The "which famous person died today" thread

OB1 said:
I & II are for me the greatest movies ever made. Not necessarily my favourite movies although they are right up there on that score too; part of the group that I can still rewatch despite having seen them many times.
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Drives my wife nuts, if I'm flicking channels and find either I or II I just get sucked in despite being virtually able to recite the dialogue. The screenplay, the acting, the cinematography, everything about them is special.

III not as bad as it's made out to be but not in the same league.
 
threespires said:
Drives my wife nuts, if I'm flicking channels and find either I or II I just get sucked in despite being virtually able to recite the dialogue. The screenplay, the acting, the cinematography, everything about them is special.

III not as bad as it's made out to be but not in the same league.
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I watched III again a couple of weeks back. As a stand alone film, it's okay-ish (I suppose). Problem is, it's following two of the greatest films ever made. And it was always going to struggle to live up to it's predecessors.

Still trying to figure out how Sofia Coppola got the gig, mind you. Any clues?


;-)
 
Blue Maverick said:
Drew Struzan iconic poster artist
comicbook.com

Legendary Star Wars Poster Artist Drew Struzan Dies at 78

Legendary artist Drew Struzan, best known for his work designing some of the most iconic movie posters in history, has passed away.
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Such sad news, he was an absolute legend and no one will replace what he did for the movie poster industry, it was so sad that he was diagnosed with alzheimers not that long ago, and he couldn't remember all the paintings he'd done, I'm lucky enough to have a few signed artwork of his, which I will treasure now.
RIP Drew and condolences to his wife, son and other family and friends.
 
jimharri said:
I watched III again a couple of weeks back. As a stand alone film, it's okay-ish (I suppose). Problem is, it's following two of the greatest films ever made. And it was always going to struggle to live up to it's predecessors.

Still trying to figure out how Sofia Coppola got the gig, mind you. Any clues?


;-)
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Sofia Coppola got the gig as the original choice Winona Ryder dropped out due to 'nervous exhaustion' (breakdown possibly at the end of her relationship with Johnny Depp). The surname should give you a clue. The director Francis Ford Coppola was a relative. Sofia wasn't an actress and gave a sub standard performance. She later gained a measure of fame as a director of women related films (eg the Virgin suicides)
 
fanatic1 said:
Sofia Coppola got the gig as the original choice Winona Ryder dropped out due to 'nervous exhaustion' (breakdown possibly at the end of her relationship with Johnny Depp). The surname should give you a clue. The director Francis Ford Coppola was a relative. Sofia wasn't an actress and gave a sub standard performance. She later gained a measure of fame as a director of women related films (eg the Virgin suicides)
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It did. You must have missed the ;-) at the bottom of my post!

Was he her uncle, I think?
 
jimharri said:
It did. You must have missed the ;-) at the bottom of my post!

Was he her uncle, I think?
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Her Dad. She has always maintained that she only did it as a favour to him. By the point she was cast, Julia Roberts and Madonna had passed on it and Winona Ryder was set to go but then couldn't for some reason.

Apparently she wasn't fussed about the crap reviews she got because she wasn't interested in being an actor. Ended up a successful director though I think.
 
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As a side issue Nicholas Cage was a nephew of FFC who lobbied hard for Cage to get a substantial role in the Cher flick Moonstruck. (Cage's 1st film). Nepotism? Hell yeah.
 
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