El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a 2019 American neo-Western crime thriller film that serves as a sequel and epilogue to the television series Breaking Bad. It continues the story of Jesse Pinkman, who partnered throughout the series with former teacher Walter White to build a crystal meth empire based in Albuquerque. Series creator Vince Gilligan wrote, directed, and produced the film; Aaron Paul (pictured) reprised his role as Jesse Pinkman. Gilligan started considering the story of El Camino while writing Breaking Bad's series finale. He approached Paul with the idea several years later, but told few others. After the script was complete and studio backing was obtained, principal photography discreetly began in New Mexico. In August 2019, Netflix released a trailer and unveiled the film's premiere date, surprising fans and critics alike due to the secrecy surrounding the project. The film drew positive reviews and won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Movie Made for Television.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1916:
An explosion, blamed on Austro-Hungarian saboteurs, sank the Italian dreadnought Leonardo da Vinci. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_battleship_Leonardo_da_Vinci
1923:
Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding
1939:
Leo Szilard penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93Szilard_letter
1947:
Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its wreckage was not found until 1998. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_BSAA_Avro_Lancastrian_Star_Dust_accident
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
tonguely: 1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual. 2. Pertaining or relating to languages; lingual, linguistic. 3. (nonstandard, rare) In terms of or with the tongue; lingually. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tonguely
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I played because I enjoyed it — but there's more to it than that. I played because I was dedicated to being the best. I was part of a team, and I dedicated myself to making that team the best. To me, one of the most beautiful things to see is a group of men coordinating their efforts toward a common goal — alternately subordinating and asserting themselves to achieve real teamwork in action. I tried to do that — we all tried to do that — on the Celtics. I think we succeeded. Often, in my mind's eye, I stood off and watched that effort. I found it beautiful to watch. It's just as beautiful to watch in things other than sports. --Bill Russell https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Russell