Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

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Gal Gadot

Born April 30, 1985

Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman. Take that in for a minute. She is a trained Israeli soldier which means that the moves you see her do are for real and she can kick your ass. And you will like it.

Noteworthy

  • Keeping Up with the Jones – Gadot and Jon Hamm are the spies neighbors to Isla Fisher and Zach Galifianakis. This is such a well put together movie. The acting is good, the plot is good, and the comedic bits are funny. What more can you ask for? Plus Gadot and Hamm look great together.
  • Furious 7 – Gadot in a fast car saving the team. It is amazing. I really dug the introduction of Gadot to the family.
  • Batman vs Superman – She was one of the few highlights for me in a movie that I really didn’t care for. The shot of her sliding across the ground after getting hit by Doomsday, skidding to a stop, and then smiling – worth the price of admission.
  • Wonder Woman – Loved the whole movie until the ending with Ares – listen to the podcast and you will hear more on this. Gadot rocks the role of Wonder Woman and I hope they keep it rolling.

Wonder Woman, she’s amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She’s all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she’s a whole lot of woman.

-Gal Gadot

Ed Helms

by | January 24, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Music, Television | 0 Comments

Ed Helms - Born January 24, 1974 Ed Helms is one of my favorite performers alive today. I say, performer, because he is way more than just an actor. Whether he is improvising, singing, or acting, Ed Helms is one of those people that brings a smile to your face. As...
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To Kill a Mocking-Jay

by | September 9, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Conventions and Festivals, Featured, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Oh, to Kill a Mocking-Jay. A few minutes of DragonCon exposure and my mind is unfurling in ways it hasn’t since my first warehouse rave in the year 2000; a psychotropic may or may not have had something to do with the trippiness of that former experience.  Likewise,...
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Cobie Smulders

by | April 3, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

Cobie Smulders Born April 3, 1982   Cobie Smulders is a comedic genius. Impeccable timing, great delivery and able to hold her own with heavyweights like Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel. Did I mention she is the head of SHIELD in the MCU as well? Noteworthy How I...
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Geena Davis

by | January 21, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Geena Davis - Born January 21, 1956 I love and admire Genna Davis. She is an amazing actress and thoughtful human being, and one of those people that I think it would be fun to break-bread with. Just picking her brain on the topics of the day would be mind-blowing....
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Stars with Disturbing Parents

by | August 25, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Featured, Movies, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Why are their so many stars with disturbing parents? Is it the same percentage as us normal folk and their celebrity puts them in the public eye? Or are they more prone to having a lot more crazy and creepy because of their talent? Stars with Disturbing Parents: JACK...
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Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

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Uma Thurman

Born April 29, 1970

Uma Thurman first slid into my view as Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction and though I have not been as obsessed as Tarantino, I do tend to seek out movies that she is in. There is something raw about the way that she delivers dialogue and action. It makes her interesting to watch.

Noteworthy

  • Pulp Fiction – Again, first thing that I saw her in. I love her as Mia. The reaction when she is stabbed in the heart by the needle the huge intake of breath – perfect. Also, I love how nervous she tends to make Travolta.
  • Batman & Robin – Thurman is the best villain in the bunch in this movie. She makes a great Poison Ivy. The movie as a whole was completely over the top but she was excellent as a villain.
  • Kill Bill 1 & Kill Bill 2 – The Bride. I don’t know that I need to dig much further into it. Thurman is The Bride and she does, in fact, kill Bill.
  • The Producers – No one else could have played Ulla opposite Balistock and Blom in the musical version of The Producers. You really want to see Thurman take on more musical roles after you watch this.
  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend – Not the best thing she has ever been in but I dig it. Thurman has superpowers, her boyfriend breaks up with her – that was a mistake.

Desperation is the perfume of the young actor. It’s so satisfying to have gotten rid of it. If you keep smelling it, it can drive you crazy. In this business a lot of people go nuts, go eccentric, even end up dead from it. Not my plan.

