2017 October Archive

‘Anything Can Be Rented These Days’: Inside the Hollywood Show

I just returned from my latest trip to the Hollywood Show, the venerable autograph fest which hosts venerable celebs and their increasingly venerable fans (us!) (more…)

‘Suspiria’ 40th Anniversary Soundtrack Set Materializes

Suspiria, the classic 1977 horror flick by Dario Argento (b. 1940) that starred Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett (1910-1990) and Alida Valli (1921-2006) is back from the dead — and this time, it's ready to extract $240 from its victims. (more…)

One of the most identifiable #1 hits of the '80s, 1984's "Take on Me" by a-ha was further immortalized in the Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera tune "Feel This Moment" in 2013. Sampling of old songs can sometimes be nice (if you wrote it!), and sometimes not so nice, but either way, how lovely is this…

Danielle Darrieux, French Film Grande Dame, Dies @ 100

One of the most important movie figures ever to live to the age of 100, French actress Danielle Darrieux, died Tuesday in Bois-le-Roi, France. (more…)

HI-NRG producer Patrick Cowley, born 67 years ago today, died at 32 of AIDS in 1982. (more…)

Divine aka Harris Glenn Milstead would have turned 72 years old today. Baltimore's terror-reigning drag queen in the '60s, he was actually a talented character actor who brought genuine humor and pathos to his many roles in the films of John Waters (b. 1946). That talent wasn't fully recognized in the industry until the release…

What's new, pussycat? Certainly not sexual abuse. (more…)

I thought it would be easy. I was wrong. (more…)

Montgomery Clift at 100: An Appreciation

Montgomery Clift would be 100 years old today, October 17, had he lived. (more…)

Elizabeth Baur of TV’s ‘Ironside’ Dies @ 69

Elizabeth Baur, who played Officer Fran Belding on Ironside from 1971-1975, died September 30, her publicist Paul Gendreau told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 69. (more…)

Monthly Archives: October 2017

‘Anything Can Be Rented These Days’: Inside the Hollywood Show

‘Suspiria’ 40th Anniversary Soundtrack Set Materializes

a-ha Takes on ‘Take on Me’

Danielle Darrieux, French Film Grande Dame, Dies @ 100

Patrick Cowley: 7 Killer Cuts

Divine’s Most Divine Singles

‘Sex Bomb’ Tom Jones: #MeToo

25 Stars’ 1st & Last TV & Film Gigs

Montgomery Clift at 100: An Appreciation

Elizabeth Baur of TV’s ‘Ironside’ Dies @ 69

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