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Sam Neill's death is hitting me hard. Had to check which of his films I have, they were My Brilliant Career and Sweet Country from 2017. He was fantastic in Jurassic Park, Possession, Dead Calm, In The Mouth of Madness, Hunt for Red October and Event Horizon, a film I didn't care for at all otherwise. I need to find The Dish, it sounds like fun. Maybe Hunt for the Wilderness People and Omen III.

Definitely seek out Death in Brunswick (1991) & Country Life (1994) two of his best films and performances.

A Sam Neill film I would love to see again (why I sold off by DVD about 8 years ago I've never know) is The Blood of Others (1984) by Claude Chabrol co-starring Jodie Foster & Michael Ontkean. If was made for TV running 175 but was released in some European countries with a running time of 135 minutes which was the version I had on DVD. I would love to see this released on Blu Ray in both versions.

Damn fine actor and one of the iconic NZ/OZ actors of his generation along with Jack Thomspon, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, Graeme Blundell, Harold Hopkins, David Gulpilil, Bruno Lawrence, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, John Jarratt & Richard Moir.

It's hard to imagine Australian/New Zealand cinema of the 1970s & 1980s without any of them and their equally wonderful leading ladies.

Sam Neill's latest film The Fox opens soon in Australia. He did a Q&A at the Sydney Opera House last month when the film played at the Sydney Film Festival. In the film he provides to voice for a potty-mouthed Magpie. Saw a trailer just last week when I went to see Saccharine and it looks hilarious. Will be somewhat bittersweet watching the film now. He will be so missed.