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PERHAPS MORE SURPRISING than Ullam's exclusion from the list of Best Supporting Actress nominees is that of mainstream teen idol Michael J. Fox from the list of Best Supporting Actors for his much-touted portrayal of a contemporary teenager who goes back in time to encounter his nifty fifties parents courtesy of a souped-up DeLorean. Although Fox's contribution to Back to the Future is unlikely to go down in the annals of movie history, his approach to the quintessential teen Marty McFly was fresh and unencumbered, in sharp contrast to those featured in the large proportion...
However, since the middle of last summer, Forsyth says, skateboards have been in demand once again. He attributes some of this resurgence to the recent movie Back to the Future, which showed teen idol Michael J. Fox finessing his way out of tight situations on a skateboard...
...album supposedly draws its name from the title of a Sex Pistols bootleg; however, there is little evidence of punk influence on this record. Vocals are strongly imitative of circa-1977 David Bowie, though occasionally a glint of Billy Idol's solo work also comes through. In general, the sound suffers from blatant overuse of drum machines and synthesizers...
...fact that Simple Minds lead singer got a voice transplant with Billy Idol...
Hall, who in previous years had gone to the Dakota to commemorate the anniversary of Lennon's death, vividly remembers the day he heard that his idol had been slain. He said he was so distraught upon hearing about it that he almost lost...