All reviews - Movies (14) - TV Shows (1) - Books (7) - Music (1) - Games (1)

A Childhood Memory in Vinyl

Posted : 2 days, 15 hours ago on 16 May 2013 12:16 (A review of Color Blind)

I must have expressed an interest in music at a very young age for my mother to go and purchase the half-dozen albums from a Walgreen's in the early 70's that began my childhood collection. Music, in turn, surely evinced a hypnotic power over me. The fact that times were tough and money was tight are as much a part of the equation as a mother's love and a child's fascination.

The Glitterhouse: Color Blind was one of those albums and the music held within that spinning vinyl disc that, so often, sat upon the turntable of my first record player was indeed mesmerizing; it was also a strange, fanciful, pop treasure-trove from the era I was born into. People might laugh to hear it now, or simply shrug and make some dismissive grunt, and then move on but to a child born in the 60's it was nothing short of magical. It was also one of the essential ingredients of a childhood enchantment that grew exponentially over the years, without surcease, into what it is today - an appreciation and love of music and a still-childlike wonder of the magic that it holds and the many-myriad styles and forms it comes in.

(Below are the original liner notes from the Glitterhouse's "Color Blind" album, written by then popular NYC FM radio jock, Rosko.)

I was a vacuum - I smelled a rose- that vacuum was filled.
I was a vacuum - I saw a child - that vacuum was filled
I was a vacuum - I touched my love - that vacuum was filled.
I was a vacuum - I heard music -

"The Glitterhouse" - expressing extensions of everything we feel;
extensions of what we are - the reward of what we could be; .....new dimensions of the folly and heroics of society; of fickle lady justice and the long nights she capriciously gives injustice a lay;.....extensions of words set to music effecting a union so complete that it becomes music set to words.
I heard music - "The Glitterhouse" - and my vacuum was filled...listen and fill your vacuum.
ROSKO- WNEW-FM New York 1968

The Glitterhouse Album - "Colorblind- First Edition" - 1968
1. Tinkerbell's Mind - 4:43
2. Princess of the Gingerland - 4:24
3. Sassafrass and Cinnamon - 4:16
4. Child of Darkness - 4:22
5. I Lost Me a Friend - 4:19
6. Times are Getting Hard - 3:50
7. Where Have You Been Hiding? - 2:56
8. Hey Woman - 3:55
9. Happy to Have You Here Again - 3:25

0 comments, Reply to this entry

When your subconscious gets the last laugh

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago on 9 March 2013 09:47 (A review of The Deer Hunter)

For years now every time I gave a passing thought to watching this film a vague feeling of unease would come over me. Every single time! Last night I finally gave in to curiosity and spent three, nonsensical and irredeemable hours in surrender to discover just why this film rates such esteem - not to mention 5 Oscars.

I still don't know the answer... I do know that my not-so-vaunted subconscious needs checking, because it should have been screaming, "Danger, Will Robinson!" instead of whispering "...you don't really want to see that, do you?"

If the screenwriter's and director's intent was to portray the psychological strife and scarring turmoil that the Vietnam conflict had on soldiers, they took their sweet time getting there. It was, at least, halfway through the movie before the trio of friends ever make it to Vietnam and, by that time, I didn't even care. Not only was I bored shitless, I didn't even care what happened to them; in fact, I was the one emotionally scarred!

As a whole, the cast were completely unlikable, unlamentable and insufferable as hell.It was almost as bad as watching an episode of Jersey Shore.

Then, when they did - finally - make it to Vietnam, (to make matters worse) they jumped - haphazardly - from scene to scene in a manner that left me sitting here thinking..."What the fuck?!?!" I almost backed the movie up twice to see if I missed something.

After that, it got worse. De Niro comes home alone, wanders about in an almost catatonic state then ...up he jumps and goes back?!?! to Vietnam? Ohhhhhh, it's to find his friend who went AWOL...and he does, only to sit in on yet another game of Russian roulette (which, apparently Walken's character has been playing - and winning - all this time to make money to live on. Wouldn't you know it...just when RD finds him, Walken's luck runs out. BANG!

Huh...

By that time, I was so far from caring that I almost missed the fact that this was the best part of the film...the most telling part. Then they jump again to him being home again and the funeral or wake...or whatever. The end. X(

This film would have been so much better if they had taken the first half and cut it to about 30 minutes. That's all they needed to get the point across. Then on to 'Nam and fleshed that out a bit more because I honestly felt much was missing there. Then show him coming home... whatever.

5 Academy Awards... 9 nominations in all.....Right. ;'/

Here are my own nominations...

Most Melodramatic Picture...

Most Meandering Script...

Most Overlong Movie...

