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RIP, Mr. Jefferson.
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Acclaim director Chris Marker dies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entert...BKX_story.html
PARIS — France’s Culture Ministry has confirmed that award-winning French filmmaker Chris Marker has died, one day after his 91st birthday.
Many critics count Marker, with his experimental documentary style, as among the most influential French filmmakers of the post-war era.
His 1962 classic “La Jetee” — a 28-minute post-apocalyptic movie comprised almost entirely of stills — is often ranked among the best time-travel films ever made.
It was the inspiration for Hollywood’s “Twelve Monkeys,” which Marker co-wrote.
Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob called Marker an “indefatigable filmmaker,” paying homage to a director who was still active into his 80s.
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I rather like that movie; my condolences........
Tazer
Originally posted by Andrew NDBComment
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Marvin Hamlisch famous composer, dead at 68
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column...50971?page=0,1
Marvin Hamlisch, the composer and conductor best known for the torch song "The Way We Were," died in Los Angeles Monday. He was 68 years old.
Hamlisch collapsed after a brief illness, his family announced.
In a career that spanned over four decades, Hamlisch won virtually every major award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globes.
Len Prince
Hamlisch composed music for more than 40 motion picture, including his Oscar-winning score and song for “The Way We Were,” and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s ragtime music for “The Sting,” for which he received a third Oscar.
His musical scores, though intricately conceived, never drew attention to themselves. They served to complement the on-screen action, not overwhelm it -- enhancing each gesture, each glance, each moment of drama. That subtle approach allowed him to be something of a musical chameleon, easily gliding from searing dramas to off-beat comedies and making him a close collaborator to a diverse group of directors, such as Woody Allen, Steven Soderbergh and Alan J. Pakula.
Perhaps his greatest collaboration was with Barbra Streisand, for whom he penned the signature love anthem "The Way We Were." He wrote the score for her 1996 film, "The Mirror Has Two Faces." He also served as musical director and arranger of Streisand’s 1994 concert tour and the television special, "Barbra Streisand: The Concert," for which he won two Emmys.
In a 2010 interview with Broadway World, Hamlisch said he drew on the lovelorn masterpiece "My Funny Valentine" to write the theme song to "The Way We Were" because he wanted to capture the highs and lows of romance.
"It was all almost like a very yin-yang sort of movie," Hamlisch said. "I wanted to write something that was uplifting and positive. On the other hand, there is a tremendous amount of bitter-sweetness to that film -- and bittersweet romance -- so, it's a real duality. And that's why I think the song -- though it's in the major mode -- is quite sad."
Hamlisch's deft touch can be felt in the scores for such diverse films as “Sophie’s Choice,” “Ordinary People,” “Three Men and a Baby,” “Ice Castles,” “Take the Money and Run,” "Bananas,” “Save the Tiger,” “The Informant!” and his latest effort, “Behind the Candelabra,” an upcoming HBO film about the life of Liberace.
On Broadway, Hamlisch had a smash hit with 1975's long-running “A Chorus Line,” which received the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. Other works such as “The Goodbye Girl” and “Sweet Smell of Success," garnered some critical praise, but were never fully embraced by audiences. But he remained busy in the theater scene, and a statement from his publicist said Hamlisch was supposed to fly to Nashville, Tenn. this week to see a production of his musical, “The Nutty Professor.”
Something of a musical prodigy, Hamlisch was the youngest student to be admitted by the prestigious Julliard School of Music.
He was hired by "Lawrence of Arabia," producer Sam Spiegel to play piano at his parties, which in turn led to his first film job scoring the 1968 film "The Swimmer," an adaptation of John Cheever's short story.
At the time of his death, Hamlisch held the position of Principal Pops Conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops, Seattle Symphony, and San Diego Symphony.
Next week, he was to be announced as the Principal Pops Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Hamlisch was also due to conduct the New York Philharmonic in its upcoming New Year’s Eve concert.
He is survived by Terre, his wife of 25 years.Comment
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my condolences go out to his wife.......
Tazer
Originally posted by Andrew NDBComment
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I had no idea that he was that old.
Rest in Peace, M. Marker.Comment
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I just heard about this today... I am ashamed.
Rest in peace, Mr. Hemsley, and move on up.
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Helen Gurley Brown, Groundbreaking Cosmopolitan Editor, Dead at 90
http://www.thewrap.com/media/article...51806?page=0,1
Helen Gurley Brown, a pioneering journalist who helped reshape the image of American women during her 32 years as editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, died Monday.
Brown passed away at the McKeen Pavilion at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia after a brief hospitalization. She was 90.
She catapulted into the editor job at Cosmopolitan in 1965, three years after her best-selling book “Sex and the Single Girl” was published.
Brown reversed the fortunes of the failing magazine by turning it into a guide for the modern woman whom she urged to embrace sexual freedom.
