It’s been a rough week. Let’s close it out with a brief, beautiful, human moment. Theatres across Broadway dimmed their lights this week to honour the passing of Robin Williams, but the most moving tribute came from the stage of the New Amsterdam, where the musical Aladdin was being staged. At the end of the show, James Monroe […]
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Screen legend Lauren Bacall dead at 89
August 13, 2014 
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Lauren Bacall, one of cinema’s most enduring icons, has passed away at the age of 89 from a stroke. The news was confirmed on Twitter by the estate of her late husband, Humphrey Bogart. “With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall,” the Tweet read. […]
Continue readingJames Rebhorn, invaluable supporting player, dead at 65
March 24, 2014 0 Comments
James Rebhorn, the reliable and esteemed character actor with more than 100 credits to his name, has died from melanoma. He was 65 years old. Rebhorn’s agent Dianne Busch confirmed his passing to The Hollywood Reporter. He was first diagnosed with melanoma in 1992, surviving a further 22-years before succumbing in his New Jersey home […]
Continue readingPredictably unpredictable: Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman
February 3, 2014 1 Comment
By Simon Miraudo February 3, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman was a ‘great’ actor in the sense of the word that truly means something. There are acclaimed thespians who only affiliate themselves with prestige pictures, like Daniel Day-Lewis; so selective he left the industry for some years to work as a cobbler in Italy. Their appearance […]
Continue readingDeath in Springfield: Simpsons character to be killed off
October 2, 2013 0 Comments
Springfield, the bell tolls for thee. The Simpsons’ executive producer Al Jean revealed via conference call that one of the show’s characters will meet their end in the show’s upcoming 25th season. It would be the first major death on the program since Maude Flanders was killed – by way of T-shirt cannon – back […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Elmore Leonard
August 21, 2013 0 Comments
Esteemed crime novelist Elmore Leonard has passed away at the age of 87, following complications from a stroke suffered last month. He leaves behind a massive cultural footprint, having penned such defining works as Three-Ten to Yuma, Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Rum Punch, among others. A number of his books and short stories […]
Continue readingR.I.P. James Gandolfini
June 20, 2013 0 Comments
James Gandolfini, the three-time Emmy winning actor best known for portraying mob boss Tony Soprano with surprising heart and humour, has died while holidaying in Italy. He was 51 years old. Gandolfini’s representatives confirmed his passing on Wednesday evening, though they did not state a cause of death. HBO’s initial statement suggested he succumbed to […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Roger Ebert
April 5, 2013 2 Comments
Just two days after announcing to the world he would be taking “a leave of presence” from his job at the Chicago Sun-Times, and “reviewing only the movies I want to review,” Roger Ebert passed away. Ebert, 70, began writing for the Sun-Times in 1967. Several decades later, he pioneered a new kind of broadcast […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan
September 4, 2012 0 Comments
Michael Clarke Duncan, the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated star of The Green Mile and a regular, warm presence in many a film, has died of a myocardial infarction. He was 54. Duncan had suffered a heart attack on July 13, but the quick actions of his girlfriend Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth reportedly saved his life. The actor finally […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Nora Ephron
June 27, 2012 0 Comments
Academy Award nominee Nora Ephron has died from a rare form of leukaemia. She was 71 years old. According to The Washington Post, Ephron had been diagnosed with myelodysplasia six years ago. Ephron is best known for penning the iconic 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, for which she received an Oscar nomination. She had […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Maurice Sendak
May 9, 2012 0 Comments
Where the Wild Things Are author, illustrator, and television producer Maurice Sendak has died from complications following a recent stroke. He was 83 years old. Sendak is best known for the fantastical world he crafted in his somewhat anarchic 1963 picture book Wild Things, which was adapted into a film twice; first as an animated […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Davy Jones
March 1, 2012 9 Comments
Actor, singer, and teen idol Davy Jones of 1960s pop sensation The Monkees has died of a heart attack. He was 66 years old. Jones was rushed to Martin Hospital South in Florida after he complained of having difficulty breathing. On Wednesday he was pronounced dead. He began his career in the West End theatre […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Whitney Houston
February 13, 2012 1 Comment
Singing sensation and star of The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston, was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel over the weekend. She was 48 years old. Though the cause of death has not yet been disclosed, it is understood the pop legend was discovered in the bathtub by her bodyguard. The troubled singer had been battling addiction […]
Continue readingAustralian filmmaker killed in helicopter crash
February 6, 2012 0 Comments
Australian writer-producer Andrew Wight and American cinematographer Mike deGruy have died in a helicopter crash off the coast of New South Wales. Pictured: Wight, with Sanctum executive producer James Cameron. Wight, 51, co-wrote and produced the 3-D Australian film Sanctum. He has been described as James Cameron‘s Australian right-hand man. DeGruy, 60, had won numerous BAFTAs […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Ken Russell
November 29, 2011 0 Comments
Controversial British director Ken Russell passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Sunday night after experiencing a series of strokes. He was 84 years old. Russell made a name for himself with a series of acclaimed, much-discussed, highly sexual and occasionally grotesque pictures including Women in Love (for which he received a Best Director Oscar […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Sarah Watt
