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Before They Were Stars: Mark Ruffalo in “The Dentist”
Following his impressive turn as the Hulk in The Avengers, it’s about time that Mark Ruffalo finally get the “Before They Were Stars” treatment for his small role in the ultra-gory B-movie, The Dentist. Directed by Brian Yuzna, The Dentist … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sandra Bullock on “Working Girl: The TV Series”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGS9959sais You may remember the Academy Award-nominated 1988 comedy, Working Girl, which starred Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford. Like just about every other film that had a modicum of success during this time period, the networks attempted to … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Chloe Moretz in “Today You Die”
One of our finest child actresses, Chloe Moretz, had an early bit part at the age of seven in a straight-to-DVD action film called Today You Die where she got to act alongside none other than Steven Seagal! Chloe plays … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bryan Cranston on “Matlock”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO5ctgg7lUk “I’m an old man. I hate everything but Matlock! Ooh, it’s on now!” Well, Matlock obviously didn’t hate Bryan Cranston since he was invited to guest star as two different characters on two separate episodes of the show in … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Daniel Craig on “Drop the Dead Donkey”
Awhile back, I showcased an early role that The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln had on a popular satirical British TV series which had one of the greatest titles ever: Drop the Dead Donkey. Well, it turns out that one … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: The Beastie Boys on a Public Access Show in 1984
As I’m sure you’ve heard, Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA of the Beastie Boys, has just passed away. I’m not a big music buff, so I must confess that I’m hardly the biggest Beastie Boys expert in the world, but I … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Natalie Portman in “Developing”
Yes, this is a clip of Natalie Portman touching her boobs. However, this one even pre-dates The Professional, so she’s only about 12 years old here. Just before The Professional turned Natalie into an instant star, she starred in a … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Red Rock West (1993)
On this week s edition of our Shouts From the Back Row podcast, we chronicled the career of Nicolas Cage, who has one of the most divisive and uneven filmographies of any actor in history. Cage has starred in his … Continue reading
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Nicolas Cage the Tortured Artist in “Zandalee”
We just recorded a Shouts From the Back Row podcast about the rise and fall of Nicolas Cage, but even when his career was in great shape, he was still capable of delivering hilariously bad performances in hilariously bad films. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Alison Brie Kisses a Girl and Gives Birth to the Antichrist in “Born”
Yeah, I know I probably didn’t need to write anything else besides the “Alison Brie kisses a girl” part. But since the preceding clip goes from being real hot to real gross very quickly, an explanation is probably needed. One … Continue reading
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