February 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Shields just sold her highly anticipated doc about her life to Hulu. (Image via Deadline) FACEBOOK: Brooke Shields, still gorgeous at 57, was asked about that exploitation lawsuit filed by the stars of Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her response was very measured, but it is…
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Irene Cara, Oscar Winner for ‘Flashdance… What a Feeling,’ Dies @ 63
Irene Cara, a triple threat who made her mark in theater, on TV, in movies, on concert stages and on the Billboard Hot 100, died unexpectedly on Friday, November, 25, 2022. She was 63. (Image via press release) According to an announcement by her publicist, he cause is as yet undetermined. Cara is survived by…
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‘Midnight Express,’ ‘Fame,’ ‘Evita’ Director Alan Parker Dies @ 76
Following a lengthy illness, British director Alan Parker, one of the medium's most audacious genre-hoppers, died Friday, July 31, at 76. His death was confirmed by ExtraTV. Born in London on February 14, 1944, Parker distinguished himself in the '60s in the field of advertising, where he stood out as a creator with a distinctively…
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