Most Overly-talkative Characters...

Most Annoying/Insufferable/Entirely unpitiable Main Characters...

Most Annoying Supporting Cast...

Most Disappointing Plot Deviation (by steering away from most interesting character, played by Walken)...

(and last but not least...)
Worst Editing...

So now I have blooded my heart and learned the valuable lesson that I should never...EVER....question my subconscious...ever again. When I hear that annoying, little woman from Poltergeist saying, "Don't go into the light, Carol Ann"... when I hear Ray Stevens yelling "Don't look Ethel!!!"... when my own lip sneers at the stray thought...when my eyes roll of their own accord... when the prospect of watching paint dry seems more appealing... I'm going to listen.

Right now the corners of my mind are still echoing with the derisive laughter of my subconscious and the inevitable "I told you so's".

1 comments, Reply to this entry

Not All Roads Lead to Rome

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago on 6 March 2013 01:32 (A review of Centurion)

Centurion is a supposition in action; a dramatic envisioning of the fate of the Ninth Roman Legion in Caledonia, which has been shrouded in mystery for ages. The theory that 5,000 of Rome's finest soldiers were lost in the mist-shrouded landscape of Caledonia, as they marched forth to put down a Pictish rebellion, is the basis of this incredible film. Yet it takes the hypothesis one step further and centers on the possible survivors of the massacre and their desperate fight, over miles of enemy territory, to reach the safety of Roman-held lands.

Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko, Dominic West, David Morrisey and Liam Cunningham (among others) offer up, possibly, the finest acting in their respective careers. This film is so well done that they had me believing!

I love period-piece films and this is one of my favorite eras. Centurion is, by far, one of the best I've seen. While watching I couldn't help but compare it to King Arthur (2004) which was, itself, the most realistic piece of cinema concerning the legendary figure - interlaced, as it was, with historical facts and likely suppositions. Yet for all that, King Arthur remains a fun, action movie more than a dramatic epic. Not so with Centurion.

Here is an epic adventure steeped, equally, in history and mystery; it is based in truth, not myth and legend. Like Braveheart, and others of it's ilk, it pulls no punches and isn't squeamish in the least. Graphic violence abounds in the combat scenes yet I would certainly rather have this than shoddily-constructed that lose credibility from a prudish aversion to blood and gore.

You can't help, when watching this, to feel a chill as the soldiers huddle together for warmth in a snowstorm or rise from the raging waters of the river that they leapt into to escape death at the hands of their pursuers. You can't help but wince as the captured General is subjected to torturous cuts or grimly smile at his will not to break at their hands.

Fassbender and the beautiful Kurylenko are both rather new to me as actors. The former I discovered in X-men: First Class and the latter in the Bond film, Quantum of Solace - though I already admired her beauty as a model. Both impressed me in their respective roles in those films but in Centurion... they had me riveted to the screen in awe. A lucrative future in film awaits both and I shall be waiting for the next outing from them eagerly!

David Morrissey and Liam Cunningham I was already familiar with and admire a great deal. Noel Clarke, I recalled from seeing on Doctor Who and liked, as well. Yet another of the cast that surprised me was Imogen Poots; her role as Arian was impressive. Honestly, there isn't a single, weak link in any of the cast; all performed as well as any have in the history of cinema. They all offered up their best efforts and it's easy to see here.

Centurion isn't just another dramatic-actioner which just happens to be based on historical events. It isn't just another period-piece. What it is though is a cinematic tour-de-force of epic proportions, seamlessly weaving fact with practical assumption. What it is...is one of the best films I've seen in quite some time. From the opening scene to the closing credits I was transfixed and lost in a bygone era... and quite content to be there.

While it debuted at theaters to mixed reviews is beyond me because my own response to it was to be overwhelmingly amazed. Some critics complained of the excessive violence, yet I found it refreshingly believable and not gratuitous at all. Others moaned over a lack of characterization which I find ludicrous. Still more belabor the laughable argument that the story should have been thought through more and complain that the talented cast was hung out to dry.

These are just a few of the complaints yet I wonder if they saw the same movie or, possibly, were viewing it under a drug-induced haze. Perhaps they simply don't know what a good movie is - that's the most believable supposition. I should think they would be much more useful flipping burgers at the local McDonalds because, as critics, they are worse than useless.

If you enjoy films rooted in history...based in the past; if you enjoy a film that is equal parts action and drama...and even splashed with a hint of romance; if you wish to see something completely believable and utterly riveting - something that will leave your mind awhirl when you are through - then Centurion is the film for you.

