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“Tommy's got his guitar. I'm snapping my fingers. Tommy just started out; ‘Here we come, walking down the street’, 'cause that's what we were doing”: Bobby Hart on the evolution of the Monkees theme

Hart, who has died, wrote many of the band's hits with Tommy Boyce

MusicRadar

TV tonight: Alison Hammond finally gets her own interview series

The Brummie is brilliant as she spends weekends with celebrities, starting with Perrie Edwards. Plus: Martin Clunes straps into a drysuit. Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK

Gladiator II to Garbo: Where Did You Go? The seven best films to watch on TV this week

Paul Mescal takes the lead in Ridley Scott’s epic return to the Colosseum, plus a beguiling documentary about the screen star who came from a Stockholm slum then became the most famous female star in Hollywood

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8 movies that inspired The Holdovers: from Jack Nicholson to the French New Wave

What movies inspired The Holdovers? Screenwriter David Hemingson shared the directors and specific movies that he watched while working on the script.

WhatToWatch

Exclusive: The Holdovers writer says superhero movies overlook heroic stories of everyday people

The Holdovers writer David Hemingson discusses his new movie and what we're missing from having less adult-driven stories.

WhatToWatch

Fifty years of Carly Simon's You're So Vain and the mystery man at its heart

For 50 years, people have listened to the hit single of US singer Carly Simon and asked, "Who is so vain they think this song is about them?"

ABC News

What links Jon Bernthal to the Monkees and Richard Gere?

Follow the ‘hot and goofy’ actor down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the original American Gigolo

The Guardian - UK

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Bob Rafelson obituary

Screenwriter, director and co-creator of the Monkees who had a 1970 hit with his film Five Easy Pieces

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson: subtle and complex director was presiding genius of the Hollywood new wave

Rafelson was a director who got era-defining performances out of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens, as well as co-creating the Monkees

The Guardian - UK

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89.

WEKU

Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died

The Independent UK

Bob Rafelson, Monkees co-creator and ‘Five Easy Pieces’ director, dies at 89

The filmmaker was a leader of the New Hollywood era, which saw a classical studio system giving way to rebellious young voices and fresh filmmaking styles.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nightmare Alley and the best modern film noirs

Guillermo del Toro’s seductive remake of the gritty cult classic hits a genre sweet spot alongside LA Confidential, The Postman Always Rings Twice and more

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