Rest In Peace, show your respects to those who have passed away.

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• Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator

  January 15 Posts: 41,043

  Ludovico wrote: »

  RIP my aunt, widow of my one of my dad's brothers, who died this morning at 90. She was philosophical about it: when she knew she was going into palliative care, she said: "It's all right, I didn't expect to last that long."

  
  Very sorry to hear, @Ludovico.
• Gerard

  January 15 Posts: 6,055

  You have all my sympathies, @Ludovico.
  
  Meanwhile, in the news, singer Linda Nolan, member of the famous (in the 70s and 80s) group the Nolans has passed away from cancer, aged 65 :
  
  https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/linda-nolan-dead-cancer-battle-newsupdate/
  
  Here's her (and her sisters) most well-known hit :
  
  
• Dwayne New York City

  January 15 Posts: 2,886

  As others have said, I'm sorry to hear about your loss @Ludovico. Your aunt sounds like she was a spirted woman.
• Benny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator

  January 15 Posts: 15,240

  Sorry to you and your family for your loss @Ludovico
• ToTheRight

  January 16 Posts: 16,296

  Sorry to hear this, @Ludovico.
• Dragonpol Writer @ https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  January 16 Posts: 18,399

  Sorry for your loss, @Ludovico.
• DarthDimi Behind you!Moderator

  January 16 Posts: 24,367

  My deepest condolences, @Ludovico.
• Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator

  January 16 Posts: 41,043

  The legendary David Lynch has sadly passed away:
  
  https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-lynch-dead-director-blue-velvet-twin-peaks-1236276106/
• DarthDimi Behind you!Moderator

  January 16 Posts: 24,367

  Sad news. A true artist, now gone. David Lynch deserves the highest praise for his daring experiments. Well, he's gone to a better place...
  
  
  
• FoxRox

  January 16 Posts: 12,568

  Oh God, that’s horrible. One of my absolute favorite, most influential artists of all time. He will be sorely missed.
• 007HallY

  January 16 edited January 16 Posts: 4,462

  Condolences @Ludovico
  

  Creasy47 wrote: »

  The legendary David Lynch has sadly passed away:
  
  https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-lynch-dead-director-blue-velvet-twin-peaks-1236276106/

  
  I knew he hadn't been well but that's quite a shock. A very unique artist. An early established film director who made the jump to television before the Golden era of TV too (and a sort of minor pioneer for things like digital filmmaking, and he even turned to using Youtube as a filmmaking platform later on, which is interesting).
  
  I saw him speak at a film festival back in '17 after a screening of the first episode of Twin Peaks season 3. He obviously didn't like explaining his own work which lead to some quite funny responses when it came to the Q and A segment! My favourite was when someone asked him how he directed actors and he replied "I look at them in the eyes, talk very slowly, and wave my hand around occasionally to look important", haha. RIP.
• Fire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!

  January 16 edited January 16 Posts: 25,518

  Oh dear, I was aware of David Lynchs health issues and watched his last podcast project. Very sad news one of the true greats and in a category of his own. It's not an understatement to say his films and television were exceptional.
  
  Several years ago Lynch gave his fans an incredible gift in Twin Peaks The Return which was outstanding television and challenged the viewer as only Lynch can, I vividly remember watching episode 8 Gotta Light? very early hours and was absolutely blown away by that masterpiece.
  
  Watching this episide now it's incredibly thought provoking.
  
  Art.
  
  There will only ever be one David Lynch, his films will be analysed and theorised forever, thank you. R.I.P.
• Mendes4Lyfe The long road ahead

  January 16 Posts: 8,543

  This is truly sad, a visionary creator gone. RIP.
• Gerard

  January 16 Posts: 6,055

  The Whovin world is also in mourning : Actor Christopher Benjamin, AKA Henry Gordon Jago in "The Talons of Weng Chiang", has passed away, aged 90 :
  
  https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2025/01/christopher_benjamin_1934_2025.html
• Mathis1

  January 16 Posts: 7,673

  R.I.P. David Lynch.
  A one of a Kind!
• Gerard

  January 16 Posts: 6,055

  And now, Jeannot Szwark :
  
  https://thedailyjaws.com/news/jaws-2-director-jeannot-szwarc-passes-away-aged-85
  
  Well, 85 isn't a bad age to leave the party, methinks.
• GoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà

  January 16 Posts: 7,282

  RIP David Lynch.
  
  I'm particularly fond of the original Twin Peaks series and Mulholmand Dr..
  
  Such an influential artist. May he rest in peace.
• MakeshiftPython “Baja?!”

  January 16 Posts: 8,278

  Seems fitting to share this.
  
  
• 007ClassicBondFan

  January 16 Posts: 2,332

  RIP David Lynch
• Benny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator

  January 17 Posts: 15,240

  RIP David Lynch. He really was one of a kind.
• Dragonpol Writer @ https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com

  January 17 Posts: 18,399

  Gerard wrote: »

  And now, Jeannot Szwark :
  
  https://thedailyjaws.com/news/jaws-2-director-jeannot-szwarc-passes-away-aged-85
  
  Well, 85 isn't a bad age to leave the party, methinks.

  
  That's sad news. Szwarc directed Columbo Season 3 opener "Lovely but Lethal" (1973).
• LeonardPine The Bar on the Beach

  January 17 Posts: 4,174

  David Lynch was a true original. No one else like him before or ever again. Thanks for all the dark dreams. 'In Heaven everything is fine..'
• Fire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!

  January 17 Posts: 25,518

  Twin Peaks - Gordon Coles entrance
  
• Gerard

  January 17 Posts: 6,055

  Actress Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has passed away, aged 95 :
  
  https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/jan/17/joan-plowright-dies-after-long-stage-and-screen-career
• DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."

  January 17 Posts: 15,728

  Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law has passed away at the age of 84.
  
  https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ckgvny01x9go
  
  With this death, Wayne Rooney is the only one still alive from the top 7 all-time goal scorers for Man United.
• Fire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!

  January 18 Posts: 25,518

  The Man United Holy Trinity rests, R. I. P. Denis Law.
  
• Ludovico

  January 18 Posts: 15,329

  RIP Stephane Venne, author and composer.
  https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2025-01-17/l-auteur-et-compositeur-stephane-venne-n-est-plus.php
  
  Famous for this song, among others:
  
• Dwayne New York City

  January 19 edited January 19 Posts: 2,886

  TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has posted their official remembrance for David Lynch.
  
  
  
  PS: It appears that the documentary, "David Lynch: The Art Life" is available on the Criterion Channel for free at the moment.
  https://www.criterionchannel.com/david-lynch-the-art-life/videos/david-lynch-the-art-life
• SIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters

  January 21 edited January 21 Posts: 3,824

  While not familiar with him myself, John Sykes died at the age of 65, he's famous though, so maybe he has fans in this forum (Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake), just to make you all know.
• Gerard

  January 21 Posts: 6,055

  French director Bertrand Blier, director, among others, of Les Valseuses and Buffet Froid, has passed away, aged 85 :
  
  https://swedenherald.com/article/bertrand-blier-dead-filmed-with-depardieu
  
  And I'm not a fan of soaps, but it's terribly tragic to learn that american actor Francisco San Martin has hanged himself, aged 39 :
  
  https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/entertainment/days-of-our-lives-actor-francisco-san-martin-dead-at-39/