vie!

 

Track listing for A Star Is Born soundtrack:

1. Intro

2. Black Eyes – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson.

3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow

4. Fabulous French

5. La Vie En Rose – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Louiguy and Edith Piaf. Produced by Lady Gaga and Brian Newman.

6. I’ll Wait For You

7. Maybe It’s Time – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written by Jason Isbell. Produced by Bradley Cooper and Benjamin Rice.

8. Parking Lot

9. Out of Time – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson.

10. Alibi – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson.

11. Trust Me

12. Shallow – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice.

13. First Stop, Arizona

14. Music To My Eyes – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson. Produced by Lukas Nelson.

15. Diggin’ My Grave – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written by Paul Kennerley. Produced by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson.

16. I Love You

17. Always Remember Us This Way – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Lori McKenna. Produced by Dave Cobb and Lady Gaga.

18. Unbelievable

19. How Do You Hear It?

20. Look What I Found – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Balir, Lukas Nelson, and Aaron Raitiere. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

21. Memphis

22. Heal Me – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Julia Michaels, and Justin Tranter. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

23. I Don’t Know What Love Is – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson.

24. Vows

25. Is That Alright? – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Lukas Nelson, and Aaron Raitiere. Produced by Lady gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

26. SNL

27. Why Did You Do That? – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair. Produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

28. Hair Body Face – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

29. Scene 98

30. Before I Cry – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written and produced by Lady Gaga, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson, and Paul “DJWS” Blair.

31. Too Far Gone – Performed by Bradley Cooper. Written and produced by Bradley Cooper and Lukas Nelson.

32. Twelve Notes

33. I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version) – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Aaron Ratiere. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice.

34. I’ll Never Love Again (Extended Version) – Performed by Lady Gaga. Written by Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey, and Aaron Ratiere. Produced by Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice.

Telluride Film Festival Schedule Includes “First Man,” “Boy Erased,” Final Redford Film, But No “Star is Born”

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Telluride Film Festival Schedule Includes “First Man,” “Boy Erased,” Final Redford Film, But No “Star is Born”

The Telluride Film Festival schedule is out. Somehow, some people in private plans or in “Star Trek” transporters will go from Venice to Telluride to Toronto. The rest of us will just go to Toronto, where “A Star is Born” will premiere in North America after tomorrow’s Venice debut.

So no Gaga in Telluride, but everything else — “First Man,” now in the Oscar lead, “Boy Erased,” and Robert Redford’s final acting job, “The Old Man and the Gun.” And, of course, Orson Welles’ finished final film, “The Other Side of the Wind.” Director Peter Bogdanovich will be there, he’s the Welles expert, also with his own new doc about Buster Keaton. Viva Bogdanovich!

“Boy Erased” is one of two Nicole Kidman films. The other is “Destroyer.” Kidman has quite a legacy as the Hollywood star who also is the leading actress and producer of indie films. She takes a lot of chances, and is always a winner. Bravo!

ANGELS ARE MADE OF LIGHT (d. James Longley, U.S.-Denmark-Norway, 2018)

 BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ (d. Pamela E. Green, U.S., 2018)

BIRDS OF PASSAGE (d. Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego, Colombia-Denmark-Mexico, 2018)

BORDER (d. Ali Abbasi, Sweden, 2018)

BOY ERASED (d. Joel Edgerton, U.S., 2018)

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (d. Marielle Heller, U.S., 2018)

COLD WAR (d. Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland-France-U.K., 2018)

DESTROYER (d. Karyn Kusama, U.S., 2018)

DOGMAN (d. Matteo Garrone, Italy-France, 2018)

DOVLATOV (d. Aleksei German, Russia-Poland-Serbia, 2018)

FIRST MAN (d. Damien Chazelle, U.S., 2018)

FISTFUL OF DIRT (d. Sebastián Silva, U.S., 2018)

FREE SOLO (d. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, U.S., 2018)

GHOST FLEET (d. Shannon Service and Jeffrey Waldron, U.S., 2018)

GIRL (d. Lukas Dhont, Belgium-Netherlands, 2018)

GRAVES WITHOUT A NAME (d. Rithy Panh, France-Cambodia, 2018)