November 7, 2011 2 Comments
AFI award winning writer-director Sarah Watt died over the weekend following a long battle with cancer. She was 53 years old. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and secondary bone cancer in 2009, Watts passed away on Friday in her family home with husband William McInnes and children Clem and Stella by her side. Watts […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Steve Jobs
October 6, 2011 2 Comments
Apple co-founder, former chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios and technological visionary Steve Jobs has died following a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old. The following statement was released by Apple: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Andy Whitfield
September 12, 2011 2 Comments
Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Sydney over the weekend. He was 39 years old. The Welsh-born actor moved to Australia in 1999, where he attended Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors in New South Wales. He appeared in local TV shows All Saints, Packed to the Rafters […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Cliff Robertson
September 12, 2011 4 Comments
Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson – last seen as Uncle Ben Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy – died Saturday of natural causes in Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island. He had celebrated his 88th birthday one day earlier. Robertson’s career enjoyed some peculiar highs and lows. In 1963, he was hand-picked to […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Peter Falk
June 27, 2011 1 Comment
Academy Award nominee and five-time Emmy winner Peter Falk has died after suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83 years old. A family spokesperson revealed that Falk passed away at his Beverly Hills home on Thursday evening. Although the cause of death was not released, Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s […]
Continue readingRestrepo director killed in Libya
April 21, 2011 1 Comment
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tim Hetherington and photojournalist Chris Hondros have been killed while covering the rebel conflict in Libya. According to the New York Times, the duo came under fire in the city of Misrata; two other photographers – Michael Brown and Guy Martin – were wounded in the melee. Hetherington was an acclaimed photojournalist who […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Elizabeth Taylor
March 23, 2011 0 Comments
Screen icon and two-time Academy Award winner Elizabeth Taylor has died from congestive heart failure. She was 79 years old. According to a spokeswoman, the actress was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Hospital – where she was admitted six weeks ago – surrounded by her four children. Elizabeth Rosamond Taylor was born in Hampstead, London to […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Pete Postlethwaite
January 4, 2011 2 Comments
Pete Postlethwaite, the prolific British actor who appeared in Romeo and Juliet, The Usual Suspects, and most recently, Inception, has died of cancer at the Royal Shewsbury Hospital. He was 64 years old. Postlethwaite was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990, yet he appeared in more than 45 films from that point until his death. […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Irvin Kershner
November 30, 2010 3 Comments
Irvin Kershner, famed director of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has passed away aged 87 in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer. Though Kershner’s directing career was modest in numbers, by most accounts he was known for his versatility behind the camera. Originally a lecturer at USC it was here that […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Dino De Laurentiis
November 12, 2010 0 Comments
Dino De Laurentiis, the legendary Italian film producer responsible for a number of influential classics and beloved genre-films, has passed away at the age of 91. De Laurentiis’ daughter Raffaella confirmed the Oscar-winning producer’s passing, although no cause of death was given. The acclaimed producer delivered more than 160 films over the course of his […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Tony Curtis
October 1, 2010 0 Comments
Tony Curtis, the star of such classic films as Sweet Smell of Success and Some Like It Hot, has passed away at the age of 85. The former Hollywood heartthrob died of cardiac arrest at his home in Nevada. Born Bernard Schwartz in 1925, his love for cinema drove him not into acting, but rather […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Arthur Penn
September 30, 2010 0 Comments
Arthur Penn, the acclaimed director whose controversial film Bonnie and Clyde helped kick-start the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. According to his daughter Molly, Penn died in his Manhattan home of congestive heart failure. He had celebrated his 88th birthday one day earlier. Penn’s filmmaking career […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Harvey Pekar
July 13, 2010 0 Comments
Harvey Pekar, author of cult comic American Splendor and subject of the acclaimed film of the same name, has died at the age of 70. He was found dead in his Ohio home by wife Joyce Brabner. Although the cause of death is unknown, Pekar had long suffered from prostate cancer, asthma and high blood […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Rue McClanahan
June 4, 2010 2 Comments
Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan has passed away after suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was 76 years old. McClanahan was best known as the over-sexed Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the hit TV series The Golden Girls. It was a role for which she received an Emmy award for Best Outstanding Lead Actress in a […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Dennis Hopper
May 30, 2010 1 Comment
New Hollywood icon and acclaimed character actor Dennis Hopper has passed away at his L.A. home following complications from his metastasized prostate cancer. He was 74 years old. Last October, Hopper’s manager Sam Maydew announced that his client had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and would cancel all traveling and acting commitments to concentrate on […]
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