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Linda Lavin Looks Back at ‘Alice’ 45 Years Later

Linda Lavin Looks Back at ‘Alice’ 45 Years Later
Lavin is remarkably forthcoming in this. (Image via video still) Annaleigh Ashford played moderator for an absorbing Paley Center chat with Linda Lavin on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Alice that you will NOT regret, well, absorbing: https://youtu.be/NpYLu1NHBL4
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‘Golden Palace’ Makes Streaming Debut on Hulu!

‘Golden Palace’ Makes Streaming Debut on Hulu!
Someone is smart. Bea-listers (Image via CBS) With all the hoopla around The Golden Girls all these years, someone at Hulu figured that plenty of fans would enjoy streaming the second-tier The Golden Palace — which is sweetened with big stars Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin — so the series makes its streaming debut on…
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A Basket of Kisses from Not-So-‘Bad Seed’ Patty McCormack

A Basket of Kisses from Not-So-‘Bad Seed’ Patty McCormack
On Sunday, I was so excited to attend a screening of The Bad Seed (1956) at NYC's Film Forum. It's always a pleasure to watch this startlingly modern film wrapped in a startlingly '50s melodrama — it prefigured Psycho (1960) — but the bonus was a rare personal appearance by the film's Oscar-nominated star Patty…
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Cara Williams, Oscar Nominee & Sitcom Star, Dies @ 96

Cara Williams, Oscar Nominee & Sitcom Star, Dies @ 96
I have been fascinated lately by the number of famous or formerly famous figures who have died and who we seem to forget were part of long-ago iconic productions, or who worked with long-dead icons. It is incredible to me, for example, that Cara Williams — who died at her Beverly Hills home Thursday at…
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Monkees Maestro Mike Nesmith Dies @ 78

Monkees Maestro Mike Nesmith Dies @ 78
Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter whose work elevated the creative autonomy of the Monkees, died Friday at 78. Nesmith signed this just a year ago. (Image via book cover) Nesmith had undergone quadruple-bypass heart surgery in recent years. His death was attributed to natural causes. A statement from his family read, "With Infinite Love we announce…
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Bronski Beat’s Steve Bronski Dies @ 61

Bronski Beat’s Steve Bronski Dies @ 61
Steve Bronski, co-founder of the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat, died this week at 61. Teen fodder circa 1984 (Image via Smash Hits) Further details were not immediately available, but his old bandmate Jimmy Somerville, 60, who bolted the group in 1985, took to social media to remember him, writing: It was also a triumph…
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Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: I can see it! (Images via IG & movie still) AP ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Holland confirms he will play Fred Astaire in a new film: https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1467599912489525256?s=20 EW: Ridley Scott, the legendary director who just turned 84, went ballistic on a journalist who seemingly accidentally insulted him about his films.…
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