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Before They Were Stars: John Carpenter Makes “The Resurrection of Broncho Billy”
You may be surprised to hear this, but the legendary John Carpenter once made an Academy Award-winning film. In 1970, Carpenter was one of four film students from USC who were invited to make a short film called The Revenge … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Al Pacino in “Me, Natalie”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRrPK8m8cdw It’s amazing to think that Al Pacino’s iconic performance in The Godfather was only his third movie role. Even though he had a pretty successful career in Broadway at that point, his only previous film credits were a lead … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Christoph Waltz Delivers the World’s Creepiest Orgasm in “A King for Burning”
In 1993, Christoph Waltz starred in a German mini-series called A King for Burning. On the surface, this seems like an erotic scene where Christoph fingers a woman to orgasm inside a bathtub. But then they suddenly play these loud … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Harrison Ford as a Stoner in “Getting Straight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fkTw3T18Wo After an infamous interview on Conan a few years ago, people started to wonder if Harrison Ford might be a closet stoner. Well, here’s a rare chance to see Ford playing a stoner in a movie. In 1970, the unknown … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Shirley Temple in “Baby Burlesks”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECzC7YIt7F4 The legendary Shirley Temple passed away recently and given that she was probably the most famous child star of all time, I figured I wouldn’t be able to do a “Before They Were Stars” spotlight on her… but, boy … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Thomas Jane: Cross-Dresser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWxZl32W_c Well, as “Before They Were Stars” clips go, this is about as bizarre and obscure as you’ll ever see. Back when he was still relatively unknown, Thomas Jane was dating actress/stand-up comedian Melinda Hill. One night, they decided to … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Martin Scorsese Directs “The Big Shave”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g5Y_RUDUE0 Well, if there’s one thing obvious about Martin Scorsese, it’s that he always loved to use gory violence to make a point. In 1967, he directed a six-minute short film called The Big Shave, which basically consists of a … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
As I’m sure you’re all well aware, one of our generation’s finest actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman, recently died of an apparent heroin overdose at the age of 46. Hoffman had suffered from drug and alcohol adduction during his younger years, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Peter Jackson Directs “The Valley”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmhIXCFXJ9c Like many famous directors, Peter Jackson had such a passion for cinema that he started making his own short films during his teens. In 1976, the 15-year old Jackson and his friends used a Super 8 camera to make … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Weird Al Yankovic’s First Music Video
Okay, this “music video” is really nothing more than a few different camera angles of 19-year old Weird Al Yankovic sitting in an empty room playing an accordion, but it’s still history in the making. In 1979, Weird Al was … Continue reading
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