The Useless Critic 2.0

So this is by far the S/S post that I am enjoying the most. Last Saturday I caught the movie "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser," which is the story of a German man, who was locked in a room for the first 17 years of his life and just showed up one day in a town square. Ten minutes into the film I noticed that the actor playing the lead, Kaspar, was amazing. So I read more about him. Bruno Schleinstein, otherwise known as Bruno S., is a man also with an interesting background. He was severly abused as a child and beaten so badly by his mother that he was deaf for a certain amount of time. Bruno grew up in and out of various institutions, but when his hearing came back he learned to play musical instruments, especially the piano. Her was the focus of the documentary "Bruno the Black," which led to his discovery for film acting by director Wernor Herzog. With no acting training, he was cast as the lead in "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser." Following this effort Wernor...

Thora Birch is awesome!! All you h8tas better recognize. Respect. word up bitches!! QATFYG: Any problems wit dat?

Heyo, so something new is in the works here. Wednesdays will now feature a Spotlight Shout Out of an actor and his or her current work. This weeks starts off with Kyle MacLachlan, an actor who encompasses many talents and qualities into his work, but one of them really stands out. And that is …………………Mystery!! KM is a beast at playing the mysterious enigmatic character, and that has come into his work recently with his performance in the show, Desperate Housewives, playing a dentist with a hidden past. One character on the show even stated that he, “Has that smile down cold.” Lately, his character hasn’t been as dark and monumental, but Kyle MacLachlan is still a solid entertainer. And speaking of mystery, he has worked with writer/director David Lynch on multiple projects including, Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Blue Velvet. Trust me nothing is as mysterious as David Lynch. But in addition to being a creepy dentist on an extremely feminine primetime soap, he has someth...