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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I completely forgot Angela very first movie was the psychological thriller Gaslight, I remember watching this 40 years ago.

    No, you didn't. You've never watched it.

    I certainly have watched it, or is that an attempt at Gaslighting.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    On her way to the magic land
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    One of my earliest cinema memories.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
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    Angela Lansbury is one of the oldest actresses living in Hollywood.

    But now, she's also gone.

    But she lived long at the age of 96.

    RIP mam.....You'll always be a legend.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    The contrast of her role in The Manchuria Candidate compared to her warm, lovely character of Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote really illustrates what a phenomenally strong and intelligent actress she was.
  • HildebrandRarityHildebrandRarity Centre international d'assistance aux personnes déplacées, Paris, France
    edited October 2022 Posts: 482
    I certainly have watched it, or is that an attempt at Gaslighting.

    The joke writes itself, just like with someone who remembers watching Rashômon... but you might have actually seen the original 1940 British version starring Anton Walbrook, with Cathleen Cordell as the maid.

    Interestingly, Angela Lansbury's brother, Bruce, served as a producer on Murder She Wrote, but before that he was the showrunner to The Wild, Wild West (taking over from creator Michael Garrison, who cracked his skull from slipping on the marble stairs in his new home), before joining the production team for Mission: Impossible.

    And Angela's final film role will be Glass Onion, starring of course Craig. Apparently, it will now be dedicated to her memory.
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    RIP ROBBIE COLTRANE

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204

    Couldn't find the Bond famly obituary thread so I posted it here.
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    RIP ROBBIE COLTRANE

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204

    Couldn't find the Bond famly obituary thread so I posted it here.

    Gosh just learned about it. Tragic. And I always first and foremost saw him as Fitz, before Hagrid and before Zukovsky.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    No! That's terrible.

    RIP, Robbie.
  • Posts: 12,466
    Very sad, he was excellent. RIP.
  • Posts: 380
    What shocking news. Great in Bond and Potter of course but for me he will forever be Fitz in Cracker. One of the greatest television performance's of all time in one of the best TV shows of all time.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    I knew he was not well very sad news, R.I.P. Robbie Coltrane.

    My earliest memory of Robbie was the epic film Krull
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    I also watched the comic strip films which he appeared in...


    It was great to see him in the recent Harry Potter anniversary documentary.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    He’s a big reason GoldenEye is so memorable IMO. RIP Valentin.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Sad and shocked to hear of the untimely death of Robbie Coltrane. He was a larger than life character and a great asset to the two Brosnan Bond films he appeared in as Valentin Zukovsky.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    RIP Robbie Coltrane. Always a joy to watch.
  • I'm afraid I didn't know Robbie Coltrane was ill. That's very sad news. He brought great personality to the big screen. I'll always cherish his two appearances in Bond.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane: "I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will"
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Crushing, one of my all time favorite Bond allies. I always loved his little "arc" throughout the Brosnan era and he shined in plenty of other roles. RIP, Mr. Coltrane.
    Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane: "I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will"

    All the more emotional after his passing. I only ever saw those films just the once but his character stood out to me throughout them too.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited October 2022 Posts: 25,097
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Crushing, one of my all time favorite Bond allies. I always loved his little "arc" throughout the Brosnan era and he shined in plenty of other roles. RIP, Mr. Coltrane.
    Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane: "I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will"

    All the more emotional after his passing. I only ever saw those films just the once but his character stood out to me throughout them too.

    My eyes welled up re watching that clip, though Robbie Coltrane had a great sense of humor.

    The look Valentin gives to Bond in TWINE at the end is brilliant.

    Think I will watch TWINE later.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Crushing, one of my all time favorite Bond allies. I always loved his little "arc" throughout the Brosnan era and he shined in plenty of other roles. RIP, Mr. Coltrane.
    Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane: "I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will"

    All the more emotional after his passing. I only ever saw those films just the once but his character stood out to me throughout them too.

    My eyes welled up re watching that clip, though Robbie Coltrane had a great sense of humor.

    The look Valentin gives to Bond in TWINE at the end is brilliant.

    Think I will watch TWINE later.

    I think that's a better pick for the emotional connection between the two, with Zukovsky sacrificing himself to rescue Bond and inevitably saving the world. I love it.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,097
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Crushing, one of my all time favorite Bond allies. I always loved his little "arc" throughout the Brosnan era and he shined in plenty of other roles. RIP, Mr. Coltrane.
    Harry Potter Reunion - Robbie Coltrane: "I'll Not be here… but Hagrid will"

    All the more emotional after his passing. I only ever saw those films just the once but his character stood out to me throughout them too.

    My eyes welled up re watching that clip, though Robbie Coltrane had a great sense of humor.

    The look Valentin gives to Bond in TWINE at the end is brilliant.

    Think I will watch TWINE later.

    I think that's a better pick for the emotional connection between the two, with Zukovsky sacrificing himself to rescue Bond and inevitably saving the world. I love it.

    That last moment defined his character.
  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
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    Tell him, Dimitri!! RIP Valentin.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Oh no. Him and Eric Idle made a great double act in Nuns On The Run. Not too mention his guest appearance as Dr Johnson in Blackadder The Third, before going on to show his dramatic range as Fitz in Cracker.



    RIP
  • Wasn’t Coltrane also in European Vacation?
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited October 2022 Posts: 4,516
    Goldeneye
    The World Is Not Enough
    Harry Potter 1,2,3,4 & 5
    Harry Potter 6,7 & 8
    Ocean's Twelve
    Stormbreaker
    Van Helsing
    Brave (Voice)
    The Brothers Bloom
    Arthur Christmas (Voice)
    The Tale of Despereaux (voice)

    17x so far in my collection, same as Desmond. Thanks man. Rip.

    Goldeneye favorite scene

  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited October 2022 Posts: 18,270
    To showcase Robbie Coltrane's lighter side here's his brilliant guest star appearance as Davy the bus driver in the Scottish sitcom Still Game:

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    I'm afraid I didn't know Robbie Coltrane was ill. That's very sad news. He brought great personality to the big screen. I'll always cherish his two appearances in Bond.

    I don't know the details, but as I understand he battled all his life with substance addiction.
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    RIP so sad he always brought a smile to my face when he was on screen.
  • edited October 2022 Posts: 1,708
    Wasn’t Coltrane also in European Vacation?

    thats prolly where i saw him first and i vaguely remember Cracker , too

    "substance addiction"

    really , thats news to me......then again they hid Bruce Less drug abuse for almost 50 yrs , in the end we dont know celebs private lifes
  • edited October 2022 Posts: 15,116
    Tracy wrote: »
    Wasn’t Coltrane also in European Vacation?

    thats prolly where i saw him first and i vaguely remember Cracker , too

    "substance addiction"

    really , thats news to me......then again they hid Bruce Less drug abuse for almost 50 yrs , in the end we dont know celebs private lifes

    It's no secret he struggled with alcohol and drugs. Maybe that's why he was so great in Cracker: he channelled a lot of himself in the role, especially a dark side nobody suspected he had.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Yes, Brits of a certain age will remember Robbie Coltrane as a comedian and comic actor for several years, before he tried dramatic stuff with Cracker. I didn't realise he was anything like 72, tbh.
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