RIPs

[Heath C Ackley]

God - just remembered that Dame Diana Rigg was also in one of my favourite horror films of the 70s; The Theatre Of Blood.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGcT8gFzH14

[I, Cosh]

Very sad news about Diana Rigg.

She's closely followed by Toots from out of the Maytals. Saw them once about ten years ago and we both had a great time.

[Funt Solo]

'Toots' Hibbert, RIP

Pressure Drop

[sheridan]

Terrence Conran, 88, designer, restauranter.

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

Bill Gates Sr., attorney, philanthropist, civic leader and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/business/bill-gates-sr-dead.html

Terry Goodkind, author of The Sword of Truth fantasy series and the contemporary suspense novel, The Law of Nines

https://winteriscoming.net/2020/09/18/reflecting-terry-goodkind-legacy/

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, advocate for women's rights and legal, cultural and feminist icon

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87?t=1600635821107

Lee Kerslade, Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep drummer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54225774

Robert Gore, Inventor of waterproof fabric Gore-Tex technology and CEO of WL Gore & Associates

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54224405

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Actor Michael Lonsdale who played a Bond villain but was known for his French films has died.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/21/michael-lonsdale-bond-villain-hugo-drax-in-moonraker-dies-aged-89?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3MzGkVYj2Z19S54w0qL2eWuDHAPK1_xFC4ezjFJHsxtnf-gLm1uaF--7M

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

Ron Cobb, an influential film designer of many movies, including Alien and Back To The Future, has died.

https://www.cbr.com/ron-cobb-back-to-the-future-delorean-dies/

[M.I.K.]

Shiro Kishibe, (Sandy in Monkey), last month...

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020091500722/

[JOE SOAP]

Ron Cobb, an influential film designer of many movies, including Alien and Back To The Future, has died.

https://www.cbr.com/ron-cobb-back-to-the-future-delorean-dies/

Ron's concept art for Arnold Ernst Toht (depicted as Christopher Lee) as a Nazi-Cyborg in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lucas told Spielberg he was mixing genres so it was dropped.

[sheridan]

Ron Cobb, an influential film designer of many movies, including Alien and Back To The Future, has died.

https://www.cbr.com/ron-cobb-back-to-the-future-delorean-dies/

Ron's concept art for Arnold Ernst Toht (depicted as Christopher Lee) as a Nazi-Cyborg in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Lucas told Spielberg he was mixing genres so it was dropped.

I'd have thought the biggest danger would have been comparisons to Doctor Strangelove (etc).

[JOE SOAP]

I'd have thought the biggest danger would have been comparisons to Doctor Strangelove (etc).

Lucas or Spielberg were never shy about putting homages in their films. They're the generation that wore their cine influences on their sleeve. Raiders is all ready a nostalgic mash-up of things they loved.

[TordelBack]

Lucas told Spielberg he was mixing genres so it was dropped.

Fascinating!  Lucas was right of course, keeping both pulp heroes and villains as regular humans dealing with an external supernatural was the way to go, but it is amusingly ironic from the man that would add interdimensional aliens and flying saucers to the Indyverse.

[JOE SOAP]

Lucas told Spielberg he was mixing genres so it was dropped.

Fascinating!  Lucas was right of course, keeping both pulp heroes and villains as regular humans dealing with an external supernatural was the way to go, but it is amusingly ironic from the man that would add interdimensional aliens and flying saucers to the Indyverse.

And well before the indulgences of the Prequel era — Lucas's outline for Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars was put down in 1993. Double twist: it was Spielberg who had a problem with aliens.

[rogue69]

wrestling legend Joe Laurinaitis (aka Road Warrior Animal) has passed away at age 60

[sheridan]

Kurt Grünewald Hansen of Leæther Strip.