-Uma Thurman

Where did all the good commercials go?

by | March 31, 2017 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

I was flipping through the Netflix the other day and ran across Video Games: The Movie. It was a really good documentary on the history, purpose, and culture of gaming. While I was watching it the Atari issue of E.T. The Extraterrestrial The Game was brought up. If...
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Chris Parnell

by | February 5, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Chris Parnell - Born February 5, 1967 I love Chris Parnell. He is like white wine vinegar, he brightens the whole recipe. He is like a chili pepper in the chili - you miss it when it is not there. He, much like Vince Vaughn should just make an appearance in every...
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Manimal

by | April 7, 2017 | Featured, Television | 0 Comments

CBR.com had an article called: 15 CLASSIC SUPERHERO SHOWS THAT NEED TV REBOOTS. They covered a plethora of shows most of which I saw when they came out or at least caught them in reruns. There was something missing though. One show that came out in 1983 that was...
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Christie Brinkley

by | February 2, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

Christie Brinkley - Born February 2, 1954 Christie Brinkley is one of the dream-girl models of my youth. She was everywhere when I was a kid. Sports Illustrated, TV, movies, music videos - literally everywhere. She was the bubbly personality wrapped in bombshell looks...
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Michael B Jordan

by | February 9, 2018 | Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Michael B Jordan Born February 9, 1987   Michael B Jordan is one of those actors that has already made a huge impact early in his career. From working with Sly Stallone on Creed to being in his second Marvel Comics Movie (Black Panther) you can bet that we will just...
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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

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Jessica Alba

Born April 28, 1981

Jessica Alba started out acting as a teenager and has been turning out great entertainment for all of us ever since then. She is one of those actresses that makes interesting choices and elevates the role.

Noteworthy

  • Idle Hands – I college students right hand has a mind of its own. Alba is one of the characters with hands that don’t have murderous intent. This was the first movie that I saw Alba in.
  • Sin City – Alba is little Nancy. I love the feel and the film work of this movie. Alba is one of the pivotal characters and a lot of the plot hinges on her.
  • Fantastic Four – Alba is Sue Storm. No, really Alba is Sue Storm. I thought she was perfect as her quarter of Marvel’s first family.
  • Machete – You got to love a movie that jumped from a fake trailer in another movie to the big screen. Alba is fantastic.

You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.

-Jessica Alba

Spoilers Be Damned

by | August 21, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

I am no respecter of spoilers or of spoiling movies for other people - Spoilers Be Damned. It is not because I am unkind or because I look to spoil someone else's fun but I think the amount of time we spend focused on spoilers is a little ridiculous. I tire of hearing...
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Ian Clarke

by | February 16, 2018 | Featured, Science, Technology | 0 Comments

Ian Clarke Born February 16, 1977   Ian Clarke is the creator and lead desgner on a project called Freenet. FreeNet "Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver...
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Kevin James

by | April 26, 2018 | Comedy, Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Kevin James Born April 26, 1965   Kevin James is a truly funny guy. He has played a variety of roles and he seems to be able to play just about any role, some of which we will dig into below. He is very deft at physical humor but then you watch him act and emote and...
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I Miss My Nintendo 64

by | April 6, 2017 | Featured, Video Games | 0 Comments

I miss my Nintendo 64. I picked mine up while I was in college. Worked n and off for a pool and spa place and earned one for my troubles. Cash would have been very cool but I think I got way more entertainment out of the N64 over time than I ever would have from the...
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Bad Movies – Bad Puns: But Great Company

by | March 3, 2017 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Bad Movies - Bad Puns: But Great Company Back in the stone ages before we had streaming services like Hulu, Netflix, or even YouTube, we had these primitive devices called DVDs and actually had to have the disc in a physical machine that, after the viewing, you had to...
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Kevin James

Kevin James

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Kevin James

Born April 26, 1965

Kevin James is a truly funny guy. He has played a variety of roles and he seems to be able to play just about any role, some of which we will dig into below. He is very deft at physical humor but then you watch him act and emote and he is a very talented as an actor.

Noteworthy

  • Hitch – This was the first movie that I remember Kevin James in. He was fantastic in this role. In particular, the training montage with Will Smith is one of the funniest things that Will Smith has been involved in, in a long time.
  • The King of Queens – Doug Heffernan, as a character, ran across three different shows. Doug was the springboard for Kevin James onto the large screen and really gave a jolt to his career. Add Leah Remini to this and it is no wonder that James is as big a star as he is.
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – Kevin James and Adam Sandler are box office gold. Having them marry each other for health benefits – genius. Such a funny thought provoking movie.
  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop – Bag on this movie all you want. They had me when he slid across the floor and didn’t quite make it to cover. Laughed my ass off.
  • Here Comes the Boom – A much more trim Kevin James learning to MMA fight to save a program in his school. Bizarre plot great flick. Loved it.

