R.i.p 2009

[MovieLover12]

Jennifer Jones, 90, actress who starred in Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Song of Bernadette.

[The_Return]

Originally Posted by MovieLover12

Jennifer Jones, 90, actress who starred in Love is a Many Splendored Thing and The Song of Bernadette.

RIP - loved her in Song of Bernadette.

[The_Return]

Dan O'Bannon 1946-2009



From Empire Online:

Dan O'Bannon, the sci-fi and horror screenwriter behind some of the genres' most recognisable titles, has died in Los Angeles following a short illness. He was 63.

A USC graduate in the same year as John Carpenter, O'Bannon was instrumental in Carpenter's cracking (and crackpot) first feature Dark Star, serving as co-writer, FX supervisor, production designer and editor, and playing Sgt Pinback (who turns out not to be Sgt Pinback at all). O'Bannon is the one who chases the beachball alien all over the spaceship; an idea that would sort of resurface later...

O'Bannon did some FX work on Star Wars in 1977, but is best known for kickstarting a different franchise. While authorship of Alien as we know it today is down to a number of people, there's no question that O'Bannon's Star Beast screenplay set the ball rolling, and he brought many of his colleagues from Alejandro Jodorowsky's aborted Dune to the project. The rest is movie history.

He wrote Blue Thunder and Life Force, and had two cracks at Philip K Dick, adapting We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Second Variety into Total Recall and Screamers. Some say his Moebius-illustrated Heavy Metal comic The Long Tomorrow was a big visual influence on Blade Runner.

His Soft Landing and B-17 segments of the 1981 Heavy Metal movie were well-received, And he directed twice, fronting the fondly-remembered George Romero knock-off/parody Return of the Living Dead in 1985, and The Resurrected in 1992: an adaptation of HP Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

His screenplays were often reworked, much to his chagrin (particularly Blue Thunder, which lost most of its politics) but his legacy is without doubt. Just like Pinback, he had something of value to contribute to this mission.
Owen Williams

RIP to the man who brought us some of our genre's most memorable moments. You will be missed.

[crabapple]

Definitely, Dan O'Bannon did some great and wonderful things, and approached his work with a passion. I am surprised to read about his passing. RIP Dan O'Bannon.

And Roy Disney, Jr. has also passed on. He was the clearest genetic link to the founders of the Disney company; his father, Roy Disney, Sr., was Walt Disney's main partner in the enterprise. RIP Roy Disney, Jr.

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R.I.P. indeed. Dan leaves behind a legacy.

[Elvis_Christ]

Thats really awful news I was a big fan of the man's work. RIP

[newb]

Movie star Brittany Murphy is dead of a heart attack at 32.

She went into full cardiac arrest early Sunday and could not be revived, the Website TMZ reported.

The Los Angeles City Fire Department got a call from the home of Murphy's husband Simon Monjack about 8 a.m., fire officials told TMZ.

She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival

Murphy starred in "8 Mile," and "Don't Say a Word."

The starlet became a household name among teens in 1995 as the sidekick in "Clueless," who went from awkward wall flower to snotty hottie.

A few years ago, she released the single "Faster Kill Pussycat," which became a dance club hit.

Her last big movie was "Sin City" in 2005.

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Just heard about this and was gonna post it...

Jesus, she was young! What a shame...RIP Brittany.

[missmacabre]

Britney Murphey, known for her roles in Girl Interrupted and Sin City was declared dead this morning from a full cardiac arrest at age 32. Blows my mind how young people die. :(

[massacre man]

No, not Luanne! :(