RIP thread for people involved in film

El Gato De Negocios · 16-03-2021 9:17am

Yaphet Kotto, (Alien, the villain in Live and Let Die) has died aged 81.

MfMan · 16-03-2021 10:56am

"It's a robot! Ash is a goddamn robot!"

Mr. Big: [to his men] Is *this* the stupid mutha that tailed you uptown?

James Bond: There seems to be some mistake. My name is...

Mr. Big: Names is for tombstones, baby! Y'all take this honky out and waste him! Now!

Always a charismatic performer.

Zeek12 · 16-03-2021 11:20am

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Yaphet Kotto, (Alien, the villain in Live and Let Die) has died aged 81.

Ah crap!
One of my favourite actors of the 70s and 80s. Such a powerful presence.

He was brilliant in Midnight Run as Special Agent Alonzo Mosely!

Paul Schrader's directorial debut Blue Collar is well worth checking out for anyone who hasn't seen it. Yaphet, Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel are all superb.

RIP.

Atlantic Dawn · 16-03-2021 2:52pm

RIP, "Names is for tombstones baby..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pMWa33uVVE

Tony EH · 16-03-2021 4:27pm

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Yaphet Kotto has died aged 81.

That's more than half of the Alien crew gone now.

It's a sobering thought.

mikhail · 16-03-2021 5:47pm

Tony EH wrote: »

That's more than half of the Alien crew gone now.

It's a sobering thought.

Released 42 years ago. Time's a savage beast. And you don't dare kill it.

Harry Palmr · 16-03-2021 5:57pm

Zeek12 wrote: »

Paul Schrader's directorial debut Blue Collar is well worth checking out for anyone who hasn't seen it. Yaphet, Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel are all superb.

RIP.

Another film that illustrated that Pryor sort of wasted his career (I know!) by not doing more drama cos he was a terrific 'straight' actor. Blue Collar is well worth finding - a bit of a lost film these days as far as TV is concerned.

Zeek12 · 16-03-2021 9:57pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Another film that illustrated that Pryor sort of wasted his career (I know!) by not doing more drama cos he was a terrific 'straight' actor. Blue Collar is well worth finding - a bit of a lost film these days as far as TV is concerned.

His performance in Blue Collar is top notch. I actually avoided the film for years even as a big fan of most of the participants, thinking it was some kind of silly Pryor vehicle with bad laughs. How wrong I was. It totally stands the test of time.
A fantastic film.

I wouldn't swap my Dvd of that movie for anything.

JP Liz V1 · 24-03-2021 2:20am

Cody montana wrote: »

George Segal Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actor & ‘The Goldbergs’ Star Was 87

RIP

Zeek12 · 24-03-2021 12:27pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

RIP

King Rat, The Hot Rock and California Split were all excellent films.

He was great fun in The Goldbergs too.

RIP George.

Zirconia · 24-03-2021 3:04pm

Zeek12 wrote: »

King Rat, The Hot Rock and California Split were all excellent films.

He was great fun in The Goldbergs too.

RIP George.

I wasn't a fan in general, but he was quite good, and playing against typical character in The Terminal Man. Worth a watch!

RIP

bnt · 25-03-2021 4:36pm

French director Bernard Tavernier has died at 79: I’d heard of Un Dimanche à la Campagne (A Sunday in the Country). before as a Golden Globe nominee, one I should watch.

Skyknight · 25-03-2021 10:15pm

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56527688
Award-winning US actress Jessica Walter (Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, Arrested Development and Dinosaurs) has died at 90

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 25-03-2021 11:04pm

Skyknight wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56527688
Award-winning US actress Jessica Walter (Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, Arrested Development and Dinosaurs) has died at 90

I mean, it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?

jester77 · 25-03-2021 11:34pm

Skyknight wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56527688
Award-winning US actress Jessica Walter (Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, Arrested Development and Dinosaurs) has died at 90

"The classic Irish man's dilemma: Do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?"

JP Liz V1 · 26-03-2021 1:02am

Skyknight wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56527688
Award-winning US actress Jessica Walter (Play Misty for Me, Grand Prix, Arrested Development and Dinosaurs) has died at 90

RIP

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Bozo Skeleton · 26-03-2021 1:04am

Saddened to hear of the passing of the wonderful Jessica Walter. RIP.

mikhail · 26-03-2021 4:49pm

She was fantastic in later comedic roles like Arrested Development and Archer.

I'm less familiar with her earlier work, but she's great playing opposite Clint Eastwood in Play Misty for Me.

