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Samuel L. Jackson: An Appreciation

8 May

May 8, 2014:

Much as I love and know old movies, my TiVo seems to know them better. TiVo has a great feature: it can, on its own, record movies that it thinks you will like based on past things you’ve watched or recorded. That’s how I ended up watching Al Pacino in Sea of Love (1989) this morning. I had never seen it before and I’m glad my TiVo recorded it because, in addition to being a good film, it also has an early performance by Samuel L. Jackson.

Here he is, showing his ID to some undercover cops:

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Here he is, waving his hand and yelling at some undercover cops:

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And here he is, getting arrested by some undercover cops:

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He played a wanted criminal who got caught in a police sting operation. He was only onscreen for a couple of minutes but he was one of the featured crooks, and even had a line with Pacino. So how do you think he was featured in the credits? As “criminal”? “Crook”? “Man in red shirt”?

Nope.

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“Black Guy.”

Way to go, Hollywood, way to go.

 

 

 

 

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More Hollywood Russell To Come

29 Mar

March 29, 2014

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I’ve never seen this film but I sure want to. While a man named Jing may not be my first choice to play Batman, I would definitely pick a Dante to play Dracula. The film also stars a guy named Nort and that’s all I need.

Meanwhile, the second part of Hollywood Russell and the Hotel Hustle will appear RIGHT HERE in THIS SPACE on MONDAY! Wow, caps really do create excitement! And even better, part three will appear next week as well.

Also I’m tinkering with a sci-fi detective story, staring a plant P.I., the pistil-packing Buck Stamen. (Get it? “Pistil” packing? He’s a plant!)
Or maybe  not.

 

 

 

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