The 'Beards of Hollywood' Directors Cut Volume I (and II technically)

I am honored to be writing my first blog for 'beards of Hollywood'. Luggage and I go way back and when he told me about this I was psyched to have the opportunity to write for him. In my first of what will be a weekly installment I will be writing about the great beards in DIRECTORIAL Hollywood history. My first (and second) installment will focus on two men who changed most of our lives...

Their movies need no introduction (however, what fun would that be...)

American Graffiti, Jaws, Star Wars, THX 1138, Duel, Indiana Jones, 1941, Saving Private Ryan, Willow, Radioland Murders (seriously?!), E.T., Jurassic Park, A.I., War of the Worlds, Amistad, Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, Close Encounters of the Third Kind... Should I go on? I think not...

Mr. George Lucas and Mr. Steven Spielberg.

LOOK at those beards!!! MEN of MEN!!

No matter what atrocities they have done to your childhood real or imaginary, those two are facial hair masters with visions some directors cream themselves at night dreaming about. Lest we mention that THOSE men know how to rock the facial landscape!! Full framed and righteous... Both remain masters of the craft to this day.

Both men are still working to this day. George when not f-ing around remastering our childhood and producing more Indiana Jones hijink is taking his sweet ass time with his Tuskegee Airmen film staring direct to DVD 'stache wearing Cuba Gooding, JR. AND Oscar nominated 'stache afficinado Terrance Howard titled Red Tails and his often mentioned (little progress that we know of) Star Wars- made for TV show (coming someday to a 1080i signal near you.)

While, Speilberg can't stop being the create wizard we all love- with titles like Lincoln (rumors of Liam Neisen in the title role), Tin-Tin with another BOH article waiting to happen Peter Jackson, and MUCH more this man is a true force to this day!

The boy in me can't wait to see what 's next for both the bearded man in me says... Wait what about that last Indiana Jones film... (As a side I loved and hated it... Aliens were fine with me I mean do you really believe there is an Ark that will melt your face -or- a man who can pull out your still beating heart... if so you should really check your reality meter at the door folks).

Volume III - Stanley Kubrick coming soon.

More to come... Super E

Beards of Hollywood: Podcast Edition

Howdy beard fans! For the last few months I have been driving 2 hours every Tuesday and Thursday so that I can sit in a class room and learn about stuff. I figured out that listening to podcasts really makes the time much, much better. If you know me, you know that I rarely trust the spoken word of anyone without a beard, so here are some good movie podcasts with bearded folk behind the microphones. Trust 'em, I do!

1. SCENE UNSEEN: I just came across this one about a month ago, but it quickly moved up to the top of my list. It's hosted by two guys named Chris and Jimmy. Each episode one of them sees a movie and one of them doesn't. They review all kinds of movies, and they have a great section where they go through their dvd picks of the week. Chris Browne sent me this picture to use for this post, check out his awesome beard, and definitely check out the podcast!

2. SMODCAST: I think I was about 11 years old the first time I saw Clerks, and ever since then I have been a huge fan of Kevin Smith. Smodcast is Kevin Smith and his long time friend and producer Scott Mosier talking about all sorts of really random shit for about an hour a week. If you are a fan of Smith's work, definitely check this one out. Plus, I have never once seen a picture of Kevin without a beard!!!

3. THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE JOBLO MOVIE PODCAST: JoBlo.com is one of my favorite movie news websites. Their podcast is great, just like the site, but I will post more about JoBlo later on, along with pictures. Check out their podcast though, cause it definitely entertaining and covers a lot of good topics every week.

Those are my movie podcast picks for right now. If you have any favorites, let us know in the comments!

The Expendable Beard!

Do you like action movies?! Of course you do! Well check out this picture of Sly Stallone's goatee from the set of THE EXPENDABLES!


If you haven't heard of The Expendables yet, go and do some research. It is bound to be THE action movie of 2010. Written, directed and starring Stallone with a huge cast including Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Steve Austin, Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and many others. (Arnold?!!?)