4 comments, Reply to this entry

The worst television program in human history

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago on 3 March 2013 04:38 (A review of The Office (US))

I've seen two or three episodes of this (all under duress) and I have to say this is the worse television show in history. Watching it actually made me physically ill. I can only imagine what the UK version (which this was ripped off from) is like but I have better things to do than find out...like breathing. Watching Steve Carrell and company makes the thought of taking an unnecessary chemo treatment appealing.

How this has lasted as long as it has, not to mention the fact that people somehow find this amusing, is one of those universal conundrums, like...the existence and success of reality television. Perhaps the target audience is actually the same...which would explain quite a bit.

For those who still believe that the first thing we should do is kill all the lawyers...I present a much more opportune target. Simply place The Office, every single reality program in existence and the entirety of each and every cast on a secluded and deserted island somewhere in the Pacific and nuke the site from orbit...it's the only way to be sure.

0 comments, Reply to this entry

Getting Cained Never Felt So Good!

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago on 28 February 2013 09:23 (A review of Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires, Book 1))

This series is proof that just because a book falls under the Young Adult category doesn't mean that older readers should automatically shy away. Rachel Caine hits the bullseye with this incredibly compelling series! To show you just how much, my daughter's friend left this lying about the house one day and I picked it up. The next thing I knew they were walking in and I was just finishing chapter 4.

I went straight out and bought the first six books. Actually, they were 3 books (collecting two each) but you get the point, right?

The series is set in the town of Morganville, Texas which sits in the middle of a dusty nowhere and is secretly run by vampires. That's the bare bones of the premise but it doesn't come close to describing what a fantastic series this is or what Caine does with that simple starting point.

In this first book we are introduced to Claire Danvers, a college freshman living on campus but not from Morganville. One incident too many of being the victim of school bullies too many sends Claire off campus searching for a new place to live. She ends up on the doorstep of Michael Glass' house, the house in the title - so named because his family has lived there for years.

Glass is the last of them living there, a musician and homebody, but he doesn't live alone. With him are his roommates, Eve, a flagrantly-delightful goth and Shane, the prerequisite jock. Claire is taken in and becomes part of their circle and begins to see Morganville for just what it is...an isolationist society where the vamps hold power and the humans live at their sufferance.

But all is not wine and roses here, of course. And Claire seems to have a knack for finding trouble.

This book and all those that have followed are extremely well-written, the characters all well-developed and interesting in their own unique ways, the excitement, suspense and mystery...seemingly never-ending. I can't think of a single bad thing to say about Glass Houses or any of the series books. They are fantastic and infectiously-good fun!!!

1 comments, Reply to this entry

Money in the Bank

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago on 28 February 2013 07:33 (A review of Moneyball)

I've seen my share of Brad Pitt films and it's seldom that the guy offers up a stinker. Interview w/ a Vampire and Burn After Reading are the only ones I can think of that I hated; even Cool World was better than those two! ;)

Most of the time, when you sit down to watch a Pitt movie, it's...quite simply...magical. The guy has a gift and, when you consider just how many people there are in the actor biz, it's a rarity. Brad Pitt owns his roles and brings that something special that is completely him to each and every one.

Moneyball is an adaptation of history, of real-life events and the wonder that took place during the 2002 season of the Oakland A's. Pitt's portrayal of General Manager Billy Beane is nothing short of amazing because he makes it real; he brings to life not just a character but one based on a real person and he does it with respect and the style that is his own.

Jonah Hill and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are great here in supporting roles and Kerris Dorsey, who plays the young daughter Casey is fantastic, but the show is Pitt's own. I've read that Soderbergh was slated to be the film's director but was shuttled off at the last minute and replaced by Bennett Miller; thank God for small favors. I'm sure the producers are looking back on that decision and not just smiling but grinning like cheshire cats!

In my opinion this film, which was nominated for 44 awards by 19 different institutions should have won far more than the meager 7 that it did. Pitt should have won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2011. Instead he had to settle for the Best Actor award from the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, the Denver Film Critics Society and the New York Film Critics Circle.

There is a romance that surrounds the game of baseball and, even though it is no longer America's favorite pastime, that romance still lingers on. For those who love the game it always will. This film captures that romance and brings it to life through the form of Brad Pitt as Beane - a guy who had two loves in his life, baseball and his daughter.

I was riveted throughout this movie but, for me, the most touching scene is at the end when Pitt is driving along and listens to a Cd that his daughter recorded for him. It begins with a little message from her and then she plays (and sings) a song for him, The Show (which is one of my favorites by the phenomenal Australian artist Lenka). Tears came to my eyes then and there. And if you're reading this and are surprised, then all I have to say is you probably don't have kids.

This movie is all about holding fast, sticking to what you believe in, beating the odds and love. Love! It's a romance in every sense of the word but the only kissing you ever see is when Pitt kisses his daughter on the cheek.



