Passages

[MichaelB]

He's one of those rock-solid reliable actors, a bit like Harry Dean Stanton in the US, who was pretty much incapable of performing below par. Every time he appeared onscreen, you'd know you were in safe hands, however temporarily.

[Orlac]

I think, without checking, he is the dad of Mary Woodvine who was a weird 3-eyed psychic alien on Space Precinct.

He was. His last role was a small one in Enys Men, in which she played the lead.

I saw that only recently and totally forgot about it until you mentioned it!

[soundchaser]

John Lodge, bassist and vocalist for The Moody Blues.

[Brian C]

Actor Ron Dean, instantly recognizable “oh that guy!” character actor.

[Aunt Peg]

He is also in a small role in The Devils, with the moment in the (major spoiler)

Spoiler

execution that completes one of the subplots of the people who have a vested interest in seeing Grandier die, in which he holds up Grandier's newborn baby, saying "Watch, bastard. See how your mother's honor was avenged."

And he appears in the BBC Shakespeare cycle too, in the adaptation of Pericles, Prince of Tyre as King Antiochus in the opening section. Who proves to be quite the baddie himself!

John Woodvine was the third last surviving major cast member of The Devil. Only Vanessa Redgrave & Gemma Jones are left.

Been a tough year for cast members of the film as John is the third to pass away this year. Brian Murphy passed in February & Kenneth Colley in June. All three such wonderful actors.

[GaryC]

John Woodvine was the third last surviving major cast member of The Devil. Only Vanessa Redgrave & Gemma Jones are left.

Also Judith Paris, but that appears to be it for the credited cast. And I'm not sure who out of the credited crew are still with us, other than editor Michael Bradsell.

[MichaelB]

...who may well be the only person alive to have seen the full version - i.e. what Russell informally showed to John Trevelyan prior to official BBFC submission.

Trevelyan advised Russell to cut the "rape of Christ" and the thigh-bone scene (which, ironically, is why they survive), believing that he could steer the rest through the BBFC intact. But he reckoned without not only a revolt from several BBFC examiners but also Warner Bros, who had their own cuts in mind - and that footage is believed gone for good.

[domino harvey]

Diane Keaton discussion split off here

[GaryC]

...who may well be the only person alive to have seen the full version - i.e. what Russell informally showed to John Trevelyan prior to official BBFC submission.

I wonder how much of that Stuart Baird saw? He was assistant editor and is still with us.

I ran this past someone I know who has done a lot of research on The Devils, and other than those already mentioned he named Twiggy (uncredited cameo) among the cast and art director Robert Cartwright among the crew. And those may be the lot.

[dadaistnun]

Toby Talbot, co-founder of New Yorker Films.

[A Tempted Christ]

Nasser Taghvai
Would love to see any label release the restored version of Captain Khorshid.

[domino harvey]

D’Angelo at 51

[Mr.DarjeelingLimited]

Really sad. His song in RDR2 is incredible.

[jt938]

Drew Struzan

https://www.thewrap.com/drew-struzan-po ... ana-jones/

[hearthesilence]

D’Angelo at 51

For me this is the biggest loss and the biggest gut punch of the year simply because D'Angelo probably had more great music in him, and he didn't release that much: only three albums but they're all great and all genuine classics. 51 is obviously far too young, and even though for many in popular music it's typically past one's prime, bear in mind the guy broke a 15 year hiatus when out of nowhere he dropped a masterpiece near the end of 2015.

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo - serioudly wtf these past few days.

[hearthesilence]

tbf Keaton's health reportedly took a sudden, bad turn earlier this year and was visibly getting worse, Miss Major had been in and out of hospice care, and D'Angelo was getting treated for pancreatic cancer, so I imagine those around them were already preparing for the inevitable.

[beamish14]

Drew Struzan

https://www.thewrap.com/drew-struzan-po ... ana-jones/

A true icon. His poster for Three O’Clock High has proudly been hanging in my office for years. I adore his Better Off Dead poster as well

[Matt]

When Prince died, D’Angelo went on one of the late night shows and sang “Sometimes It Snows in April” in tribute, and it was very moving. I don’t know that there’s anyone left who could do the same for D. Absolute genius.

[hearthesilence]

When Prince died, D’Angelo went on one of the late night shows and sang “Sometimes It Snows in April” in tribute, and it was very moving. I don’t know that there’s anyone left who could do the same for D. Absolute genius.

Frank Ocean could.

[bearcuborg]

D’Angelo at 51

For me this is the biggest loss and the biggest gut punch of the year simply because D'Angelo probably had more great music in him, and he didn't release that much: only three albums but they're all great and all genuine classics. 51 is obviously far too young, and even though for many in popular music it's typically past one's prime, bear in mind the guy broke a 15 year hiatus when out of nowhere he dropped a masterpiece near the end of 2015.

Ever see him live? He was the closest I’ve ever seen to Prince for a live performance. While I would never compare Tricky to either D’Angelo or Prince as far as stage presence goes - but Tricky’s live concerts will never leave you.

Brown Sugar or Voodoo will never be settled I suppose, but goddamn, in 1995 that album was constantly played and it was an immediate shift from that late 80s/early 90s American R&B with radio friendly stalwarts like Luther and Anita Baker - bringing that hip hop aesthetic into R&B made it feel so cool.

[therewillbeblus]

D’Angelo at 51

For me this is the biggest loss and the biggest gut punch of the year simply because D'Angelo probably had more great music in him, and he didn't release that much: only three albums but they're all great and all genuine classics. 51 is obviously far too young, and even though for many in popular music it's typically past one's prime, bear in mind the guy broke a 15 year hiatus when out of nowhere he dropped a masterpiece near the end of 2015.

Ever see him live? He was the closest I’ve ever seen to Prince for a live performance.

I was lucky enough to catch his first U.S. performance in ten years at Bonnaroo 2012, which was a total surprise, joining a super jam set with Questlove et al. Couldn’t actually believe it was happening at the time

[hearthesilence]

I've NEVER seen him live, one of my biggest regrets, though I didn't start going to concerts regularly until the summer of 2009. The shows he did in support of Voodoo are legendary. (At least the ones in Chicago were often hailed by longtime Tribune critic Greg Kot as some of the best he's ever seen, period.) I'm seeing a lot of people in Minneapolis posting about the 2015 show at First Avenue - man, I really, really wish I caught that. I was actually AT First Avenue for the very first time that same year! (I was in town to see the Replacements reunion in St. Paul.)

He has one live album that's really good, but check out this live mixtape compiled by Ian Wallace (aka Sam Champ) back in 2021 for Okayplayer - it's mostly performances taken from the Voodoo tour.

[Aunt Peg]

Actress Penelope Milford, 77, best known for her Oscar nomination performance in Coming Home (1978) as well as Valentino, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Kller (1986) & Valentino (1977) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 236402263/

I have been a fan since Coming Home and though Penelope's screen appearances were rare they were always very welcome.

[JamesF]

For anyone trying to remember when she shows up up in Henry, THR got it wrong - she's in the 1996 sequel. I'd forgotten she was also the school counselor in Heathers.