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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More

January 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... There's more to Rick than Rick-rolling. (GIF via GIPHY) RETROPOP: Rick Astley was a pop "It" boy from 1987-1993. Now 56, he's opening up about why he stepped away from recording. I'm more than ready for this! (Image via Harper) AMAZON: An 800-page book…

‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More

December 26, 2022 Links to the past, with relevance today: "It" girls Clara Bow & Margot Robbie (Images via vintage still & Paramount) VARIETY: Was '20s Hollywood really as debauched as it is portrayed in Babylon? (YUP.) THR: Oh, man, remember Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)?! DO YOU REMEMBER?: Demi Moore is about to be…

Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: "You're a fuckin' murderer!" (Image via video still) PEOPLE: Shelley Duvall has returned to acting after 20 years. L.A. TIMES: Sharon Gless, 79, is back on the PR trail for her memoir Apparently There Were Complaints. My 2019 Q&A with Sharon Gless — HERE CLOSER WEEKLY: Tina Turner,…

Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist and Brando’s Oscar Emissary, Dies @ 75

Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who was famously enlisted by Marlon Brando to turn down his Oscar for The Godfather (1972) on live television, died Sunday, October 2, 2022, at her Marin County, California home. On her way to deliver some truth (GIF via GIPHY) She was 75. Littlefeather had previously announced she had terminal…

Marsha Hunt, Last Leading Lady of the ’30s, Blacklist Victim, Dies @ 104

RIP to beautiful-inside-and-out Marsha Hunt, who died September 7, 2022, at the ripe old age of 104. Hunt in her glory days — what could possibly go wrong? (Image via film still) According to a Facebook page for the 2015 doc about her life, Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity, Hunt died on September 7, 2022, at…

‘Titanic’ Memorial Neglected, Butch Patrick Back to ‘Munsters,’ Oscar for Diane Warren & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: What an invite! (Image via vintage memorabilia) NYT: A memorial to those who died aboard the Titanic sits in disrepair in NYC. Now, some are fighting for it to be restored. The last survivor of the tragedy died in 2009 at age 97 on the 98th anniversary of…

Vintage McDonald’s Bag Found During Reno, Fred Savage Fired, Tony Dow Ill & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Keep your eyes on your fries! (Image via Today) TODAY SHOW: A couple's home renovation unsealed a vintage bag of McDonald's — complete with the original fries! (Um, preservatives much?!) INSTAGRAM (FOLLOW ALONG!): Inside the book launch for N Is for the Nanny, a new book featuring a…

No ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion, David Hasselhoff in His Prime, Betty White Auction & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: White tag sale! (Image via Julien's Auctions) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: Get ready for Betty White's estate sale. My God, the bids are going to fly, and I'm not just whistling gerfluffenugen. Forget about them. (Image via video still) EXTRATV: Ally Sheedy says NOPE to the possibility of a reunion…

50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

When a Minneapolis news station unearthed footage of a teachers' strike from 50 years ago, there was another gem uncovered at the same time — the only known video footage of future icon Prince at age 11. One of Prince's archivists reacted with glee over the find. (Image via video still) Asked what he thought…

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Rosson at her desk (Image via Brigham Young University) THE DAILY MIRROR: Remembering Gladys Rosson, who as Cecil B. DeMille's right-hand woman knew more about the great director's personal life and career than any other person alive. Fascinating summary of her mostly forgotten life. WoW: The true story…

Tag Archives: history

Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More

‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More

Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More

Sacheen Littlefeather, Activist and Brando’s Oscar Emissary, Dies @ 75

Marsha Hunt, Last Leading Lady of the ’30s, Blacklist Victim, Dies @ 104

‘Titanic’ Memorial Neglected, Butch Patrick Back to ‘Munsters,’ Oscar for Diane Warren & More!

Vintage McDonald’s Bag Found During Reno, Fred Savage Fired, Tony Dow Ill & More

No ‘Breakfast Club’ Reunion, David Hasselhoff in His Prime, Betty White Auction & More

50-Year-Old Footage of Prince Discovered

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

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