Her contention that women could have it all --“love, sex and money” -- became a lightning rod for followers and conservative opponents, who saw her mag’s racy “how to” articles as undermining marriage and family.
Comments like "Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere" became water cooler fodder, and she drew occasional fire from feminists, who saw her as more libertine than liberator.
Brown crystallized her philosophy simply: "So you're single. You can still have sex. You can have a great life. And if you marry, don't just sponge off a man or be the gold-medal-winning mother. Don't use men to get what you want in life -- get it for yourself."
She created the independent, fashion-focused “Cosmo Girl” and became a major voice in what came to be known as the “sexual revolution.” She also coined the term "mouseburger," which she used to describe herself and other ordinary woman who had to work relentlessly to make themselves desirable and successful.
Cultural impact aside, she was a successful editor from a business standpoint. Cosmopolitan's circulation was below 800,000 when she took over; by the time she left it was at 2.5 million and selling for $2.95 a copy.
Brown was replaced as the U.S. editor of Cosmopolitan by Bonnie Fuller in 1997, but remained editor of Cosmopolitan's international editions.
For all the advice she gave to single women, she remained married to her husband, David Brown, for more than 50 years. Brown, a former Cosmopolitan managing editor, was a successful movie producer, whose credits included "The Sting." "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Jaws." He died at age 93 in 2010.
Together they established the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation. They made a $30 million donation to Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Stanford's Engineering School designed to develop journalism in the context of new technologies.
Brown was born on February 18, 1922, in Green Forest, Ark. Her family moved to Los Angeles following the death of her father, who at one point headed the Arkansas Fish and Game Commission.
She graduated as valedictorian of Sun Valley's John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in 1939 and from Woodbury Business College in 1941. Over the next few years she worked at the Daily News newspaper, the William Morris Agency and the Foote, Cone & Belding ad agency.
Her work there landed her a job at Kenyon and Eckhardt, where she was among the highest paid women in the advertising industry.
The news of her death was delivered to her colleagues Monday morning in an internal memo from Hearst chief executive officer Frank A. Bennack, Jr:
Dear Hearst Colleague:
I know you will join me in feelings of great sadness upon learning of the loss of our dear friend and colleague Helen Gurley Brown. Helen passed away this morning at the McKeen Pavilion at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia after a brief hospitalization. She was 90.
It would be hard to overstate the importance to Hearst of her success with Cosmopolitan, or the value of the friendship many of us enjoyed with her. Helen was one of the world’s most recognized magazine editors and book authors, and a true pioneer for women in journalism—and beyond.
Life here will somehow not seem the same without her near-daily arrival at 300 West 57th Street.
Donations may be made to The Pussycat Foundation, c/o Karen Sanborn, Hearst Corp., 300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, to fund media innovation at Columbia and Stanford Universities. A fall memorial will be announced at a later date.Comment
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Never knew he was ill.At least he got away from the crap that's Hollyweird.Wonder if he was really gay, though.Comment
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Director Tony Scott dies, cause of death suicide
http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/19/tony-scott-dead-suicide/
Famed director Tony Scott -- who directed "Top Gun" among many other major films -- jumped to his death today off an L.A. bridge ... this according to the L.A. County Coroner.
According to the Coroner, 68-year-old Scott -- Ridley Scott's brother -- jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island around 12:30pm.
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn said a suicide note was found in Scott's Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge.
Scott directed such films as "Top Gun," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Enemy of the State," and "The Taking of Pelham 123."
Authorities used sonar equipment to find Scott's body in the port's murky waters. His body was recovered at approximately 4:30pm ... four hours after he jumped.
His body has since been turned over to coroner officials.
I wonder how Ridley is feeling right now?Last edited by Mister.Weirdo; 08-20-2012, 04:20 AM.Comment
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What the hell? Kind of late in life for that kind of action isn't it? Very sad.
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I know. He directed some very good movies, so it's very sad.
I wonder what was depressing him so much that he decided to take his own life?Last edited by Mister.Weirdo; 08-20-2012, 04:37 AM.Comment
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Nah, 68 is a good age to die. I know I don't want to live much past 70 myself.Originally posted by Big Daddy Dave View Post
Still, he could have done something better...like break his neck as he ejected from a fighter jet over the ocean.sigpicWinner: Reality TV draft 2014
"Weeds. All of them weeds. I am perfection, and I am alone in the garden of the universe." - Cyborg SupermanComment
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That ridley still didn't make Prometheus into a direct prequel.Originally posted by Mister.Weirdo View Post
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Originally posted by Maverick_GL View Post
I'd wait until 69 (
) and then leave a note saying "I'm taking sexy with me." Then do something over-dramatic... maybe load-up a boat full of explosives and set it off at the beach or something...
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