odessasteps Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 RIP Ken ADam, set designer perhaps best known for Bond movies. Also, the war room from Dr Strangelove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Look upon his volcano set from You Only Live Twice, ye mighty, and despair! That ain't a model. Those people aren't dolls. There's no compositing, no matte painting, and of course no CGI. That entire thing is real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 It's all of the above somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Michael White, the producer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (among others), passed away on Wednesday at the age of 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Look upon his volcano set from You Only Live Twice, ye mighty, and despair!That ain't a model. Those people aren't dolls. There's no compositing, no matte painting, and of course no CGI. That entire thing is real. it all comes down to that volcano lair, so big your mind simply shuts down trying to imagine what kind of soundstage could accommodate it; so big you convince yourself that it's a model, and those are model monorails and model workers and model cranes. But oh, no, those people are moving like people, like actual human beings in a giant motherfucking volcano lair set, and you're right back to being mind-boggled. And then you start to notice the touches: the sleek, menacing stairs, and the viciously shiny monorail, and the rough edges of the volcano wall, and it starts to become obvious that this isn't just a big set, it's a detailed set too. It was designed and built, and it physically existed And that, boys and girls, is why I will never love CGI. - Tim Brayton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Moonie, who played Elle Woods' dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde, died at the age of 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The RUSSIAN ambassador will never again be given entry to the War Room and be able to see The Big Board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Moonie, who played Elle Woods' dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde, died at the age of 18. Â 18 is a fucking amazing run for a dog (though tiny dogs do have a longer lifespan generally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thunderbirds co-creator Sylvia Anderson has passed away at 88. RIP Lady Penelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016  Moonie, who played Elle Woods' dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde, died at the age of 18.  18 is a fucking amazing run for a dog (though tiny dogs do have a longer lifespan generally)   I hope you don't believe that seven years shit. Moonie would've been roughly 88, which yes, is old but nothing out of the ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016   Moonie, who played Elle Woods' dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde, died at the age of 18.  18 is a fucking amazing run for a dog (though tiny dogs do have a longer lifespan generally)   I hope you don't believe that seven years shit. Moonie would've been roughly 88, which yes, is old but nothing out of the ordinary.   Average life expectancy for most dogs is roughly 13 years, so Moonie was way above average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 RIP Sylvia Anderson, co-producer of all those Gerry Andersons projects and voice of Lady Penelope, age 88 http://youtu.be/9amxBT90CIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Magician Paul Daniels has died, 77 after being diagnosed recently with a brain tumour. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 ^^^ Â Greatest up close magic trick ever. such deft sleight of hand. Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Larry Drake has passed away at age 66. Â Emmy Award-winner for playing disabled law clerk Benny on "L.A. Law". Â Also a horror movie staple playing baddies in "Darkman" and "Dr. Giggles" ... Â http://www.people.com/article/larry-drake-dead-at-66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016    Moonie, who played Elle Woods' dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde, died at the age of 18.  18 is a fucking amazing run for a dog (though tiny dogs do have a longer lifespan generally)   I hope you don't believe that seven years shit. Moonie would've been roughly 88, which yes, is old but nothing out of the ordinary.   Average life expectancy for most dogs is roughly 13 years, so Moonie was way above average.  My Golden Retriever made it to 16, which is ancient for that breed. I credit the prescription dog food she was one for half her life. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I had a Paul Daniels magic set when I was a kid. I completely forgot about that until today. I mastered none of it obviously, but I really liked him as a performer. Seeing him in later life with the Louis Theroux interview and other places, he seemed like a grumpy old git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Larry Drake has passed away at age 66. Â Emmy Award-winner for playing disabled law clerk Benny on "L.A. Law". Â Also a horror movie staple playing baddies in "Darkman" and "Dr. Giggles" ... Â http://www.people.com/article/larry-drake-dead-at-66 Â And he was awesome in that one episode of Firefly he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Larry Drake has passed away at age 66.  Emmy Award-winner for playing disabled law clerk Benny on "L.A. Law".  Also a horror movie staple playing baddies in "Darkman" and "Dr. Giggles" ...  http://www.people.com/article/larry-drake-dead-at-66  See Dark Night of the Scarecrow for some of his best work--and likely the role that led to him becoming Benny on L.A. Law. A very good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Awwwwwww. Darkman was one of the first movies I ever went to. He absolutely killed that role. "Good job, clean, right in the brain." And he wasn't even the main villain in that film, but he was so good they resurrected him for the sequels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Joe Santos of Rockford Files fame has died at 84. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Ken Howard has died at 71. TV's "The White Shadow" (loved watching reruns of that show in the 80s), the Kabletown head on "30 Rock" and former SAG/AFTRA president, among other roles. Another role I remember him for was as Thomas Jefferson in the stage and film versions of "1776". That movie was required viewing for my middle and high school history classes. Watching "The White Shadow" and the voice of KITT singing showtunes was a bit of a shock to the system at first viewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 8 minutes ago, colonial said: Ken Howard has died at 71. TV's "The White Shadow" (loved watching reruns of that show in the 80s), the Kabletown head on "30 Rock" and former SAG/AFTRA president, among other roles. Awaiting the simmons podcast commenorating his passing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Fuuuuuuck, TMZ is reporting that Garry Shandling has died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Earl Hamner, Jr., who created TV's "The Waltons", has died at 92. http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Earl-Hamner-Jr-dead-at-92-373490291.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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