January 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: 70 years and out. (Image via Sports Illustrated) NYT: The future of Sports Illustrated has been thrown into chaos — every single employee was just laid off. NYT: Nobody liked Hef ... the second after he died. VARIETY: Kenya Barris will present a 10-part series…
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Mark Hamill Reacts to Trump’s Not-So-Greatest Hits
Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame is endorsing Joe Biden, and doing it with gusto, in a new ad. Watch: https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1321512059029213185?s=20
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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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50 Years of ‘Eddie’s Father,’ Gay Films of the Past & More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: As a dad, he was a catch! (Image via ABC) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Fifty years of The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Long-lost LGBTQ masterpieces (Images via Kino Lorber) KINO LORBER: Available via Kino Marquee in virtual cinemas across the U.S. starting June 12 are several restored Pioneers of…
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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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‘Wizard of Oz’ Scripts Could Fetch $1M+
There's no place like a temperature-controlled safety deposit box! (more…)
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