Book of Condolence Thread

[gashonthenail]

And from a few days ago...

Susan Buckner, 'Grease' actor who played cheerleader Patty Simcox, dies at 72

Actor Susan Buckner, best known for portraying peppy cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 movie 'Grease,' died last week, The Times has confirmed. She was 72.

www.latimes.com

 

[nicky wire's legs]

First victim in Jaws has died aged 77

Susan Backlinie played a skinny dipper who was violently attacked by an unseen great white shark in the opening scenes of the classic film.

news.sky.com

Quentin Tarantino has said that Jaws is the best movie ever made. Not the best film ever made, but the best 'movie'. I think he is probably right.

Is there a difference between a film and a movie??

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

First victim in Jaws has died aged 77

Susan Backlinie played a skinny dipper who was violently attacked by an unseen great white shark in the opening scenes of the classic film.

news.sky.com

Quentin Tarantino has said that Jaws is the best movie ever made. Not the best film ever made, but the best 'movie'. I think he is probably right.

Quentin has made many movies, but yet to make a film.

 

[gordyboy9]

And from a few days ago...

Susan Buckner, 'Grease' actor who played cheerleader Patty Simcox, dies at 72

Actor Susan Buckner, best known for portraying peppy cheerleader Patty Simcox in the 1978 movie 'Grease,' died last week, The Times has confirmed. She was 72.

www.latimes.com

that wasnt supposed to happen,,,her famous line as the dance float fell apart.im a grease expert,so sad.

 

[gordyboy9]

Is there a difference between a film and a movie??

movie is what americans say,i would never say movie only film.hope this helps nicky blue eyes.

 

[nicky wire's legs]

movie is what americans say,i would never say movie only film.hope this helps nicky blue eyes.

but why? why are british people so hostile to the term movie?

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Is there a difference between a film and a movie??

Mighta figured it out for ya.
If ya go to a theater it's a movie, 'cause it's a movie theater,
but if ya go to a festival it's a film, 'cause it's a film festival.
Guess it just depends where ya goin'.

 

[Tea with the taste]

but why? why are british people so hostile to the term movie?

Movie is an American word originally

 

[gashonthenail]

I think Quentin was suggesting that Jaws was the best Hollywood blockbuster ever made. But not the best cinematic work of art.

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[goinghome]

RIP Roger Corman.

The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Little Shop of Horrors, were probably Roger Corman's most mainstream hits, but there's also this, from a juicy obituary:

"He also had an instinctive eye for talent, launching the careers of (do we even need to parade the names again?) Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, John Sayles, John Milius, Robert DeNiro, Joe Dante and on and on."

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/fast-and-cheap-the-legend-of-roger-corman-1926-2024/

 

[gashonthenail]

Tootsie is one of the all time best comedy films. After Some Like It Hot. What is it about men dressing as women that is just funny? Although in 2024 we seem to be very serious about such things. Tootsie would never get made today.

Dabney Coleman: TV and film actor dead at 92

The actor was known for playing comic villains, as well as his trademark moustache

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[Famous when dead]

 

[nicky wire's legs]

sad to die so unexpectedly in such a quotidian way. now i feel bad for hating train so much. he looks like a nice man.

Train Founding Member Charlie Colin Dead at 58 After Falling in Shower

Charlie Colin, one of Train's founding members, has died from what appears to be a tragic accident ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com