Links from the past with relevance today ... Bette boozes, loses (Image via 20th Century Fox) GR8ERDAYS: Don't miss our GALECA-approved list of the 10 best pics about the Oscar race. Some were Oscar-worthy, some were Razzie-bound. One of the greats is saying goodbye. (Images via Rolling Stone) EXTRATV: So sad! Peter Frampton, 68, is…
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GALECA’s 10 Best Movies About the Oscars
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has revealed its picks for the 10 best pics about the Oscars. Keep reading for the full list by John Griffiths for GALECA: Boyd does he wanna win! (Image via Embassy Pictures) (1) The Oscar (1966) Poor sociopath Frank Fane (Stephen Boyd, 1931-1977) wants that Best Actor trophy so bad, he’ll almost kill…
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Stanley Donen, Last of the Golden Age Directors, Dies @ 94
Stanley Donen, the final surviving director from the Golden Age of Hollywood — and one of its most acclaimed — died of heart failure February 21 at home in Manhattan, his sons confirmed. (See ExtraTV.com for a version of his obit.) He was 94. Donen was born April 13, 1924, in South Carolina. To deal…
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Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... It was a hit! (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Diane Keaton (b. 1946) really clobbered Marcia Gay Harden (b. 1959) with a foam bat in The First Wives Club (1996). Are you an Ann fan? (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: A glorious look back at birthday…
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Bruno Ganz, ‘Wings of Desire’ Angel, Dies @ 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, a legend in German-language film known as Damiel the angel in Wings of Desire and for his portrayal of Hitler in Downfall, died Friday following a battle with intestinal cancer. He was 77. Ganz debuted onstage in 1961 and was viewed as a stage actor for 20 years in spite of…
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Past & Curious: Bulging with Talent, ‘Jaws’-Dropping & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Roy Thinnes (b. 1938) looking rather thickes (Image via movie still) POSEIDON'S DEPTHS: This mega-post on mens' bulges throughout TV and movie history could put your eye out! Then there is this glimpse from 1987! He had it all ... (Image via movie still) METROGRAPH: Bogie's platform shoes!…
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Past & Curious: ‘Fatal’ Distraction, ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Reunion & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... Close is marvelous in The Wife — see it if you haven't! (Image via ABC) ABC NEWS: Glenn Close, 71, is arguably cruising to her first Oscar win after six nominations. Here, she candidly discusses the harm she thinks Fatal Attraction (1987) may have done in the…
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Julie Adams, ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ Heroine, Dies @ 92
In news that was initially confirmed by the Creature himself — stuntman Ricou Browning (b. 1930) — legendary horror heroine Julie Adams, whose long career spanned multiple genres, has died. She was 92. (Image via Universal Pictures) Born Betty May Adams in Iowa on October 17, 1926, Adams lived in many states growing up, parking…
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Past & Curious: ‘Gone’ Is Back, ‘Star Wars’ Over & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Talk about for-profit prisons! (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: Caged (1950) airs February 7 on TCM, and Rick's got a write-up that'll make you remember to watch or record it. Designing woman (Image via Dance Theater of Harlem) NYT: The Times looks back at the incredible…
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Dick Miller of ‘Gremlins,’ ‘Fame’ Dies @ 90
Just a month after turning 90, longtime character actor Dick Miller has died, according to Variety. He had actual Gremlins in his cab! (Image via Warner Bros.) A familiar face in films ranging from cult classics to blockbusters, Miller made his name in Roger Corman (b. 1926) and Joe Dante (b. 1946) films — and…
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