Carrie Anne Moss - The Matrix

Carrie Anne Moss - The Matrix signed VHS cover

"No? Let me tell you what I believe. I believe that Morpheus means more to me than he does to you. I believe if you are really serious about rescuing him, you are going to need my help. And since I am the ranking officer on this ship, if you don't like it... I believe you can go to hell. Because you're not going anywhere else. Tank, load us up."

Matt Damon - Syriana

Matt Damon - Syriana signed DVD cover

"Great. How much for my other kid?"

"Beirut, it's great. It's like the Paris of the Middle East."

Matt Damon as proved to be a likeable actor, probably coming to most people's attention with Good Will Hunting (which he also co-wrote and won an Oscar with Matt Damon) before being the titular Saving Private Ryan. Since then he's appeared in the enjoyable Ocean's movies, and in my opinion made the James Bond films rethink what they where doing with the Bourne movies, all this and a lot more in an impressive list of credits.

Aida Turturro - Angie

Aida Turturro - Angie signed 10x8

Richard Kind - Spin City

Richard Kind - Spin City signed 10x8

"You know, I've been allergic to cats all my life, but at the pet morgue, nothing. Turns out I'm not allergic to dead cats."

Loved Richard Kind on this show, it was a pretty fun show (Mostly the Michael J. Fox years). Richard Kind, along with the likes of Alan Ruck helped me like this a really underrated ensemble.

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper - 12x8 signed magazine page

Dennis Hopper as had a long and storied career including roles in movies as varied as Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Speed and Waterworld.

Updated on 29th of May 2010, I am sad to report that Dennis Hopper lost his long-term battle with cancer.

His scene with with Christopher Walken in True Romance is an instant classic, watch it below if you don't know what I'm talking about...

John Hurt - Captain Corelli's Mandolin

John Hurt - Captain's Corelli's Mandolin signed movie review notes

"When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots are become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day. It is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every part of your body. No... don't blush. I am telling you some truths. For that is just being in love; which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over, when being in love has burned away. Doesn't sound very exciting, does it? But it is!"

This is the second John Hurt autograph in my collection, like I said on the previous entry for Hurt, he stars in one of my favourite movies - The Elephant Man.

Chris Columbus - Nine Months

Chris Columbus - Nine Months signed movie review notes

Nine Months won't go down in history as the best film Chris Columbus did (it's fairly harmless fun in my eyes).

Among some of the films he's directed include the first two Harry Potter movies, Mrs. Doubtfire, the first two Home Alone movies and Adventures in Babysitting (and the woeful Rent which I hate!)

Best of all his wrote the scripts to two of my favourite films of the 1980s (and pretty much all time) - The Goonies and Gremlins! (it's kind of unfair to leave out Young Sherlock Holmes because that was also a fab 80s movie!)

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13 months later...

Hey this post is not strictly autograph related but it's sort of related (or not at all depending which way you look at it).

Me with Matthew Lewis in March 2008

Me with Matthew Lewis in April 2009

Notice the difference... I'm thinner, I like to call March 2008 Fathead Rob and April 2009 Less Fathead Rob, but anyway some little bit of congratulations for me to have my weight going in the right direction. My hairline is still a issue though!

Sonny Landham - Predator

Sonny Landham - Predator signed laserdisc

"The only way outta here is that valley that leads to the east. But I wouldn't wish that on a broke-dick dog."

Obtained in person at Collectormania Midlands 3.

close up of signature

Me and Sonny Landham

The Trailer...

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen - Yugoslavian signed poster

Signed by...

• Ernest Borgnine
• George Kennedy

both in person at Autographica 13.

I met George Kennedy first, very friendly and very respectable, you could tell he was a touch on the deaf side though. Ernest Borgnine was brilliant, into his 90s now and still full of life.

It's still hard to believe I met two Hollywood legends like this within like half an hour of each other. These two where also two of the most popular guests at the event.

I just need to get a frame for this because I know exactly where this will be getting hung up in my house!

Ernest Borgnine signature

"This war was NOT started for your private gratification, and you can be damned sure it's not being run for your personal convenience, either!"

Ernest Borgnine and MeGeorge Kennedy signature

Me and George Kennedy