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Before They Were Stars: Fred Savage in a Vitamins Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RarXMqA95b4 When you think of the 1980s, three things which probably come to mind are Pac-Man, Fred Savage and commercials for children’s vitamins. Well, this is what happens when you combine all three of these things into one neat package.
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Before They Were Stars: Doug Jones on “Unsolved Mysteries”
The very first “Before They Were Stars” feature The Back Row ever did was Matthew McConaughey’s debut acting appearance as a murder victim in a re-enactment on Unsolved Mysteries. Ever since then, I’ve tried to put the spotlight on all … Continue reading
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The X-Files Miniseries Review (Episode 3 – Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster)
The tone of this very offbeat, altogether splendid episode is in league with James Gunn and his Troma output. Two stoners are huffing paint fumes in the woods and musing about werewolves until a scaly creature with the texture of … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Alicia Vikander on a Swedish Soap Opera
https://youtu.be/ybVIxRFVDpM?t=122 We’ve reached our final edition of “Before They Were Stars” for this year’s Academy Award nominees and we’ll cap things off with a first-time nominee: Alicia Vikander, who got a “Best Supporting Actress” nod for The Danish Girl. Vikander’s … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Michael Fassbender as Guy Fawkes in “Gunpowder, Treason & Plot”
We’re close to concluding our “Before They Were Stars” series on this year’s Academy Award nominees and we’ve arrived on Michael Fassbender, who received his second career Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the title character in Steve Jobs. Two … Continue reading
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A Case of X-Philia (Part 2) – Fight the Future
By the conclusion of Season 5, the X-files branch was sabotaged and incinerated within the hallowed grounds of FBI headquarters. Scully and particularly Mulder’s life work were all incomplete cases now. Outside of the show though, the executives at Fox … Continue reading
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 242 – The Films of Alan Rickman
January of 2016 has not been a kind month, for in less than a week we lost two icons of British stage and screen. Shortly after David Bowie passed away, so too did Alan Rickman, and with him went his … Continue reading
Agents of H.O.N.E.S.T.Y.
Honest Trailers nails it again with this Honest T.V. Trailer for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Seriously, there are only two things that I hear about this show: “I stopped watching halfway through the first season,” (which applies to me), or … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Mark Ruffalo in an Unsold TV Pilot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERxeIfxiuc&feature=youtu.be&t=260 It’s time once again to do the traditional round of “Before They Were Stars” clips for this year’s Academy Award nominees. Mark Ruffalo has garnered his third career Oscar nomination for his memorable portrayal of journalist Mike Rezendes in … Continue reading
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The X-Files Miniseries Review (Episode 2 – Founder’s Mutation)
After a night of cumbersome reintroductions, exhausted performances and a plodding story, the show regains its balance with a monster-of-the-week episode with a disturbingly discordant teaser courtesy of one of the series’ most prolific writers. We’re back on terra firma.
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