Author: Jeff McKinney

Creator/Editor of ColumbiaCountyCurrent, Lover of Happy Hour, NY REALTOR, World's Best Uncle, Movie Buff.

Box Office, Doctor Strange and Trolls Holding Steady

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Weekend Recap:

Doctor Strange and Trolls held onto their top two spots for a second weekend in a row. Doctor Strange earned another $43 million and held retained the #1 spot on the list. The latest Marvel movie success has now made 2016 Disney’s best year at the domestic box office ever. Trolls took in another $35 million, and is quickly approaching the $100 million mark.

There were also a few new movies opening over the weekend including Arrival, which came in 3rd with $24 million, Almost Christmas took 4th with $15.5 million, and Shut In opened in 7th with $3.7 million.


Following is The Top 10 for the weekend of November 11 – 13, 2016:

(Movie – Studio/Weekend Gross)

  1. Doctor Strange – BV/$43,032,000
  2. Trolls – Fox/$35,050,000
  3. Arrival – Par./$24,000,000
  4. Almost Christmas – Uni./$15,564,000
  5. Hacksaw Ridge – LGF/$10,775,000
  6. The Accountant – WB/$4,570,000
  7. Shut In – EC/$3,700,000
  8. Boo! A Madea Halloween – LGF/$3,550,000
  9. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – Par./$3,325,000
  10. Inferno – Sony/$3,250,000

New Movies in bold.

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Johnsen Schmaling’s Linear Cabin

screen-shot-2016-11-13-at-4-58-27-pmA recent project from the Johnsen Schmaling Architecture firm presents a contemporary take on the traditional cabin in the woods. The ‘Linear Cabin’ is a simple, 900-square-foot rectangular structure with rustic charm, and glass walls for enjoying the surrounding views.

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The cabin is comprised of three identically sized, boxes that are separated by spatial voids, and tied together with a continuous, thin roof plane that spans the entire length of the building. The storage box acts as a shed with room for lawn equipment, canoes, or whatever needs to be stored. The service box contains the cabin’s home infrastructure, including entry, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, and boiler room. The sleeping box houses two bunk rooms. The area between the storage and service boxes is open in the front and back, and provides a covered spot for a vehicle. The void between service and sleeping boxes is the center of the cabin, and acts as the living area. This room features 15’ wide glass doors and a wood-burning stove.

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Johnsen Schmaling’s Linear Cabin was built in the sparsely populated Northwoods region of Wisconsin, but I can see this building fitting in perfectly here in Columbia County. It was built using regionally sourced materials, including a variety of timber products harvested in Wisconsin’s northern forests. The boxes are clad with blackened pine planks, and varnished cedar is used throughout the structure. The interior walls and ceilings are covered in knotty pine, and floors are polished dark-grey concrete.

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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY International Trailer #2

A new international trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrived a few days ago. The latest trailer gives us more of Jyn Erso’s backstory through flashback scenes to her childhood. We also get to see the Death Star in action, and Darth Vader!

Here’s the trailer:

Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker.

Rogue One, arrives in theaters on December 16.
 

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State Capital’s Christmas Tree Comes From Claverack

This year’s State Capital Christmas tree is a 45-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce grown by the Bowman family in Claverack. The tree will be the center piece of the holiday display at Empire State Plaza, and the annual tree lighting ceremony on December 4th.

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The spruce, which was planted by the Bowmans in 1994 when it was six-feet tall, will be cut down on Monday, and transported to the capital plaza. The Bowmans will be on stage at the December 4th tree-lighting ceremony, which begins at 1:00 PM and goes to 8:00. The day’s festivities culminate with the tree lighting and fireworks. The Bowmans plan to grow a new tree, after the current conifer is removed.

 

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Last Chance for Follies, Function & Form: Imagining Olana’s Summer House

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This week is the last chance to check out the exhibition, “Follies, Function & Form: Imagining Olana’s Summer House,” at Olana.

The 1886 Plan of Olana is highly accurate, however, the plans contain a mysterious structure labeled “Summer House”. According the the Olana site, “Summer houses were common in early American gardens and public landscapes, yet there is no documentary evidence about the style or form of this structure at Olana”. The exhibition asked 21 architects and landscape architects to imagine what the summer house and it’s environs might look like, then sketch those ideas, much in the way Frederic Church used sketches to convey his design and architectural ideas. Each designer was free to explore and combine historic and contemporary design themes.

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This exhibition is organized by The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York Chapters of The American Institute of Architects (AIANY) and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA-NY).

DATES/TIMES/ADMISSION:

The exhibition, which opened in August, will close on Sunday, November 13. Until then, it is open 10am-5pm at the Coachman’s House Gallery, and is free.

ADDRESS/CONTACT:
Olana Coachman’s House Gallery
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY
Phone: 1 518 828-0135

For more info, check out http://www.Olana.org

 

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