Wednesday, November 22, 2017

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #116

Peripheral JENNIFER BISHOP acted in THE MALTESE BIPPY with--



Primary JULIE NEWMAR, most famed for playing "Catwoman" on BATMAN.

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Primary WHIT BISSELL acted in a couple dozen relevant roles, one of the most well-known being "Mister Lurie" in STAR TREK's "Trouble with Tribbles."

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Primary JACQUELINE BISSET acted in CASINO ROYALE.





Saturday, November 18, 2017

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #115

Primary PAUL BIRCH (not shown), best known B-movies like BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES and  DAY THE WORLD ENDED, acted in the serial SCARLET HORSEMAN and episodes of THE LONE RANGER and ADVENTURES OF FU MANCHU.

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Primary THORA BIRCH acted in the 2000 DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS.

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Peripheral JANE BIRKIN acted in SEVEN DEATHS IN THE CAT'S EYE with--


Primary ANTON DIFFRING (not seen), who has one role in an episode of the 1950s INVISIBLE MAN.

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Primary DAVID BIRNEY has one credit in an episode of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE.

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Primary ED BISHOP, best known for the subcombative space-show UFO, had small roles in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.


Friday, November 10, 2017

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #114

Primary ROXANNE BIGGS-DAWSON is best known as "Lt. Torres" on STAR TREK VOYAGER, and also appeared in the third DARKMAN film.

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Primary THEODORE BIKEL voiced "Aragorn" in the 1980 animated RETURN OF THE KING, as well as acting in numerous TV-shows like KNIGHT RIDER and the 1970s SPIDER-MAN.

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Primary DAWN ANN BILLINGS acted in TRANCERS III, VIRTUAL COMBAT, and THE WARLORD: BATTLE FOR THE GALAXY.

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Primary BARBARA BILLINGSLEY. best known for TV's  LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (but not shown here), voiced a character in the 1989 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES cartoon.


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Primary JENNIFER BILLINGSLEY had two roles on THE MAN FROM UNCLE and one on the 1979 live-action SPIDER-MAN.

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Primary STEPHEN BILLINGTON acted in DRACULA: ASCENSION, RESIDENT EVIL, and episodes of QUEEN OF SWORDS and HIGHLANDER: THE RAVEN.




Thursday, November 9, 2017

THE ISLAND OF THE FAY (1841)

This is an entirely naturalistic rumination. Poe's narrator observes an island in a stream, and imagines a faery creature pass from life to death as it rounds the island's light side and encounters its dark side. This opposition between innocence and death was better served in the more poetic SHADOW-- A PARABLE.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #113


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Primary MICHAEL BIEHN had two of his choicest roles in ALIENS and THE TERMINATOR, as well as having roles in SCORPION KING 4, PLANET TERROR, TIMEBOMB, and an episode of the TV series LOGAN'S RUN.

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Primary JESSICA BIEL acted in BLADE: TRINITY and the 2012 TOTAL RECALL

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Primary RAMON BIERI acted in episodes of KNIGHT RIDER, THE MAGICIAN, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and BUCK ROGERS.

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Primary CRAIG BIERKO is another judgment call, in that his scenes as a parodic "Wolverine" were deleted from SUPERHERO MOVIE, though I believe they're extras on the DVD.