SCOOP 64 · 26-03-2021 5:19pm

Seem to be conflicting if she was 80 or 90 at death to what media your reading, remember her for play misty for me, always found her attractive.

Declan A Walsh · 26-03-2021 5:52pm

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Seem to be conflicting if she was 80 or 90 at death to what media your reading, remember her for play misty for me, always found her attractive.

It's a bit of a Fatal Attraction type situation. Good story.

bnt · 26-03-2021 8:46pm

Author Larry McMurtry has died at 84: he was the author of the novel The Last Picture Show, and co-adapted it for the movie screenplay. His Lonesome Dove books were made in to a couple of popular TV series, and later he won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay to Brokeback Mountain (adapted from E. Annie Proulx's short story).

MfMan · 26-03-2021 9:17pm

bnt wrote: »

Author Larry McMurtry has died at 84: he was the author of the novel The Last Picture Show, and co-adapted it for the movie screenplay. His Lonesome Dove books were made in to a couple of popular TV series, and later he won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay to Brokeback Mountain (adapted from E. Annie Proulx's short story).

Sad. The Lonesome Dove series were very meandering, entertaining fables of the Old West, particularly the initial novel. Writer of Hud too wasn't he?

BalboBiggins · 26-03-2021 10:48pm

I’m reading Lonesome Dove at the moment. Great book.

bnt · 27-03-2021 3:41pm

I just learned that McMurtry also wrote the novel *Terms Of Endearment*, but wasn’t directly involved with the movie, which won five Oscars including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay.

Zeek12 · 28-03-2021 8:20pm

bnt wrote: »

I just learned that McMurtry also wrote the novel *Terms Of Endearment*, but wasn’t directly involved with the movie, which won five Oscars including Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay.

The Oscar winning Paul Newman Film Hud was also adapted from one of his novels (the novel was titled "Horseman Pass By").

RIP Larry

otnomart · 29-03-2021 9:55am

Cadillac Jack is also a good one (book) from Larry McMurtry

Hurrache · 06-04-2021 11:10am

**** on it. Quite a few movies under his belt, Harry Potter and Bond, but probably known mostly for TV lately, such as Friday Night Dinner and Chernobyl, Paul Ritter died of a brain tumour at the relatively young age of 54.

Agent Coulson · 07-04-2021 10:09am

Mark Elliott died aged 81 RIP.

He was the Iconic voice of Disney trailers Tv spots and Radio spots form the 1970's to the 00's

p to the e · 08-04-2021 4:09pm

Hurrache wrote: »

**** on it. Quite a few movies under his belt, Harry Potter and Bond, but probably known mostly for TV lately, such as Friday Night Dinner and Chernobyl, Paul Ritter died of a brain tumour at the relatively young age of 54.

54? Not great. Not terrible.

Also James Hampton who played the dad in Teen Wolf has died
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-hampton-dead-f-troop-longest-yard-teen-wolf-actor-was-84-1266356

Ash.J.Williams · 08-04-2021 5:53pm

p to the e wrote: »

54? Not great. Not terrible.

Also James Hampton who played the dad in Teen Wolf has died
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-hampton-dead-f-troop-longest-yard-teen-wolf-actor-was-84-1266356

Wha?

Ash.J.Williams · 08-04-2021 5:55pm

Hurrache wrote: »

**** on it. Quite a few movies under his belt, Harry Potter and Bond, but probably known mostly for TV lately, such as Friday Night Dinner and Chernobyl, Paul Ritter died of a brain tumour at the relatively young age of 54.

Sad news he was a character

otnomart · 09-04-2021 12:45pm

RIP Prince Philip
His pose with the hands behind his back inspired Michael Caine's officer portrayal in Zulu
(not many people know that )

09-04-2021 4:17pm

otnomart wrote: »

RIP Prince Philip
His pose with the hands behind his back inspired Michael Caine's officer portrayal in Zulu
(not many people know that )

God only knows* how long you've been waiting to post that.

* which, is another way of saying... not a lot of people know that :pac:

p to the e · 09-04-2021 5:32pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Wha?

p to the e · 09-04-2021 5:48pm

Earl Simmons aka "DMX" died from a heart attack following a suspected overdose. Mostly known as a rapper but starred in several action films including "Romeo Must Die", "Exit Wounds" and "Cradle 2 the Grave".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX_(rapper)

deise08 · 12-04-2021 10:57am

Didn't see it mentioned here, but with Ben Hur being in the tv yesterday....

Haya Harareet died in February. Around the same time as Christopher Plummer.

