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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Rocky Mountain High’
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John Denver and his wife, Annie, moved to Aspen, Colorado, in December 1970, hoping to purchase a home in the couple’s favorite part of their favorite state. What they discovered was that everything cost much more than they could afford.
Sixties Flashback: Monkee Business
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In September 1965, both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter ran an attention-grabbing advertisement:
The Reel Deal: A Man Called Otto
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Tom Hanks as a bad-tempered neighbor from hell? Now that’s hard to imagine!
Sixties Flashback: ‘Let’s Pull the Job!’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
Las Vegas takes our money, sure, but what if the tables were suddenly turned and we took their money? Who wouldn’t enjoy that?
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘You’re So Vain’
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You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
The Reel Deal: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In 1928, when he was involved in a legal tussle with Universal Pictures, Walt Disney lost the rights to his cartoon creation Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
King Tut and Boris Karloff
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- Written by James Patterson James Patterson
On Nov. 26, 1922, British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the long-buried Egyptian tomb of King Tut. The tomb had been sealed for more than 3,000 years.
Sixties Flashback: Sometimes a Dragon is Just a Dragon
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In 1959, Brooklynite Lenny Lipton was a 19-year-old sophomore at New York’s Cornell University.
Tinseltown Talks: Remembering Yvonne De Carlo at 100
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
Due for release this fall, the Rob Zombie-produced, -written, and -directed film The Munsters seems like an appropriate pre-Halloween offering but will almost certainly be a “love it or loathe it” experience for fans of the beloved ’60s TV series on which the new production is based.