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OPEN POST: Stand by Me Turns 40

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Here's a pic from the People shoot that Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell and Corey Feldman did this week in honour of Stand by Me 's 40th anniversary. The three are participating in a special tour for the occasion which will have special screenings across the US. In their interview with the magazine, they shared memories of their late costar, River Phoenix, who tragically passed away from a drug overdose in 1993 at the age of 23. Wheaton said that Phoenix "held them together" and that he "seemed older than he was." The Stephen King story's film adaptation was directed by Rob Reiner, who was part of the anniversary tour when it kicked off in December. During a break from the tour stops, Reiner and his wife Michele were tragically killed by their own son. I can only imagine the emotions Wheaton, O'Connell and Feldman must be feeling. Credit: People, The Hollywood Archive, Alamy

Birthday Hors

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  Olivia Dean - English singer-songwriter - 27 Simone Biles - American artistic gymnast - 29 Ansel Elgort - American actor and singer - 32 Kailyn Lowry - American author - 34 Kash Doll - American rapper and actress - 37 Stephen Curry - American professional basketball player - 38 Sasha Grey - American actress, model, writer, musician - 38 Jamie Bell - English actor - 40 Antoni Porowski - Canadian tv personality, cook, actor, model and author - 42 Taylor Hanson - American musician and singer - 43 Chris Klein - American actor - 47 Daniel Gillies - Canadian-New-Zealand actor, film producer, director, screenwriter - 50 Corey Stoll - American actor - 50 Grace Park - American-Canadian actress and model - 52 Betsy Brandt - American actress - 53 Meredith Salenger - American actress - 56 Megan Follows - Canadian-American actress and director - 58 Elise Neal - American actress - 60 Kevin Williamson - American screenwriter, director and producer - 61 Laila Robins - American stage, fil...

OPEN POST: The Liljenstrand House in Winter

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The Liljenstrand House in Winter, Mid-19th Century Magnus von Wright

Birthday Hors

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  David Draiman - American singer-songwriter - 53 Coco Gauff - American professional tennis player - 22 Jordyn Jones - American actress - 26 Jack Harlow - American rapper - 28 Ozuna - Puerto Rican singer - 34 Kaya Scodelario - British actress - 34 Tristan Thompson - Canadian-American professional basketball player - 35 Lizzie Velasquez - American motivational speaker, activist, writer - 37 Emile Hirsch - American actor - 41 Natalie & Nicole Albino - American singers-songwriters and composers - 42 Noel Fisher - Canadian actor - 42 Toccara Jones - American tv personality, model, occasional actress and singer - 44 Molly Stanton - American actress - 46 Common - American rapper, actor and activist - 54 Leigh-Allyn Baker - American actress - 54 Annabeth Gish - American actress - 55 Adina Porter - American actress - 55 Adam Clayton - English-born Irish musician, bassist of U2 - 66 Kathy Hilton - American socialite, actress, tv personality - 67 Dana Delany - American actress - 70 W...

It's Tonight! RAINCOASTER'S KLASSY MANOR MOVIE NIGHT PRESENTS: "The Lair Of The White Worm!" Tonight at 9PM EST!

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Tonight's the night! Our esteemed cinephile Raincoaster is your hostess-with-the-mostest for the Klassy Manor Movie Night's presentation of "The Lair Of The White Worm," from Ken Russell, the legendary director who spent the 1960s and 70s treating the word "subtlety" like a personal insult. Depending on who you asked, his work was either a divine revelation or a fast track to excommunication. This was the era of "Women in Love," featuring the most famous nude wrestling match in history, "The Devils," a film so controversial it’s still being "found" in pieces, and "Tommy," the rock opera that proved Tina Turner and baked beans are a psychedelic match made in heaven. In later years, some critics claimed Russell had finally fallen off the deep end, yet others realized he was just doing backflips in the deep end. The 1980s saw him on a glorious, unhinged roll with  "Altered States," a  sci-fi trip where William H...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham:" BROCCOLI SANDWICH!