Check out the clip from behind the scenes at The Expendables Blog

Can't Grow a Beard?

Can you not grow a beard? Are you a woman, but you want a beard? (That's a scary thought, please don't grow a real one) Well, here is your chance to have a beard without growing one!

You can get one of these bad boys at Scandinavian Grace for about $135. That might seem high, but it is 100% handmade of Icelandic sheep wool.

Breaking Badstache

If you have ever watched Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad on AMC, you already know how good of a show it is. If you haven't watched it, get on it! The first season is available on dvd and the second season is on at 8, 9, or 10 or something on Tv's AMC channel. It stars Bryan Cranston (Malcolm In The Middle) as an over qualified high school chemistry teacher with a case of lung cancer and a family that needs money. So what does he do? He makes meth of course!

Anyways, in this second season, Bryan Cranston wears a black hat and a pretty typical science teacher mustache. This mustache alone should grant him some kind of award. Well, I really hope this show wins many, many more awards, cause it is well written and an all around good show. Check it out if you haven't seen it, and if you have seen it, but somehow missed last night's episode with the introduction of Bob Odenkirk as a sleezy lawyer, go and watch that episode and get caught up now!

The Legendary Beard of Spock

Hello again everyone, Fat Luggage here! Now, I was lucky enough to catch an advance screening of the new Star Trek film last Thursday. I wrote a review somewhere else on the internet, and I gave it a 9 out of 10. It was a GREAT movie! It had everything a good movie should have, a great story, an amazing cast, good humor, awesome action, stunning visuals, etc. However, it was missing one thing that probably would have given it a higher rating from me, awesome beards. As much as I recall from the film, there was not a single bearded person in the movie. I could be wrong, and I could just be forgetting someone, or there were some beards, but they just weren't awesome. (Correct me if I am wrong on this. With a comment)

But, it did remind of the original Star Trek episode entitled, "Mirror, Mirror," in which an ion storm causes a transporter malfunction and the team transports onto a strange version of the USS Enterprise. It's not actually the USS Enterprise, it's the Imperial Starship Enterprise (ISS Enterprise). Holy crap! They were in a parallel universe and that universe had a goateed version of Spock! Which looked something like this:


"Mirror, Mirror" originally aired on October 6, 1967.

Beards of Thailand

I watched the Thai movie Ong Bak 2 last night, and figured it would make a fine addition to the Beards of Hollywood blog. You're right, Thailand is no where near Hollywood, but there are some awesome beards in this movie none the less. I also thought it was fitting, because the movie is being released on dvd in Spain next month and later this year we will be seeing it in limited release theaters, October of 2009. It's a good movie too! If have liked anything that Tony Jaa has done in the past, like Ong Bak 1, or The Protector, you will like this one. Tony Jaa grew his hair out in this movie, but he still didn't grow a beard, which is a shame. A bearded warrior as powerful as Tony Jaa would be an awesome warrior.



This guy had an awesome beard, but it was mostly his wicked cool curly mustache that was good in this movie.



Now look at that! This dude not only has a huge white beard, but his crazy long white hair happens to go down just as far as his beard. Not only that, but he has some pure white eyes to match the hair and beard. He is a pretty creepy looking guy, but damn that is a sweet beard.

Previously...

Previously on Beards of Hollywood,

Oh wait! This is the first ever post from Beards of Hollywood!

I hope you all like beards and mustaches, cause as a reader of Beards of Hollywood, you will be seeing a lot of them. I am going to bring you the news that no one else brings you. That's right, the news of beards and mustaches being utilized in Hollywood. I will keep you updated on who is sporting beards in film and television, and who has the best of the best in facial hair.

Check back all the time for up to date news about beards in Hollywood!

I shall leave you with a picture of the beard I grew for Halloween as Fidel Castro.

Sincerely,
Fat Luggage