J.T. Walsh is one of the great character actors of all time. Born on September 28th, 1943, he died way too young at just 54 years of age. You could count on him being good in any role, but I always appreciated him appearing with Billy Bob Thornton at the beginning and end of SLING BLADE (1996). He filmed his scenes about 15 miles from my house.
Happy Birthday in “character actor” heaven, J.T.!
As someone who was born in the early 70s, my Superman will always be Christopher Reeve. Born on September 25th, 1952, Reeve started out as the “Man of Steel” and developed into a darn good actor over the years. To celebrate his birthday, I thought I’d share a clip from a movie where he crossed paths with my favorite actor of all time, Charles Bronson. Back in 1993, they made the TNT cable movie THE SEA WOLF together. It’s my favorite Bronson film of the 90s, and he and Reeve are both excellent. Thanks for the memories, Superman!
Today’s scene of the day comes from 1979’s Convoy and it features Kris Kristofferson as the greatest trucker of all time, Rubber Duck. In this scene, Rubber Duck rescues a fellow trucker from jail and lets the authorities know what they can do with their law.
RIP, Duncan Sheik.
Gerrit Graham, RIP. He was one of the great character actors and he’s one of the main reasons why Used Cars is one of my favorite comedies.
(And don’t worry. The dog was okay!)
My wife and I visited the South Fork Ranch a few years ago to celebrate her fond memories of watching DALLAS with her granny. It was a wonderful visit, and I surprised her for her birthday that year by buying her the entire DALLAS TV series on DVD. Since then we’ve watched every single episode of the original DALLAS television series, all of the DALLAS television movies, and every single episode of the reboot series! By my count that’s a total of 396 TV episodes and 3 TV movies. That’s a lot of hours… and Linda Gray was in most of them. Based on that alone, this beautiful lady seems like a beloved member of the family.
Happy Birthday, Linda! Thanks for all the wonderful memories. Here’s a sample of some of her best scenes on DALLAS!
As I was discovering my love of movies, the first director I ever became obsessed with was Brian De Palma. His BLOW OUT (1981) played frequently on Fox 16 out of Little Rock, and I still consider it one of my favorite films. I consider his version of THE UNTOUCHABLES to almost be a perfect film. To celebrate his 86th birthday, I thought I’d share this scene featuring the Oscar winning performance of Sean Connery, along with Kevin Costner and Andy Garcia. Enjoy, my friends!
I was 15 years old when Michael Keaton took over the role of Batman. That was a big deal at the time. He’s had a lot of great roles, but I’ll always love him as the superhero of my youth.
Enjoy my friends!
Born in extremely humble circumstances on September 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Alan Ladd would eventually become a successful film star of the 1940’s and 1950’s. He passed away at just 50 years of age on January 29, 1964. I’ve enjoyed many of his films in the past so today I celebrate the man with 4 shots from some of his notable films. Thanks for the memories, Alan!
I first saw Salma Hayek when her character was introduced in DESPERADO (1995). It’s fair to say I’ve considered her one of the most beautiful women in the world ever since. Happy Birthday, Salma, and enjoy my friends!
