RIP thread for people involved in film

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-mcknight-dead-jd-revenge-robert-townsend-1235725611/

David McKnight, who had roles in everything from JD's Revenge to Under Siege. Has died. He was 87, and had been suffering from cancer.

Strange how Under Siege was on TV tonight. A movie so absolutely daft, but I think it was before Seagal's ego really went off the edge. Might have been to do with his increasing weight gain and alleged use of cocaine.

Indeed, Norman Lear, was just HUGE in terms of influence. And he used it all for good. Shows that featured Black families (and positive examples of black families, not stereotypes). Interracial couples. Homosexuals, and discussions of very sensitive topics, including rape and women's issues including taboo topics like abortion and the menopause. (And Archie Bunker features the first flushing of a toilet on television).

Hear how he essentially influenced America, but for the better. He essentially gave everyone a voice, at a time when civil rights were

And that's just television. In film, he produced The Princess Bride, and Fried Green Tomatoes, the latter being the one of the most profitable films of 1991. (Made just shy of 120 million, on a 11 million dollar budget). The most profitable film of 1991 was obviously Terminator 2, but it cost 100 million, making $520 million.

Like, Lear was everywhere. Even making shows that are set to air in the coming months.

101 is fantastic. A life well lived, by all accounts.

RIP Norman Lear, what a age

https://www.thewrap.com/marc-thorpe-vfx-artist-star-wars-robot-wars-dies-at-77/

Marc Thorpe, who created Special effects with Industrial Light and Magic for shows such as the Indiana Jones Trilogy, Star Wars Ep 1- 3, Poltergeist, among others, has died. He was 77 and had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease. He was diagnosed with the disease in 1993.

His last movie credit was The Hunt for Red October in 1990.

After moving on from movies, he went on to create the Tv show Robot Wars.

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Ahhh. Always loved her blunt performances. Like an old straight talking auntie.

She was great in 'Outland'.

Frances Sternhagen dead aged 93

RobbingBandit

He was the great Hans in Mighty Ducks films absolute legend, great in The Hunt for Red October. RIP

Hangdogroad

Joss Ackland aged 95. Did loads of tv and film. The "diplomatic immunity" South African baddie in Lethal Weapon 2.

Be right back

Joss Ackland has died aged at the great age of 95...

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There's definitely still some good stuff being done. But the days of truly eye catching movie posters and even "video" covers are long gone. I can't remember the last time I was enticed to check out a film just on the promo art and that used to happen all the time in the 80's. Maybe I'm just older now and more jaded.

New Home

A.S. Byatt, author, has died. https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/1117/1417085-antonia-byatt-possession-author-dies-aged-87/

Her book "Possession", which won her a Pulitzer prize, was turned into a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dex-carvey-dead-dana-carvey-son-1235652194/

Dex Carvey, actor and comedian, has died from a drug overdose. He was 32.

His father is Wayne's World star, Dana Carvey. Dex had small roles in The Funster, and Joe Dirt 2.

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Oh completely, tho there are exceptions. Logan had a painted poster, by Dave Rapoza. It's a digital painting, in that it was all painted from sketch to colour, in photoshop. But that still requires the skill of being able to draw. You can find videos of Rapoza's sketches to final painting, and he does it all from scratch. He doesn't have to wait for the paint to dry, but it still takes the same level of hard work.

https://www.deviantart.com/daverapoza/art/Logan-Imax-Poster-663528538

And Rory Kurtz has done painted posters for Baby Driver, Dune and I, Tonya. It still exists, it's just selective.

Edgar Wright seems to be a proponent of the painted poster. He got James Paterson to paint the Last Night in Soho poster. It's got a lot more charm than the 'slapped together' photoshop poster.

https://www.james-paterson.com/buy-last-night-in-soho-movie-poster

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It's a dead art unfortunately. Movie posters these days are all cheap photoshop junk that I could knock up myself in an hour.

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John Alvin also did a good chunk of those posters. Alvin's probably best known for the ET poster, the one that homages God and Adam from the Sistine chapel.

There were so many great poster artists.

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I think Struzen did the re-release posters and the home video material from the 90's.

The 1977 style A 'Star Wars' poster was painted by Tom Jung for the US market. Style B was for the UK and Ireland and was by Tim Hildebrandt, and style C was by Tom Chantrell which replaced the style B poster.

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I always thought Drew Struzen did the Star Wars posters.

http://www.rogerkastel.com/

Roger Kastel, iconic movie poster artist, has died. He was 92. (His obituary is on his homepage).

Probably his two most famous movie posters were for Spielberg's Jaws, and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. most notably the 'Gone with the Wind' poster, as it came to be known, due to the obvious homage to the 1930's film..

El Gato De Negocios

Roger Kastel, artist behind iconic film posters for the likes of Jaws and The Empire Strikes Back has died aged 91.

Evan Ellingson (My Sister's Keeper) dies aged 35

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His banter chemistry with Bruce Willis was very good

Iconic though as Chandler in Friends

Riddle101

I'm shocked about Matthew Perry. Not something you expect to hear. Rest in Peace.

RobbingBandit

Ah ffs that's awful very very funny actor sad history of addiction this seems to have been a tragic accident no drugs or alcohol involved. Whole Nine Yards was a fantastic film.

GerardKeating

While mainly a tv star, he also appeared on a good few movies, Matthew Perry has died , aged 54

https://t.co/eU7luaUsEz

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For years I thought Roundtree was the guy in "From Dusk Till Dawn".

https://www.tmz.com/2023/10/24/shaft-star-richard-roundtree-dead-dies-cancer/

Richard Roundtree, who famously played the police officer John Shaft in the film, Shaft has died. He was 81.

He reprised the role in multiple sequels, even as recently as 2019.

RIP

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I only just read about this now. A fairly consistent career that spanned from the 40's to very recently. I'll always remember her in Carrie