They just did a wee tribute to him on the BBC news there.
― ailsa, Sunday, 18 November 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
Frances Davis, an actress, dancer, and Miles Davis's first wife. There was actually some controversy in the 1950s when he insisted on putting her on the cover of Someday My Prince Will Come:
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51TvSQ25yJL.jpg
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 18 November 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
belated RIP to Greenwich Village folkie Vince Martin, who died in July
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vince-martin-cindy-oh-cindy-singer-early-folk-rock-pioneer-dead-at-81-696767/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUmfmPMBzOY
― ghood ghravie (unregistered), Sunday, 18 November 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
oh i missed that one too. i have the record he did with fred neil which is pretty good
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Sunday, 18 November 2018 23:25 (five years ago) link
Patrick Mathé founder of New Rose Records.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 03:36 (five years ago) link
British comics artist Mike Noble:
https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/tv21-comic-artist-mike-noble-has-died/
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 10:11 (five years ago) link
British folk singer Bill Caddick
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 09:46 (five years ago) link
Cyril Pahinui, Hawaiian slack key guitar great, dies at 68.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669530870/cyril-pahinui-crown-prince-of-hawaiian-slack-key-guitar-dies-at-68?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2049&fbclid=IwAR27ineq0F0eyFBtSqU79aVfLn-7GX5k0m23sp3m-1nunstaTjHS2a6N2s8
― nickn, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 21:04 (five years ago) link
Nicolas Roeg
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Saturday, 24 November 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
:(
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 November 2018 16:31 (five years ago) link
I always forget that he did the 1990 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, which would make it the first Roeg film I ever saw. Need to revisit that one someday soon.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Saturday, 24 November 2018 16:58 (five years ago) link
It’s good!
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 24 November 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
Saw his thread revived and wondered :(
His best films are great
― Mama Weer All Tankee Now (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 24 November 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
George A Cooper, British character actor playing old men since the mid-60s, at 93.
Probably best known as Mr Griffiths, the caretaker in Grange Hill for the first seven years
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Saturday, 24 November 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
Oh wow, I remember him!
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Saturday, 24 November 2018 20:08 (five years ago) link
Played Billy's dad in "Billy Liar" when he was only 12 years older than Tom Courtenay.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Saturday, 24 November 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
... no, hold on, no he didn't that was Wilfred Pickles, he played him on TV.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Saturday, 24 November 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
RIPLast time I watched Billy Liar, the film, I noticed Tom Courtenay seemed to be doing a brief Brando imitation at the breakfast table.
― Gottseidank, es ist Blecch Freitag (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 24 November 2018 21:51 (five years ago) link
At the breakfast table with Wilfred Pickles, not with George A. Cooper, mea culpa.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Saturday, 24 November 2018 22:00 (five years ago) link
Ricky Jay...
― ... (Eazy), Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:49 (five years ago) link
An amazing performer; one of my few real heroes. I was lucky enough to see a revival of Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants years ago in NYC. His books are great, too. I have a couple of them.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
no! he was remarkable, as a magician and historian and all around intellectual.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:52 (five years ago) link
awesome in Deadwood as well.
― calzino, Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:55 (five years ago) link
is he getting paid on commission now?https://historyofourworld.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ingmar-bergman-the-seventh-seal-1957.jpg
― flappy bird, Sunday, 25 November 2018 01:59 (five years ago) link
I got to interview him once, years ago. One of a kind.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:11 (five years ago) link
Ricky Jay totally could have beat the grim reaper at chess.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:19 (five years ago) link
Wow, I'm genuinely envious. I always wanted to talk to him. I really admired him for having what looked from the outside like exactly the life he wanted. And at the same time exemplifying how you could make a niche for yourself in the world by working really, really fucking hard at something (because imagine how much practice it takes to be a master of cards the way he was, and then to also learn as much as he did about the history of magic, gambling, obscure vaudeville performers, and cons).
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:20 (five years ago) link
I want to say there was a really good if predictably cagey documentary about him? There certainly was a great New Yorker profile from about 25 years ago.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
RIP. I got a copy of Cards As Weapons in '78 or so, ruined a bunch of decks of cards practicing.
― WmC, Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
From my interview:
Have you ever used your magic powers for evil?RJ: Can't think of a day when I haven't. (Laughs.)
RJ: Can't think of a day when I haven't. (Laughs.)
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:36 (five years ago) link
Ricky Jay - I heard this story from more than one person who was there and I just want it to be true.Ricky Jay was invited to a fancy party in Long Island. The hostess had these fancy bottles of wine, that she was bragging about.She did not know Ricky Jay but insisted— John Lurie (@lurie_john) November 25, 2018
― ... (Eazy), Sunday, 25 November 2018 02:38 (five years ago) link
Ray Hill, Legendary Houston-area Activist & Radio Personality
https://m.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Ray-Hill-a-Houston-icon-and-civil-rights-13418968.php
― The Greta Van Gerwig (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 25 November 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
Ricky Jay's book Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women is one of my favorites.
― adam the (abanana), Sunday, 25 November 2018 03:24 (five years ago) link
Hah I was about to post the link that Josh mentioned, and is in the John Lurie tweet - but what the hell, here it is anyway, from 25 years ago:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/04/05/secrets-of-the-magus
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 25 November 2018 10:15 (five years ago) link
that was great, thanks for sharing
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 25 November 2018 17:47 (five years ago) link
Malcom Young of AC/DC.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/malcolm-young-ac-dc-guitarist-and-co-founder-dead-at-64-123387/?fbclid=IwAR1wMqLnNIM8gn7Salfb3i5MBx-L3UhbaMVng5QcTYyWMHnIROyqY2-wGoE
― nickn, Sunday, 25 November 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
He died a year ago.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 25 November 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Dammit, I checked the date on the article but not closely enough. Was surprised it hadn't been reported here yet (which should have made me check it again).
― nickn, Sunday, 25 November 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
Still, RIP Malcolm nonetheless.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Sunday, 25 November 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
Bernardo Bertolucci
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/26/bernardo-bertolucci-last-tango-in-paris-director-dies-aged-77
― Alba, Monday, 26 November 2018 09:13 (five years ago) link
Crikey, RIP BB.
― Monica Kindle (Tom D.), Monday, 26 November 2018 10:17 (five years ago) link
Him and Roeg, I guess I forgot they were still around.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 26 November 2018 16:57 (five years ago) link
BB made some amazing films, and also 1900.
― omar little, Monday, 26 November 2018 17:25 (five years ago) link
have only seen The Conformist and Last Tango, great films, RIP!
― flappy bird, Monday, 26 November 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
I've only seen 1900 it sucked RIP!
― Bênoit Balls (stevie), Monday, 26 November 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
lol
― old yeller-at-clouds (darraghmac), Monday, 26 November 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
Credit where it's due: although many have tried, only Bertolucci was able to capture on film an instance of Gerard Depardieu touching Robert De Niro's dinkus.
― Fantasy Eyelid (Old Lunch), Monday, 26 November 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
1900 sucked yeah
it has like a total of maybe 30 to 40 minutes of good scenes but it's like 4-5 hours long
dreamers was lol
he's generally silly euro gar-baaash
― F# A# (∞), Monday, 26 November 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
I think I was 10 when The Dreamers came out and really wanting to see it because it was NC-17. Was that the last major NC-17 release? I actually think Steve McQueen's Shame was NC-17, seems rare still.
Dude is great based on The Conformist and Last Tango alone
― flappy bird, Monday, 26 November 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link