Recent Posts by Matthew Rettenmund

Kristian Alfonso Quits, ‘Dukes’ React to Flag Flap & More!

James in his prime (Image via Before I Forget/BearManor) THR: Please check out my interview with the late James Sheldon, who gave dish on James Dean, Marlo Thomas, Lynda Carter, Loni Anderson and more! From blushing bride to retiree, Alfonso was one of the daytime drama's most beloved actors. (Image via NBC) EXTRATV: Kristian Alfonso…
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Trailblazing ‘Inception’ Actor Earl Cameron Dies @ 102

Earl Cameron, the first Black man to star in a mainstream British movie — and the first to depict an interracial romance in one, nearly 70 years ago — has died at 102. Cameron died at his home in England on Friday, July 3, according to his agent. Born in Bermuda on August 8, 1917,…
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ABC Superstar Flashback, RIP Hugh Downs & More — Past & Curious

Links to the past, with relevance today: She was gonna fly then! (Image via ABC) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: If you missed John Wayne, Lola Falana and Charo all in the same place, Greg rounds it up. https://youtu.be/Ou9ELddBHvo What was Billie Hayes doing with Chuck Connors?! P.S. Here's what purports to be the entire opening, with…
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Carl Reiner Dies @ 98

Just two days before his death at 98 from natural causes, comedy great Carl Reiner tweeted what now sounds like his last words: https://twitter.com/carlreiner/status/1277021923805786112?s=20 Except these were not his last words, not even on social media. He went on to excoriate Donald Trump, lament Hillary Clinton's loss and then praise the late icon Noel Coward…
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‘High Chaparral’ Beauty Linda Cristal Dies @ 89

Linda Cristal, the Argentine beauty who scored on TV as the matriarch of a ranching family on The High Chaparral, died Saturday at 89. https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_xDw_Bc5V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ExtraTV reports she died in her sleep at her Beverly Hills home. Born on February 23, 1931, in Buenos Aires, she lived and studied in Uruguay, then made a series…
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‘Golden Girls’ Blackface Episode Pulled

One episode of The Golden Girls ("Mixed Blessings" from 1988) will be pulled from Hulu because it shows Rose and Blanche in mud masks; in context, the joke is clearly derived from mistaking the masks for blackface, with Rose saying, "We're not really black!" It's a shame they can't simply trim the scene, because the…
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‘Ferris Bueller’ Cast Reunites: Scenes Revisited, Iconic Lines!

Josh Gad is back with Reunited Apart, his web series that reunites the stars of past classics. He said it! (GIF via GIPHY) He originally gave us The Goonies (1985), and now ... it's the cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)! One of my favorites! Watch him chat with Matthew Broderick, 58, Mia Sara,…
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Right Said Fred Bring Back the ‘Good Times’

Right Said Fred formed in 1989 and by 1991 had an international #1 smash with the ironic "I'm Too Sexy," which still works today as a tweak of influencer culture. One-hit wonders in the U.S., they had more smashes in the UK, including "Don't Talk Just Kiss" (1991), "Deeply Dippy" (1992) and "Stick It Out"…
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