0 comments, Reply to this entry

Bourne Again: a Safe House review

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago on 27 February 2013 09:06 (A review of Safe House)

It's a no-brainer that films such as this are box office gold. The bar for realism and content of the upgraded spy action-thriller was set by the Bourne films and this echoes perfectly. The critics, for some reason, did not care for Safe House nearly as much as fans did. Of course, we all know why that is...the critics are noted for making bad calls where great movies are concerned and trying to lead potential viewers astray with undue praise for boring pap - time and again.

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds give this film something that the Bourne movies never had - two, exceptionally charismatic and capable leads for the price of one. Washington has proven to all how skilled he is at bringing to life dramatic and action-oriented roles. Reynolds, for his part, is just coming into his own. He's shown that he can do comedy, romance, drama and action...and do them all well. And he just keeps getting better. This is, I daresay, his best role yet. He rises to equal Washington here and proves he's no slouch.

The supporting cast delivers, as well, and it's no surprise when you consider the likes of Reuben Blades, Sam Shepherd, Robert Patrick and Brendan Gleeson number among them.

For any naysayers out there who may have not liked this picture or find fault with it I have this to say...Just what more do you want?

This film has it all! Intrigue, split-second pacing, some of the most realistic action and fight scenes that I've ever seen in a movie and believability from start to finish.

Reynolds plays a safehouse-keeper for the CIA, in South Africa, and Washington a rogue agent, 10 years in the wind, who has his own agenda. Washington makes a meet, picks up a package and is subsequently targeted, as is his contact who is killed. Unable to get free of his pursuers he turns himself in to the American Embassy, is summarily couched and packed off to the safe-house where Reynolds works. From that point forward the thrills, action and suspense are cranked up to the point where even nicotine cravings, hunger and other usual bothersome needs are ...quite frankly, forgotten about.

This is an edge-of-the-seat thrill ride that delivers, with a fantastic story, believable dialogue and realistic action and it is rumoured to have a sequel in the works. Personally, I can't wait!

0 comments, Reply to this entry

See Sam? THIS is Spider-Man! Amazing!

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago on 27 February 2013 05:54 (A review of The Amazing Spider-Man)

It's truly sad that we had to wait this long for Hollywood to put the Amazing into Spider-Man. It's even sadder that we had to sit through the Sam Raimi trilogy to get here. Within minutes of this film's beginning, I knew that it was going to be far better than it's predecessors.

In almost every way, the screenwriters and director, Marc Webb, have topped Raimi's version. Yes, it's updated but I assumed it would be. So what? It works. Like a well-oiled machine...it works! This film draws you in and refuses to let you go; not that you want to anyway.

In retrospect, the only thing that Raimi's version had over Webb's was Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Cliff Robertson and Rosemary Harris were simply perfect for the parts; not that Martin Sheen and Sally Field did a bad job but the aforementioned fit the roles better. Beyond that, Amazing Spider-Man is superior in every way.

Garfield, Stone, Ifans, Leary....they are all perfect here! The story is far better. The special effects fit seamlessly without overshadowing the picture. The score accentuates the action. God, it's so much more interesting and believable than Raimi's trilogy that it's not even funny!!!

The Lizard is every bit as much a part of Spider-Man lore as the Goblin, Sandman or Doc Ock and they did a marvelous job bringing him to life - unlike Raimi did. My main grievances with the other version were (in each case) the villains and how they were portrayed. Okay, Church's Sandman was good - he fit. But I hated the other two. The Goblin costume was the stupidest thing I've ever seen in my life! And don't even get me started on Kirsten Dunst's awful casting as MJ; she's not even attractive and the character was supposed to be a supermodel???

Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy (Peter Parker's first love) is beautiful and could act circles around Kirsten Dunst. Now, Tobey Maguire made for a decent Spidey, I'll give him that; but Andrew Garfield is BETTER!

They nailed it! The angst, the grief, the joy, the...responsiblity. All of it is found here. I'll end up buying this one and definitely adding it to my collection. I can't wait for the sequel...and to see who they bring to life next. My vote would be for Electro or Morbius the Living Vampire but...that's just me. ;)

It's not perfect but it makes Raimi's versions look like a high school art project. I give it a 9 out of 10 stars. I loved it! Hell, I may just watch it again before I return the DVD to Redbox. (lol)

0 comments, Reply to this entry

Something Special

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago on 25 February 2013 11:37 (A review of Something from the Nightside (Nightside #1))

The Nightside. It exists at the heart of London. Beneath it. Beside it. It's that square mile of Hell where it's always 3AM. Where you can walk beside myths and share a drink with monsters. Where you can buy anything, do anything and have anything done to YOU that you want. Where nothing is what it seems and anything is possible.
The Nightside is a world all it's own and a law unto itself. It is found at the heart of London but it touches on everything and everywhere...even everywhen.

