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So Many Men, Bowie Kicks, Mercurochrome Nostalgia & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: A gigolo, but not just ... (Image via Paramount) MY NEW PLAID PANTS: The many men of ... Paul Shrader?! Go with it. NYT: Read about John Roney, who has been a waiter at the same NYC restaurant since ... 1986! EXTRATV: Mick Rock, legendary photographer, is out…
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Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!

Links to the past with relevance today: Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh ... (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Turns out Stevie Nicks, 71, only just recently heard a white-winged dove singing. Heath worked opposed Vincent Price (1911-1993) in three films. (Image via International Pictures) THR: Hilary Heath, who acted in International Pictures horror flicks like…
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Acting Legend Max von Sydow Dies @ 90

Max von Sydow, a powerhouse actor known for the craft he displayed in the films of Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007), as well as for popular performances in a host of Hollywood productions, died Sunday at 90. His death was confirmed by his widow, Catherine, but a cause was not given. Von Sydow was born into affluence…
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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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