I obviously have not got it together this week as I went and picked a random theme thinking it was this week's. No idea what happened. Most likely severe lack of sleep and watching A Series of Unfortunate Events on repeat....
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Wandering Through the Shelves and everyone else who takes part and doesn't get the theme wrong.
David Bowie - Labyrinth
Technically the great Bowie was a musician but he acted too. He was an all round genius and I feel that I should hnour him with a mention. Plus, Labyrinth is a classic. Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King is amazing. In fact I had the opening song (Underground) in my head for days. His costume as well as his music was the talk of the town.
Gene Wilder - Young Frankenstein
Everyone knew him as Willy Wonka and he was superb but for me, he's Dr Frankenstein, prounced Frunkenstine. Mel Brooks' hilarious spoof of Mary Shelly's classic novel was, is something you need to see. Frankenstien goes to his grandfather's castle and finds out his secret experiments in bringing the dead back to life. There are some bizarre scenes featuring Gene Hackman as a blind man who wants company and the sound of horses screaming everytime a certain character name is mention and of course the brilliant Madelaine Kahn. Wilder was brilliant.
Kenny Baker - Time Bandits
Of course he was famous for a role where you never saw his face, R2D2, but I first saw Kenny Baker in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. Classic 80s weird fantasy-esque adventure about a boy who goes on the run through time with a group of bandits who helped create the universe. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Kenny Baker at the London Comic Con years ago.
