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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Casualties of War (1989)
I ve already expressed my support for director Brian De Palma in my “Underrated Gems” columns for his films, such as Blow Out and Body Double. He has often been accused of being a Hitchcock wannabe and a copycat artist, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kristanna Loken on “Aliens in the Family”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGi3_KJxyE I’m almost finished writing my latest Cracked article about horrible sitcoms and have done more research on Aliens in the Family than any sane human being ever should. I’ve already done three “Before They Were Stars” features on famous … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kristen Wiig Performs with The Groundlings
Here’s a belated birthday “Before They Were Stars” spotlight on Kristen Wiig, whom, like many famous comedic actors, started off her career performing with the improv troupe, The Groundlings. Here she is in a hilarious sketch called “Confessions of a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Tony Scott’s First Short Film, “One for the Missing”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0cAi8LKXnM As I’m sure you’re well aware, Tony Scott died a few days ago, so I thought I’d pay tribute by posting the very first film he directed. Not too long ago, I featured Boy and Bicycle, the first short … Continue reading
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“Heil Honey I’m Home!”: The Sitcom About Hitler!
In case you haven’t heard yet, I’m currently writing a new article for Cracked.com about short-lived sitcoms with horrible premises. However, none of them could possibly top the horrible premise of the sitcom featured here. My article was inspired by … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Hayden Panettiere in a Banana Nut Crunch Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt16aZ3Oaaw In today’s “Celebrity Birthday of the Day” on Hayden Panettiere, Gill mentioned how she started off her career by appearing in a commercial for Playskool Toys when she was only eleven months old. While footage of that ad doesn’t … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sylvester Stallone on “Kojak”
Two years ago, when I started doing “Before They Were Stars” features, The Expendables was playing in theaters, so I decided to embarrass Sylvester Stallone by showcasing the softcore porn flick he starred in when he was young. Now that … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Louis C.K.’s Short Film, “Ice Cream”
In his early stand-up days, Louis C.K. also loved to direct short films on the side. In 1993, he made a black-and-white short called Ice Cream which was intended as a riff on films from the Golden Era of Hollywood. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Original Incarnation of “South Park”
In this week’s Shouts From the Back Row podcast about stop motion animation, I made mention of two animated short films called Jesus vs. Frosty and Jesus vs. Santa, which is where the pop culture phenomenon we know as South … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Tango & Cash (1989)
It s amazing to think that it’s now been two years since The Back Row was launched. The second Shouts from the Back Row podcast we recorded was for the release of The Expendables, and around the same time, I … Continue reading
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