Thursday, July 24, 2025

RIP Hulk Hogan

 **Cross your eyes to unlock the 3-D magic!**
Photos by Diabolik
 

Hulk Hogan signing his book, My Life Outside the Ring, at BookSoup in West Hollywood, CA 11/06/09
Wow. First Ozzy, now Hulk?! The Grim Reaper is coming for '80s icons! 

Someone protect Mr. T!
 

Happy Birthday Anna Paquin!

Actress Anna Paquin arrives at Spike TV's "Scream 2010" at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. 10/16/10

This is a great example of why 2-D photos do not do justice to the fashion on the carpet. The 3-D effect on the skirt seems a little exaggerated because she turned a bit between frames, but other than that, I love it! 

 

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Birthday Boys Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson!

 Danny Glover's birthday was yesterday, July 22, and Woody Harrelson's birthday is today, July 23! Fun coincidence I have these shots of them together.

Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson at 2012 Premiere at Regal Cimeas LA Live, Los Angeles, CA 11/03/09

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Happy Birthday Selena Gomez!

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Photos by Diabolik
 

Selena Gomez performed a charity concert to benefit UNICEF at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA on Friday, January 20th 2012. 



Singer Selena Gomez at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, Feb 14, 2014.
Selena Gomez at Perez Hilton's Blue Ball Birthday Celebration at Siren Studios in Hollywood, CA. 3/26/11

Selena Gomez at the KIIS FM Jingle Ball 2010 at the Nokia Center in Los Angeles, CA. 12/5/10
Selena Gomez at the BEHAVING BADLY premiere at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood, CA. 29th July, 2014.
Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, and Jon Voight attend the premiere of "Getaway" in Westwood, CA. 26th August, 2013.

My very first shots of Selena Gomez were at the TV Guide Hot List party at the SLS hotel in Los Angeles, CA. 11/10/09.




 

Happy Birthday Willem Dafoe!

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Photos by Diabolik
 

Willem Dafoe with wife director Giada Colagrande attending the World Premiere of Disney’s “John Carter” at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 in downtown Los Angeles, CA, on Wednesday, the 22nd of February, 2012.

Monday, July 21, 2025

Remembering Robin Williams on his Birthday

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Photos by Diabolik
 

Robin Williams with wife Susan Schneider attending the premiere of 'HAPPY FEET TWO' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA. 11/13/11

Robin Williams was one of the heroes of my youth. Mork from Ork was such a huge influence in giving my generation the courage to be weird. I'm so glad I got a few shots of him the one time we crossed paths at a red carpet for 'Happy Feet Two'.

What's your favorite Robin Williams role? Leave a comment.

 

Sunday, July 20, 2025

New 3-D Pics From "Dark Knight Rises" Set - Christian Bale & Anne Hathaway

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Photos by Diabolik
 


Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Rises" was released on this day, July 20, 2012...

So I thought you might like to see more 3-D photos I took from the downtown Los Angeles location sets of Anne Hathaway and Christian Bale filming in costume as Catwoman and Batman and also as Selina Kile and Bruce Wayne.

These scenes in the Batman & Catwoman suits were shot in the streets and tunnels that run underneath Grand Ave in downtown L.A.. 
The road was blocked off, but I found a vantage point by cutting a hole in the wind-blocking tarp hanging on a chain link fence. Other guys with way better lenses got much better shots that day than I did, but I was still quite thrilled to get shots of Batman & Catwoman as if I was a photojornalist in Gotham City.


Actress Anne Hathaway filming a scene on the location set of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Los Angeles, CA. September 7th, 2011. Photos by Diabolik

This was one of my craziest days in my early career as a paparazzo. Christopher Nolan was filming the third installment of his Batman franchise in downtown Los Angeles. In a rare move, the streets and sidewalks where the crew was filming were not completely blocked off. They would only lock down during the take when cameras were ready to roll. There were several paps around, endlessly circling the block, hoping to get lucky. But the crew was watching out for paps before they would call "action" and would block those they saw.

That wasn't working out for me, so I had to switch strategies.

The local businesses were open, so I went into the jewelry shop across the street from where they were filming and bribed the owner to let me sit behind the counter like I was working there... and for just $10, he let me do it for like an hour. I would keep the camera hidden until they would lock down the set, at which point all of the crew were scanning the sidewalks, looking for paps, but they never thought to look behind them and see me shooting!

I got great exclusive shots of Anne Hathaway, in character as Selina Kyle, exiting her apartment and getting into a cab. 


Then I noticed Christan Bale, (dressed as Bruce Wayne) and it looked like he spotted me, but either he didn't see me with the sun in his eyes and me in the shade of the store just like the one seen behind him in the photo, or maybe he didn't mind and didn't rat me out to the crew.

 

RIP Hulk Hogan

  **Cross your eyes to unlock the 3-D magic!** Photos by Diabolik   Hulk Hogan signing his book, My Life Outside the Ring, at BookSoup in We...