RIP thread for people involved in film

ohnonotgmail

MfMan wrote: »

George Mikell, Lithuanian-born Aussie actor, played villainous German henchmen a lot; was gone the 90 also;

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586393/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

the SS officer in the Guns of Navarone

Tom Mann Centuria

Ian Holm has died at the age of 88. Great actor in all sorts of different kinds of films. RIP.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2020/jun/19/ian-holm-a-virtuoso-actor-of-steel-sinew-and-charm-peter-bradshaw-appreciation

MfMan

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Ian Holm has died at the age of 88. Great actor in all sorts of different kinds of films. RIP.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2020/jun/19/ian-holm-a-virtuoso-actor-of-steel-sinew-and-charm-peter-bradshaw-appreciation

Shame. One of the best of a generation of many great post-war British actors that were RADA / theatre-trained.

" Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

Lambert: You admire it.

Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.

Parker: Look, I am... I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.

Ash: Last word.

Ripley: What?

Ash: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies. "

odyssey06

Such a wonderful actor. He had that RADA 'voice' which is so compelling.

I know he is more famous for his supporting roles in Alien, Lord of the Rings etc but the roles that stick with me are some BBC TV movies (The Browning Version, The Last Romantics) or the offbeat Canadian movie The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

MfMan

MfMan wrote: »

Shame. One of the best of a generation of many great post-war British actors that were RADA / theatre-trained.

" Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

Lambert: You admire it.

Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.

Parker: Look, I am... I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.

Ash: Last word.

Ripley: What?

Ash: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies. "

Agree, but the above is really a tribute to the writers.

p to the e

I'd say apart from the obvious the first thing I'd think of with Ian Holm is "From Hell". I just looked up his Wikipedia page and didn't realise he played Frodo in a radio adaptation of LOTR in the 70's.

mikhail

Deleted User wrote: »

Agree, but the above is really a tribute to the writers.

Here's the scene. Holm's delivery is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8jv1M6Y2g

Arghus

mikhail wrote: »

Here's the scene. Holm's delivery is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8jv1M6Y2g

The dialogue is great, but Holm's carefully considered and matter of fact delivery makes it chilling.

Arghus

Arghus wrote: »

The dialogue is great, but Holm's carefully considered and matter of fact delivery makes it chilling.

That smirk, at the end, though...

mikhail

Arghus wrote: »

The dialogue is great, but Holm's carefully considered and matter of fact delivery makes it chilling.

It draws a line under how inhuman the character is. Plus, the little break from action and suspense has let the audience relax, and now he stabs us in the heart by telling us that everyone is as good as dead. It's great setup for the big push to the end of the movie.

As someone noted above, it's partly the script, but O'Bannon wrote some stinkers in his day. If he wrote something great here, he also got lucky with the performances, editing, music, and all the film-making craft from Scott that keeps everyone on the edge of their seat.

JohnFalstaff

mikhail wrote: »

It draws a line under how inhuman the character is. Plus, the little break from action and suspense has let the audience relax, and now he stabs us in the heart by telling us that everyone is as good as dead. It's great setup for the big push to the end of the movie.

As someone noted above, it's partly the script, but O'Bannon wrote some stinkers in his day. If he wrote something great here, he also got lucky with the performances, editing, music, and all the film-making craft from Scott that keeps everyone on the edge of their seat.

Ash wasn't in any of O'Bannon's drafts. The character was a late addition to Alien, first coming into the script when David Giler and Walter Hill started working on the screenplay.

Sad Professor

Shame that so many media reports of Holm's death describe him as the guy who played Bilbo in LOTR. He was so much more. Hopefully younger people will check out some of his earlier work. As odyssey said, he was amazing in The Sweet Hereafter, should have won an Oscar for it.

Everyone associated with LOTR will have that, as their lasting tribute. They were just that significant.

It's a silly one but I absolutely loved him in The Fifth Element

mikhail

Sad Professor wrote: »

Shame that so many media reports of Holm's death describe him as the guy who played Bilbo in LOTR. He was so much more. Hopefully younger people will check out some of his earlier work. As odyssey said, he was amazing in The Sweet Hereafter, should have won an Oscar for it.

I think some younger people will check out his earlier work precisely because they have heard of him from LotR. It's a positive thing.

Mr Crispy

There's a nice tribute to Ian Holm from Peter Jackson on Facebook, reproduced on /Film if you're not on FB (although you'll miss the photos also posted by Jackson).

peteeeed

RIP Joel Schumacher
Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/joel-schumacher-dead-dies-batman-director-1234644961/

johnny_ultimate

There were very few Joel Schumacher films I liked to be perfectly frank, but respect to someone whose career includes everything from Batman Forever to Veronica Guerin.

And honestly Batman & Robin is the sort of campy catastrophe you’d almost miss in today’s Hollywood. Almost being the key word there, but I saw it twice in the cinema as a ten year old and I have no regrets.

Harry Palmr

Terrible director of some reasonable films!

Snake Plisken

Lost Boys is a classic and really enjoyed Falling Down, Phone Booth and Flatliners.
Really hated his Batman movies though. RIP Joel

fluke

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Lost Boys is a classic and really enjoyed Falling Down, Phone Booth and Flatliners.
Really hated his Batman movies though. RIP Joel

Quite enjoyed 8mm tbh.

JP Liz V1

He gave Colin Farrell his Hollywood career

Tony EH

peteeeed wrote: »

RIP Joel Schumacher
Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80

https://variety.com/2020/film/news/joel-schumacher-dead-dies-batman-director-1234644961/

Wow. I wouldn't have thought he was that old.

Zeek12

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

There were very few Joel Schumacher films I liked to be perfectly frank, but respect to someone whose career includes everything from Batman Forever to Veronica Guerin.

For Falling Down alone, I'll say I'm a fan.
Love that film.

I also quite liked Flatliners; not sure how well it's aged but it certainly spooked me as a 12 year old.

Zeek12

Zeek12 wrote: »

For Falling Down alone, I'll say I'm a fan.
Love that film.

I also quite liked Flatliners; not sure how well it's aged but it certainly spooked me as a 12 year old.

Falling down is just brilliantly entertaining. Tigerland decent too. Lost Boys is a classic.

Agent Coulson

Steve Bing died aged 55.

A Producer and writer and around Hollywood mogul

I remember his name most from his lawsuit denying he was the father of Liz Hurley's son DNA proved he was.


https://deadline.com/2020/06/steve-bing-dead-philanthropist-film-financier-1202966891/

Declan A Walsh

Joel Schumacher directed at least three very good films: Falling Down, Phone Booth and Veronica Guerin.

Harry Palmr

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Steve Bing died aged 55.

A Producer and writer and around Hollywood mogul

I remember his name most from his lawsuit denying he was the father of Liz Hurley's son DNA proved he was.


https://deadline.com/2020/06/steve-bing-dead-philanthropist-film-financier-1202966891/

Just looking at his wiki entry. What a chancer, inherits fortune, finances a few films, sleeps with the famous and desirable, leaves lawsuits in his wake.

Why can't that happen to me? :mad:

Declan A Walsh

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Joel Schumacher directed at least three very good films: Falling Down, Phone Booth and Veronica Guerin.

And The Client. That's an impressive list.

silverharp

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Just looking at his wiki entry. What a chancer, inherits fortune, finances a few films, sleeps with the famous and desirable, leaves lawsuits in his wake.

Why can't that happen to me? :mad:

Given that he was connected to Epstein and had been on his plane Air F*** one , lets hope they were all adults and was consensual.

saintsaltynuts

Went to see Lost Boys in The Lighthouse a few months back.A great film to watch in the cinema. R.I.P.