LOVE AND DEATH AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN: Movie reviews of To Be Takei, Jealousy and Love is Strange by Howard Casner

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to-be-takei-george-takei-in-star-trekOh, My!

               George Takei

I once worked at a movie theater that was frequented by celebrities of every make and model. For some reason, the bigger the name (Queen Latifah, Colin Farrel) the less the effect they had on me. I’d do my job and they’d go on their way with nary an increase in my pulse or heart rate.

It was often the second tier celebrities (for lack of a better phrase) that got me tongue tied and turned me into a flibbertigibbet.   I’m not sure why.

They may not have been as great an actor as Marlon Brando, but they just always seemed to give me more joy.

Anyway, for what it is, there it is. Read the rest of this entry »