The Emerald entertainment desk gets an avalanche of promotional photos for bands, movies and various “acts” during any given week. This special column takes a moment to present the most bizarre/disturbing image received.
This week’s photo features Las Vegas magic giants Siegfried and Roy, two pillars in the world of illusion, posed with the bewitching star of “Tomb Raider,” Angelina Jolie, at some undisclosed event. Scary thing is, this shot is one in a series of S&R photos featuring celebrities such as Cher and packs of adorable white lions and snow leopards.
Nobody around the office really knows why these photos appeared earlier this year or what they are meant to promote, except perhaps the boys’ Hollywood-ready smiles and a keen knack for hanging out with the most adorable 1 percent of the animal kingdom. Yet nobody has filed them or discarded them, as though somehow waiting for that special moment when the duo sweep into Eugene for a one-night-only engagement.
Siegfried and Roy still perform in Las Vegas and are the namesakes for the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden habitat, which houses protected and endangered animals.
“Tomb Raider” is currently playing in Eugene.