http://lapaglia.org Anthony LaPaglia Fan Club Volume IV November 1997 WELCOME! To the Anthony LaPaglia Fan Club Newsletter Thanks to everyone for being patient with me these last few months... since my mom passed away, family business has taken me away from the chats and newsletters, but everything is slowly getting back to normal!--Crystal NEW STUFF: The website has a new look....frames! check it out: http://lapaglia.org *********************************** Looking for tips for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday? Go to: http://www.homearts.com/depts/food/thanksc1.htm *********************************** NEW AL PICS!!!!!! Courtesy of our newest Fan Club member, Ann from the UK: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/richard.gebbie/mm/ (Ann also sent the new black and white pic on the AL page...thanks Ann!) *********************************** What's black and white and red all over? The AL website! (Get it? "Red"? "Read"?) *********************************** The Infamous "Kiss Anthony" Applet is here! http://www.oocities.org/TheTropics/8175/kiss.htm Just click on the picture of AL to plant a wet one! *********************************** NEW LINKS!: AL in Real Audio format! Now you can hear AL discuss doing TV, working with Gia, his thoughts on acting and more! http://www.bitesite.com/celebrities/alapaglia/html/sound.html (No written transcripts are available yet, but keep checking: http://www.bitesite.com/celebrities/alapaglia/html/transcript.html for updates.) ***************************** Interview With A LaPaglia http://www.hollywood.com/pressroom/interviews/alapaglia/alapaglia.html (includes real audio clips!) "I find it interesting that Americans underrate their own country to a large degree. I've traveled a lot, Europe, I've lived in Australia, the South Pacific, all over the place. I find that with all the problems that exist here, it's the best country still." (*Note: when and where did he live in the South Pacific? Never heard about that before!--Crystal) ***************************** AL on TV! Check out his upcoming TV schedule! http://www.tv-now.com/stars/lapaglia.html ***************************** Visit the TV Guide BBS site...very cool! http://www.tvguide.com/bbs/index.htm ***************************** One Angry Man http://www.totaltv.com/i970524/feature5.html AL indicts the industry! "This is a bad time to be an actor," he stresses. "I make a great living at it, but in terms of fulfillment, there's no soul in it anymore...the supermodels, they're now actors. I refuse to accept them in my club." ***************************** Read what AL has to say about Jim Valvano, the NC basketball coach he protrayed in "Never Give Up: The Jim Valvano Story" http://www1.gazette.com/gtonline/archive/96-03-31/lif400.html ***************************** Gia relates how she and AL met...not for the faint-hearted! http://www.hollywood.com/news/topstories/08-14-97/html/2-1.html (Kat and Kim, I'd stay away from this one if I were you!) *************************************************************************************** MEMBER NEWS: Thanks again to Duncan and Ann who have contributed pictures and URLs...please feel free to submit any new stuff you find on the net, we all appreciate it! I post any new additions on the BBS, so check it out! ***************************** How about a list of member URLs? I will be setting up a mailing that lists all AL Fan Club member sites, whether AL-related or not. If you would like your site/homepages to be included, just email me at: a_lapaglia@hotmail.com ***************************** We really REALLY REALLY REALLY need people to join the AL Webring!!!!!! If you have a page or site devoted to AL, please go to my main AL page (http://www.oocities.org/TheTropics/8175/lapaglia.htm) and get the info to join. If you would like to create a page devoted to AL and need help, email me (crystal_83@hotmail.com) and I will be glad to set you up (for free of course!) For those of you who are in the webring, make sure you paste the HTML into your page!!!!!!! ***************************** We want to see YOU at the Wednesday Night Chats! All you have to do is go to: http://www.oocities.org/TheTropics/8175/lapaglia2.htm, and the java chat program automatically loads. Simply type in a nickname and click on "connect". ***************************** I am working up an AL Desktop Theme....complete with icons, wallpaper, wav files and cursors. Email me if you'd like me to send it to you...it will be in zipped format (contact me if you don't know how to unzip). a_lapaglia@hotmail.com *************************************************************************************** MOVIE REVIEWS: INNOCENT BLOOD A film review by Ken Johnson Copyright 1992 Ken Johnson 120 min., R, Horror, 1992 Director: John Landis Cast: Anne Parillaud, Robert Loggia, Anthony LaPaglia, Kim Coates, Leo Burmester, Don Rickles, Sam Raimi, Frank Oz, Alfred Hitchcock, Dan Quale (yes, the Vice President) Anne Parillaud is a vampire who is running out of food. She always makes sure that her victims don't turn into vampires by finishing off the body. Parillaud turns to Italians as her next food source. She feeds off mob boss Robert Loggia, but doesn't get enough time to finish him off. Loggia comes back from the dead and sets off to make an undead mob force. Parillaud joins with cop Anthony LaPaglia to stop Loggia. I enjoyed INNOCENT BLOOD and recommend, if you aren't sick of vampire movies yet, that you attempt to see this film. It has now left all the theaters in my area (I saw it on the last night it was playing) and will probably soon be doing the same in other cities. On a scale of zero to five, I give INNOCENT BLOOD a four. INNOCENT BLOOD is rated R for explicit language, adult situations, graphic violence, and female nudity. Anne Parillaud, mostly a foreign film actress, does a good job. Robert Loggia gives a great and evil performance. Anthony LaPaglia does well in his role. Kim Coates (I seem to remember seeing him in this year's other vampire film BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), also does a good job. There are many cameo performances in this film. Frank Oz shows up briefly as a mortician, Alfred Hitchcock, in a clip from one of his old films, and Dan Quale, in a television appearance. Director John Landis, who has brought forth such films as AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE has created a great movie, which actually made me jump once (which I normally don't do). The eye effects were great. I loved how the eyes changed colors, it created a haunting image at some points. The special effects in general were outstanding. The bite wounds looked sickening and the vampire changeover facial effects were perfect. The film was very well written and didn't fall into too many vampire cliches. The film also did a good job with not portraying all vampires as vicious freaks. It said that some vampires have a sense of what is bad. ----Ken Johnson ************************************ Special Events Calendar ************************************ Weekly Fan Chat - Hosted by Crystal Anthony LaPaglia Fan Page http://www.oocities.org/TheTropics/8175/lapaglia2.htm Every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. EST Join in at Crystal's Site. (Your browser must support Java). ************************************ Remember to use the AL BBS for your questions and info! http://assembly.nerdworld.com/index.cgi?Assembly=LAPAGLIAASSEMBLY ************************************ TRIVIA CONTEST Emily is once again the reigning Queen of Trivia! Her correct answers to last month's questions: Q 1. Month & year Jimmy V was inducted into Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame A. April 1993 Q 2. Director of "Innocent Blood" A. John Landis Q 3. "Peversione mortale"? A. "Mortal Sins" Q 4. Countdown to AL Birthday as of Oct 8th A. 3 months 23 days Q 5. "Murder One" Language A. Finnish Q 6. AL Stevie Characters A. "One Good Cop" & "Betsys Wedding" ***No trivia contest this month *********************************** Remember to use the AL BBS for your questions and info! http://assembly.nerdworld.com/index.cgi?Assembly=LAPAGLIAASSEMBLY