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Darlene Love Fest: Singer Turns 80 with Song

Darlene Love Fest: Singer Turns 80 with Song
The concept of a musical performance being magical is a cliché, but there is something otherworldly about a Darlene Love concert. All that glitters really is gold. (Images by Matthew Rettenmund) Her pipes are transcendent, she channels gospel as if calling the angels and she looks like no 80-year-old woman you've ever seen, challenging doubts…
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Burstyn-Powered ‘Exorcist’ Trilogy Coming … but No Blair?!

Burstyn-Powered ‘Exorcist’ Trilogy Coming … but No Blair?!
Are you ready for not one but three new Exorcist films? You keep it away! (GIF via GIPHY) I don't know what possessed Universal, but they've signed David Gordon Green (known for the current Halloween series of reboots the first of which came out in 2018) to direct, and Ellen Burstyn to reprise her performance…
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Movie & TV Muscleman William Smith Dies @ 88

Movie & TV Muscleman William Smith Dies @ 88
William Smith had a longer career in movies than George Burns or Olivia de Havilland, but while he was never a household name like they were, he was certainly a household face — and figure. Mr. Smith as he appeared in 2011 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Bill in his beefcake days, around 1961 On Kolchak:…
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Tanya Roberts’ Disturbing Will Revealed: ‘You Don’t Love Me’

Tanya Roberts’ Disturbing Will Revealed: ‘You Don’t Love Me’
Charlie's Angels and That '70s Show star Tanya Roberts was one of the first noteworthy celebrity deaths of 2021 — and she was also the second. As a movie star, Roberts was in The Beastmaster and — above — 1985's A View to a Kill with the late Roger Moore. (Image via MGM/UA) After a gravely ill…
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