There’s no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.

-Kevin James

Linda Blair Exorcisms Original Bad Girl

by | January 22, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Linda Blair - Born January 22, 1959 An icon of the horror genre, Linda Blair Exorcisms Original Bad Girl, will always be tied to The Exorcist from 1973. This movie set her in the limelight but I am not sure that it actually did her any favors. Noteworthy The Exorcist...
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Leprechaun – Some Light St Patrick’s Day Viewing

by | March 17, 2017 | Featured, Movies | 0 Comments

Leprechaun (1993) is a horror comedy and the first in the series of Leprechaun movies. Leprechaun - some light St Patrick's Day viewing - is one of those movies that you love because of its innate poor quality and thin plot. The fact that it is also one of Jennifer...
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And It Is Patrick Dempsey for the WIN

by | January 13, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

Patrick Dempsey It is always fun when you get to learn something new about a celebrity that you like. Who would have thought that some race announcer has said: And It Is Patrick Dempsey for the WIN - at some point in the history of motorsports. So Patrick Dempsey,...
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To Kill a Mocking-Jay

by | September 9, 2016 | Beyond Geek, Conventions and Festivals, Featured, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Oh, to Kill a Mocking-Jay. A few minutes of DragonCon exposure and my mind is unfurling in ways it hasn’t since my first warehouse rave in the year 2000; a psychotropic may or may not have had something to do with the trippiness of that former experience.  Likewise,...
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The Eighties – A Documentary

by | January 13, 2017 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

The Eighties - A Documentary Recently watched The Eighties - A Documentary on Netflix. My wife and I are hooked on documentaries and we will watch one on almost anything but this one, covering one of the decades that we both grew up on was a no-brainer.Add to that the...
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Jason Lee

Jason Lee

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Jason Lee

Born April 25, 1970

Jason Lee has been someone I have watched in everything they have been in since I saw him in Mallrats back in the day. Love his acting style and love the way he approaches a character.

Noteworthy

  • Mallrats – Lee is Brodie. Brodie is Lee. This is still my favorite character that he has ever performed. The delivery is amazing and so much fun to watch.
  • Dogma – Lee is a bad guy. He is Azrael a bad angel looking to help end the world.
  • The Incredibles -Lee is the voice of Syndrome. I don’t think that it would have been quite as good without Jason Lee voicing the bad guy.
  • My Name is Earl – A storyline based around Karma with a kinda white-trash set of characters. Such a timeless and amusing show. Very re-watchable unless you are my wife. She hates it.

I was a little nerdy, but I got along with everybody. I had fun at school – skateboarding, surfing, getting kicked out of class for making too much noise.

-Jason Lee

Ian Clarke

by | February 16, 2018 | Featured, Science, Technology | 0 Comments

Ian Clarke Born February 16, 1977   Ian Clarke is the creator and lead desgner on a project called Freenet. FreeNet "Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver...
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Dana Delany

by | March 13, 2018 | Featured, Movies, Television | 0 Comments

Dana Delany Born March 13, 1956   Dana Delany has been a Silver Screen and TV screen staple for years. She can always be counted on to turn out a great performance whether she is being called on to deliver the comedy or the drama. Noteworthy China Beach - This is the...
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LL Cool J aka Ladies Love Cool Jams

by | January 14, 2018 | Featured, Music, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

LL Cool J LL Cool J aka Ladies Love Cool Jams is one of those artists whose song still run through my head years later. Catchy beats, great rhymes, and a certain style that make him stick out in the minds of the youth of the late 80s and early 90s. By the 2000s, LL...
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Where did all the good commercials go?

by | March 31, 2017 | Featured, Pop Culture, Television | 0 Comments

I was flipping through the Netflix the other day and ran across Video Games: The Movie. It was a really good documentary on the history, purpose, and culture of gaming. While I was watching it the Atari issue of E.T. The Extraterrestrial The Game was brought up. If...
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Riki Lindhome

by | September 6, 2016 | Comedy, Featured, Pop Culture | 0 Comments

Riki Lindhome is not a household name, but it should be. Riki started her career as an actor on the stage in Tim Robbins “Embedded”. She then made her debut on the big screen as “Mardell Fitzgerald" in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby (2004). She is best known...
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