MEETING GORBACHEV (d. Werner Herzog and André Singer, U.K.-U.S.-Germany, 2018)

NON FICTION (d. Olivier Assayas, France, 2018)

PETERLOO (d. Mike Leigh, U.K., 2018)

REVERSING ROE (d. Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, U.S., 2018)

ROMA (d. Alfonso Cuarón, U.S.-Mexico, 2018)

SHOPLIFTERS (d. Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, 2018)

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (d. John and Molly Chester, U.S., 2018)

THE FAVOURITE (d. Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland-U.K.-U.S., 2018)

THE FRONT RUNNER (d. Jason Reitman, U.S., 2018)

THE GREAT BUSTER (d. Peter Bogdanovich, U.S., 2018)

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN (d. David Lowery, U.S., 2018)

 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND (d. Orson Welles, U.S., 1976/2018)

 THE WHITE CROW (d. Ralph Fiennes, U.K., 2018)

THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD (d. Morgan Neville, U.S., 2018)

TRIAL BY FIRE (d. Ed Zwick, U.S., 2018)

WATERGATE – OR, HOW WE LEARNED TO STOP AN OUT-OF-CONTROL PRESIDENT (d. Charles Ferguson, U.S., 2018)

WHITE BOY RICK (d. Yann Demange, U.S., 2018)

 

Venice Film Festival: Raves for Damien Chazelle-Ryan Gosling Neil Armstrong Flick “First Man”

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Venice Film Festival: Raves for Damien Chazelle-Ryan Gosling Neil Armstrong Flick “First Man”

keep refreshing…

It’s all raves for Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” at the Venice Film Festival.

The Ryan Gosling-Claire Foy starrer is getting rapturous reviews as they pour in.

So far it’s 8 fresh and 0 rotten on Rotten Tomatoes.

Owen Gleiberman in Variety: “A movie so revelatory in its realism, so gritty in its physicality, that it becomes a drama of thrillingly hellbent danger and obsession.”

David Rooney in the Hollywood Reporter: “This sober, contemplative picture has emotional involvement, visceral tension, and yes, even suspense, in addition to stunning technical craft.”

IndieWire: “A powerful experience that will inspire renewed awe of what Armstrong and his ilk did. It may not be a giant leap for filmmaking, but it’s another small step for this filmmaker.”

 

Soap Opera Chaos: “Young and Restless” Ratings Drop, Actors Leaving, Old Exec Producer-Headwriter Returning

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Soap Opera Chaos: “Young and Restless” Ratings Drop, Actors Leaving, Old Exec Producer-Headwriter Returning

Things are getting worse, not better, at CBS’s “The Young and the Restless.”

The ratings are dropping fast. Actors are leaving. And now an old executive producer-headwriter has returned. This spells a 911 call.

For the first time ever, “Y&R” was dethroned last week in the key demo by ABC’s “General Hospital.” The CBS show is now number 2 in the 18-49 demo. “Y&R” also had two days between August 13th and 17th below 4 million viewers.

This news must have sent the folks in the executive suites at CBS into war mode. So they brought back Josh Griffith, an old Y&R hand. He will have to sort out an un-win-able plot in which four main characters killed and buried another one without a possible realistic resolution. Maybe it will all have been a bad dream.

Mal Young, the current EP-HW, is on his way out. After a promising start, he’s more or less sent the show into a tailspin. Since December he’s lost 800,000 viewers with very unpopular stories and an inability to keep popular actors.

I’ve already reported the departures of Eileen Davidson and Mishael Morgan, over money issues. Morgan made public that the show hasn’t given raises for five years. Losing Davidson, who’s the star of the show since 1982, is a devastating blow. Another long time favorite, Christel Khalil, just announced she’s out, too. Morgan and Khalil also happen to be African American, so that raises other issues.

Soaps should be so easy to maintain. They’re on every day, the fans respond in real time. Just give ’em what they want. But executive producers– like Jill Farren Phelps, some others, and now this guy, Young– get crazy with power. Not one of them re-watches the great parody ,”SoapDish.”

