Fade Out: Nora Ephron (1941–2012)
On June 26th, writer/director Nora Ephron died at the age of 71. According to CNN, she was undergoing treatment for… Read More
June 27, 2012
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Fade Out: Ken Russell (1927–2011)
It’s difficult for me to reflect on filmmaker Ken Russell’s career without recounting my own personal relationship to his work.… Read More
November 29, 2011
Fade Out: Sidney Lumet (1924–2011)
Legendary American filmmaker Sidney Lumet passed away today of lymphoma at the age of 86. Lumet has had a long… Read More
April 9, 2011
Fade Out: Jane Russell (1921–2011)
The sex symbol of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the follow-up Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, Jane Russell, has passed away at the… Read More
March 1, 2011
Fade Out: John Barry (1933–2011)
John Barry, the prolific and almost peerless film composer, has died of a heart attack. The beauty and complexity of… Read More
January 31, 2011
Fade Out: Peter Yates (1928–2011)
Peter Yates, the greatest American filmmaker to ever be born in Britain and live there his whole life, died Sunday… Read More
January 10, 2011
Fade Out: Pete Postlethwaite (1946–2011)
Pete Postlethwaite was a legend in the world of character actors. He was the essential “That Guy” that your friends… Read More
January 3, 2011
Fade Out: Blake Edwards (1922–2010)
Blake Edwards, born William Blake Crump, first got his break into entertainment on the “War of the Worlds” radio production… Read More
December 16, 2010
Fade Out: Leslie Nielsen 1926–2010
It’s a rare thing that two films would define a genre, but that’s exactly what Airplane! and The Naked Gun… Read More
November 29, 2010