Wajda!
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Monday, 10 October 2016 13:32 (seven years ago) link
His Katyn movie was obv a very personal movie, it had it's faults but was still quite memorable. That's all I have seen of his work, could you recommend anything?
― calzino, Monday, 10 October 2016 13:40 (seven years ago) link
https://www.fandor.com/keyframe/daily-andrzej-wajda-1926-2016
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 October 2016 13:45 (seven years ago) link
only seen Katyn and his war trilogy, A Generation, Canal, Ashes and Diamonds, but those 3 were great.
― koogs, Monday, 10 October 2016 14:07 (seven years ago) link
Kanal is one of the greatest films about war ever made.
Anyone interested in the postwar region would get a lot from Man of Marble and Man of Iron as well.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Monday, 10 October 2016 14:11 (seven years ago) link
http://www.theroot.com/blog/the-grapevine/martin-star-thomas-tommy-ford-dead-at-52/
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 12 October 2016 22:57 (seven years ago) link
Dario Fo
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/13/dario-fo-nobel-winning-playwright-dies-aged-90
― Alba, Thursday, 13 October 2016 08:37 (seven years ago) link
The mandatorily adored King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37643326
― StanM, Thursday, 13 October 2016 12:03 (seven years ago) link
So now Liz II is toppermost of the poppermost? Rule Britannia!
― (SNIFFING AND INDISTINCT SOBBING) (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 October 2016 13:24 (seven years ago) link
Literature
― the kids are alt right (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 October 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
Recently saw him in so-so documentary on Mubi about Folk Scene in Greenwich Village, can't remember the name
Now that's an obit
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Friday, 14 October 2016 04:36 (seven years ago) link
The thing was way too reverential and unchallenging and, to my credit, if that's the appropriate expression, the title was indeed totally unmemorable: https://mubi.com/films/greenwich-village-music-that-defined-a-generation
― Fustian of this ilx (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 14 October 2016 06:00 (seven years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/joan-marie-johnson-member-of-dixie-cups-singing-group-dies-at-72/2016/10/11/c196f9bc-8fe2-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html
― curmudgeon, Friday, 14 October 2016 15:08 (seven years ago) link
RIP. There is a great story from Leiber and Stoller about how that song got recorded. Maybe you already know it.
― Digable Planet Waves (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 14 October 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
Pierre Étaix.http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/10/14/mort-de-l-acteur-clown-et-cineaste-pierre-etaix_5013810_3382.html
― Diana Fire (j.lu), Friday, 14 October 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
Ted V Mikels, director of The Corpse Grinders and Blood Orgy of the She Devils:
http://www.sagactor.org/2013/05/ted-v-mikelsstoryteller-film-maker-and.html
― Foster Twelvetrees (Ward Fowler), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
Skipper Lee Frazier, who among many other things was the impresario behind Archie Bell & The Drells and The TSU Toronados
http://abc13.com/news/radio-icon-and-activist-skipper-lee-frazier-has-died/1557317/
― a full playlist of presidential sex jams (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
Phil Chess, legendary founder of Chess Records, dead at 95
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/phil-chess-legendary-founder-of-chess-records-dies-at-95/
― PappaWheelie V, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
RIP. Who knew he was still around?
― Sketches by T-Boz (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 16:24 (seven years ago) link
Fashion designer Richard Nicoll, collaborator with Linder Sterling (and many huge brands). 38 is no age at all!
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/richard-nicoll-1977-2016
― jane burkini (suzy), Friday, 21 October 2016 08:52 (seven years ago) link
Ex Radio 1 DJ and sidekick of Kenny Ev, Dave Cash.
― Mark G, Friday, 21 October 2016 15:26 (seven years ago) link
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7549038/the-intruders-robert-big-sonny-edwards-dead
part of obit. Love that song
Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards of The Intruders -- the soul vocal group best known for the chart-topping R&B single “Cowboys to Girls” -- has died. After suffering a sudden heart attack at his Philadelphia home, the 74-year-old Edwards died at a local hospital on Oct. 15.
The news of Edwards’ death was announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) by Philadelphia International Records co-founders Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
― curmudgeon, Friday, 21 October 2016 16:31 (seven years ago) link
rip comic book artist steve dillon :(
Warren Ellis @warrenellisI have it confirmed that Steve Dillon has died. He was a giant, and will be much missed.
