It’s Only a Paper Moon…
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
…but it was a rather expensive one at that. Paper Moon, the 1973 comedy-drama film that is set in the black and white era of Prohibition ranks highly on my list of favorite films. Ever since I discovered this movie, I shared it with Ashleigh and Briana among others, and the consensus is that it is a timeless classic. It starred the father and son team of Ryan O’Neal and Tatum O’Neal, and it was in fact the then-10-year old Tatum who was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. To date, she is the youngest recipient of a competitive Oscar. Read the rest of this entry »
In her day, Margaret O’Brien was one of the most popular child actors of the silver screen. She began her career in an uncredited role in Babes On Broadway in 1941 at the age of four. Margaret’s career reached its zenith in 1943 and 1944 when she starred in such classics as Madame Curie, Jane Eyre, and her most famous role, Meet Me in St. Louis with Judy Garland. The most famous scene comes when Garland sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to young Margaret. 
It had been quite a while since I had watched Twin Peaks, the bizarre, surreal, horrifying, backwoods, serial drama created by David Lynch. But my girlfriend Erin, who was a fan of the series, pointed it that it was a must that I meet, greet, and get an autograph of Kimmy Robertson, who played the quirky, squeaky Lucy Moran on the series, when I saw her at the Hollywood Show on Saturday, April 24, 2010. 
It was within the past couple of years that I was watching Better Off Dead and became intrigued by the adorable girl who played foreign exchange student Monique. Ah, Monique. But anyway, I actually went to the effort of looking her up on Wikipedia, wondering whatever had become of her – and mostly was curious as to whether she was still smokin’ hot in her mid-40’s. On Saturday, April 24, I got my answer. But I nearly bypassed my opportunity to get an autograph and photo with her. 
Valerie Perrine’s real breakout role came in 1974, when she starred as the wife of comedian Lenny Bruce in the film Lenny. For this role, she was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. She then went on to some acclaim when she played Mrs. W.C. Fields (Carlotta Monti) in W.C. Fields and Me. It is my duty to tell you of these achievements and acclaimed roles, but for a Superman buff such as myself, the real important part that she played was that of Eve Teschmacher in both Superman and Superman II. As the busty live-in mistress of the villainous Lex Luthor, her change of heart eventually allows her to help Superman escape Lex’s evil clutches.