Passages

[therewillbeblus]

Yeah, that honestly freaked me out- glad they're still alive but why post that in the Passages thread?

[knives]

My memory had that as something that has been done in the past.

[domino harvey]

We have, you’re good

[bearcuborg]

Daft Punk

At least they're technically still alive. Presumably.

If they weren't, that would be a hell of a way to announce their deaths.

Well not quite the day the music died, I enjoyed the one time I saw them live in Chicago many years ago. Gotta imagine their reunion show will sellout instantly when it’s announced in a few years...

[hearthesilence]

Daft Punk

At least they're technically still alive. Presumably.

If they weren't, that would be a hell of a way to announce their deaths.

Well not quite the day the music died, I enjoyed the one time I saw them live in Chicago many years ago. Gotta imagine their reunion show will sellout instantly when it’s announced in a few years...

I'm not the biggest fan, but the live show is pretty spectacular, and I would definitely catch a reunion for that reason alone. They made enjoyable records, and even though I never found them to be that compelling, I can't deny that they've inspired a lot of my favorite music of the past 20 years.

[therewillbeblus]

My memory had that as something that has been done in the past.

Got it. I figured as much, I'm just curious for the reasoning behind it. Does it work for the finality of artistic groups only, or if a singular person (director, actor, musician, sports player, etc.) announces retirement? I suppose the shock factor deters me from seeing this in good taste, though I guess I'll just try to not assume death when I read a name here going forth

[MichaelB]

I seem to recall someone posting here that a filesharing service "has committed suicide".

(Although this was pretty accurate - if I remember rightly, they shut down immediately after a rival had been successfully sued, presumably under the reasonable impression that they'd be next.)

[domino harvey]

My memory had that as something that has been done in the past.

Got it. I figured as much, I'm just curious for the reasoning behind it. Does it work for the finality of artistic groups only, or if a singular person (director, actor, musician, sports player, etc.) announces retirement? I suppose the shock factor deters me from seeing this in good taste, though I guess I'll just try to not assume death when I read a name here going forth

99.9% of the time you’d be safe assuming it. On the other hand:

[domino harvey]

The Total Topical Stability of the Criterion Forum’s Passages Thread

[Roger Ryan]

John C. Hora, the cinematographer on many of Joe Dante's films including The Howling, the It's a Good Life segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie, Gremlins, Explorers, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Matinee.

Dante wrote this about Hora on Twitter: "Not only one of the most talented and amusing Directors of Photography I ever worked with, but a truly unique and eccentric character who knew more about lenses than I know about my own life. A real loss in a world of losses."

Just seeing this now. I was vacationing in Big Sur in 1990 and encountered John Hora while we were both hiking together in the woods (he was wearing a "Gremlins 2" crew jacket!). Had a lovely conversation with him about the Dante films he had lensed, specifically about Gremlins 2 which had not yet been released. He was very tickled to have appeared as an actor in Dante's InnerSpace, volunteering that information without prodding. It was odd to meet someone you know only through reputation in near isolation, but it was a very pleasant encounter as Hora struck me as both relaxed and aware of how fortunate he was to work in the film business.

[Never Cursed]

Martha Stewart (bit player of studio Hollywood fame, most famous for playing the murder victim of In A Lonely Place)

[MichaelB]

Roland-François Lack, critic, lecturer and creator of the CineTourist website.

[MichaelB]

Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, at 101.

[MichaelB]

Producer Peter S. Davis, best known for the Highlander series.

[colinr0380]

Producer Peter S. Davis, best known for the Highlander series.

Also one of the producers of Sam Peckinpah's final film The Osterman Weekend.

[hearthesilence]

Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, at 101.

Supposedly he appears uncredited in the film Woodstock, but I don't remember seeing him.

Here he is in The Last Waltz.

And of course the San Francisco Chronicle has two pieces up - paywall might pop up, but I got around it by hitting "stop" before it completely loaded the pages.

Here and here.

[beamish14]

Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, at 101.

Oh, no. We've lost a lot of renegade American publishers of late, with Barney Rosset of Grove Press and Larry Flynt also gone. I very frequently see City Lights Books' HOWL bumper sticker, and they have a lot of other great merch (not to mention all of the books!).

[MichaelB]

Prolific character actor Ronald Pickup, seemingly a permanent fixture on British television from the 1960s onwards, but he also appeared in high-profile films (The Day of the Jackal, Mahler, Never Say Never Again, The Mission, The Darkest Hour).

[Never Cursed]

Raymond Cauchetier, set photographer on such films as Breathless, Jules and Jim, and Leon Morin, Priest, dead at 101 from COVID

[knives]

Oscar winner Alan Robert Murray

[domino harvey]

Raymond Cauchetier, set photographer on such films as Breathless, Jules and Jim, and Leon Morin, Priest, dead at 101 from COVID

I love his book, it contains one of my fave pics ever with Godard and Chabrol goofin' around:

[Blutarsky]

For some reason I cannot link the article but one of the greatest rally drivers, Hannu Mikkola, passed today. One of his finest achievements was being involved with Audi’s rally team during the Quattro’s domination of Group B rallying.

[yoloswegmaster]

Ng Man-tat

[hearthesilence]

Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and D.C. power broker, at 85. Coincidentally, the same man (who was later convicted and executed) tried to assassinate both Jordan and Larry Flynt who passed away less than a month ago.

[hearthesilence]

The great Bunny Wailer (aka Bunny Livingston) who founded the original Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He was the last surviving member of that trio, and for my money, Marley rarely matched the same heights with Bunny and Tosh even as he continued to make great music throughout his career. Both Bunny and Tosh also went on to make excellent work, particularly Bunny with the classic Blackheart Man though he's made plenty of strong albums that were never really distributed here.