Hot Shots of the Week: The Helen Shaver Weekend

Sam Peckinpah’s swan song, The Osterman Weekend (1983) is largely considered a dud. It’s a shame the hard-living director of The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia went out on such a forgettable note before dying of heart failure the following year. Despite a stellar cast—Rutger Hauer! Dennis Hopper! Craig T. … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: The Helen Shaver Weekend

Retro Fitness Babes: 20 Minute Workout

It’s 1983 or ‘84, and you’re sitting down to watch your favorite Saturday morning cartoons. First though, you catch the final few minutes of a decidedly different form of entertainment, one consisting of leotard-clad babes bouncing rhythmically to pulsating synthesizer beats. You’ve just discovered a new continent, and its name is 20 Minute Workout. Retro … Continue reading Retro Fitness Babes: 20 Minute Workout

The Fabulous Tilly

Whenever I revisit The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), which is often, I’m always tickled by the small but memorable role of waitress Blanche, AKA Monica Moran, played by the vivacious Jennifer Tilly. Although she’d been acting for several years at that point, the ditzy Blanche was Tilly’s breakout film role. Blanche is one of the … Continue reading The Fabulous Tilly

Hot Shots of the Week: The Body Principal

In which the former Dallas star and health and fitness author shows us the true meaning of “The Body Principal.” Victoria Principal shot to stardom in the late seventies as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the primetime smash hit soap Dallas. The drop-dead gorgeous brunette still makes our blood pressure jump just looking at her. Who … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: The Body Principal