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Birthday Hors

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  James Taylor - American singer-songwriter and guitarist - 78 Malina Weissman - American actress and model - 23 Catelynn Baltierra - American reality tv personality, author and public speaker - 34 Elly Jackson - English singer-songwriter - 38 Danny Jones - English singer-songwriter and musician, member of McFly - 40 Jaimie Alexander - American actress - 42 Ron Funches - American actor, comedian and writer - 43 Holly Williams - American singer-songwriter and musician - 45 Pete Doherty - English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer and artist - 47 Dave Eggers - American writer, editor and publisher - 56 Graham Coxon - English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter - 57 Jake Tapper - American journalist, author and cartoonist - 57 Aaron Eckhart - American actor - 58 Jake Weber - English actor - 63 Julia Campbell - American actress - 63 Titus Welliver - American actor - 64 Darryl Strawberry - American former professional baseball player - 64 Cou...

Who is February's Shitbag of the Month?

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Credit: Columbia Pictures Our first February contender is Crispin Glover. The 61-year old actor was sued this month by an anonymous 30-year old woman who says that she met Glover through social media in 2015 and the pair shared messages for years. Glover often asked the woman to come and visit him in LA. She alleges that they met in Germany in 2023, where he showed off his collection of Nazi memorabilia. Yikes. In 2024, she alleges that Glover "lured" her to his house by promising her a home and a job as his assistant. But she claims that Glover wanted to control her actions, track her whereabouts, and "basically serve as his live-in girlfriend/sex slave." Once she did escape his home, she claims that the actor physically assaulted her, grabbing her neck and choking her in a headlock. Glover's rep naturally denies the claims and says he intends to vigorously defend himself. Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Next up is the brat herself, Charli XCX. She received backlash ...

OPEN POST: Let's All Go To The Showroom!

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Oh, brother! Mom and dad are taking me to see the new models to decide which car to buy. Why? I already know they're going to get the new Buick Super 8. I don't really care, as long as we can go see a movie afterward. Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" is a big hit, and though Disney's "Fantasia" is flopping,  I have a feeling it'll be re-evaluated as a classic in the future. I mean, it's in technicolor ! Ooooh, Alfred Hitchcock's got a new movie out called "Rebecca" and it looks pretty exciting, let's check it out! Well, whatever we decide to do, let's have some fun. It's 1940, so why not eat cheese, gossip, and drink carbonated beverages, I mean it's not like World War II's gonna break out or anything! Photo Credit: AK

Birthday Hors

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  Cheryl Lynn - American singer-songwriter and actress - 69 Jodie Comer - English actress - 33 Anthony Davis - American professional basketball player - 33 Jude Demorest - American actress and singer - 34 Rainey Qualley - American actress and singer - 37 Melissa Rycroft - American tv personality, host and dancer - 43 Thora Birch - American actress, producer and director - 44 David Anders - American actor - 45 LeToya Luckett - American singer and actress - 45 Paul Wall - American rapper and DJ - 45 Benji Madden - American musician, lead guitarist of Good Charlotte - 47 Joel Madden - American singer, lead vocalist of Good Charlotte - 47 Christopher Rice - American author - 48 Johnny Knoxville - American stunt performer, actor, producer and screenwriter - 55 Terrence Howard - American actor - 57 Lisa Loeb - American singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress - 58 John Barrowman - Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer, comic book writer - 59 Peter Berg - America...

EVENING NIGHTCAP: "I Was Only A Schmuck & Goopy Hurt My Feelings" - Says Harvey. Eyeroll Please...Rachel Zegler Interview.

