I Wouldn’t Say Hollywood Is Narcissistic, But It Sees Itself In Every Surface WHETHER OR NOT THEY’RE REFLECTIVE
Everybody in the movie industry is wondering how the third film in The Hunger Games franchise will be made. Current wisdom is that he will be replaced, which, given that he was only a minor character in the second film, seems plausible. However, he was such a charismatic presence on screen that it’s hard to imagine who will replace him.
Oh. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a suspected drug overdose at the age of 46. I may have buried the lede a little, there. Still, we have our priorities…
This Issue, A Hero Dies!
NOW THE TRUTH CAN BE REVEALED! Supercomix Guy has died at the age of 75. As the owner of the San Francisco Comic Book Co., Supes helped the underground comix scene blossom in the 1960s…and beyond! His secret identity was mild-mannered Gary Arlington.
Hollywood’s Judgments Are Swift, Harsh And Unforgiving
Russell Johnson, best known for playing The Professor on the TV series Gilligan’s Island, has died at the age of 89. Johnson had difficulty finding work after the show. As one producer said at the time, “Nobody likes an egghead.” “But, I’m not that smart!” Johnson insisted. “I’m a complete and utter moron! How else would you explain It Came From Outer Space?”
Frost Warning No Longer In Effect
Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack at the age of 74. That was the life that was…
Come In Here, Dear Boy/Have A Seeger
His commitment to social justice was deep
(For friends and followers, it is to weep,
He died peacefully in his sleep)
Music was what he lived for
He sang about people with nothing who wanted a little more
(He died at the age of 94)
To engage his audience, he was always eager
Pete Seeger
By The Time Of His Death, He Was A Mere Schell Of His Former Self
Austrian actor Maximillian Schell, Academy Award winner for his role in Judgment at Nuremberg, has died at the age of 83 of a “sudden, serious illness.” He will be best remembered, though, as the man who inspired a certain Austrian bodybuilder to become an actor. Schell has a lot to answer for…
At Length…With Full Orchestration…And Oversized Sets
Former head of the Canadian Opera Company Lotfi Mansouri has died at the age of 84 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His death has left many of his co-workers singing the arias.
Four Stars For The Life; Two Stars For The Film
Anti-Apartheid activist and first black man elected President of the Republic of South Africa Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Ever helpful to others, he timed his death in a way that will promote a film about his life: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.
Dignity Is Overrated
Ray Dolby has died at the age of 80 having suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years. What – you didn’t? I SAID: RAY DOLBY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 80 HAVING SUFFERED FOR MANY YEARS FROM ALZHEIMER’S! NO, LISTEN! RAY DOLBY! DIED! AT THE AGE OF 80! HE…HE SUFFERED FOR MANY YEARS FROM ALZHEIMER’S! Still? Aww, geez – if only there was some way to reduce the noise in here…!
Really? He Can’t Be Dead! – I Play His Football Game On My PC Every Year!
Comedian Dave Madden, who appeared on such television shows as The Partridge Family and Laugh-In, has died at the age of 82 of complications of a blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome. And, that’s not funny.
Oh, No, Da War Is Over!
Hiroo Onoda has died at the age of 91. Don’t know who he is? Really? He’s the Imperial Japanese Army officer who remained at his post on an island in the Philippines for 29 years, refusing to believe that WWII had ended. Oh, that Hiroo Onoda! Wouldn’t his story make a great television series? It would be Gilligan’s Island meets Hogan’s Heroes, with a dash of paranoid Japanese nationalism thrown in for spice!
How Many People All Over The World Have Died In A Mikhail Of Bullets?
Mikhail Kalashnikov, who revolutionized the design of Russian rifles, has died at the age of 94 of “unspecified health problems.” His legacy will live on in the hearts…and spleens…and esophagi…and stomachs…and lungs…and left hands of people throughout the world.