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  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    I think James Caan was well regarded as a fine actor. 'The Godfather' 'Rollerball' 'Comes a Horseman' 'Freebie and the Bean' and many more. R.I.P.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    R.I.P. James Caan.

    My favorite performances of his:

    Thief: The whole performance is absolutely fantastic, but the highlight for me is the dinner conversation with Tuesday Weld. Between the performances and the way the scene is written and structured, it doesn't feel like a movie, but like eavesdropping on a real conversation.

    Misery: Kathy Bates has the showiest performance, but Caan is the guy we are rooting for. He's great at those scenes in which he's trying to manipulate Annie into doing or believing certain things, not always with positive results (his expression when she doesn't drink the drugged wine!).

    Eraser: Such an incredibly fun bad guy performance. He wears hypocrisy and deviousness on his face. I love the bit where James Coburn tells him to bring in Schwarzenegger alive. His face simultaneously conveys to Coburn he's going to do as he says, while at the same time conveying to us he has no intention of doing it.

    With his passing, the upcoming Pierce Brosnan film Gun Monkeys becomes one of Caan's last film appearances.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
    Posts: 12,466
    RIP to the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh! as well, Kazuki Takahashi. Rough day.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62076080.amp
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    R.I.P. James Caan.

    My favorite performances of his:

    Thief: The whole performance is absolutely fantastic, but the highlight for me is the dinner conversation with Tuesday Weld. Between the performances and the way the scene is written and structured, it doesn't feel like a movie, but like eavesdropping on a real conversation.

    Misery: Kathy Bates has the showiest performance, but Caan is the guy we are rooting for. He's great at those scenes in which he's trying to manipulate Annie into doing or believing certain things, not always with positive results (his expression when she doesn't drink the drugged wine!).

    Eraser: Such an incredibly fun bad guy performance. He wears hypocrisy and deviousness on his face. I love the bit where James Coburn tells him to bring in Schwarzenegger alive. His face simultaneously conveys to Coburn he's going to do as he says, while at the same time conveying to us he has no intention of doing it.

    With his passing, the upcoming Pierce Brosnan film Gun Monkeys becomes one of Caan's last film appearances.

    I think James Caan would have made a great Bond villain. The Godfather succeeded particularly because of his performance.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I had to pop in Thief and I'm always stunned at how flawless and ultra cool Caan is in this. What a perfect crime film.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Gonna watch 'Freebie and the Bean' myself. Caan and Alan Arkin are a very funny double act, and the action is nuts!
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    The legendary James Caan has sadly passed away at the age of 82:

    https://www.thewrap.com/james-caan-godfather-and-thief-actor-dies-at-82/

    He's been in countless classics and cult classics alike but he'll always be synonymous with the perfection that is Thief, a lead role he was totally in command of and ultra cool in his performance. RIP, Mr. Caan, thanks for the years of entertainment.

    That's so sad. I know he was old, but still.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    There's this little-known film called Detachment with an impressive cast. One of the cast members is Caan. There's a scene where he gives a very effective speech to a teenager. I absolutely love this film, but I have my reasons for that.

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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited July 2022 Posts: 25,095
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    Caan in A Bridge too Far. Great movie with an incredible cast.

    As a kid I had this James Caan Alien Nation poster on my ceiling with an Abyss poster, A Nico poster and a Hard to Kill poster, all full size cinema posters...

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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Damn. RIP James Caan. One of the greats.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Anyone here was following him on Twitter? I was. There was something so unpretentious about his tweet, and so genuine.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Just woke up to hear this news. I'm at a loss for words, such a versatile actor.
    RIP James Caan.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Oh damn. I only said recently, how much I like his take on Philip Marlowe.

    RIP James Caan.
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    My 4 favorite films with Caan:

    1. Eraser
    2. Misery
    3. The Godfather
    4. Thief

    But without a shadow of a doubt his finest performance was in THIEF. Acting perfection in that one. I always say Caan is one half of the film and Tangerine Dream is the other. I just can’t imagine the film without those 2. Ok, let’s not forget Robert Prosky. Whose transformation from kind grandfatherly type to the very personification of evil is something to behold.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited July 2022 Posts: 40,968
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    My 4 favorite films with Caan:

    1. Eraser
    2. Misery
    3. The Godfather
    4. Thief

    But without a shadow of a doubt his finest performance was in THIEF. Acting perfection in that one. I always say Caan is one half of the film and Tangerine Dream is the other. I just can’t imagine the film without those 2. Ok, let’s not forget Robert Prosky. Whose transformation from kind grandfatherly type to the very personification of evil is something to behold.

    His finest role, indeed.

    And it's stunning to me that at his age, Thief was the feature film debut of Prosky. He's absolutely terrifying in it, plays a cheery old man who can get you anything just as strongly as a threatening, terrifying villain. That bit at the dealership near the end between Prosky and Caan is gold.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    RIP James Caan :(
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited July 2022 Posts: 8,206
    Nice thoughts from Pierce …

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10995093/Pierce-Brosnan-pays-tribute-inspirational-James-Caan-following-death-aged-82.html
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Some sweet words from Pierce. They got to work together for five days on the set of their recent film Fast Charlie, seems they spent a lot of time together in those few days and Caan worked hard despite fighting illness and physical pain.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited July 2022 Posts: 40,968
    Tony Sirico (the legendary Paulie Walnuts on The Sopranos) has sadly passed away at the age of 79:

    https://deadline.com/2022/07/tony-sirico-dead-sopranos-paulie-walnuts-1235060780/
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    edited July 2022 Posts: 2,841
    Comic Larry Stoch (1923- 2022) also died this week

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/entertainment/larry-storch-obit/index.html
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    With the death of James Caan and Storch this was certainly a bad week for those of us of a certain age,,,as well as for a certain organization of…EVIL.


    RIP fellows.

  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    RIP to Monty Norman.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    Sad news about Monty Norman.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    One of the very last "originals". May you rest in peace, Monty. You shall forever be remembered. And you did an excellent job, sir.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Is that so? Absolute legend within Bonddom of course, due to that initial contribution.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    RIP to a real legend. Very sad news, indeed; as @DarthDimi says, one of the final "originals" remaining. Terrible.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    R.I.P. Monty Norman. Original legend indeed!
    Just heard L.Q. Jones has died. A regular with Sam Peckinpah, he also directed the oddity sci-fi 'A Boy and his Dog' with Don Johnson!
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited July 2022 Posts: 18,270
    Sad to hear of the death of Monty Norman. Thank you for your original early contributions to the Bond sound in Dr. No.

    Was also sad to hear of the death of the actor L. Q. Jones, aged 94. He had one of the greatest cameo roles in all of Columbo as an RV salesman-cum-gun runner in the final episode of the NBC years, The Conspirators (1978).
  • 00Heaven00Heaven Home
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    RIP Monty Norman :(.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    R.I.P. Monty Norman
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