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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    R.I.P Sidney Poitier!
    Only watched 'In the Heat of the Night' a few weeks ago! Superb in that and many others!

    Fantastic film, my favorite of his.
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    R.I.P Sidney Poitier!
    Only watched 'In the Heat of the Night' a few weeks ago! Superb in that and many others!

    Fantastic film, my favorite of his.
    For me it’s SHOOT TO KILL (1988) with Tom Berenger and Kirstie Alley. Directed by our own Roger Spottiswoode.

    It’s hard to tell how great of an actor he was though. He was more of a groundbreaking actor in my opinion, who broke the color barrier. I can’t call him one of the acting greats though. Personally I think Sean Connery runs circles around him. But maybe that’s just me.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Sometime in the late 1960's (early 70s??) I saw Lilies of the Field on TV - and that made me a major fan. This weekend I will watch A Patch of Blue in his honor.

    Sidney-Poitier-and-Elizabeth-Hartman-on-the-set-of-A-Patch-of-Blue-1965.jpg

    ** Poor Elizabeth Hartman (but that is another tragic story).
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    R.I.P Sidney Poitier!
    Only watched 'In the Heat of the Night' a few weeks ago! Superb in that and many others!

    Fantastic film, my favorite of his.
    For me it’s SHOOT TO KILL (1988) with Tom Berenger and Kirstie Alley. Directed by our own Roger Spottiswoode.

    It’s hard to tell how great of an actor he was though. He was more of a groundbreaking actor in my opinion, who broke the color barrier. I can’t call him one of the acting greats though. Personally I think Sean Connery runs circles around him. But maybe that’s just me.

    I need to see that one. I remember when it came out, it looked great.
    My favorite, at least right now, is NO WAY OUT.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    I'd love to see Shoot to Kill. Also, The Defiant Ones. And perhaps that movie where he and Bill Cosby go searching for the stolen lottery ticket.

    And Stir Crazy!

    At one point Poitier was slated to direct Romance of the Pink Panther with Peter Sellers.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    RIP Sidney Poitier, a stunning actor and a true legend of the screen.
    A sad loss.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    FYI (from Turner Classic Movies - US):

  • JimjambondJimjambond
    edited January 2022 Posts: 328
    In the heat of the night is an amazing film and Sidney's performance was sublime. RIP to an iconic legend.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    ...........and we just lost DOBIE GILLIS himself, DWAYNE HICKMAN. RIP

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dwayne-hickman-dead-many-loves-of-dobie-gillis-bob-cummings-show-1235071977/
  • GerardGerard
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    We also lost lyricist Marilyn Bergman yesterday, at 93 years old :

    https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/08/entertainment/marilyn-bergman-dies/index.html
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,163
    RIP BOB SAGET.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bob-saget-dead-full-house-1235072029/
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Ahhhh that’s disappointing. My daughter is a huge Full House fan.
    Bob Saget was a very likeable and charismatic guy.
    RIP
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    Just ten days in and already I want to show 2022 the door.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/sports/football/don-maynard-dead.html?partner=IFTTT

    And yet another piece of my childhood passes away……
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    Some years ago, the cable channel Showtime (US) did a five-part series on the history of the American Football League (AFL). For younger readers (or non-fans of US football), the AFL was an upstart league to the more established NFL during the 1960s. Weaving the history of the AFL’s fight for recognition (and eventual equality) with the larger societal changes of the day, I highly recommend it. To this day, the AFL remains the only North American “alternative” sports league to truly achieve parity with their more established counterpart. Don Maynard was a big part of that.



    RIP #13
  • BT3366BT3366
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    Dwayne wrote: »
    Just ten days in and already I want to show 2022 the door.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/sports/football/don-maynard-dead.html?partner=IFTTT

    And yet another piece of my childhood passes away……
    a4999665e4bc2eb8f3ae4e1920f42da2.jpg

    Some years ago, the cable channel Showtime (US) did a five-part series on the history of the American Football League (AFL). For younger readers (or non-fans of US football), the AFL was an upstart league to the more established NFL during the 1960s. Weaving the history of the AFL’s fight for recognition (and eventual equality) with the larger societal changes of the day, I highly recommend it. To this day, the AFL remains the only North American “alternative” sports league to truly achieve parity with their more established counterpart. Don Maynard was a big part of that.



    RIP #13

    I didn't know about this. One of Broadway Joe's favorite targets and a big part of that Super Bowl III team. I wasn't aware he was a Hall of Famer, either. The things you learn.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    @BT3366 Well at least this made me smile today.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Today marks the one year anniversary of my girlfriend's passing. We had been together 7 years. She loved watching the Bond films with me as well as other types of movies: Hammer horror, Universal Horror, film noir and classic cinema and television in general.
    I really miss her. A very sweet, kind person.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Today marks the one year anniversary of my girlfriend's passing. We had been together 7 years. She loved watching the Bond films with me as well as other types of movies: Hammer horror, Universal Horror, film noir and classic cinema and television in general.
    I really miss her. A very sweet, kind person.

    Those anniversaries always get you thinking. Ten years after my wife passed away, that hasn t changed, but it gets easier. My thoughts are with you on this day.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    So sorry to you both, I can't imagine what that must be like.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    @ToTheRight
    Please know that I will keep you on my thoughts today.
    @Thunderfinger
    I don't know the exact date of your wife's passing, but I will be thinking about you too.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @ToTheRight
    Please know that I will keep you on my thoughts today.
    @Thunderfinger
    I don't know the exact date of your wife's passing, but I will be thinking about you too.

    It was 10 years ago in November, don t worry about me. Thanks anyway, both.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,163
    Thanks, @Thunderfinger. It's encouraging to know it will get easier over time. Still seems unreal. I took the day off from work today to reflect and unwind.

    Thanks, @DarthDimi. I appreciate it.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    As with all of the folks here, you are in my thoughts today @ToTheRight.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,163
    Thanks, @Dwayne.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    @ToTheRight thoughts and prayers for you and her loved ones. I’m thankful on this website that we have people that care about each other, apart from sharing a liking for a fictional character.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    @ToTheRight thoughts and prayers for you and her loved ones. I’m thankful on this website that we have people that care about each other, apart from sharing a liking for a fictional character.

    Thanks. Wonderful people on here. When she died last year there were a lot of encouraging comments and messages from members.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    No, Spector was NOT a disappointment! Sorry, wrong Spectre/Spector...

    Ronnie Spector has passed. Another sad day for Rock & Roll legends:

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Wow a real lady.

  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
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    Do you see Paul Schaffer at about 2:36 in this clip? He knows he's taking part in a moment of history right there...
  • GerardGerard
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    French film director Jean-Jacques Beineix (Diva, Betty Blue) passed away from 'a long illness", aged 75 :

    https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jean-jacques-beineix-director-of-diva-and-betty-blue-dies-at-75-1235154713/
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Gerard wrote: »
    French film director Jean-Jacques Beineix (Diva, Betty Blue) passed away from 'a long illness", aged 75 :

    https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jean-jacques-beineix-director-of-diva-and-betty-blue-dies-at-75-1235154713/

    Diva was a fine film. I have yet to see 37•2 matin.

    Luc Besson’s cinéma du look films have been personal favourites of mine and it goes without saying those were heavily influenced by JJ Beineix.

    One could definitely argue that cinéma du look was style over substance, but in a way that’s the beauty of it. Films that exist solely for their artistic beauty: paintings that move.

    Repose en paix, Mr. Beineix.
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