RIPs

[ThryllSeekyr]

The brilliant Omar Sharif, 83, has passed. RIP.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/10/omar-sharif-dies-at-the-age-of-83

The Omar Sherif......was only watching the film adaption of Michael Cricthon's -Eaters of the Dead.

You know the one about the Arab who was sent to live with some Vikings because he slept with one of the concubines of who ever Omar was portraying in that film. Obviously somebody important.

Reminds me of another story and can only Google-Search who wrote what first. Not that I think it's much of problem. Must be quite common.

While I forget the older films' he was truly famous for, I do recall he was some comedy film.

Zucker-Brothers was the name and that's all I remember about him as well unfortunitely.

Those brothers made some funny films back in the 80's.

[ThryllSeekyr]

[BTW[/b] he does look like somebody close to 2000AD and saying no more about that!

[locustsofdeath!]

Reminds me of another story and can only Google-Search who wrote what first. Not that I think it's much of problem. Must be quite common.

That would be Beowulf.

[ThryllSeekyr]

Surely you jest....

Brief outline of the plot right from the start of the film version called Thirteeth Warrior....


Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a court poet to the Caliph of Baghdad, until his amorous encounter with the wife of an influential noble gets him exiled as an "ambassador" to Northern Barbarians. Traveling with Melchisidek, his caravan is saved from Turkic raiders by the appearance of Norsemen.

If read in the brief forward for one of the black n white hard back collections of Slaine that his people were originally came from the middle-east and read why Slaine was exiled from his tribe!

In Wikipedia's version original book's outline. It's might be different.....

The novel is set in the 10th century. The Caliph of Baghdad, Al-Muqtadir, sends his ambassador, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, to the king of the Volga Bulgars. He never arrives but is instead conscripted by a group of Vikings to take part in a hero's quest to the north

Because I never read the original story I wouldn't know if they just left that part out of the description, and may need second or third opinion.

Now the original story was written by 1976, much earlier than Slaine's debut with this magazine. Yet, I'm not so sure how early this written before it was published.

The film was... of course released in 1999 and while they do refer to those monsters called  might have ben  southern tribe of Bear-worshipping cannibals they named Wendoi which sound a bit like Grendel.

To the casual observer, it does look like Beowulf, and could be another version of same folktale.

Yet, my point was about Antonio Banderás protagonist is bit like Slaine because they were both exiled from their home for very similar reasons.

He\s well known for playing latest adaption of the Spanish folk-hero Zorro and the large Mexican from those Tarrantino films.

Some versions of Celtic history claim they were originally Spanish (Even that well known trailer suggest they could be...) or spent more time in that region before settling in the north while leaving some behind. Which doesn't really prove anything about their culture or more importantly their language at the time. Before I go on, I won't...

Sorry for the deviation and rest in peace Omar the Celtic-Chieftain who looks a bit like well know 2000Ad artist who could take his place.

[Albion]

Nick Cave's 15 year old son, Arthur.
I cant imagine how terrible it can be for a parent to lose a child.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-33533530

[locustsofdeath!]

Surely you jest....

No jesting at all; the 13th Warrior/Eaters of the Dead is based on/is a retelling of the Beowulf story.

[CrazyFoxMachine]

That Arthur Cave story breaks my heart every time I see even a little bit of it. Utterly fathomlessly terrible. Poor family.

Here's an obituary that actually made me strangely happy though - as I've always seen him popping up in things and loved him Mr Aubrey Morris - cheers to johnnystress for pointing out this one:



http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/aubrey-morris

Hitchhiker's... Deadwood... Clockwork Orange... Wickerman...

Bit of a legacy and a solid innings - not all get that and only some that do have such opportunities.

Sigh..

[ThryllSeekyr]

That guy....

Don't know what he was in Hitch-Hikers.... (Guide to the Galaxy)?

I think I remember him as the Doctor from Clock-Work-Orange and the drinking of Milk+.

[CrazyFoxMachine]

Don't know what he was in Hitch-Hikers.... (Guide to the Galaxy)?

Golgafrincham captain in the 1980 TV series:

[NapalmKev]

That guy....

I think I remember him as the Doctor from Clock-Work-Orange and the drinking of Milk+.

He played Alexander's Parole Officer.

Cheers

[CrazyFoxMachine]

Lets have more Aubreygifs up in here for good measure:

[von Boom]

Sad news about Aubrey Morris. A face I've seen often, but never clued in to. RIP

Great gifs though.

[rogue69]

French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has died aged 25 from the head injuries he sustained at last year's Japanese Grand Prix.

Bianchi collided with a crane that was being used to retrieve another crashed car during the 5 October race.

[rogue69]

Alex Rocco, the Emmy-winning character actor best known for taking a bullet through the eye as the Las Vegas casino boss Moe Greene in "The Godfather," has died. He was 79.

[Dandontdare]

Alex Rocco, the Emmy-winning character actor best known for taking a bullet through the eye as the Las Vegas casino boss Moe Greene in "The Godfather," has died. He was 79.

He was fabulous recently as Matt LeBlanc's dad in Episodes (a criminally underrated series IMO)