 

Oscar Buzz as Universal Pulls Out All Stops for “First Man” Toronto Premiere, Will Bus Guests to Theater Resembling Space Ship

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Oscar Buzz as Universal Pulls Out All Stops for “First Man” Toronto Premiere, Will Bus Guests to Theater Resembling Space Ship

Oscar buzz? Universal seems to know it has the potential Best Picture, and they are pulling out all the stops.

Damien Chazelle’s “First Man” will have its Toronto Film Festival premiere at the IMAX Cinesphere, a futuristic building that looks like it’s on the moon or is a space ship. All the press is being shuttled to the Cinesphere, which is not near the Festival. (Actually, we have no idea where it is, and neither will the Toronto cab drivers, so take the bus, kids!)

All the other Toronto movies will premiere in the usual — and very nice– theaters like Roy Thomson Hall and the Princess of Wales.

But Chazelle’s movie is the story of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, in July 1969. Ryan Gosling, who starred in Chazelle’s much loved “La La Land,” plays Armstrong. The word I’ve heard from sneak advance screenings is that this is it, Oscar wise. Chazelle’s first two movies, “Whiplash” and “La La Land” have already made him a wunderkind. He’s 34 years old, although by the time of the Oscars, he will be acceptably old 35!

“First Man” is debuting right now in Venice. The review embargo lifts at 1:30pm Eastern. Social media reactions from press right now are excellent.

Kardashians’ Ratings Have Fallen Every Week of New Season, Finished 5th Place in Time Period on Sunday

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Kardashians’ Ratings Have Fallen Every Week of New Season, Finished 5th Place in Time Period on Sunday

Is anyone keeping up with the Kardashians?

This group of self indulgent nitwits are in their 15th season on the E! Channel (although they’ve actually been on the air since October 2007).

Their new “season” debuted four weeks ago with 1,364,000 viewers. The second week saw a decline to 1,273,000. Week 3 came in at 1,084,000. This past Sunday it was 1,030,000.

I can’t tell you if it’s the story line because I don’t watch it and don’t care. If they all vanished into a sink hole that would be a plot for me to enjoy.

On Sunday, they were at least the fifth choice of everyone watching cable at 9pm. And that’s not counting network TV, the Weather Channel, and people who watched cats doing ethnic dancing on YouTube.

Is the Kardashians’ decline related to the coming end of Trump? Could be. They should have been canceled years ago. Maybe it was the publicity surrounding executive producer Ryan Seacrest spotted jet rocketing like Iron Man off a yacht in the Mediterranean last week. Maybe the Universe just said, That’s enough.

It could be the end is near. Let’s pray together.

 

The Beatles’ Much Anticipated 50th Anniversary White Album Remix Boxed Set Eyes November Release Date

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The Beatles’ Much Anticipated 50th Anniversary White Album Remix Boxed Set Eyes November Release Date

Last year, the 50th anniversary of the “Sgt. Pepper” album was an occasion. It included a remixed version of the album, a mono version, and outtakes of tracks. The boxed set, retailing at over $100, sold like crazy, too. And think of it– “Sgt. Pepper” is only 30 minutes long.

But now I can tell you the 50th anniversary edition of “The White Album” is on its way, probably set for November 22nd– the day it came out in 1968. A ‘Save the Date’ email went out to press today for a NY event on September 26th. That can only mean good things.

There are many, many bootlegs of “White Album” outtakes floating around in the world. So Giles Martin, son of late legendary producer George Martin, had his work cut out for him. But I’m thinking we’ll get a remixed version of the original album, an outtakes CD, and maybe a mono mix as well.

The White Album– originally intended to be called The Beatles, but got its nickname thanks to the all white cover– has a lot of hits on it. “Back in the USSR,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Helter Skelter,” and “Revolution 1” are just the tip of the iceberg. Every track is someone’s favorite, from “Savoy Truffle” to “Dear Prudence.”

These Beatles remixes are really wonderful. The “1” album remix set with videos is excellent, “Pepper” was a big success. Once The White Album is a Christmas blockbuster, next up will be “Abbey Road” in 2019 and “Let it Be” in 2020– and perhaps the “Let it Be” movie.

While you’re waiting, go back and pick up the Beatles Mono Box Set. I listen to it all the time. It’s like a Ringo fest, the drums are so good!

 

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