OMG Hawaiian Cameos

The original Hawaii Five-O, which ran for an unbelievable 12 seasons between 1968 and 1980, featured many cameos from up-and coming actors. Here are just two:





OMG it's young and studly Sam Elliot, here playing the lover of Jessica Walter in 1974. Just as when she played Clint Eastwood's unbalanced fan in Play Misty For Me, she appears to be up to no good. I wonder if Elliot keeps pictures of himself in this period, to remind himself that "Damn, I looked good!" Because he did!







O....M....G! It's Christopher Walken, playing the creepily attentive friend to his sailor best friend's widow in 1970. He also matches his creepy weaselly wits with Jack Lord's Steve McGarrett, no mean feat.

Can't help wondering if Walken was thinking "I...can't believe...it's...so...HOT...in Hawaii!!!"

To wrap up, here is the classic opening...






Mahalo and happy Sunday!

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A Star Is Born

I am really looking forward to this version of A Star Is Born, out in October. And here's why.

I  have confidence in Bradley Cooper. Even though it's his first time directing a movie.

I'm hoping that my confidence isn't misplaced. But I'm thinking that Cooper must have learned a lot at the feet of Clint Eastwood while filming American Sniper.

After all, A Star Is Born was originally supposed to be directed by Eastwood with Beyoncé in the lead. But pregnancy forced her to bow out.

Which turned out to be a good thing in the end. Because I think Queen Bey is too much of a brand now to believably pull off a struggling newcomer.

But that role fits Lady Gaga (aka Steffi Germanotta) like a glove. That bit about people liking how she sounded but not how she looked?

Kinda makes me picture young Steffi schlepping through piano bar after piano bar hearing the same thing.

Or record execs telling her she had to adopt the Lady Gaga/Mother Monster persona to be successful.

Don't get me wrong. Lady Gaga is a great persona. Steffi owns it and it has gotten her into the industry with a certain amount of cachet.

But I have always said that I would love to hear an album of her at the piano, maybe with a trio. Although she probably wouldn't need them.

Singing her heart out. Just like Barbra Streisand or Carole King.

Because frankly, we need some of that right now.


Barbra and Kris Kristofferson from 1976, by comparison:
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And for once, the new trailer doesn't give everything away.

So we shall see

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