RIP thread for people involved in film

El Gato De Negocios · 16-03-2021 09:17AM

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 02:52PM

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

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

Tony EH · 16-03-2021 04:27PM

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 05:47PM

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 05:57PM

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 09:57PM

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 02:20AM

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 03:04PM

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 04:36PM

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 01:02AM

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 01:04AM

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

mikhail · 26-03-2021 04:49PM

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 05:19PM

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 05:52PM

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 08:46PM

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 09:17PM

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 03:41PM

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 08:20PM

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 09:55AM

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 04:09PM

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 05:53PM

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?

RIP thread for people involved in film

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