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Post by nycgirl on Apr 4, 2013 22:17:30 GMT
Roger Ebert lost his ongoing battle with cancer today. I have enjoyed his work for a long time. He will be missed.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 4, 2013 22:22:35 GMT
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Post by htmb on Apr 5, 2013 0:09:16 GMT
That's too bad. I also enjoyed his work and have admired his courage.
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Post by htmb on Apr 9, 2013 0:38:07 GMT
RIP Annette Funicello
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2013 11:02:41 GMT
The 1950's themed diner at Disney Village at Disneyland Paris is called Annette's. I wonder if they are acknowledging the event in any way. (I would assume that very few Europeans know who she was because neither the show that made her famous nor her later films were exportable.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 9, 2013 14:34:53 GMT
Some people probably knew who she was because of her having gone public with the fact that she suffered from multiple sclerosis. That was the last thing I knew about her, as she'd faded from public view decades earlier. I wonder if people 50 and under even knew who she was, unless they were fans of old B movies. www.ctvnews.ca/w5/annette-funicello-her-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-1.984202
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 12, 2013 22:00:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 22:03:11 GMT
Who even knew he was still alive?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 19:03:59 GMT
Goodbye, Ray Harryhausen. Jason and the Argonauts was an iconic film of my childhood.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2013 17:44:27 GMT
Goodbye, Jean Stapleton, age 90.
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Post by htmb on Jun 2, 2013 17:49:11 GMT
What a great role, and she played the part of Edith so well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 18:42:41 GMT
Goodbye, Esther Williams. You did something unique in Hollywood that absolutely nobody else did.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 6, 2013 19:15:48 GMT
Awww. An icon from my childhood.
And I see that I missed knowing that Jean Stapeleton was gone. She was great as Edith, but very talented and flexible beyond that role.
Wonder how many of the special effects makers of today, or at least of the 70s, were directly inspired by Harryhausen.
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Post by nautiker on Jun 9, 2013 19:00:43 GMT
I once tried to grin as broadly as she did when swimming submerged - needless to say I took enough water not to be tempted trying it again...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 20, 2013 1:00:29 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Jun 20, 2013 1:03:38 GMT
Really shocking and sad. Only 51 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 13:32:47 GMT
Even though I of course know him, I had to look him up because I always get him and Anthony LaPaglia confused. I guess that won't be a problem anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 11:15:12 GMT
Karen Black seemed to be omnipresent in American films in the late 1960's and early 1970's. And then she just slipped out of sight.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2013 13:39:29 GMT
She sure did... Who can ever forget her in Five Easy Pieces ?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 22:38:57 GMT
Okay, I imagine that most of us agree that Paul Walker did not make much of a mark on serious cinema, but the movie in which he stars that is coming out in a few days looks like it might be more interesting than most of his work.
It takes place in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina...
Anyway, it's really bad luck to die in a car crash when you are only the passenger of the car.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 23:48:02 GMT
any idea who was the driver?
Serious or not, I enjoyed all the Fast and Furious movies. I loved watching him and Vin Diesel on the big screen. He will be missed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2013 0:11:19 GMT
They mentioned the driver in all of the articles, just a friend of his...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2013 19:52:29 GMT
I am totally unfamiliar with this actor. I am intrigued however, for obvious reasons, about the upcoming film. Many have been produced mostly with post Katrina scenarios. I don't know of one although they may be "out there" of an "in time" Katrina enactment. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for this one. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2013 0:47:57 GMT
Oh jeez, I just read that he was another of those relapsed Mormons.
Maybe I should worry about my nephews.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2013 21:17:01 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 11, 2013 4:04:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 18:43:15 GMT
Goodbye, Peter O'Toole.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2013 19:07:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013 7:25:07 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 17, 2013 17:04:16 GMT
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