"What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?" - Taggart, "Blazing Saddles"
Okay, here’s someone I never expected to meet and probably would have never sought out. His name is Joe Dallesandro and I would guess that most of you have never heard of him. He was, however, one of the most famous male sex symbols of American undergound films and the gay subculure of the 1960’s and 70’s. Dallesandro was one of the so-called Warhol superstars, which was a group of ‘personalities’ promoted by artist Andy Warhol. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliott Gould reached the apex of his film career in the 1970’s with notable roles in such classic films as MASH, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (which garnered him an Academy Award nomination), A Bridge Too Far, and The Long Goodbye. But it has been some his more recent work (following a very silent period of low budget rubbish) that has grabbed my attention. Specifically, I loved his role as Jack Geller (father of Ross and Monica) in the classic sitcom Friends. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s not enough to just meet one Fake Jan in a year’s time. After having previously met Geri Reischl who had replaced Eve Plumb as Jan Brady in The Brady Bunch Variety Hour at the Chiller Theatre Show in April, it was a treat to meet yet another Fake Jan at the Burbank Hollywood Show on July 18, 2009. Now Eve Plumb remains the only “Jan” I’ve never met, and along with Maureen McCormick, the only original Brady I’ve never met. Read the rest of this entry »
I have just recently begun to explore the world of James Bond. Never having much interest before, I am know slowly working my way chronologically through the catalog. I haven’t come upon On Her Majesty’s Secret Service yet, but when I do, I will meet the only actor who only portrayed James Bond once in the Bond canon of films. Assuming this series will hold me in rapt attention, I took the opportunity to greet this actor George Lazenby when he appeared at the Burbank Hollywood Show on July 18, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m not much of a fan of the zombie-genre, but I know a classic cult flick when I see one. Night of the Living Dead is one such example. This was filmed in 1968 in black and white on a shoestring budget by newcomer film director George Romero. He would go on to direct a plethora of such films, some landing in the ballpark of success, others wallowing in left field. Among the better titles that he directed were Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and The Dark Half. He even has a cameo appearance as an FBI agent in The Silence of the Lambs. Read the rest of this entry »