A Horse Named Stranger Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 RIP L-G Petrov (Entombed AD for the non-metal head). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 RIP Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollboth. Though I never read the book, the animated film (book-ended by live action bits) was one I regularly watched as a child. It was over-busy in some ways, but had so many memorable moments and ideas in it. It was co-directed by Chuck Jones, and features voice work classic talents like Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Hans Conried, June Foray, and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 A bit late and maybe a bit obscure for these boards: RIP Fausto Gresini. 2X 125cc GP motorcycle world champion. 250cc and Moto2 GP championships (as a team owner). Died from a lung infection 2 months after being hospitalized with Covid-19. He was 60. https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/30950123/former-motorcycling-world-champion-fausto-gresini-dies-covid-19-60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Cliff Simon passed at age of 58. Apparently it was a kiteboarding accident. Many here don't know him, but those who do, it's likely because he was best known for his role on Stargate SG-1, where he played Ba'al in a recurring role between season 5 and 10 + the movie Continuum. RIP, Mr. Simon, who played a most charismatic villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 2:53 AM, Ran said: RIP Norton Juster, author of The Phantom Tollboth. Though I never read the book, the animated film (book-ended by live action bits) was one I regularly watched as a child. It was over-busy in some ways, but had so many memorable moments and ideas in it. It was co-directed by Chuck Jones, and features voice work classic talents like Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Hans Conried, June Foray, and more. Aww, I didn't realize Juster passed. To be fair, I didn't totally realize they were still alive, either... But. The Phantom Tollbooth was one of my favorite books as a kid. It remains one of my favorite books to recommend to young readers and/or to read to them. It's a lovely story and with a strong message that is even more relevant today than it was in my youth. RIP. I will avoid killing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Murray Walker. Age 97. God damn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 And it went on like this for round after round, one of the greatest performances in the annals of boxing. RIP to Marvelous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, DireWolfSpirit said: And it went on like this for round after round, one of the greatest performances in the annals of boxing. RIP to Marvelous The only round in boxing that makes rocky films look subtle. Absolutely fucking brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 RIP, Marvin. That's probably the greatest first round in boxing history. Re: Rocky, Gatti vs Ward, the first match up, ninth round is another classic in this vein. They're tired, they aren't the legends that Hearns and Hagler were, but the guts and determination they both showed was something else: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Rest in peace, Yasuo Ostuka, who was mentor and then colleague of Studio Ghibli founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. And then an actor whom I could never get too much of -- Yaphet Kotto has passed away at 81. He was such a memorable presence in everything I ever saw him in, from Aliens to Homicide: Life on the Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmanion Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Seeing news that Sabine Schmitz the Queen of the Nurburgring has died of cancer. Probably best known for her appearances on top gear overtaking supercars going around the Nurburgring in a ford transit van she was quite a good racer in her own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I just found out that Gene Taylor, the Blasters piano man, apparently froze to death during the Texas power outage. The man was a national treasure and to have him die this way is just not right. I am fucking pissed right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Jessica Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briantw Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, DMC said: Jessica Walter That one stings. She's one of the best parts of Arrested Development and she's great on Archer as well, albeit playing the exact same character. But hey, when you do something really well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EW_tlvW4aI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I just saw she was on Columbo, Babylon 5 (and AD) - quite an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 One of my favorite pictures I've ever taken is of a sign in South America. It was at the same national park where the waterfall scene from the last Indiana Jones movie was filmed. Correctly translated from Spanish to English I believe it was suppose to read "Please don't pollute the national park." Someone made an error, because it said "Please don't bluth the national park." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallowKnight Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Larry McMurtry at 84 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 On 3/26/2021 at 12:52 PM, GallowKnight said: Larry McMurtry at 84 RIP Wow what an impressive volume of work he created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 RIP, Larry McMurtry. Never read any of his novels, I admit, but The Last Picture Show is one of the great films of American cinema. Sam the Lion's wistful recollection as performed by Ben Johnson is, as I understand it, loosely adapted from McMurty's novel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 RIP 150,000 odd souls Good uns rest in peace Rest,... Rest in pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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