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hearthesilence · #5026 Post by **hearthesilence** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:13 pm

MichaelB · #5027 Post by **MichaelB** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 4:53 am

Tadeusz Konwicki, a towering figure in Polish literature who also made a major contribution to the country's cinema, to a far greater extent than did most literary figures.

As director, the films The Last Day of Summer (the first even nominally avant-garde feature to be made in Poland since WW2) and Jump (aka Salto) deserve to be much better known outside Poland - the latter in particular showcases what may be Zbigniew Cybulski's greatest performance. But as literary advisor to the Kadr film unit, he was also instrumental in greenlighting some of the most important Polish films ever made, including the early work of Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Andrzej Munk, Andrzej Wajda, Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

What are the chances of BBC4 repeating Pawel Pawlikowski's documentary about him as a tribute? I suspect "nil", but one can always dream.

rockysds · #5028 Post by **rockysds** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:15 am

Takao Saito.

Oedipax · #5029 Post by **Oedipax** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:19 pm

Bernard Maris, among the 12 dead at Charlie Hebdo in Paris yesterday. He was seen briefly in Godard's Film Socialisme.

#5030 Post by **mfunk9786** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:45 pm

One of those "that guy"s, Khan Bonfils, dies during a theater rehearsal at age 42.

gcgiles1dollarbin · #5031 Post by **gcgiles1dollarbin** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:50 pm

hearthesilence wrote:Gil Perez

Devastating. One of my favorite film writers. Material Ghost is essential, and it's reassuring to have seen folks like MoC excerpt his work for their booklets. I only hope more collections of writings will appear in the future.

giovannii84 · #5032 Post by **giovannii84** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:47 pm

Australian born Hollywood actor, Rod Taylor
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GaryC · #5033 Post by **GaryC** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 5:11 am

giovannii84 wrote:Australian born Hollywood actor, Rod Taylor
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Sad. I used to watch The Time Machine every time it turned up on TV in the 1970s. Given that he was born in Sydney, he didn't work much in Australia after the beginning of his career. When he returned to make The Picture Show Man in 1977, his character had to be rewritten to take account of the fact that he had lost his Aussie accent and gained an American one! He was also in Welcome to Woop Woop twenty years later, towards the end of his career.

colinr0380 · #5034 Post by **colinr0380** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 5:29 am

Zabriske Point, The Birds, The Time Machine, the animated 101 Dalmatians are the films that I'll always remember him for (especially his pensive looks during the climaxes of the Hitchcock and Antonioni films! And his reaction sequence during the first time travel one), but his Doris Day comedies are fun too.

Dr Amicus · #5035 Post by **Dr Amicus** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:40 am

And also one of my personal favourite guilty pleasures, The VIPs (alongside Maggie Smith, Orson Welles, Margaret Rutherford, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor).

Roger Ryan · #5036 Post by **Roger Ryan** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:37 am

His performance in one of the finest TWILIGHT ZONE episodes, "...And When The Sky Was Opened", was a real tour de force.

PfR73 · #5037 Post by **PfR73** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:25 am

He got in a nice final appearance as Winston Churchill in Inglourious Basterds.

antnield · #5038 Post by **antnield** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:42 pm

Lance Pervical.

vidussoni · #5039 Post by **vidussoni** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 1:25 am

Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.

MichaelB · #5040 Post by **MichaelB** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:23 am

Francesco Rosi.

Altair · #5041 Post by **Altair** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:07 am

I'm watching Rosi's Hands Over the City at the moment, and it's proof enough that he was an extraordinary, incisive director. RIP.

dad1153 · #5042 Post by **dad1153** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:46 pm

Taylor Negron, after a long battle with cancer.

#5043 Post by **domino harvey** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:06 am

Man, this has been a bad year for "That guy"s so far

bearcuborg · #5044 Post by **bearcuborg** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:20 am

dad1153 wrote:Taylor Negron, after a long battle with cancer.

I'll have to look for his essay work, I had no idea they even existed till today. His turns in Easy Money and Last Boy Scout were fantastic.

vidussoni · #5045 Post by **vidussoni** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:39 am

Seinfeld buffs will remember him as the hairdresser from The Smelly Car. He tries to help Elaine get rid of the odor in her hair by washing it with tomato sauce.

"Sauce me!"

Polybius · #5046 Post by **Polybius** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:03 am

He was a terrific standup, as well. The bits about the Iranian carpet salesman (the words "area rug" have caused me to laugh for years now) and his girlfriend's Gentile parents who thought a kibbutz was the last car on a train were particular favorites of mine.

antnield · #5047 Post by **antnield** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 7:18 am

Anita Ekberg.

colinr0380 · #5048 Post by **colinr0380** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:08 pm

This clip from Fellini's Intervista might be a good tribute to her and La Dolce Vita

MichaelB · #5049 Post by **MichaelB** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:04 am

Brian Clemens.

rohmerin · #5050 Post by **rohmerin** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:16 am

Francesco Rosi died at Roma with 92 years old.

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