RIP thread for people involved in film

Hangdogroad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780757#Comment_120780757

Same thing to an extent happened with Rutger Hauer.

z80CPU

Alan Arkin RIP : I own the DVD 'Little Miss Sunshine'

Gusser09

Rip alan

Argo **** yourself.

tesla_newbie

terrific actor ( Alan Arkin) , always looked old

RabbleRouser2k

Personal favourite roles was the Dad in Edward Scissorhands, Peevy in The Rocketeer (A movie with a ton of heart, and some great effects that still hold up), and the Grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine.

His swearing over 'f**king Chicken' makes me laugh for personal reasons. Reminds me of someone I know.

And the scenes with a young Abigail Breslin is genuinely heartwarming. Acting with a child actor can be difficult, and some times child actors can feel insincere or 'over-act', but their scenes are genuinely heartwarming. Shows the depth of Arkin's abilities.

I remember that film was a complete sleeper hit on release. Has a great heart.

RabbleRouser2k

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/03/entertainment/leandro-de-niro-rodriguez-death/index.html

Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, who had a small role in A Star is Born, has died. He was 19. He acted in a few other films, but ASIB is probably the best know.

(Shame so many news sites and articles are showing his famous grandfather's face more than his own).

Hangdogroad

Jane Birkin dies at 76.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66216417

odyssey06

Derek Malcolm Guardian film critic has passed away at 91

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/16/derek-malcolm-longtime-guardian-film-critic-dies-aged-91

Agent Coulson

Robert Lieberman has died aged 75, RIP.

He was the director of Mighty Duck 3 and the 90's alien abduction film Fire in the Sky, He also directed many episodes of The X-Flies and The Expanse.

JP Liz V1

Josephine Chaplin, actor and daughter of Charlie Chaplin, has died. She was 74.

Chaplin died on July 13th in Paris

Agent Coulson

Paul Reubens has died aged 70, RIP.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120922270#Comment_120922270

Pee Wee Herman

Snake Plisken

Paul Rubens besides his most famous role of Pee Wee was great in Mystery Men and Blow and even remember him as Penguins father in Tim Burton's Batman Returns

Mr Crispy

Marc Gilpin who played Chief Brody's son Sean in Jaws 2 amongst other roles, has died aged 56. His sister Peri played Roz in Frasier.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marc-gilpin-dead-jaws-2-1235549284/

VonLuck

I don't see it mentioned here but Angus Cloud died during the week at the age of 25. Mostly known for his TV role in Euphoria.

RabbleRouser2k

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/arts/television/mark-margolis-dead.html

Had roles in films such as Scarface, Pi, Ace Ventura, Requiem for a Dream, Noah, and Black Swan to name a tiny few.

Probably best known for more recent roles such as Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

johnny_ultimate

William Friedkin has died.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/

Was lucky enough to see him speak in Dublin once after a screening of Killer Joe and my god you could’ve listened to him for hours and hours. So many delightful stories to tell. Totally random career, but lots of gems - Sorcerer is particularly wonderful.

odyssey06

Aside from William Friedkin's "monument" films such as French Connection and Exorcist, more recently I had come across Sorcerer and To Live and Die in LA. While not on the same level in terms of popularity, there was something compelling about every scene - class comes through.

Intriguingly, this film will be released as a posthumous work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caine_Mutiny_Court-Martial_%282023_film%29

Tony EH

'Sorcerer' is an absolutely excellent film. I actually consider it superior to Clouzot's 'The Wages of Fear'. It's worth watching for the rope bridge scene alone, all shot for real without a single ounce of computer trickery.

Agent Coulson

To Live and Die in LA was one of those filmed I used rent every couple of months in the days of video.

mrcheez

50th anniversary of The Exorcist and the 4K UHD version releasing next month. RIP

Zeek12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120949979#Comment_120949979

Sorcerer is a truly amazing movie. I must have watched the blu ray at least 20 times. And I never tire of it.

Friedkin was one of the greats, maybe not always totally consistent but he has at least 4 or 5 stone cold classics to his name. A huge loss to Cinema, this is really sad news.

RIP.

Sad Professor

Friedkin, damn. A real powerhouse auteur in the 70s and there were some great stories about him, many of them recounted in Peter Biskind's book, or indeed by himself in his many interviews.

I am not entirely surprised to hear he was ill. There was a mini controversy recently over The French Connection being censored (allegedly with his approval) and he was strangely silent on the matter.

Hangdogroad

The French Connection, The Excorist, to Live And Die In L.A. , all superb films. I've yet to see Sorcerer, its long been on my must watch list.

Hangdogroad

Forgot that he also directed Cruising, not a classic but an unusual cop thriller that has the feel of a 70s grindhouse slasher crossed with a gay porno.

Igotadose

"The Brink's job" was a comedy I remember fondly. I actually found Sorcerer oddly draggy, and the plot full of holes, but whatever. The scene on bridge is memorable. As I recall it came out soon after Jaws and was another vehicle for Roy Scheider

Be right back

The partner of Sandra Bullock, Bryan Randall has died after a private 3 year battle with motor neurone disease.

MfMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120950614#Comment_120950614

Sorcerer must be the only (non-Irish at least) movie made where a character sings a verse from Muirsheen Durkin, which one does in the heist getaway car IIRC.

Gene Hackman, winner for The French Connection, is the oldest living male Oscar winner currently I think.

RabbleRouser2k

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120950547#Comment_120950547

A real interesting movie, that holds up really well, but came out at the wrong time. (A lot of the audio had to be re-recorded in post, because LGBT groups shouted at them during filming, to deliberately mess up the shots.) The film was deemed very homophobic at the time, even though Friedkin swore that that was not his intent. (According to the documentary, The Celluloid Closet, the screenwriter of Philadelphia and his boyfriend were 'gay-bashed' and the people who attacked them said 'if you've seen the movie Cruising, you know this is what you deserve').

There's also a making of the film on youtube. It's a lot more creative than it had any right to be. Showed Friedkin was more of auteur than folks realised at the time.

He directed a movie in 2011 called Killer Joe, and it's part of the Matthew McConaughey renaissance. Very hard going, not an easy watch but brilliantly made, and showed how Friedkin still had his gift to 'unsettle' the audience.

Very gifted director who wasn't afraid to help out or offer advice to up and coming directors, or people who wished to get into the directing chair. A Real loss, RIP.

Agent Coulson

Robbie Robertson has died aged 80 RIP.

As well as being the guitarist and songwriter for The Band he was a music producer for a lot of movies and worked extensively on Martin Scorsese movies as a consultant, composer and music producer.