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  • Macaulay Culkin Reveals John Candy Was First to Notice His Dad’s ‘Monster’ Behavior

    09/05/2025 3:50:59 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 20 replies
    New York Post ^ | Sep. 5, 2025 | Alexandra Bellusci
    By Alexandra Bellusci Published Sep. 5, 2025, 12:53 p.m. ET Culkin spoke about his time filming the John Hughes comedy in Colin Hanks and Ryan Reynolds’ new documentary, “John Candy: I Like Me.” SNIP “He showed a lot of respect. When you’re eight years old, you don’t really get respect, whether it’s in a workplace or just from adults and grown-ups in general. You felt invited in,” Culkin expressed. Elsewhere in the film, Culkin shared he felt “paternal” vibes from Candy, especially when it came to dealing with his now estranged father, Christopher “Kit” Culkin, during the early days in...
  • John Candy: The Lovable Funny Man

    03/20/2024 12:02:35 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 34 replies
    Biography ^ | 14/12/22
    The larger-than-life Canadian with a heart to match was known for his family-friendly fare, appearing in nearly 40 films before his untimely death. Learn more about the comedic icon, in this documentary from Biography.
  • Suzanne Shepherd Dead: ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Sopranos’ Actress Was 89

    11/19/2023 11:19:49 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 7 replies
    New York Post ^ | Nov. 19, 2023 | Social Links forTracy Swartz
    Suzanne Shepherd, who played the mothers of key female characters in “Goodfellas” and “The Sopranos,” died Friday. She was 89. Born on Oct. 31, 1934, Shepherd also had roles in the movies “Mystic Pizza,” “Uncle Buck,” “Requiem for a Dream,” and “A Dirty Shame.” She made guest appearances on the TV shows “Ed,” “Law & Order” and “Blue Bloods.” Shepherd, who lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, “passed away peacefully very early yesterday morning,” the actor and real estate agent Tom Titone wrote Saturday on Facebook.
  • Democratic donor Ed Buck arrested and charged with operating drug house

    09/17/2019 9:15:00 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 55 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | 9/17/2019 | ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN
    Prominent Democratic donor and LGBTQ political activist Ed Buck was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating a drug house, with prosecutors calling him a violent sexual predator who preys on men struggling with addiction and homelessness. Buck was charged with one count each of battery causing serious injury, administering methamphetamine and maintaining a drug house, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Buck is accused of injecting a 37-year-old man, who overdosed but survived, with methamphetamine on Sept. 11. That latest incident comes after two men were found dead in his Laurel Avenue apartment in Hollywood. In both...
  • Director John Hughes Dies

    08/06/2009 2:05:53 PM PDT · by My Favorite Headache · 94 replies · 3,120+ views
    John Hughes died an hour ago of a heart attack