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Cameron Dye

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Cameron Dye’s biggest claim-to-fame was in his portrayal of Nicolas Cage’s buddy in the 1983 teen comedy Valley Girl. It’s true that the film was kind of fun and I enjoyed it for what it was: a pile of crap. But having said that, my main impetus for purchasing a signed photo of Cameron Dye was the fact that he had played the role of Sam Phelan in two episodes of Smallville. You see… Superman connections pretty much always trump raunchy teen poo. Read the rest of this entry »

They say there is no rest for the wicked. Ergo, I must be wicked, because I have had no rest. While the weather has been scattershot, ranging from quite chilly to blazingly hot and the grass has continue to grow against my wishes, I haven’t had much time to take any of it in because I’ve been busy meeting friends, going on dates, bailing people out of jail, and jetting off to New Jersey to meet celebrities – all over the course of the two weeks that followed my Florida trip. Read the rest of this entry »

Ursa Major

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Six years after I first began my quest at encountering the Kryptonian villains of Superman and Superman II, I picked up my second one at the Hollywood Show on October 8, 2011. I had started the journey by getting a photograph with Jack O’Holloran, who had played the idiot character Non in films. The second encounter came from the infinitely more attractive Sarah Douglas, who was the sleek and sexy, but cruel and deadly Ursa. As you know, I rarely balk at any sort of Super-Encounter. Read the rest of this entry »

As far as long-haired Asian henchman in popular action films of the 80′s and 90′s, I’d say that Al Leong has pretty much cornered the market. I pretty much defy each of you to deny that you’ve seen him somewhere – whether it be in Lethal Weapon, Big Trouble in Little China, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (in which he played Genghis Khan), Last Action Hero, or my personal favorite of his films, Die Hard. You know, he’s that Asian guy with the crazy martial arts whom you’d be scared to see on the streets, but generally ends up getting killed pretty quickly by the film’s hero. Read the rest of this entry »

Barbara Steele ½

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

I recently began an initiative of watching the highest rated critically acclaimed movies of all-time and this includes many foreign films, where my knowledge is considerably lacking. Thus far, my favorite of the overseas offerings has been Federico Fellini’s . It is a film that is intensely difficult to describe, since the purpose of the film is not really to tell a story but to overpower you with the dazzling images of people, places, and things that Fellini committed to film. One of those people in the film was actress Barbara Steele. Read the rest of this entry »