Passages
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Big Ben
- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 4:54 pm
- Location: Great Falls, Montana
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To say that Jeremy Thomas was responsible for some of the most formative films I saw when I was younger is an understatement. He was directly responsible for helping shape my taste in films. I concur with the sentiment that he was one of the best to ever do it.
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j99
- Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 2:18 pm
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Incredible. I was just watching an appreciation of Nagisa Oshima, and Jeremy Thomas helped him when he had his stroke in London. He came across as a really decent man, and the films he was involved in are some of my favourites of all time. A huge loss. RIP.thirtyframesasecond wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 2:10 pm Jeremy Thomas, one of the greatest producers in film history - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/s ... beast-dies
A quite frankly ridiculous collection of production credits for Roeg, Bertolucci, Cronenberg, and more.
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beamish14
- Joined: Fri May 18, 2018 7:07 pm
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You could honestly call him the patron saint of Criterion’s MOBig Ben wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2026 4:30 pm To say that Jeremy Thomas was responsible for some of the most formative films I saw when I was younger is an understatement. He was directly responsible for helping shape my taste in films. I concur with the sentiment that he was one of the best to ever do it.
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hearthesilence
- Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:22 am
- Location: NYC
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This was the trailer to a Quad Cinema retrospective held almost exactly three years ago. It coincided with the opening of Cousins's documentary on him, and Thomas even made a few appearances to discuss some of the films.
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hearthesilence
- Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:22 am
- Location: NYC
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Per official social media accounts, Eugene Richard O'Connor, a.k.a. Cheetah Chrome, has died.
A member of the legendary proto-punk group Rocket from the Tombs, he went on to form the Dead Boys, which was best heard on its debut album Young, Loud and Snotty. That album opens with the classic "Sonic Reducer," written by Cheetah Chrome and David Thomas (most famously of Pere Ubu) during their tenure in Rocket from the Tombs. Incredibly Rocket from the Tombs reunited to much acclaim in the 2000s with Richard Lloyd taking the place of the late Peter Laughner - one of my biggest regrets was missing those tours altogether, but luckily video recordings survive and the performances are tremendous.
A member of the legendary proto-punk group Rocket from the Tombs, he went on to form the Dead Boys, which was best heard on its debut album Young, Loud and Snotty. That album opens with the classic "Sonic Reducer," written by Cheetah Chrome and David Thomas (most famously of Pere Ubu) during their tenure in Rocket from the Tombs. Incredibly Rocket from the Tombs reunited to much acclaim in the 2000s with Richard Lloyd taking the place of the late Peter Laughner - one of my biggest regrets was missing those tours altogether, but luckily video recordings survive and the performances are tremendous.
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Matt
- Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:58 pm
Passages
I’m glad Mackie got to experience a huge resurgence of interest in his work before he passed. Museum retrospective, book, documentary, an auction of his drawings and dresses, vintage designs pulled from the archives for celebrities to wear, and designing for younger performers like Sabrina Carpenter and Miley Cyrus. Truly nobody did it like him.