RIP (2008)

[LivingDeadGirl]

My brother told me this morning, RIP!

[ZapRowsdower]

While I can't say I agreed with his politics, I really enjoyed Ben-Hur, the Ten Commandments, and Planet of the Apes. I have yet to see Touch of Evil, but I have enjoyed his performances in those films. I've even seen the Greatest Show on Earth. Wasn't a great picture, but it was alright.

[Heineken Skywalker]

Last Survivor Of Disney's "Nine Old Men" Dies At 95

Ollie Johnston, the last surviving member of Walt Disney's "nine old men" who created such classic animated films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, and Alice in Wonderland, died in Sequim, Washington Tuesday at age 95. In a statement, Roy Disney, Walt's nephew and the third-largest shareholder in the company (after Steve Jobs and Michael Eisner), said, "Ollie was part of an amazing generation of artists, one of the real pioneers of our art, one of the major participants in the blossoming of animation into the art form we know today." Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter said that Johnson "taught me to always be aware of what a character is thinking, and we continue to make sure that every character we create at Pixar and Disney has a thought process and emotion that makes them come alive."

R.I.P. Mr. Johnston

[frankenjohn]

R.I.P

[Pulpmariachi]

I read about that. Say goodbye to a golden age. RIP.

[Quorthon]

Apr 6, 2008 10:02:29 GMT -5 slayrrr666 said:

RIP, Mr. Heston.

The night before he died, I watched Planet of the Apes on either TCM or AMC. I was in a hotel and the next day, bam, Heston was gone.


Loved him in The Omega Man. Hated the way he was treated in Bowling for Columbine. For crying out loud, the man had Alzhiemers!!

[Pulpmariachi]

Just heard: Sydney Pollock died. That's very sad.

[ZapRowsdower]

Oh my God... I didn't even know he was sick. He seemed so healthy.

It was just last year he was doing the "turn your cell phones off" ad that appears before movies... where he interrupts some guy's phone call by "directing" him.

"I'm sorry, is my directing interrupting your phone call? How rude of me!"

I seriously thought that was one of the greatest ads ever.

I regret that I haven't yet seen Out of Africa or Tootsie. I'm more familiar with Sydney Pollack the actor than I am with Sydney Pollack the director. I did see the Interpreter, which I thought was passable but I hear is far from his best work. I thought he was great in Michael Clayton, though.

Rest in peace. He will be missed.

[Quorthon]

I think you mean "peace," Zaps.

[Heineken Skywalker]

May 26, 2008 23:25:54 GMT -5 ZapRowsdower said:

I regret that I haven't yet seen Out of Africa or Tootsie. I'm more familiar with Sydney Pollack the actor than I am with Sydney Pollack the director.

TOOTSIE is a great comedy. Can't believe you haven't seen that one. One of Dustin Hoffman's best starring roles and Bill Murray is really funny in a supporting role. Not only did Pollack direct that one, but he plays Hoffman's agent in the film and he's really funny too. Hell, the whole cast is great. A comedy classic. I'd say even Movie Police worthy.

R.I.P. to Mr. Pollack.

[ZapRowsdower]

Dang. Thanks for catching that, Quorth.

[Pulpmariachi]

I love Tootsie.

If you look at TCM, they do play it periodically.

[frankenjohn]

Yeah, was really surprised by this one. Did not know he had cancer. Great actor/director. R.I.P.

[slayrrr666]

Not sure if I've seen a film of his or not, but RIP nonetheless.

[Heineken Skywalker]

Harvey Korman: 1927-2008

Comedian Harvey Korman, a multiple-Emmy award winner best known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show" and in comedies such as Blazing Saddles and The Pink Panther Strikes Again, died Thursday at the age of 81. According to a family statement issued by UCLA Medical Center, Korman reportedly suffered complications related to the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm he experienced four months ago. Korman’s television career spans back to the early ‘60s, including small parts on such classic series as "The Red Skelton Show" and "The Untouchables". It was not until he began to appear in skits on "The Danny Kaye Show" that he became known for his dry delivery and ease with playing the second banana. Korman joined that show’s cast in 1964 and remained with it until its cancellation in 1967, the same year he joined the skit comedy series that made him a household name, "The Carol Burnett Show." On "Carol Burnett" the lanky Korman’s claim to fame was playing the perfect straight man to the outrageous slapstick comedy of the other actors in the cast, but mainly Burnett and fellow cast member Tim Conway. They and the fourth member of the variety show's core ensemble, Vicki Lawrence, spoofed a number of iconic films and television series throughout the show’s run. "We were an ensemble, and Carol had the most incredible attitude,” Korman said in a 2005 Variety interview. "I've never worked with a star of that magnitude who was willing to give so much away.'' Korman spent ten seasons on "Carol Burnett” before leaving to helm his own series, "The Harvey Korman Show", which was quickly canceled. But the comedy actor soon parlayed his familiarity into a number of recognizable roles on series such as "The Love Boat", "Roseanne" and "Mama’s Family". He also lent his voice to The Great Gazoo on "The Flintstones" in 1966, before finding fame on "Carol Burnett." But it was his turn as Hedley Lamarr, a clumsy version a moustache-twirling villain in Mel Brooks' Western satire Blazing Saddles, that film buffs may recall best. He also appeared in two other Brooks comedies, History of the World: Part I and High Anxiety, in addition to playing Professor Auguste Balls in Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther. More recently Korman partnered with Conway for a live show, "Tim Conway and Harvey Korman: Together Again," which toured the country. He is survived his daughters Katherine and Laura, his wife Deborah Fritz, and two children from his previous marriage to Donna Ehlert, Maria and Christopher.

Goodbye, Funnyman. R.I.P.