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Robert Snow, a veteran Secret Service agent who served as a technical adviser on films including In the Line of Fire, The American President and Air Force One, died March 22, his family announced. He was 93.

Snow had retired after spending 33 years with the Secret Service when he was called on for his expertise during the making of Wolfgang Petersen’s In the Line of Fire (1993), starring Clint Eastwood as a CIA agent haunted by the JFK assassination.

“In Taxi Driver and other films, we were portrayed as monosyllabic idiots who can’t complete a full sentence and [only] stand on the corners with dark glasses,” Snow told the Chicago Tribune in a 1997 interview. “Until In the Line of Fire, there was nothing to show what the Secret Service really did.”

He worked with Petersen and Eastwood again in the 1997 films Air Force One and Absolute Power, respectively, and on two X-Men movies,...

Since the 1960s, Clint Eastwood has been a major box office draw, tackling genres like Western, action and comedy. Rising to fame through his performance as Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" protagonist, The Man With No Name, the actor became one of the key, defining performers of the twentieth century. Succeeding John Wayne as the face of the Western genre, Eastwood is often associated with gunslingers of the Old West. However, those aren't his only roles, and some of his best are from completely different genres.

Clint Eastwood has as strong a directorial career as an acting one, taking a very hands-on approach to every movie he works on. Ranging from action-packed thrillers to tense dramas, the actor has demonstrated an impressive range of talent, though his action, gunslinger roles remain the favorite. Outside of Westerns, the actor/director continues to have a profound impact on cinema and maintains one...

Breaking out in the 1960s for Rawhide, Clint Eastwood has since gone on to become one of the most successful and acclaimed faces in Hollywood. Boasting an illustrious career spanning the roles of actor, director, producer, and composer, the Million Dollar Baby star has enough experience when it comes to the art of making movies and appraising the ones rightfully deserving.

In terms of the latter, he has earmarked a note of fame for a classic 1981 movie, terming it as a fine example of quality film-making.

Clint Eastwood as Manco and Antoñito Ruiz as Fernando in For a Few Dollars More (1965) | Produzioni Europee Associati for Wikimedia Commons

Rather, the German action and war thriller had such an impact on him that he collaborated with its director, Wolfgang Petersen, in the times ahead. The acclaim for the latter director came largely because of his genius techniques that perfectly captured the tension...

Clint Eastwood's iconic roles in top-grossing films showcase his enduring box office appeal and versatility as an actor. From Dirty Harry to emotional dramas like Million Dollar Baby, Eastwood's films resonate with audiences worldwide. Eastwood's triple-threat talent as actor, director, and producer shines in box office hits like Gran Torino, captivating viewers.

Clint Eastwood's star power reliably attracts audiences, ensuring significant box office earnings. Though not every film he stars in rakes in huge profits, there are ten that stand out as the highest-grossing of his career. From Clint Eastwoods iconic roles as the "Man With No Name" in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns to the uncompromising Inspector Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series, the actor has embodied a timeless brand of cinematic masculinity for over six decades.

His intelligent filmmaking and prolific acting have contributed to an impressive net worth and a collective worldwide gross of $3.8 billion for his films.

When the Nintendo Entertainment System hit back in the ’80s, we saw this influx in the concept of gaming accessories. The light gun was iconic, allowing you to shoot down ducks and cowboys. The Power Glove and Rob the Robot looked godly, but worked like garbage. The Power Pad was a brilliant novelty of the time. The Game Genie was a literal game-changer. Playing games was one thing, but How we played the games was another avenue to be explored.

Not every accessory made such a footprint in video game history. They couldn’t all be shilled by Lucas during a throwaway scene in The Wizard. Some concepts fell into obscurity, like when Atari tried to make a headband controller for the 2600 that would control the game based on your “thoughts.”

I really should include the Atari Mindlink on this list of forgotten video game accessories, but unfortunately, it never got released.