Category Archives: Bombshells

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…

‘Facts of Life’ & ‘Diff’rent Strokes’: It Takes a Lot to Get ’em Right

The third installment of Live in Front of a Studio Audience — hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and 99-year-old sitcom maestro Norman Lear — allowed us to take the good, to take the bad and walk away without having to ask, "Whatchootalkin' about?" We knew. We knew. Lear & Kimmel, the masterminds (Image via ABC) The…

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.…

‘Facts’ & ‘Strokes’ Attract A-Listers, Debbie Harry Still En-‘Rapture’-d, Candice Bergen at 75 & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Eat your heart out, Ryan Murphy! (Image via ABC) EW: Wow! The cast for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life & Diff'rent Strokes is out of this world, including Jennifer Aniston as Blair, Gabrielle Union as Tootie, Allison Tolman as Natalie, Kathryn Hahn…

Richard Thomas on ‘Waltons’ Remake, Bryan Adams Gets COVID Again, ‘The Bad Seed’ 65 Years Later & More

Links the the past, with relevance today: "I want you to go as quietly as possible ... " (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: This dollmation of The Birds is pretty amazing! https://youtu.be/A0Ui0UkUrpo I love the attention to detail, and Barbie really captures Tippi. Moreno is one of our most enduring stars! (Image via CBS) CBS…

Corey Feldman Releases Box Set, Remembering Harold Ramis, Helen Mirren to Be Honored & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Comments are turned off. (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: Corey Feldman is releasing a box set of all his unreleased bullshit, including this 1986 homemade song and music video. https://youtu.be/FjlcDdrMnV0 Looks like a French skit I did for extra credit. Amazing that he had no professional help with…

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Links to the past, with relevance today: How is this NOT hitting Milwaukee?! (Image via MeMyselfAndShirley.com) ME, MYSELF & SHIRLEY: Yes, of course I want to see a one-woman show starring Cindy Williams discussing her life and career, and dishing on her encounters with Penny Marshall, Maggie Smith, Andy Kaufman, Gene Hackman and Richard Dreyfus.…

Tom Hanks Tears Up Remembering Peter Scolari, Paul Newman Memoir, Garrett Morris on Racism at ‘SNL’

Links to the past, with relevance today: The book is said to be candid about his personal demons. (GIF via GIPHY) INQUIRER.NET: Shocker — a memoir written by the late Paul Newman (1925-2008) in the '80s as a counter to tabloid rumors has been discovered. Though he never published it, he worked on it with…

Jean Smart’s Emmys-Night Worry, Classic Vincent Price, Go-Go’s Enter Rock Hall & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The long-married actors also worked together several times. (Image via YouTube) THR: How crazy that Jean Smart had to be worried that her late husband Richard Gilliland, who died in March at 71, might not make the Emmys' in memoriam cut? Luckily, the Emmy-winning actress was not disappointed,…

‘Munsters’ Auction Bonanza, Black Film Archive, ’50s Wilshire Blvd. Revealed & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Dress you up! (Image via Heritage Auctions) NYDN: The ultimate Munsters auction of our lifetimes is here. Have a bite! (Image via Criterion) MSN: Maya Cade's Black Film Archive is a repository for the history of Black film and TV, a comprehensive registry of over 200 Black films…

Category Archives: Bombshells

A Basket of Kisses from Not-So-‘Bad Seed’ Patty McCormack

‘Facts of Life’ & ‘Diff’rent Strokes’: It Takes a Lot to Get ’em Right

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

‘Facts’ & ‘Strokes’ Attract A-Listers, Debbie Harry Still En-‘Rapture’-d, Candice Bergen at 75 & More

Richard Thomas on ‘Waltons’ Remake, Bryan Adams Gets COVID Again, ‘The Bad Seed’ 65 Years Later & More

Corey Feldman Releases Box Set, Remembering Harold Ramis, Helen Mirren to Be Honored & More

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Tom Hanks Tears Up Remembering Peter Scolari, Paul Newman Memoir, Garrett Morris on Racism at ‘SNL’

Jean Smart’s Emmys-Night Worry, Classic Vincent Price, Go-Go’s Enter Rock Hall & More

‘Munsters’ Auction Bonanza, Black Film Archive, ’50s Wilshire Blvd. Revealed & More

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