Simon Green had already made a name for himself w/ sci-fi fans through his Deathstalker series but with his creation, The Nightside, he upped the ante and ratcheted up the thrills, the action and the sarcasm to an all-new level. He didn't just think outside the box, Simon Green threw it away completely! Though he has gone on to begin other fantastic, and utterly addictive, series since - this remains my favorite. The Nightside series, (which includes 12 novels and a number of short stories, as well) is, not only, one of the most compelling jaunts in sci-fi literature for the new millenium but for all time.

Something From the Nightside is the first leg on a journey like no other; it is a unique blend of genres. Mystery. Science-Fiction. Fantasy. Horror. Action and adventure. It's what you might get if you mixed Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer with The X-Files, The Twilight Zone and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's fast and it's loose, it's irreverent and unapologetic, it's more addictive than heroin and twice as cool as a brand, new Ice Age.

The books in this series seem rather short as, before you know it, you've reached the back cover when it seems, as if, you only just began to read. This isn't heavy lit but it's not watered down at all either. It's like comparing brandy to moonshine; the former might be highly regarded but the latter will light you up, make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside with only a sip. It's no frills and all thrills; there are no pretentiousness here folks.

Green has envisioned a world within a world that has everything in it, including the kitchen sink, and is both the stuff of dreams, as well as nightmares. It's populated by the wildest characters imaginable with names like Suzie Shooter (affectionately known as Shotgun Suzie or "Oh Christ, it's her. Run!"), Razor Eddie the Punk God of the Straight Razor, Deadboy (who came back as a zombie to avenge his own death and stayed because he can't die again), The Authorities (the powers that rule the Nightside - the unknown and unseen) and their Man, the face of the Authorities...Walker, who can be anywhere, anytime and possesses The Voice which no one can resist.

Trust me, there are many, many more. And the places that he creates to fill out the Nightside are just as colorful. The Street of the Gods, where you can pretty much find a church for anyone, or anything, that anyone has ever believed in. Strangefellows, the oldest bar in the world, which is ran by Alex Morrisey, the last living descendant of Merlin Satanspawn, who is cursed to never leave the bar unless another relation takes it over; no one can blame Alex for always wearing black - because their is no darker color.

John Taylor, the main character in Green's salacious flights of fancy, isn't exactly a P.I. but he has a knack for finding things and people. It's a gift from his mother, Lilith...yes, that Lilith. All he has to do is open his inner eye and he sees things completely stripped of all artifice or illusion. But he has to be careful because when he does, other things can see him, too. Taylor is the original monkey-wrench, the X-factor...the one thing that can be introduced into any situation and have all the best calculations by the best scientists, number-crunchers and psychics in all of existence shot straight to hell.

Something From the Nightside begins in normal London and it does so with John Taylor. He's a detective with a seedy office in a seedy neighborhood who's down on his luck and gets an offer for a job that he can't refuse. It means returning to the Nightside and his possible death because there are those who, most certainly, wish him dead but that's where the trail of his quarry leads and he's the only one who can go. It's a missing persons case but if Taylor's not careful...he might go missing, too.

I was hooked on this series with the first page of the first book. This book. About the same time I discovered another incredible urban fantasy series by an equally amazing writer. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. I kept tabs on the bookstores and snatched up the next book by both as soon as it was out. Sadly, with the twelfth book by Green, the Nightside series has reached it's end but he has other equally-addictive offerings to be found on book store shelves everywhere. And who knows, one day the desire for a return to the Nightside might strike him. Anything is possible.

If you haven't had the extreme pleasure of reading this series I would highly recommend it. I can't say enough good things about it. It is pure...adulterated fun! It's gritty, it's cool, it's sarcastic and Green has a ways of weaving countless plot threads together while he takes you for a ride at 100 miles an hour through it all. It will leave you wanting more. I promise. ;)

0 comments, Reply to this entry

Gran Torino review

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago on 22 February 2013 09:42 (A review of Gran Torino)

That the Academy of Motion Pictures could so blatantly show their snobbery, by completely ignoring this film at the 81st Academy Awards, is so far beyond the realm of rational thought as to be science fiction. It won huge acclaim in nearly every other corner imaginable and was a rousing success at the box office, proving to be Eastwood's most successful film EVER! It wasn't the only film snubbed by them that particular year but it was easily the finest and, not only Slumdog Millionaire, but every other film nominated for Best Picture that year wasn't good enough to even stand in the shadow of this one.

