Actors & Actresses
Spotlight on the heartthrobs and scream queens of 90s movies and early 2000s films at VHS Vaults! These silver-screen sirens and swaggering studs turned Y2K fever into forever faves—think Julia Roberts’ megawatt grin in Pretty Woman, Winona Ryder’s grunge-goth edge in Reality Bites, and Brad Pitt’s smoldering soap-salesman chaos in Fight Club. Or rewind to Sandra Bullock’s bus-bustin’ thrill in Speed, Alicia Silverstone’s valley girl vogue in Clueless, and Reese Witherspoon’s blonde bombshell boss moves in Legally Blonde.We’ve got quirky bios on icons like Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in The Matrix, Cameron Diaz’s wisecrackin’ wedding-crasher in My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Tobey Maguire’s web-slingin’ teen angst in Spider-Man. From rom-com royals to horror hotties, these stars slayed with scrunchies, flip phones, and fearless flair. Unearth their breakout bombs, red-carpet regrets, and the flicks that made us swoon. Dial up the dial-up nostalgia—who’s your ultimate 90s crush?
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Dennis Cole: Cult Classic Film and TV Actor Behind Fatal Encounter
Actor Dennis Cole If you’re exploring the hidden nooks of cult-classic film and vintage TV, the name Dennis Cole is one worth revisiting. Best known for his television work in the 1960s and ’70s, Cole carved out a distinct presence on-screen—athletic, blond, surf-board-cool—a look that defined a certain era of…
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Karen Black Films: Fatal Encounter and Her Most Iconic Cult Classics
When one speaks of cult classics in the Karen Black oeuvre, the 1975 Trilogy of Terror nearly always looms large. This made-for-television horror anthology, directed by Dan Curtis, features Black in all three segments (playing multiple roles) and includes the infamous “Amelia” chapter in which she is tormented by a…
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Actress Barbara Niven: From Soap Operas to Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear
Barbara Niven: A Versatile Star and Her Role in Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear Barbara Niven —born Barbara Lee Bucholz on February 26, 1953, in Portland, Oregon—is one of Hollywood’s most steady and versatile actresses. Over more than three decades, she has built a career that spans soap operas, thriller…
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Top 10 Cult Classic Thrillers From 1990
The year 1990 was an interesting one for film. Hollywood was bridging the excess of the ’80s with the grittier storytelling that would dominate much of the ’90s. While the big box office hits of the year—Goodfellas, Pretty Woman, Home Alone—stole the headlines, thriller fans know that 1990 also delivered…