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   In keeping with yesterday's theme of garbage people, today we have Harvey Weinstein's first-ever jail interview. Then, Rachel Zegler spouting off about Snow White, the pitfalls of fame...bla, bla, bla.    ► Convicted POS Harvey Weinstein (73) granted The Hollywood Reporter an exclusive interview as he rots away in Rikers Island awaiting his second trial that's scheduled for April. To save you the trouble of taking a Silkwood shower, I took one for the PW Manor team. Harvey said that he's kept separate from other inmates. One inmate knocked him in the face when Harvey asked to use the phone, but he didn't tattled when guards asked what happened. He also admitted that 2 of his kids have nothing to do with him while some of his other kids visit him frequently. Oh, and he's confident that he'll be proven innocent. Below are the highlights. Read More Harvey Weinstein at a NYC hearing, 2025. Photo: Timothy A. Clay-Pool/Getty Images/US Weekly When asked about hi...

OPEN POST: Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz in NYC

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Credit: Getty Here are Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz enjoying the nice NYC weather yesterday. Styles is going to be hosting SNL this coming weekend and is promoting his latest album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally . Kravitz sported a ballcap with the word "kiss" on it, perhaps to support her man! The pair have been linked romantically since August and it appears they're still going strong. Congrats! Source: Vogue

Birthday Hors

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  Bad Bunny - Puerto Rican rapper and singer - 32 Emily Osment - American actress, singer-songwriter - 34 Emeli Sandé - British singer-songwriter - 39 Mod Sun - American rapper, singer-songwriter and drummer - 39 Olivia Wilde - American actress, director and producer - 42 Malika Haqq - American actress and tv personality - 43 Janet Mock - American writer, tv producer and activist - 43 Rafe Spall - English actor - 43 Thomas Middleditch - Canadian and American actor - 44 Danny Pudi - American actor - 47 Shannon Miller - American former artistic gymnast - 49 Bree Turner - American actress and dancer - 49 Haifa Wehbe - Lebanese singer and actress - 50 Cristian de la Fuente - Chilean actor, model, producer and tv presenter - 52 Eva Herzigova - Czech model and actress - 53 Timbaland - American songwriter and record producer - 54 Jon Hamm - American actor - 55 Paget Brewster - American actress - 57 Edie Brickell - American singer-songwriter - 60 Neneh Cherry - Swedish singer-songw...

EVENING NIGHTCAP: Um...Who's Dis? Eugenie & Bea Are Toxic. "It's Contouring!" - Says Tori.

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  ► While disgraced Sarah Ferguson is enjoying herself at a spa somewhere in Europe to avoid the UK police over her association with Epstein, her daughters, Eugenie (35) and "Frog Eyes" Bea (37), are being shunned with the intensity of someone with bad breath. The world is casting out the toxic grifting family as revelations not only about Pedo Andy continue to come out, but also about Sarah, Eugenie, and Bea's friendship with Epstein. Lots of questions are being raised about their relationship with Epstein, long after he was convicted of sex trafficking, and loans he made to them. You'd think they would cut-off all contact after his conviction...but no, not them. In a collective global F.U. to the family, Eugenie and Bea were uninvited from Royal Ascot in June. Now Princess Eugenie has resigned as a patron from Anti-Slavery International, one of the world's oldest human rights organization that was started in 1839. Over the weekend (in Speedy Gonzalez record spee...

RAINCOASTER'S KLASSY MANOR MOVIE NIGHT PRESENTS: "Lair Of The White Worm!" This Thursday, 3/12, at 9PM EST!

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This one is a absolute must! Blood, nudiness, sacrilege, plus the best trick of all, Amanda Donohoe as a fanged, slithery killer. Yes, it's Ken Russell at his russelliest in this 1988 horror delight. As this rave New York Times review describes it:  "The new creature in the neighborhood is Lady Sylvia Marsh, who, as played by Amanda Donohoe, is the very essence of drawing-room naughtiness. That she is also the embodiment of the legendary white worm, or at least some sort of worm-related priestess, is icing on the cake...she may drive a sports car and wear fashionably deadly looking sunglasses, which suggest normalcy of a certain sort, but she also appears in kinky black underwear to polish off a victim..." Oh, and there's also a wonderfully louche Hugh Grant.  In other words, Raincoaster, our klassy Manor movie curator, has picked another delightful winner. So mark your calendar now for this coming Thursday , March 12th, at 9pm EST. See you there! Photo Credits: Ves...