In an era of franchises & tentpoles, Tony Scott made "movies"

As is the case with unexpected 'obituaries', you find yourself writing or saying things that you wish you had said when the person i...

RIP Dwayne McDuffie... the man who saved the DC Animated Universe.

Dwayne McDuffie died this morning of complications from a surgerical procedure performed last night. He was 49 years old. He was the writ...

RIP: Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)

On the opening night of Scary Movie 3 , when Leslie Nielsen paid homage to his 'want want to tell you all good luck, we're all count...

RIP: Tom Mankiewicz (1942-2010) Want to read a 27-year old Batman screenplay from the man who helped save Superman: The Movie?

The great Tom Mankiewicz has died at the age of 68. He is not a household name to the geek community, but he should be. Aside from writin...

RIP - Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

I have no great obituary, no epic essay on his career. There are other places for that . I was just a fan as a young child of the 1980s, ...

Ron Silver - 1946-2009 (RIP)

Because of my heavy workload this week, I neglected to comment on the passing of actor/activist Ron Silver. He had been battling esophageal...

'James was here' (James Whitmore - RIP)

James Whitmore , one of my favorite character actors, has died at 87.  He was diagnosed with lung cancer just this Thanksgiving.   He passe...

Ricardo Montalban dies at 88.

Let me be the one person who posts a Ricardo Montalban clip that isn't from Star Trek II . Here's a lovely little moment from the l...

Paul Newman has died of cancer at 83

Condolences to friends and family. If there is a need to update, I will do so as more comes in. Here is the article . Scott Mendelson

In A World With Don LaFontaine... film trailers were far more entertaining.

Old news, but still worthy of mention. Don LaFontaine , the man who more or less invented modern voice over, especially in the realm of fil...

What the hell? (Bernie Mac has died of pneumonia at 50)

I had no idea he was that ill. I knew he was in the hospital for a few days, battling an infection. My goodness. Anyway, here's the a...

George Carlin - 1937-2008

“Scratch any cynic, and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.” The New York Times obituary does a far better job of summing up his life and ...

Stan Winston has died... (1946-2008)

Sorry to report... Stan Winston , pioneering special effects god and four-time Oscar winner, died yesterday at the age of 62. Cause of dea...