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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Lawrence in Commercials for “My Super Sweet 16”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLWFLqBb7y0 You normally wouldn’t associate a talented actress like Jennifer Lawrence with some stupid MTV reality show, but believe it or not, that’s how should got her start. My Super Sweet 16 was a reality series that aired on MTV … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Harrison Ford on “Kung Fu”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kRbrOmDFP4 To close out 2012, here’s a special treat: a rare chance to see Harrison Ford and David Carradine cross paths. In this 1974 episode of Kung Fu, Caine finds himself involved in a heated land war between farmers and … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Angelina Jolie Sings Karaoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlTAzonf6yo It’s always fun to find obscure handheld footage of future celebrities just goofing around in front of a camcorder when they were young. In these clips, you can see 12-year old Angelina Jolie and two other girls dressed up … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennfier Lopez Auditions for MC Hammer on “Yo! MTV Raps”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OVKDs4baAE You might know that Jennifer Lopez’s first major break was becoming a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color, but her first official televised appearance came in 1989 when she auditioned to become a backup dancer for MC Hammer … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Vince Vaughn in an ABC Afterschool Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQHspJLL8cE When Vince Vaughn started out his acting career, the best work he could find was mostly in cheesy afterschool specials as he’s got no less than four of them listed in his early filmography! One of them was this … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Christoph Waltz on “Parole Chicago”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvGjfn6i9U To celebrate the much-anticipated reunion this week between Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino in Django Unchained, here’s some obscure footage of one of Waltz’s first major roles in a 1979 German television series called Parole Chicago. The show followed … Continue reading
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A Tribute to Charles Durning (1923-2012)
Sadly, Christmas Eve this year was marred by the death of one of cinema’s all-time greatest character actors when Charles Durning passed away of natural causes on December 24, 2012 at the age of 89. Before he broke into acting, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 6-Year Old Sarah Polley in “One Magic Christmas”
Way back in 1985, my parents took me to the theater to see One Magic Christmas, which may be the most depressing, soul-draining “feel-good” holiday movie a child could ever experience. Mary Steenburgen plays a woman who has completely lost … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 11-Year Old Christina Aguilera Sings “Silent Night”
In this recently unearthed footage, 11-year old Christina Aguilera sings a rendition of “Silent Night” on a Christmas Eve special for WTAE Channel 4 in Pittsburgh way back in 1991. This is hardly the only footage I’ve posted of Christina … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
If there’s one filmmaker who seems to have an obvious grudge against Christmas, it’s director-screenwriter Shane Black. For some reason, the guy loves to write violent action films which happen to take place around the holiday season, and often feature … Continue reading
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