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‘Mae West & Her Adonises’ — The Life in Her Men

‘Mae West & Her Adonises’ — The Life in Her Men
April 6, 2024 If you're a fan of the late, great Mae West, you'll want to seek out the new book Mae West and Her Adonises (BearManor Media), a new biography by Michael Gregg Michaud. (Image via BearManor) Unlike the standard bio, the book focuses on West's love affair with, well, love affairs. A description…
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New Book Traces How ‘Mommie Dearest’ Got Made

New Book Traces How ‘Mommie Dearest’ Got Made
March 27, 2024 We all love Mommie Dearest, right? (Image via Chicago Review Press) Well, maybe not all of us. The film was a critical disaster in 1981, and seems to have singlehandedly mortally wounded Faye Dunaway's previously flawless career. Nonetheless, it was a box-office hit — it earned five times its budget worldwide —…
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‘Poor Things’ X ‘Metropolis,’ an Open ‘Back to the Future’ Secret, History of the Pyramid Club & More!

‘Poor Things’ X ‘Metropolis,’ an Open ‘Back to the Future’ Secret, History of the Pyramid Club & More!
March 23, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: https://www.tiktok.com/@boyculturedotcom/video/7349679839886019870?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7347408016276964907 Old Lang signs TIKTOK: @cinematologist over on Instagram has crafted a short but compelling argument that while Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) are clearly the main sources of inspiration for the 2023 Oscar-winning film Poor Things, perhaps Metropolis (1927) was also in…
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Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir

Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir
November 5, 2023 She's never not been fascinating. (Image via Penguin Random House) In a new sit-down with Gayle King for CBS Sunday Morning, Barbra Streisand, 81, opens up about her long-awaited memoir, My Name Is Barbra, out this week. In the chat, she discusses her notoriously chilly relationship with her mom, persistent rumors that…
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Susan Seidelman Announces Memoir, Céline Dion’s Rare Public Appearance & More

Susan Seidelman Announces Memoir, Céline Dion’s Rare Public Appearance & More
November 1, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: She directed my favorite film — Desperately Seeking Susan. (Image via St. Martin's Press) AMAZON: Coming in June 2024 is the memoir from director Susan Seidelman, the filmmaker behind Desperately Seeking Susan, Smithereens, She-Devil and more! EXTRATV: Céline Dion, 55, made her first public appearance…
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