Links to the past, with relevance today:
THR: There was a censored version of Back to the Future Part II (1989) streaming on Netflix — until fans pointed it out. Now, the film's writer, Bob Gale, is asking Universal to destroy the altered version. The fix? Apparently, someone had a problem with a scene in which our hero, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), finds the raunchy magazine Oh Là Là — and awkwardly edited out the cover.
EW: Entertainment Weekly takes a deep dive into the late, great Paul Lynde. Among the stories, one I hadn't even heard:
But Lynde believed the most damaging hit to his reputation was when a friend, actor J.B. Davidson, 26, fell to his death after hanging off the balcony of Lynde’s room at San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake hotel. When Davidson began to lose his grip, Lynde desperately grabbed his arm but couldn’t hold on. The accident was witnessed by two police officers standing outside, who cleared Lynde of wrongdoing. But whispers about the incident dogged him for years. “There were rumors Paul had something to do with it.”
Tortured self-hating man, but funny as hell.
EXTRATV: Dennis DeYoung, 73, of Styx, has released a new version of the band's "The Best of Times."
PEOPLE: Oh, no! Basketball legend Patrick Ewing, 57, has tested positive for COVID-19.
DO YOU REMEMBER?: Olivia Newton-John makes a virtual commencement appearance!
TWITTER: How touching to see — a 21-second clip shows footage of the very last Tasmanian tiger, Benjamin. Shot in 1935, months before Benjamin died, it is a gripping piece of film that is a link to the past.
THE TONIGHT SHOW: Henry Winkler, 74, walked Jimmy Fallon through the history of his life via his jackets — including his iconic The Fonz jacket! Sadly, Winkler trended when young people on Twitter kept asking ... who he is!
THE TONIGHT SHOW: Henry Winkler, 74, walked Jimmy Fallon through the history of his life via his jackets — including his iconic The Fonz jacket! Sadly, Winkler trended when young people on Twitter kept asking ... who he is!
