Film director Michael Winner has died

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Probably best known for the Death Wish series RIP

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/michael-winner-dies-aged-77-8460435.html

Film director Michael Winner died today aged 77 after a long illness.
Winner was a food critic for the Sunday Times for 15 years as well as the director of more than 30 films including his famous Death Wish series.
He died today at his home in Kensington, London his wife Geraldine confirmed.
Mrs winner paid tribute to him today: "Michael was a wonderful man, brilliant, funny and generous. A light has gone out in my life."
The pair married nearly two years ago at the Chelsea Registry Office after a courtship spanning 50 years.
Geraldine nee Lynton-Edwards met Winner when she auditioned for his debut film in 1957 aged just 16. She was later cast in his short film The Square.
Speaking to The Independent ahead of his wedding in September 2011, Winner revealed he would wear pyjamas to walk down the aisle.
"They are handmade pyjama bottoms by Turnbull & Asser and they are very comfortable. They do actually look like nice tartan trousers," he said.
"It's true that not many people get married in pyjama bottoms but then not many wait 50 years to get married."
Among Winner's contributions to film are the Death Wish films, set in the slums of New York and Los Angeles, the Golden Globe nominated comedy The Jokers, The Nightcomers with Marlon Brando and horror film The Sentinel starring Ava Gardner.

mike65

Clearly he was never anything other than an amiable hack but that's not to say he didn't make some very enjoyable films as he did. My own favourite is a heist comedy The Jokers which I've not seen for many years (its exactly the kind of older film that TV doesn't show any more) starring Ollie Reed and Michael Crawford as a couple likely lads (worlds least likely brothers!) who end up with the crown jewels in their hands. Hannibal Brooks was also fun, again with Reed and an elephant in war torn Germany.

the purple tin

The Mechanic was a great flick. Haven't seen it in years though.

roanoke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39f_vkViOpI

RIP