sidcow Posted July 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy7211 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Never been more scared for an actor than his character in Misery. Terrific actor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 RIP to the great James Caan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 Always thought of him as the reserve Paul Newman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Manny Charlton, Nazareth guitarist, 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Manny Charlton, Nazareth guitarist, 80. Jesus. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Sad about James Caan. I'd have liked to have seen him in a greater variety of roles. I think he was a really good actor who maybe got pigeonholed by Hollywood. But his legacy is strong. Any big player in the Godfather is an all time legend. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 3 hours ago, rjw63 said: Manny Charlton, Nazareth guitarist, 80. I saw them in 1983 at the Worcester Centrum, opening for Billy Squier. 80???!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 6 hours ago, maqroll said: Sad about James Caan. I'd have liked to have seen him in a greater variety of roles. I think he was a really good actor who maybe got pigeonholed by Hollywood. True, but if you take the part as Elf's dad then expect to get typecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: True, but if you take the part as Elf's dad then expect to get typecast. Even in that he plays the serious, dour senior role - so it's not that far, regardless of context! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaJ100 Posted July 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2022 Shinzo Abe has been assassinated 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted July 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, VillaJ100 said: Shinzo Abe has been assassinated Why assassinate a former leader? Horrible news though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 While giving a speech in Nara, I'm sure a few of us have been there, it's a peaceful little town near kyoto / osaka with a huge temple and deer roaming the streets Very weird, not sure what he stood for or what the speech was about for someone to feel the need to do it but I thought he was considered a good long serving leader, you just don't see assasinations that often anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Why assassinate a former leader? Horrible news though. He was still a powerful figure in Japanese politics, and he was controversial in a number of respects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Being a ex leader probably meant security was lighter. He only announced he was doing the speech yesterday I believe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Chindie said: He was still a powerful figure in Japanese politics, and he was controversial in a number of respects. Undisputably the biggest figure in recent Japanese politics. Very much a hawkish right-wing conservative as well, most people on VT wouldn't be huge fans of him. As an aside, this is really quite a seismic event given that it is the most high-profile recent leader of the world's third largest economy. The assassination has been compared to JFK in terms of its shock value, at least in Japan. Edited July 8, 2022 by legov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, legov said: Undisputably the biggest figure in recent Japanese politics. Very much a hawkish right-wing conservative as well, most people on VT wouldn't be huge fans of him. As an aside, this is really quite a seismic event given that it is the most high-profile recent leader of the world's third largest economy. The assassination has been compared to JFK in terms of its shock value, at least in Japan. Well yeah positioning himself as a right wing nationalist to the extent he refused to acknowledge the existence of 'comfort women' (i.e. sex slaves) in WW2, denied war crimes, supported Japanese imperialism, and wanted to redirect Japan's military stance away from defence to an international conflict footing would make you controversial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Chindie said: Well yeah positioning himself as a right wing nationalist to the extent he refused to acknowledge the existence of 'comfort women' (i.e. sex slaves) in WW2, denied war crimes, supported Japanese imperialism, and wanted to redirect Japan's military stance away from defence to an international conflict footing would make you controversial... Not the most knowledgeable on the subject admittedly but yeah controversial chap. Although arguably Japan has always had more of a problem reconciling itself with its wartime past compared to Germany so the most controversial aspects of his political views predate him. Slightly peeved that this isn't getting its own thread, this is major global news haha. Edited July 8, 2022 by legov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted July 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, legov said: Not the most knowledgeable on the subject admittedly but yeah controversial chap. Although arguably Japan has always had more of a problem reconciling itself with its wartime past compared to Germany so the most controversial aspects of his political views predate him. Slightly peeved that this isn't getting its own thread, this is major global news haha. Errr, why not create one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, trekka said: Errr, why not create one? The new thread approval committee don’t meet again until next Thursday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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