skullguise Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 Oh, man, RIP Rutger Hauer. Aside from Blade Runner, my other favorite role of his was in The Hitcher. Not a great movie, but he made it great to watch. 1 Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 Hitcher scared the carp out of me. My other favourite was, Flesh + Blood, although it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it, so it may not have aged well. Did anyone see Hobo with a Shotgun? I did, in the theater, even. 1 Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted July 27, 2019 Report Posted July 27, 2019 Oh wow. For some reason Blade Runner (so much better than Philip K Dick's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep on which it was based) seems so damned recent - but it was 1982, when Hauer was 38 and Harrison Ford was 40. Such an iconic movie. I shall watch The Director's Cut tomorrow to honour Hauer's passing. Damn. 75 is too damned early to go. RIP Rutger. Odd fact - the director was Ridley Scott, who was born and brought up not far from where I was born and brought up in the North East of England. The heavy industrial landscape with flames belching from chemical and steel works lighting the night sky when he was a child found their way into the opening sequence of Blade Runner. 7 Quote
TMoney Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 Loved his work. The scene of Dylan and Donovan playing to friends in the hotel room is one of my favorite documentary moments ever. Donovan wows the crowd with “To Sing for You” only to get completely blown out of the water by Dylan who follows with “Its All Over Now, Baby Blue.” Quote
ironbut Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 Barrington Pheloung dies at 65 years old. I'm a great admirer of the themes he composed for Morse/Lewis/Endeavour. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49190169 1 Quote
Voltron Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 Never knew his name but do like the themes and music of those shows. RIP Barrington. And 65 used to seem so old... ? Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 I went to see him with his string quartet at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/about/facilities/holywell-music-room/ about 20 years ago, It was a very good concert as I remember it. This is one of his pieces Just worked out that he was in his early 30's when he composed the iconic Morse theme. It was a real shock that he has died, and so early. RIP Barrington. Quote
Voltron Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 RIP Toni Morrison. ? https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/toni-morrison-nobel-laureate-who-transfigured-american-literature-dies-at-88/2019/08/06/49cd4d46-b84d-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html%3FoutputType%3Damp 88 is nothing to sneeze at, but still sad to see her pass. 4 Quote
robm321 Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 RIP Toni Morrison. A well lived life. She'll be missed. Quote
Craig Sawyers Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 Just heard that on the BBC late afternoon current affairs programme on the radio. RIP Toni. Quote
ironbut Posted August 6, 2019 Report Posted August 6, 2019 RIP Toni Morrison I stand and bow as an artist as important as Morrison passes. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted August 8, 2019 Report Posted August 8, 2019 David Berman, singer/songwriter of indie band Silver Jews, dead way too young at 52. 1 Quote
Knuckledragger Posted August 16, 2019 Report Posted August 16, 2019 79 is a pretty damn good long ride. RIP. Quote
skullguise Posted August 17, 2019 Report Posted August 17, 2019 RIP Peter.....and fuck cancer.... Quote
Pars Posted August 17, 2019 Report Posted August 17, 2019 Damn... yeah 79 is a pretty good ride. This shit is starting to hit too close to home. RIP Peter... Quote
ironbut Posted August 17, 2019 Report Posted August 17, 2019 RIP Peter Always wanted to be a stud like Captain America. Quote
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