Aah, Gary Busey- a man who appears to be as gloriously unhinged offscreen as he is on. In early film roles Busey was a sheer delight to watch, mostly because his nuttiness, like the smell of pizza at Costco, permeates every scene in which he appears. In the film Lethal Weapon, audiences might have assumed [...]
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Greatest Jerks of the Silver Screen: Mr. Joshua from Lethal Weapon (1987)
January 5th, 2013 
ScienceOfficerSmith Greatest Jerks of the Silver Screen: Daniel from V (1983) and V: The Final Battle (1984)
July 16th, 2012 ScienceOfficerSmith This is a tribute to “Daniel,” one of the greatest jerks ever to grace the silver screen…the small one, that is. In 1983, V kicked sci-fi rumps everywhere, reminding us all that aliens don’t always want to share their Reeses Pieces with humanity. V was an excellent miniseries that still holds up today, about an [...]
Greatest Jerks of the Silver Screen: Carter Burke from ALIENS (1986)
July 9th, 2012 ScienceOfficerSmith There have rarely been scumbags immortalized on the silver screen as slimy as Carter Burke, played by Paul Reiser. Reiser, today a beloved comedian and star of the long running sitcom “Mad About You” (1992-99) said that after Aliens, people would furiously curse at him on the street. Cast as a slimy company man, Burke [...]
Greatest Jerks of the Silver Screen: Troy Perkins from The Goonies (1985)
July 2nd, 2012 ScienceOfficerSmith The Goonies – as you must already know- is a fantastic 80’s movie about a group of misfits who brave an underground labyrinth of horrors for pirate treasure. There are many, many iconic characters appearing in this film. “Data”, played by the awesome Ke Huy “Short Round” Quan and “Chunk,” played by Jeff Cohen are [...]
Shatner Kills at “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It,” One Night Only Engagement at The Pantages Theater
March 11th, 2012 ScienceOfficerSmith Some Saturdays are certainly better than others, and this was one of them. Tonight, I had tickets to see William Shatner’s one-man show at the Pantages. I had been excited about it all week, so when the night finally arrived I actually hot rollered my hair and wore a short black dress. My boyfriend told [...]
THE CAPTAINS DVD: Sorry Haters, Shatner Still Rules.
November 7th, 2011 ScienceOfficerSmith The Captains – A Film By William Shatner (2011) We die-hard Star Trek fans greet every William Shatner/Star Trek-related DVD release with a mixture of excitement and apprehension. One thinks: “Will this one be understated and great like the surprisingly moving Shatner/Nimoy love-a-palooza called Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001), or [...]
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October 12th, 2011 Beyond the Marquee I know what you’re thinking, “What the heck is a Marquee’ologist!?!?” Well, don’t go running to look up Mar·quee·ol·o·gist [Mahr-kee-ol-uh-jist] in Webster’s Dictionary … it’s just what our team calls themselves here at Beyond the Marquee. All of us here at this Entertainment Website are a diverse group of committed individuals full of passion, personality [...]
