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Robin’s Underrated Gems: God Told Me To (1976)
If there were an award for “Best Director Who Can Make Entertaining Movies Out of Ridiculous Premises”, one of the top contenders would be Larry Cohen. If you re a fan of B-movies, you’re probably familiar with Cohen’s work, but … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Colin Farrell as an Extra in “The Disappearance of Finbar”
The Disappearance of Finbar is a 1996 Irish drama that is notable for featuring the breakthrough performance of Jonathan Rhys Meyers. However, another name actor had a far less prominent role in this film. In the background of this scene, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Meg Ryan and Helen Hunt in an Afterschool Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RL-T7ZYAic You know I love showcasing stars back when they were doing cheesy editions of ABC Afterschool Special, so here’s a nice 2-for-1 special from 1982. This particular episode is called Amy & the Angel and even for an afterschool … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Barry Pepper in “Titanic” (made-for-TV version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsBKxLZH-n4 A year before James Cameron’s Titanic took the world by storm, CBS produced a two-part miniseries about the sinking of the ship, and like Cameron’s film, interspersed real-life people and events with personal stories involving fictional characters. Obviously, the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Emma Stone Sings on “In Search of the New Partridge Family”
It’s hard to believe that someone as lovely and talented as Emma Stone could get her start in the inane world of reality television, but that’s where she made her first appearance in front of a camera. In 2004, VH1 … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Samuel L. Jackson in “Eddie Murphy Raw”
The 1987 stand-up concert film, Eddie Murphy Raw, begins with a sketch about young Eddie performing stand-up for his family when he was just a kid. Playing the role of the family member who is most enamoured with Eddie’s raunchy … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): 11-Year Old Seth Green & 8-Year Old Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Duncan Hines Commercial
Yesterday, I did a “Before They Were Stars” feature on Christina Hendricks and January Jones crossing paths in a television pilot many years before Mad Men. Today, you get to see two future Buffy co-stars crossing paths when they were … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Christina Hendricks and January Jones in “Sorority”
I shall once again quote the wise words of Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction: “Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That show’s called a pilot. Then they show that show to the people who make … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Domino (2005)
In light of the recent release of Prometheus, this week’s Shouts From the Back Row podcast focused on the career of Ridley Scott, so it’s only appropriate that I pay some lip service to his younger brother, Tony. We debated … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Most Obvious Movie Goof Ever!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg-25UoekkM This clip is from the 1983 Sean Penn prison drama, Bad Boys, and at the 0:15 mark, you’re going to spot what may be the most blatantly obvious goof in the history of movies. Seriously, how did this make … Continue reading
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