Have a Coke!

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I'd do a witchy Blues Clues, but After Taste was just too quick.

Appearing as the wicked witch in the Faerie Tale Theatre version of Hansel and Gretel, I present to you...

Joan Collins!

Which Witch?

It's Blues Clues time again!

Name this witch:

UPDATE: The reveal

Theatre of Rigg

Norma Desmond got the last Blues Clues right. The wonderful and the beautiful Diana Rigg was the English bobby with a mustache. This look comes from a scene in the film Theatre of Blood.

It's not the only disguise Diana had in the film.


Theatre of Blood is a great film that starred Vincent Price as Edward Lionheart who decides to take revenge on the critics who ruined his acting career. Diana Rigg played his daughter Edwina who helps him in his plans of revenge in a multitude of disguises.




Since Edward Lionheart was a Shakespearean actor, all of the murders are inspired by the plays of William Shakespeare. If you haven't seen the film, don't look at these last two photos. Go see it first. I'll review the film another time, plus there will definitely be a post on Diana Rigg and The Avengers in the near future.

The Law and a Hairy Maw

Blues Clues Time!!!

Who is this?

Plummer in Drag

Well, my Blues Clues post What a Drag was guessed correctly and in record time. Good Job Ross!

Yes, it was indeed Christopher Plummer who played Harry Reikel, a psychopathic bank robber who works in drag, in the film The Silent Partner.



The film also starred Elliott Gould and Susannah York.

What a Drag--Blues Clues

It's time for another Blues Clues! Who is the attractive man in a dress?


I'll be nice and give you a hint...You'll find his name in the labels on the right under Blue Streak. Did I make it too easy now?

Pistol Packing Madame

Here's the answer to my last Blues Clues post: Anita Ekberg in The French Sex Murders


It's an interesting little film that features Anita as the "madame" of a brothel who gets tangled up in this tangled mess of a giallo. However, if you like giallo, then you must see this one. I believe she looks her best in this film. She started off with an interesting look in La Dolce Vita, but nothing compares to this.

Where's the Excedrin?

Blues Clues time again!!!



This one should be easy, because the face is visible. Bonus points if you can guess the film.

Eye knew it!

Who was that four-eyed beauty in my last Blues Clues post?


It was none other than 80's Dynasty diva, Joan Collins!


Joan was going through eyes to match her own for the wax figure of her at Madame Tussaud's in London.


I, too, think they'd make excellent earrings!


These photos are from the must-have book by Eddie Sanderson, Joan Collins: Portraits of a Star.

I only have eyes, for you

Time for another Blues Clues post:


Do you recognize this person?

The Muscles from Brussels

Yes, the mystery man from my previous Blues Clues post is Jean-Claude Van Damme. For my What’s On? Wednesday post, I’m going to give you a week-long marathon of films to see starring the Belgian action star. Each night of the week can be spent enjoying a different film showcasing JCVD.

Start your week off with one of his earliest hits—Kick Boxer.

Out to avenge his brother’s injuries, JCVD enlists the aid of an instructor to help him master the fighting style of Muay Thai. JCVD takes on the fighter who paralyzed his brother in a deadly battle. Guess who wins?



One of the funniest things to see is the drunken dance he does in the middle of the film.


Tuesday would be the perfect time to watch a film like Hard Target. Legendary action director John Woo directed this 1993 film as his first American movie.

JCVD’s acting is really not that good in this one, but the action is over the top. Yancy Butler hires JCVD’s out-of-work to help find her father. What she didn’t know was that her father was in a high-stakes gamble with his life in a “Most Dangerous Game” type competition with himself as the prey. His other co-star: His mullet!




Two action stars were needed for Universal Soldier.

My pick for a Wednesday viewing starred JCVD with Dolph Lundgren. They play two Vietnam soldiers who killed each other and were re-animated in the future to be an elite special forces unit. They have no memories of their previous lives until JCVD starts remembering and begins to unravel what’s been done to him and must face off against his former enemy, Dolph. Great action and gratuitous butt shots.



JCVD’s highest grossing film is my pick for Thursday. Timecop is a futuristic tale where criminals travel in time to steal or kill and it’s up to JCVD to bring these foes to justice.

JCVD is known for his splits in fight scenes or the occasional training montage, but this film had the best use of his splits. As a thug was shooting a taser gun at him, he jumped to the counter to avoid the shot, letting the tasers hit the water that was spilled on the floor. The resulting shock took down the thug and JCVD was back on the case.



My Friday pick is the best of the JCVD vehicles, Replicant.

Michael Rooker plays a cop trying to catch a serial killer played by JCVD.

A secret government project has cloned the killer and this “replicant” (also played by JCVD) has a telepathic link to the killer as well as some memories.

This isn’t the only time JCVD has had a dual role. He has played against himself in five films (Double Impact, Timecop, Maximum Risk, The Order and Replicant). I guess they were thinking that “If you like JCVD, you’ll like him twice as much”.



Saturday’s pick is a video game come to life. Street Fighter is a fun movie with cartoon-like action.

JCVD plays the All-American Col. Guile in a story based on the Street Fighter II video game.

Raul Julia gives his last performance as Gen. Bison and while I like Raul in a lot of movies, his acting in this is too much. He plays every line so over-the-top it can’t really be considered camp.

Pop sensation Kylie Minogue and actress Ming-Na are fun to see in action roles they are not normally noted for.



Let’s slow down (but not much) for Sunday with the action/drama featuring JCVD in old age make-up. The Quest is another story along the lines of Kick Boxer that centers on JCVD flashbacks to a Muay Thai competition.



Not the best in the bunch, but notable for featuring Roger Moore. What was he doing in this film? Maybe he needed a new car or make a payment on his house.


Well, have fun with these Van Damme films and if you get a chance to see JCVD, the film where he plays himself, let me know how it is. I’ve been curious to see if he can play himself or if his acting still bad. Just not wanting to waste the rental.