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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
As I am sure you read, Warner died tragically on Sunday. Granted, he was more than just Theo Huxtable, but in spite of Cosby, I hope we can one day look fondly on a show that meant a lot to be as a child. At the time Warner was the youngest ever Emmy nominee for…
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David Lynch is Gone
David Lynch, “maker of florid and unnerving films,” passed on the 15th at the age of 78. He was truly one of one. Peerless. “Like Frank Capra and Franz Kafka, two widely disparate 20th-century artists whose work Mr. Lynch much admired and might be said to have synthesized, his name became an adjective.” “He’s one…
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Roger Ebert Passed 10 Years Ago Today.
Before the Internet, or at least any Internet I knew of, Siskel & Ebert was my best resource for what was coming out. By the time I hit the age where I wasn’t supposed to be seeing certain things but wanted to, those two were a gateway drug. Very few things sounded more interesting to…
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Michael Apted, Director and Seven Up Documentarian, Dies at 79
From his obituary in The Guardian: “The film-maker and documentarian was known for films such as Gorillas in the Mist and Coal Miner’s Daughter, as well as his long-running series of Up documentaries. His death has been confirmed by his agency to the Hollywood Reporter. No further details are yet known. Apted’s career started in…
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Story of an Artist
Listen up and I’ll tell a story, about an artist growing old. Some would try for fame and glory, others aren’t so bold. And everyone in friends and family, sayin’ “Hey, go get a job. Why do you only do that only? Why are you so odd? “And we don’t really like what you do.…
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The MFIC
Luke, it was great meeting you and hanging out, although we could have spent more time together. I was planning on working on my enigma persona, but you were too much fun. MFIC, RM. That was the first of thousands of emails from my then “new boss” (MFIC stood for “Mother Fucker in Charge,” borrowed…
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June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018
Bourdain was a hero to me. Today is a reminder. To travel more. To eat more good food. To have more sex. To really listen to others. To try my best to never lose hope.
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Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.
Be kind. Always. – Kate Spade. Rest in peace.
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Milos Forman has passed.
He was 86. In my formative years I often felt like an outsider and Forman’s best films – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Hair and Amadeus– sang to my rebellious heart.