Recent Posts by Matthew Rettenmund

‘Blood Simple’ Actor M. Emmet Walsh Dies at 88

March 20, 2024 M. Emmet Walsh, one of the most prolific and highly regarded character actors in Hollywood history, died March 19 after suffering a heart attack while hospitalized for an undisclosed illness. He was just three days shy of 89. Born March 22, 1935, in Ogdensburg, New York, he initially studied business administration, but…
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Clara Bow’s Lost Film ‘The Pill Pounder’ FOUND

March 20, 2024 The film is said to be in perfect condition 100 years later. (Images via video stills) A man who bought a lot of films at a storage-locker auction wound up discovering a long-lost Silent Era movie — one that starred none other than Clara Bow. The Pill Pounder (1923) had been considered…
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Gordon Thomson of ‘Dynasty’ on Joan, John, Being Outed & #MeToo

March 13, 2024 Gordon Thomson, who played devilish Adam Carrington on Dynasty, is opening up in a wide-ranging new interview about his time on the show — and his own #MeToo moment from before his debut on the series. Gordon in 2011 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Interestingly, he talks about how great and professional Joan…
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Richard Lewis, Stand-Up Legend, Dies @ 76

February 28, 2024 Richard Lewis, acknowledged as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, died at 76 of a heart attack on February 27, 2024. This 1974 appearance kicked off 50 years of Richard Lewis. (Image via NBC) His death comes less than a year after he retired from stand-up due to a…
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Quite a Hunk! ‘Happy Days’ Hotties

January 15, 2024 Ted McGinley, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler & Scott Baio (All images via ABC unless noted) The New York Times just interviewed surviving Happy Days cast members Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Anson Williams, Don Most and Marion Ross on the occasion of the series' 50th anniversary. Yes, the famous show about the '50s…
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