― doo-doo diplomacy (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 22 October 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
:(
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:40 (seven years ago) link
Yes, this is a shock. Perhaps my favourite comic book artist. I had been thinking of him this week. Now rereading BLOCK MANIA to which he made a telling contribution.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:42 (seven years ago) link
i had a ton of preacher art on my walls in college, i photocopied my favorites & put them up everywhere
rip dude
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 October 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
Oh man, RIP! Only 54 as well.
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 22 October 2016 18:12 (seven years ago) link
gah, I was just reading his wiki page last night for some reason and I don't think I'd ever realised quite how young he was - apparently he was only 16 when he got his first professional work.
there's photo of him here with Brett Ewnis around the time they set up Deadline together, horrible that they've both gone so early (Jamie Hewlett in the centre)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f3pNRKqWrLQ/T0a7e5pRmEI/AAAAAAAACDo/EPeOs61MPwA/s1600/SCOOK_DeadlineStudio.jpg
― soref, Saturday, 22 October 2016 18:37 (seven years ago) link
standup comic kevin meaney (i always liked his bits that i saw on CC as a kid)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/kevin-meaney-comedian-obit/
― donna rouge, Saturday, 22 October 2016 19:02 (seven years ago) link
Comedy writer Jimmy Perry. This might warrant its own thread.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37743674
― Horizontal Superman is invulnerable (aldo), Sunday, 23 October 2016 17:09 (seven years ago) link
Dead Comics Society?
― Madame Bob George (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 23 October 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
the bbc have been repeating Hi-de-Hi! recently, the early episodes of that are some of the best stuff ever. I'm kind of morbidly curious to to see either of these:
A solo effort, Room Service, written without Croft for Thames Television in 1979, and High Street Blues (1989), co-written with Robin Carr, according to John Oliver writing for the BFI Screenonline website, "remain contenders for the title of worst British sitcom".[6]
but there doesn't seem to be anything on youtube
― - SOLO - Pink Dolphin, Bubbling Cassina (frog), Indris, Monkeys, Tiger (soref), Sunday, 23 October 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
RIP Jimmy P
― Millions of species Faye Dunaway (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 October 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
*the John Oliver? I like that he might be a sitcom nerd.
― Is that my hand, manatee? (stevie), Monday, 24 October 2016 08:45 (seven years ago) link
Tom Hayden:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/tom-hayden-dead.html?_r=0
― clemenza, Monday, 24 October 2016 11:28 (seven years ago) link
Bobby Vee as well, and just now, Pete Burns of Dead or Alive
https://twitter.com/davidsim/status/790605733809315841
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 October 2016 17:32 (seven years ago) link
Pete Burns, no way!
― Millions of species Faye Dunaway (Tom D.), Monday, 24 October 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
I feel terrible, but on my way through the office just now I told a co-worker "Pete Burns of Dead or Alive died." He said, "Really?" and I replied. "Yeah. Oh, so I guess that answers that question!"
Mouth function faster than brain.
― GUNSHOW POOPHOLE (Phil D.), Monday, 24 October 2016 17:47 (seven years ago) link
Perhaps Dylan will now accept his prize so he can make a speech about Bobby Vee.
― Madame Bob George (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 24 October 2016 17:54 (seven years ago) link
What a mad run these last couple of days, jfc
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 24 October 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157595360455058
I know, Facebook, but Jack Chick.
― Horizontal Superman is invulnerable (aldo), Monday, 24 October 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
Just coming to post that!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 October 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
Wow! One of the more important figures in twentieth century comics for sure.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 24 October 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
I say this without sarcasm: he will be missed
― nomar, Monday, 24 October 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
the final list from this thread is gonna be completely devastating
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 24 October 2016 18:34 (seven years ago) link
Picturing Chick waking up in, like, the Buddhist afterlife and being like, "Fuck, REALLY?!"
― GUNSHOW POOPHOLE (Phil D.), Monday, 24 October 2016 19:02 (seven years ago) link
oh shit re: Jack Chick
I hesitate to say RIP
― Οὖτις, Monday, 24 October 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
Roast in peace?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 October 2016 19:13 (seven years ago) link
Sheri S. Tepper
― treefell, Monday, 24 October 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
Good GOD, today.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 October 2016 19:36 (seven years ago) link