One of the greatest and most fun actors our nation has to offer and he is still mostly a B list character actor; recognizable but not known. The first time I took real notice and needed to learn the name Brad Dourif was his
brilliant and creepy performance in The Eyes of Laura Mars.

You may recognize him from a myriad of places: As the voice of Chucky, as the doctor on Deadwood, as Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's most inspired bit of casting in Lord of the Rings, in David Lynch's Dune and Blue Velvet, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, as the Gemini killer is the flawed but worth renting Exorcist 3, in one of the best X-Files “Beyond the Sea”, and other tv shows like Star Trek, Tales from the Crypt, and Wild Palms.

In short, he has had an awesome career and I can't wait to get his autograph at a nerd convention. (Which, by the way, if anyone knows when one is in the NY area, let me know).

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Posted on July 24, 2006

It is nearly impossible to imagine the world of fashion without the influence of Christian Dior . He took the severity of the 1940's, which, speaking in generalizations, is one of my least favorite eras in fashion, and brought back the femininity of fashion with his still inspirational “New Look” of 1947.

His house carried on being helmed by St. Laurent, Gianfranco Ferre, and presently, John Galliano, after his possibly somewhat sordid death. To be honest, tough, I am finding few people who make my style icon list that didn't have something sordid in their life, (is there a connection?)

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Posted on July 10, 2006

I want it made clear that I do not endorse tossing children in pits with hungry dogs to fight for meat or any of the evil things The Kurgan (whose race, the Kurgans, really existed) generally stands for, but you must admit he is the coolest thing about Highlander and he certainly has a style.

From bone armor to asymmetrical punk rock, he always looked like the ultimate bad ass of his time. By the way, not only is Clancy Brown awesome, so is Highlander's editing and cinematography. So much done with so little with no thanks to Sean Connery.

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Posted on June 26, 2006

These guys make my style list for those amazing costume outfits, although I know they have also paved the way for other elements of style especially in music. But to be honest, the impact of rap music was most dramatic on me years and years ago when I took a breakdancing class for example (yes, that is completely true and, yes, I was completely inept – my major move during the “final” dance circle was kind of making my arm look like it was waving), Grandmaster Flash also led the way for myself and my “bad” friend Holly to sit up listening with awe and fascination the dirty ditties of Eazy-E in sixth grade (“Once Bitten Twice Shy” was my other vice at the time).

Since those days I've become out of touch with this new “hip hop” culture that the kids are raving about.

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Posted on June 12, 2006

Love, love, LOVE the corduroy suits. They can even make me forget that I hated Life Aquatic. But hey, everyone has their missteps. I also find a good sense of humour important in a style icon, and Anderson clearly has one (see laugh of the week). And besides, I'm pretty sure Anderson is a “hipster” and you know my feelings about “hipsters” – I like them. So there.

I should also mention he dons a scarf nearly all the time and you know my feelings about scarves, pretty much the same as my feelings about “hipsters“.

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Posted on May 29, 2006