Film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70
Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has died aged 70, after an extended period battling with cancer…
Tony Scott dies after fatal bridge jump
The director Tony Scott has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, as confirmed by the LA County Coroner’s office. He was 68 years old.
Ernest Borgnine dies, aged 95
Ernest Borgnine, the Oscar-winning actor famed for his sturdy, blue-collar roles, has died of renal failure at the age of 95. He was surrounded by close family at the time of his passing…
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Posting designs like this one makes me paranoid, because I can’t shake the feeling that it’s not original. I enjoyed the process regardless, but please let me know if somebody else beat me to the idea!
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Restrepo co-director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington, photojournalist and co-director of Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo, has been killed in Libya.
He was covering the ongoing fighting between Muammar Gaddafi’s forces and the opposition.
Pulitzer Prize nominee Chris Hondros, 41, was also killed. The pair were among 8 to 10 journalists reporting in Misrata when the fatal shooting broke out.
While Hetherington worked primarily as a war photographer, he will be remembered in the movie world for documentary Restrepo, which was co-directed by journalist Sebastian Junger.
Restrepo won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance film festival, and was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2011 Academy Awards.
The film follows the year Hetherington and Junger spent with a US infantry platoon stationed in Afghanistan.
Our thoughts and sympathies go out to the families of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros.
Elizabeth Taylor: 10 Iconic Roles
7. Cleopatra (1963)
Perhaps the most iconic role in all of Taylor’s prolific career. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’ epic was one of the most expensive films of all time (and it’s still up there, if you adjust the budget for inflation).
Taylor’s legendary screen status helps to sell the character of the tempestuous queen of Egypt, and she wears the ridiculously expensive costumes well.
Though the film has its detractors, and it remains a yardstick for troubled productions, it will be forever remembered as the first screen pairing of Taylor and future husband Richard Burton. They went on to make 11 more films together.
Michael Gough dies aged 94
Batman actor Michael Gough has died aged 94.
The British actor is mostly widely recognised for his role as Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred in the late ’80s - early ’90s Batman films – beginning with Tim Burton’s first Batman in 1989.
Gough would continue to work with Burton for the rest of his career, with a role in Sleepy Hollow, and voice work in Corpse Bride and Alice In Wonderland.
Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate
RIP Nate Dogg, who died today aged 41.
The 20 Best Pete Postlethwaite Movies
6) In The Name Of The Father (1993)
Back with Daniel Day-Lewis (who helped Pete secure his role in the film), Postlethwaite gives a performance that would go on to earn him his first and only Oscar nomination. In a supporting role, he plays Day-Lewis’s quiet, fiercely devoted father, who sticks by his son when he’s falsely accused of murder. Up against stiff competition at the Academy Awards that year (Ralph Fiennes for Schindler’s List, Leo DiCaprio for What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), Postlethwaite eventually lost out to Tommy Lee Jones for The Fugitive.
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Breaking News: Leslie Nielsen dead age 84
The beloved actor died from Pneumonia in a Florida hospital on Sunday afternoon, his family have confirmed. Will post more details as they arrive. RIP, Leslie.
Dino De Laurentiis dies aged 91
It’s with heavy sadness that we have to report that one of our favourite ever film folks has passed away. Dino De Laurentiis, who produced some of the coolest films of our lifetime – including Serpico, Barbarella, The Dead Zone, Flash Gordon and the immense Army Of Darkness amongst many more – has died, aged 91.
Harvey Pekar (1939-2010)
In a surprising coincidence surrounding the death of one of the greatest names in American comics, the coroner who performed Harvey’s autopsy was named Frank Millar, a namesake for no less than one of the greatest names in American comics.
Rest in peace Harvey, though we hope you’ve found something to complain about in the afterlife, too :)