This just goes to show how little respect I have for the Oscars and is, but one more reason, why I disagree with the majority of their Best Picture awards through the years.

Gran Torino is the most realistic film ever made by Eastwood and holds nothing back in it's examination of the Korean war vet he portrays. It is a tragically-vital look at one man's life and how time itself has passed him by, along with almost everything and everyone he knew. His self-imposed isolation provides the perfect petri dish for an experiment in humanity; the subsequent removal of his wife and friends through the years and the ensuing deliverance of new neighbors of foreign heritage which force him to examine his own shortcomings are merely stages of one grand experiment.

When touchy, or taboo, subjects are explored (especially in cinema) ofttimes they are done so with abandon and brute force - almost as if the intention of the movie-maker is to shock and disgust as many as possible. Not so here with Gran Torino. Eastwood, and all those involved with this picture, do so with tact and honest respect. They don't hold back and don't hide from the hard truths but they deliver their masterpiece up with class.

Eastwood simply gets better with age, both as an actor and as a director. The man is a living legend in cinema and I will surely hate to see the day come when he says 'Goodbye to Hollywood'.

1 comments, Reply to this entry

Relationship status: Single

Johnny Depp, Sean Connery, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Claudia Cardinale, Sarah Shahi, Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, Clint Eastwood, Meghan Markle, Jenaveve Jolie, Adrenalynn, Charisma Carpenter, Eliza Dushku, Bianca Lawson, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lucy Liu, Kurt Russell, Rachel Weisz, Kira Kener, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Megan Fox, Odette Annable, Brendan Fraser, Saffron Burrows, Rose McGowan, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Downey Jr., Bruce Lee, Ava Gardner, Robert Redford, Scarlett Johansson, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, John Wayne, Steve Buscemi, Will Smith, Paul Bettany, John Cusack, Rutger Hauer, Alyssa Milano, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Hilary Swank, Stormy Daniels, Rhona Mitra, Mick Jagger, David Duchovny, Asia Carrera, Thomas Jane, Keith Richards, Jason Flemyng, Freema Agyeman, Melanie Brown, Leeann Tweeden, Carmen Luvana, Stephanie Jacobsen, Tera Patrick, Daisy Marie, Erica Cerra, Shannyn Sossamon, Yasmeen Ghauri, Emily Browning, James Bond, Kiana Tom, Brooke Burke, Adina Barbu, Pennelope Jimenez, Francia Raisa, Anette Dawn, Aylen Alvarez, Audrey Hepburn, Fritz Leiber, Claudine Auger, Donald Sutherland, Carl Weathers, Connie Sellecca, Peter Weller, Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman, Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Marilyn Monroe, Burt Lancaster, William Shatner, Melina Perez, Torrie Wilson, Barry Pepper, Jeff Goldblum, Sylvester Stallone, Hugh Laurie, Chiaki Kuriyama, INNA, Ramona Badescu, Madalina Ghenea, Nicoleta Luciu, Graham Norton, Alan Rickman, Jeremy Irons, Bianca Beauchamp, Alley Baggett, Rosalba Neri, Nina Dobrev, Natalie Portman, Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Kate Beckinsale, Ellen Wong, Liam Neeson, Stuart Townsend, Gerard Butler, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Li Gong, Ian Somerhalder, Miguel Ferrer, Angelina Jolie, Shay Mitchell, Yifei Liu, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Ying Qu, Emmy Rossum, Lauren Conrad, Julie Dreyfus, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Robert Shaw, Monica Vitti, Silvana Mangano, Shalom Harlow, Masuimi Max, Kataxenna Kamillia Kova, Betty Grable, Joanna Going, Miss Mosh, Ziyi Zhang, Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Bai Ling, Summer Glau, Madeleine Stowe, Azita Ghanizada, Joan Chen, Mia Sara, Izabella Scorupco, Maria Ozawa, Jamie Chung, Asa Akira, Sung Kang, Qi Shu, Maggie Q, Naveen Andrews, Tia Carrere, Kim Lee, Felicia Tang, Nautica Thorn, Natasha Yi, Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, George Clooney, Keira Knightley, Kevin Spacey, Sigourney Weaver, James Franco, Antonio Banderas, Robert Duvall, Stellan Skarsgård, David Thewlis, Joe Pantoliano, Kate Winslet, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Danny Glover, Eva Angelina, Jewels Jade, Olga Kurylenko, Monica Bellucci, Grace Kelly, Salma Hayek, Christina Hendricks, Brittany Murphy, Zoe Saldana, Lauren Bacall, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gillian Anderson, Rachel McAdams, Kat Dennings, Jennifer Connelly, Kelly Hu, Rosario Dawson, Famke Janssen, Jennifer