She played Esther in Ben Hur.

p to the e · 12-04-2021 2:38pm

Giannetto De Rossi - a makeup artist with credits including "Zombi 2" aka Zombie Flesh Eaters, "The House By the Cemetary", "Conan The Destroyer", "Rambo 3", "Haute Tension" aka Switchblade Romance, "Dune" and many more. Apparently he was also the designer of the mask from "The Man in the Iron Mask". Quite the gory career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannetto_De_Rossi

Cazale · 12-04-2021 2:44pm

p to the e wrote:

Giannetto De Rossi - a makeup artist with credits including "Zombi 2" aka Zombie Flesh Eaters, "The House By the Cemetary", "Conan The Destroyer", "Rambo 3", "Haute Tension" aka Switchblade Romance, "Dune" and many more. Apparently he was also the designer of the mask from "The Man in the Iron Mask". Quite the gory career.

Came here to post this. His effects and makeup for Zombi 2 are iconic. RIP.

p to the e · 12-04-2021 3:30pm

Cazale wrote: »

Came here to post this. His effects and makeup for Zombi 2 are iconic. RIP.

The first thing that I recognised was the scene in Rambo 3 where he uses the gun powder to close up a wound. Had that film on VHS so saw it a million times.

Tony EH · 12-04-2021 3:54pm

p to the e wrote: »

Giannetto De Rossi - a makeup artist with credits including "Zombi 2" aka Zombie Flesh Eaters, "The House By the Cemetary", "Conan The Destroyer", "Rambo 3", "Haute Tension" aka Switchblade Romance, "Dune" and many more. Apparently he was also the designer of the mask from "The Man in the Iron Mask". Quite the gory career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannetto_De_Rossi

Yeh, heard that this morning. His gory effects were fascinating to me as a kid. I remember growing up in the 80's and looking at all of these lurid covers in the video shop and 'Zombie Flesh Eaters' was one of the films that embedded itself on my memory. The stills on the back from the film promised horrific levels of zombie gore.

Funny to think that this film, branded as a "video nasty" is now available in 4K. :pac:

El Gato De Negocios · 15-04-2021 10:32pm

Timothy Patrick Quill who appeared in Army of Darkness and all three of Sam Raimis Spiderman movies has died.

Harry Palmr · 15-04-2021 10:55pm

Richard Rush died a few days ago at 91. Made a series of counter culture exploitation films in late 60s then a handful major studio productons. All of which were a bit left field. The Stunt Man was his best film, it was hardly seen at the time but did get a one week release here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xov9tGwLgJM

dublin49 · 16-04-2021 5:26pm

Helen McCRORY wife of Damien Lewis and star of peaky Blinders died today from cancer

JP Liz V1 · 16-04-2021 6:55pm

dublin49 wrote: »

Helen McCRORY wife of Damien Lewis and star of peaky Blinders died today from cancer

Birneybau wrote: »

Helen McRory of Peaky Blinders and many many more passed away, cancer.

Her husband Damian Lewis just tweeted it.

Terrible.

https://mobile.twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388

RIP

A very underrated actress

MfMan · 20-04-2021 10:43am

Joan Weldon, minor actress from the 50s, mainly known for Them died earlier this year. Had made the 90 too.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919730/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Biafranlivemat · 20-04-2021 10:52pm

MfMan wrote: »

Joan Weldon, minor actress from the 50s, mainly known for Them died earlier this year. Had made the 90 too.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919730/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

I remember THEM, because it scared the crap out of me, back in the 70's as a child.
Good movie

p to the e · 21-04-2021 2:40pm

More well known for his song writing and production Jim Steinman has died aged 73. He did produce and write some records for films but his film link would be more to do with his songs appearing in films such as Old School, Footloose and Shrek 2. He had some career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steinman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfUU1wJKXDc

Skyknight · 28-04-2021 6:18pm

Apollo 11 Astronaut Micheal Collins has died at the age of 90. He of course took part in a number of documentaries including Apollo 11(2019), In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) Footprints on the Moon (1969) and Armstrong (2019), a bit part in Youth in Revolt (2009)

Cazale · 01-05-2021 4:42pm

Italian poster legend Enzo Sciotti died a couple of weeks ago but I only read about it today. As a child of the eighties and a big fan of Italian horror in particular it was impossible to visit the video store and not be attracted to his work. RIP.

https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3659698/r-p-italian-horror-movie-poster-artist-enzo-sciotti-passed-away/

peteeeed · 01-05-2021 8:28pm

Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who rose to prominence late in her career with memorable turns in 1980s films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died at the age of 89.

https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-05-01/olympia-dukakis-dead

RIP thread for people involved in film

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