Links to the past, with relevance today: This is me in September. (Image via NBC) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: The first big Betty White sale is coming September 23, and it includes over 1,000 items from the personal collection of the First Lady of Television. Mixed in with animal-themed doo-dads and jewelry, you'll find original scripts from…
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Mary Lambert on Making ‘Pet Sematary,’ Working with Stephen King & Fred Gwynne

MoMA in NYC hosted a massive horror retrospective this summer (on through September 5), and the guest for August 25, 2022, was director Mary Lambert, whose 1989 horror film Pet Sematary has a scary number of —you should pardon the expression — diehard fans. After her Q&A, Mary was fully en-Gage-d (All images by Matthew…
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Mildred Kornman aka Ricki VanDusen, ‘Our Gang’ Star, Dies @ 97

According to most sources, as of last week, there were just three human beings alive who appeared in any capacity in a Silent Era silent film — no stars, the last having died in 2020. Kornman (second from L, next to Pete the Pup) (Image via vintage still) On August 19, 2022, the last woman…
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Maureen McGovern’s Sad Alzheimer’s Announcement

Yesterday, Maureen McGovern fans were told to expect a major announcement today, Friday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Many hoped it would be info about a long-awaited return to the road. That indelible hit (Image via PYE) Sadly, the news is that McGovern has been diagnosed with "posterior cortical atrophy, with symptoms of Alzheimer's…
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Mariah Wants to OWN Christmas, Academy Apologies to Sacheen Littlefeather & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: All she wants for Christmas is, well, all of it. (Image via Apple TV+) HUFF POST: Mariah Carey wants to trademark "Queen of Christmas," and that isn't sitting well with some other divas, especially Darlene Love. https://youtu.be/tsU08y9peZg THR: Steve Martin, who just turned 77, says Only Murders in…
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Olivia Newton-John, ‘Grease’ Star and Pop Phenom, Dies @ 73

Olivia Newton-John, remembered by generations of moviegoers for her performance as Sandy in the movie musical Grease, and one of the last century's most successful singers, died Monday, August 8, 2022, of cancer — 30 years after she began her battle. A real-life goddess (GIF via GIPHY) She was 73. Newton-John had been diagnosed with…
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Olivia Newton-John: 15 Quintessential Songs

The passing of Olivia Newton-John today, August 8, 2022, at 73 leaves a gaping hole in so many of our childhoods — she is just the latest '80s great (and '70s, too!) to die far too young. Oh, Sandy ... (Image via Universal) Her discography is immaculate, and runs the gamut from country-and-western to bubblegum-pop,…
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‘Magnum, P.I.’ Star Roger E. Mosley Dies @ 83 After Car Crash

Roger E. Mosley, who appeared on more than 150 episodes of the '80s classic Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck, has died at 83 following a car crash. Following the accident, which happened Thursday in Lynwood, California, Mosley was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A., where he died early Sunday, August 7, 2022. Mosley with…
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Joan Collins Rocks Bikini at 89, Madonna Revisits ‘Material Girl’!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Dynasty of 1 (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: She's older than Jessica Tandy was when she won her Oscar, and older than Gloria Stuart when she appeared in Titanic, but you can't keep a glamour gal down: Joan Collins posts bikini pic at 89. The video should include Keith…
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