Garner, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rose Byrne, Gemma Arterton, Selma Blair, Kaley Cuoco, Amber Stevens, Rachel Boston, Esther Hanuka, Jessica Burciaga, Candice Huffine, Kelly Brook, David Wenham, Isla Fisher, Talia Shepard, Aishwarya Rai, Natalie Hall, Kate Upton, Irina Shayk, Adriana Lima, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riya Sen, Susan Coffey, Jeska Vardinski, Shi Zi Jia, Gina Lollobrigida, Talulah Riley, Danneel Harris, Mai Nishida, Candice Swanepoel, Hootie And The Blowfish, The Jeff Healey Band, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bryci, Amanda Kruijver, Karolina Babczynska, Haley Davis, Kenda Perez, Anna Karina, Lyna Tran, Loredana Chivu, Dania Saplacan, Alison Haislip, Kelly Macdonald, Jenna Pietersen, Olivia De Berardinis, Jaime Faith Edmondson, Daniela Bianchi, Catalina Otalvaro, Mika Tan, Merle Oberon, Yaya Han, Angel Dark, April Cheryse, Hillary Fisher, Daphne Joy, Abigail Spencer, Natalie Martinez, Russell Crowe, Karen Carreno, Saori Hara, Olivia Paige, Laura Harring, Sophie Reade, Kali Lynn, Yvonne De Carlo, JUELZ VENTURA, Hajime Sorayama, Karen Gillan, Sui He, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Billy Connolly, Seraphine Strange, Nicole Duminie, Katharine McPhee, Rita Ora, Irena A. Hoffman, Sienna Guillory, Hannah Simone, Jennifer Carpenter, Truly Devon, Kymberly Jane, Tippi Hedren, Stephanie Glasson, Ninel Conde, Alessia Ventura, Ana Claudia Talancón, Bipasha Basu, Allison Smith, Ana de Armas, Francoise Boufhal, Jimmy Stewart, Jennifer Walcott, Cléo Pires, Zahia Dehar, Nicole Meyer, Emanuela De Paula, Petra Slapar, Federica Ridolfi, Federica Felini, Luciana Paluzzi, Lilli Carati, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Vanessa Lake, Jin Mei Xin, Jacqueline Suzanne, Stephanie Ly, Lee eun hye, Jamie Eason, Amy Childs, Suelyn Medeiros, Anna May Wong, Gypsy Rose Lee, Maria Montez, Jessica cediel, Misa Campo, Mylène Jampanoï, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Anne Field, Lili St. Cyr, Janina Gavankar, Marion Cotillard, Amanda Seyfried, Signe Hasso, Mylène Demongeot, Maylia, Sabrina Ferilli, Roberta Morise, Cristina Del Basso, Sara Varone, Melissa Satta, Sara Tommasi, Patricia Kirkwood, Ann Miller, Cyd Charisse, Diana Barrymore, Ann Sheridan, Moran Atias, Lana Turner, Marjean Holden, Carmen Soo, Danica Thrall, Ashley Sky, Antonia Iacobescu, Shanina Shaik, Almudena Fernandez, Amelia Racine, Ana Paula Araújo, Lacey Banghard, Johanna Lundback, Giorgia Palmas, Catrinel Menghia, An Rui Tian, Franceska Jaimes, Kelly Karloff, Deadly D0ll, Wang Wan Wan, Lindsey Strutt, Mari Blanchard, Michelle Keegan, Anne Baxter, Mara Corday, Marisa Miller, Cynthia Gouw, Genesis Rodriguez, Ximena Duque, Lilly Christine, Fran Jeffries, Beatrice Chirita, Joan Fontaine, Rosanna Davison, Valerie Cruz, Abbie Cornish, Mia Kirshner, Francoise Therry, Rachelle Goulding, Jamie Keyes, Jenn Brown, Sylvia Sorrente, Kitana Baker, Shakara Ledard, Gracie Carvalho, Denise Keller, Xenia Tchoumitcheva, Ngoc Diep, Li Ying Zhi, Alison Brie, Nastasya Samburskaya, Tori Black, Shay Maria, Madison Welch, Lacey DuValle, Noémie Lenoir, Nereida Gallardo, Carla Ossa, Ria Antoniou, Maria Ignatenko, Mayra Suarez, Jaimie Bernhardt, K.D. Aubert, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Ayiiia Elizarraras, Claudia Lynx, Anne Marie Kortright, Ashley Anne Vickers, Barbara Stoyanoff, Camila Morais, Candice Boucher, Diana Villas Boas, Gio Ott, Hana Nitsche, Herika Noronha, Isabela Soncini, Jehane Paris, Katsia Damankova, Melanie Iglesias, Adriana Sklenaříková, Anais Mali, Anna Falchi, Alix Freihage, Susan Wayland, Jaime Edmondson, Christine Smith, Carmen Brundler, Ariel Meredith, Connie Carter, Capucine, Lee-Anne Liebenberg, Katie Price, Veronika Zemanova, Jordan Carver, Katerina Graham, Dany Carrel, Aiysha Saagar, Talita Correa, Cristy Mendivil, Susan Holmes, Tia Tanaka, Andi Muise, Jessa Hinton, Natalie Mejia, Inma Cuesta, Sara Lime, Zoe Aggeliki, Hammasa Kohistani, Christine Teigen, Ginger Zero, Zoetica Ebb, Yvonne Monlaur, Yang QiHan, Katrina Law, Zhang Zilin, Tianna Ta, Hugh M. Hefner, Alex Sim-Wise, Rosa Acosta, Nina Mercedez, Débora Nascimento, Levy Tran, Amy Sue Cooper, Alaina Beaton, Tiffany Keller II, Veronica Da Silva, Grace Kim, Eva Bartok, Rosanna Schiaffino, Ana Ivanovic, Chloe Lecareux, Shana Zadrick, Rosemarie Wetzel, Christina Cole, Cheryl Cole, Nina Agdal, Amber Arbucci, Senta Berger, Paula Prentiss, Elsa Martinelli, Emily Ratajkowski, Samaire Armstrong, Casey LaBow, Rachelle Lefevre, Leonor Varela, Amelia Nightmare, Hayley Atwell, Michea Crawford, Lily Aldridge, Simone Villas Boas, Liza Golden, Anna Torv, Michelle Lombardo, Cinthia Moura, Orla Brady, Luisa Bianchin, Aneu Riba Jimenez

