mjmooney Posted July 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 1, 2017 17 minutes ago, BOF said: Film cricket, Barry Norman, gone in his sleep at 83 And why not... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I can think of a lot worse ways to go than in your sleep at 83 - especially during the summer blockbuster season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 5 hours ago, BOF said: Film cricket, Barry Norman, gone in his sleep at 83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chindie Posted July 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2017 Stan Lee's wife Joan, who did a bit of voice acting for Marvel projects over the years, died last night. 93, so a very good innings. The story goes that Stan was disillusioned with the comics industry and preparing to leave when she persuaded him to write one last sorry he'd be proud of, which turned out to be the Fantastic Four and obviously the whole Marvel world followed from there. Given Stan himself is 94 I think, and the trend for the surviving partner of a long lasting couple to die soon after, I fear Stan might not last much longer. There have been lots of rumours of him struggling to make appearances recently, and they filmed a bunch of his cameos back to back last year fearing he couldn't keep doing them . The story of their meeting and getting married is, appropriately enough, like something out of a comic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Think I had him 3 years in a row in the deadpool contest and came to the conclusion he's immortal hope he's around for a few more years yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2017 Nelsan Ellis (actor best known for True Blood) gone at 39. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Designer1 said: Nelsan Ellis (actor best known for True Blood) gone at 39. His character Lafayette was one of the best things in that show! What a shame 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Yup, Lafayette was the best. Shame, 39 is no age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 George Romero died aged 77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 George A Romero, the master of zombie films has died at 77. What a visionary film maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Martin Landau dead too. Probably should've starred in a Romero film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 4 hours ago, theboyangel said: George A Romero, the master of zombie films has died at 77. What a visionary film maker He certainly was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 6 hours ago, villa4europe said: George Romero died aged 77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 4 hours ago, maqroll said: Martin Landau dead too. Probably should've starred in a Romero film. Damn, used to love Mission Impossible (and to a lesser extent Space 1999). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Just heard about Romero, Dawn of the Dead is one of my favourite films, I've got all of the 'Dead' films apart from Survival of the Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 17, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 17, 2017 5 hours ago, maqroll said: Martin Landau dead too. Probably should've starred in a Romero film. No idea whether it's correct, but just read on IMDb (and now a few other places) that a teenage Romero was a pageboy on "North by Northwest". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 While initially he was a visionary and laid the foundations for an entire genre which I massively appreciate and respect, I've always felt Romero wasn't actually that good. The original Nght and Dawn were stone cold classics of their time but everything else was, dare I say it, a bit crap. But you can't deny that he started it all with 2 of the most iconic genre films ever. No one can take that away from him and he should rightly be remembered for it. Rip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 17, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2017 George A. Romero probably dead Quote George A Romero probably dead Horror Director George A Romero may well be dead, but so far nobody has dared get close enough to make sure. Romero, who created the zombie genre of films and inspired generations of writers, directors and game creators to follow in his shambling, bloodied footsteps, is understood to have stopped breathing last night but that means nothing. Nothing, you fools. Fans and followers have been very carefully showing their respects from a safe distance; you know, just in case. His influence over contemporary pop-culture was immense: from World War Z to The Walking Dead to the White Walkers of Game of Thrones, it is unlikely that any of these things would have happened if he hadn’t filmed a low-budget shocker in 1968 – a shocker that was far deeper than it appeared upon first sight. That film, Night of the Living Dead, has been described as the only film ‘to truly capture what Pittsburgh is all about’. Using horror as social commentary, he went on to cover consumerism, militarism and economics followed – inspiring in his wake creatives such as Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King. He also inspired Eli Roth, but you can’t have everything. Romero had a fierce satirical mind which highlighted the absurdities of modern life through the medium of taking ideas to their logical extreme and ridiculing them, but we here at NewsThump wouldn’t know anything about that. Rest in Peace, George. Please. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 20, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2017 Chester Bennington Didn't see that one coming. He's no longer one step closer to the edge though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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