An original Dracula (1931) poster from 1932 — one of only two of this style that is known to survive — just sold for $525,800 at Heritage Auctions on Saturday. (more…)
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‘Dracula’ Movie Poster Sells for Over $500K
‘Cosby Show’ Actor Earle Hyman Dies @ 91
Earle Hyman, the veteran actor best known for playing Bill Cosby's (b. 1937) dad on The Cosby Show (1984-1992) — in spite of being only 11 years older — has died, NBC reports. (more…)
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He Said/They’re Dead: Doc Profiles Hollywood Pimp Scotty Bowers
When Full Service was published several years ago, battle lines were drawn: You either believed Scotty Bowers, then 90, when he talked about having had sex with everyone from Bette Davis to Rock Hudson and having procured sex partners for no less a Hollywood great than Katharine Hepburn (and hundreds of others), or you dismissed…
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Liz Smith, Gossip Queen, Dies @ 94
Liz Smith, whose gossip columns chided and cheered the elites of New York and Hollywood for decades, has died. She was 94. (more…)
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Best Supporting Actress 1944 Smackdown
Your blogger spent hours upon hours re-watching four films from 1944 in order to take part in The Film Experience blog's smackdown among film buffs deciding who really deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress that year. (more…)
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What’s a Rose Marie? A Review of ‘Wait for Your Laugh’
I first experienced Rose Marie (b. 1923) when I stumbled upon the 1933 pre-Code film International House on TV back when I was a kid in the '70s. Watching this cute little girl, whose career predates that of Shirley Temple (1928-2014), belting "My Bluebird's Singing the Blues" — not to mention suggestive elements like racy…
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Janis Paige Recalls Rape Attempt by Alfred Bloomingdale
Janis Paige, the 95-year-old veteran of stage (The Pajama Game, 1964-1965), screen (Hollywood Canteen, 1944; Of Human Bondage, 1946; Romance on the High Seas, 1948) and TV (All in the Family, 1976; Eight Is Enough, 1977-1980), has come forward with her tale of sexual abuse in Hollywood's Golden Age — and she alleges it was…
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JFK Auction: No Shirt, No Problem!
(Above: 1942 family photo of JFK signed to his sis. Images via RR Auction) JFK is in the news as files related to his assassination see the light of day 54 years after the fact, but the truth is that the Kennedy clan is always the object of adulation from a segment of the population.…
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5 Famous People with 100-Year-Old Parents
Only a few truly famous people, people noteworthy for more than simply longevity, have lived past 100. But there are a number of famous folks past the age of 70 who you may be surprised still have a living parent, all of them 100 or more! (more…)
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Supporting Actress Smackdown: 1944 Edition!
In two weeks, your humble blogger will join Molly Pope, Farran Nehme, Loren King, Mark Harris and host Nathaniel R of The Film Experience for a podcast smackdown pitting the Best Supporting Actress nominees of 1944 against each other! (more…)
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