John Carpenter, Alfred Hitchcock, Terence Fisher, Robert Rodriguez, Tim Burton, Wes Craven, Peter Jackson, Ron Howard, Zack Snyder, Clint Eastwood, John Huston, Sergio Leone, Steven Spielberg, Walter Hill, Edward Zwick, Robert Zemeckis, Ridley Scott, Blake Edwards, Michael Bay, John McTiernan, Roland Emmerich, Wolfgang Petersen, Martin Campbell, James Cameron, Ang Lee, Michael Mann, Rob Reiner, Guillermo del Toro, Stephen Sommers, Stephen Hopkins, Joel Schumacher, M. Night Shyamalan, Wilfred Jackson

Norah Jones, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Florence And The Machine, Pink, Sarah McLachlan, Regina Spektor, Girl in a Coma, Honey Honey, Gin Blossoms, Mumford And Sons, Lifehouse, The Replacements, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Rolling Stones, Panic! At The Disco, The Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Bob Marley, Go Betty Go, Dr Hook, Heart, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Van Halen, Michael Bublé, Keith Richards, Boston, Billy Squier, The Commodores, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Electric Light Orchestra, The Traveling Wilburys, Fleetwood Mac, The Knack, Kiss, Jim Croce, Harry Connick Jr., Sister Hazel, Aerosmith, Flogging Molly, The Corrs, 10,000 Maniacs, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, No Doubt, The Clash, Blondie, Matchbox Twenty, Panic At The Disco, Pat Benatar, Eagles, Coldplay, Michelle Branch, Billy Joel, Live, Paramore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Shinedown, Wings, Bad Company, The Calling, Three Dog Night, Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall, Steve Miller Band, Randy Rhoads, All American Rejects, Babys, Sting, The Police, Peter Gabriel, Christina Aguilera, Skid Row, Fall Out Boy, Jimi Hendrix, Ozzy Osbourne, Feist, Hole, Simon & Garfunkel, Lily Allen, Eliza Doolittle, Ani Difranco, The All-American Rejects, Whitesnake, Wallflowers, Hootie & the Blowfish, Daughtry, Fuel, Susanna Hoffs, The Raconteurs, Lone Justice, The Firm, Laura Pausini

Simon R. Green, Jim Butcher, H.P. Lovecraft, Laurell K Hamilton, Patricia Briggs, Mercedes Lackey, Charles de Lint, Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead, Roger Zelazny, August Derleth, Brian Lumley, Robert Bloch, Terry Brooks, J. R. R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, Morgan Llywelyn, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Barbara Hambly, Raymond E Feist, Tom Deitz, Ed McBain, Katherine Kurtz, Michael Moorcock, Brian Jacques, Robert E. Howard, Robert Asprin, Robert Holdstock, Lester Dent, Philippa Ballantine, Warren Ellis, Alan Moore