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Before They Were Stars: Dean Ambrose Wrestles a Dark Match for TNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpWiYE2DzP4 One week ago today, Dean Ambrose reached the top of the pro wrestling world and became the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Champion. Quite an achievement for a guy who used to wrestle matches in which his forehead was … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Independence Day – Resurgence (2016)
20 years is a long wait for a sequel, but not that long if you weren’t actually waiting for it. I think most people gave up interest in an Independence Day sequel after a few years. The first movie, after … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Anton Yelchin in “Along Came a Spider”
Later today, our newest episode of Shouts from the Back Row will be posted and we will be discussing the all-too-brief career of the late Anton Yelchin, who died tragically in a freak accident last weekend. Looking back at his … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)
Based on the popularity of “penny dreadfuls”, 19th Century British stories famous for their lewd and violent content, Penny Dreadful interweaves several classic horror stories and sets them in 19th Century London. You have Dracula, Frankenstein and his monster, Dorian … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Linda Cardellini in Dee Snider’s “Strangeland”
Yes, that’s the same Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame! Before Rob Zombie became the world’s most successful heavy metal star-turned-horror director, Dee Snider tried his hand at writing, producing and starring in his own horror film, Strangeland. Snider played … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 11-Year Old Jackie Earle Haley in “The Outside Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCbi6whsdIw The Outside Man is an offbeat 1972 French-made film which happens to be set in Los Angeles and stars noted French actor as Jean-Louis Trintignant as a hitman. At one point in the story, his character takes a mother … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Amy Schumer Takes on a Heckler
A true test for an aspiring stand-up comedian is how well they handle hecklers at their performances. In 2009, an up-and-coming comedian named Amy Schumer headlined a show in Atlanta in which an obnoxious drunk woman in the audience was … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Anton Yelchin on “ER”
There have been a lot of shocking celebrity deaths in 2016, but perhaps none more tragic and unexpected than that of Anton Yelchin, whose promising career was cut short when he was killed in a car accident yesterday at age … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Duchovny in “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead”
Remember the 1991 Christina Applegate comedy with one of the greatest titles ever for a PG-13 film: Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead? Well, I was surprised to discover that a pre-X-Files David Duchovny had a supporting role in the … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Ghost movies based on true stories are tricky. How much truth is actually translated to the screen? How much is shed in favor of jump scares and big-budget climaxes? Not to mention the number of poor families that suddenly claim … Continue reading
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