Monthly Archives: September 2020

Country Crooner, Elvis Writer Mac Davis Dies @ 78

On the same day that fellow crooner Helen Reddy died, beloved country singer Mac Davis also died, also at 78. He died a day after news that he had undergone unsuccessful heart surgery. With Nick Nolte in North Dallas Forty (Image via Paramount) Davis's manager of 40+ years, Jim Morey, announced the singer's death on…
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‘I Am Woman’ Icon Helen Reddy Dies @ 78

Singer Helen Reddy, the vocalist whose anthemic pop classic “I Am Woman” became synonymous with the feminist movement, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78. Her music energized a movement. (Images via Capitol) In a statement, her children Traci Donat and Jordan Summers said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing…
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Marlene Dietrich Rides Again

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with what came before. She couldn't help it. (GIF via GIPHY) Yes, I loved Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Dungeons & Dragons and other '80s phenomena, but I spent an inordinate amount of time watching all things black-and-white, including the films of everyone from Abbott & Costello to Marilyn…
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JFK’s Flag Found, Moreno Honored, Quaid for Trump & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: Is it the real deal? (Image via Antiques Roadshow) ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: In 2017, Antiques Roadshow declined to air an appraisal of a flag said to be from PT-109 because it was too difficult to determine provenance. If it's really from Kennedy's PT-109 — and the story is elaborate,…
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Sophia Loren Staten Island Style

In honor of Sophia Loren's 86th birthday today, September 20, I am re-sharing my September 2016 post from when I paid to see her during a rare U.S. Q&A on Staten Island in NYC. It was a hot mess, but sooo worth it! Ciao! (All images & video by Matthew Rettenmund) September 2016: Last night,…
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‘Fast Times’ Gets A-List Table Read for Charity

Dane Cook (of all people) is spearheading a Zoom (whatever happened to Skype?!) table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) tonight, Thursday, September 17, at 9 p.m. ET. Love this flick! (Image via Universal) The read is a benefit, with proceeds going to Sean Penn's CORE nonprofit and to the REFORM Alliance. You…
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‘Golden Girls’ House View Blocked, Classic TV Deaths & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Thank you for ... moving along. (Image via Facebook) FACEBOOK: The new owners of the classic Golden Girls home are working hard to ... block the view, so fans can't see it anymore. Most of the shocking deaths weren't rescinded! (GIF via GIPHY) TV LINE: The 100 most…
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Rugged Robert Logan

Robert Logan (b. May 29, 1941) is a '70s fantasy man whose career reached back into the '50s. Short-shorts in the '50s (Images via ABC) Born in Brooklyn, he was signed up by Warner Bros. largely on the basis of his good looks. The total package (Image via ABC) Early on, from 1961-1963, he was…
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‘Avengers,’ Bond Star Diana Rigg Dies @ 82

Diana Rigg, iconic since her Avengers role in the '60s, has died at 82, The Guardian reports. The fashion of it all! (GIF via GIPHY) Rigg's death was announced via statement by her agent, which read: "It is with tremendous sadness that we announce that Dame Diana Rigg died peacefully early this morning. She was…
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Ryan Reynolds Draws Rick Moranis from Retirement in New Ad

In a droll new ad for Mint Mobile, Rick Moranis joins Ryan Reynolds, ostensibly to pitch the product — but things go hilariously wrong. Moranis, 67, the star of such films as Strange Brew (1983), Ghostbusters (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), has been largely absent from acting…
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