Media Man News: 3/1/21

Monday, January 04, 2021

Media Man News Blog: Pop Culture and Entertainment News updated

Media Man News Blog

Pop Culture and Entertainment News updated

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Beach Culture Flashback to Bondi Beach

Arise Mr Bondi

January 2011

Contestants in the Mr Bondi pageant heat last Saturday rose to a variety of challenges, including building Lego models, spitting dummies and ripping up copies of the Wentworth Courier.

Organiser Sarah Mulvin said the heats were hilarious and the contenders were “full of sport”.

From 35 entrants, 12 finalists were chosen and will now compete for the Mr Bondi tiara and sash this Saturday.

“It’s about inner beauty - they don’t need to have a wax, a spray tan or a bikini,” Ms Mulvin said.

“The local community has been very supportive. Many were saying it’s about time there was something like this.”

Finalists will be interviewed on Bondi FM and judged in a speed dating round.

“We’ll be asking them to talk about their feelings - whether they like long walks along the beach and whether they have a six pack - of beer,” Ms Mulvin said.

Tickets for the finals include a vodka cocktail and live entertainment from 5-9pm on Saturday at Bondi FM, 2/143 Curlewis St, Bondi. To buy tickets, visit moshtix.com.au or email mrbondi2011@gmail.com for two-for-one tickets. (Credit: The Wentworth Courier)

News

The Expendables 2 snags No. 1 box-office spot for second-straight weekend

Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables 2" snagged the No. 1 box-office spot for the second-straight weekend with $13.5 million. Released by Lionsgate, the film raised its domestic total to $52.3 million after two weekends.

Holdover movies easily led the weekend box office again, as "The Bourne Legacy" landed in second place with $9.3 million, followed by "ParaNorman" with $8.5 million.

Hollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill the gap.

The weekend's new wide releases were overshadowed by "2016: Obama's America," which expanded from limited to nationwide release and took in $6.2 million to finish at No. 8.

The documentary is a conservative critique of what the country would look like four years from now if President Barack Obama is re-elected.

Released by Rocky Mountain Pictures, "Obama's America" nearly matched the $6.3 million debut of the No. 7 movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's action tale "Premium Rush," a Sony release that played in more than twice as many theaters as the Obama documentary.

The weekend's other new wide releases opened weakly. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell's road-chase comedy "Hit & Run," released by Open Road Films, debuted at No. 10 with $4.7 million, and the Warner Bros. fright flick "The Apparition" opened at No. 12 with $3 million.

The weak openings are typical of late August, a dumping ground for movies without much audience appeal as the summer blockbuster season winds down and young viewers switch to back-to-school mode.

But with less competition from Hollywood releases, it also opens the door for surprise successes such as "Obama's America."

"Obama's America" is based on the book "The Roots of Obama's Rage," written by Dinesh D'Souza, who co-directed the movie with John Sullivan.

The documentary now has climbed to a $9.1 million domestic total, with prospects for strong business as the Republican National Convention unfolds over the next few days. (U.S report)