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Post by S. Griffin on Jul 5, 2021 23:26:54 GMT -5
Superman, The Goonies, Scrooged, Lethal Weapon, Ladyhawke, the Omen. Dick Donner was a legendary director the likes of which the world will never see again. I don't think the guy made a bad movie. Maybe Assassins or The Toy.
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Post by okcomputer on Jul 6, 2021 8:05:58 GMT -5
Somehow I didn't know this until this morning when NPR mentioned it, but he also directed the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" episode of The Twilight Zone.
Superman and Goonies were part of my regular VHS rotation as a kid. As far as sheer entertainment and escapism there really isn't anybody better than Richard Donner.
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Post by S. Griffin on Jul 6, 2021 20:08:53 GMT -5
Somehow I didn't know this until this morning when NPR mentioned it, but he also directed the "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" episode of The Twilight Zone. The original, yeah. Easily one of the best episodes of an incredible series. He also directed some great episodes of Tales from the Crypt like "The Ventriloquist's Dummy" and "Showdown." Superman and Goonies were part of my regular VHS rotation as a kid. As far as sheer entertainment and escapism there really isn't anybody better than Richard Donner. Werd
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Post by S. Griffin on Jul 16, 2021 20:31:01 GMT -5
His death was reported erroneously a couple weeks ago, but it seems like Biz Markie has now died due to complications from diabetes. Biz was 57.
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Post by S. Griffin on Jul 27, 2021 16:53:09 GMT -5
And now Joey Jordison died. No cause of death revealed yet. Joey was the drummer for Slipknot from its founding until 2013. While I think Jay is probably the better of the two, Slipknot would never have gotten where they did without Joey.
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Post by okcomputer on Jul 28, 2021 18:33:29 GMT -5
Odenkirk gave us a good scare, huh? His brother shared an update on Twitter, that Bob had a heart attack but is gonna be ok.
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Post by S. Griffin on Jul 28, 2021 22:28:18 GMT -5
Odenkirk gave us a good scare, huh? His brother shared an update on Twitter, that Bob had a heart attack but is gonna be ok. You mean Nate Odenkirk? That's Bob's Son. Bob's brother Bill used to be on Twitter but went dark years ago.
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Post by okcomputer on Jul 28, 2021 23:54:11 GMT -5
Yep. In my relief I misread that detail.
And I honestly surprised myself with how relieved I was to read that update. “He’s going to be okay” is a wonderful, beautiful sentence.
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Post by ravenmaniac on Aug 12, 2021 14:45:37 GMT -5
Yep. In my relief I misread that detail. And I honestly surprised myself with how relieved I was to read that update. “He’s going to be okay” is a wonderful, beautiful sentence. Same here. I don't consider myself someone that is emotionally invested in celebrities with rare exception like Robin Williams, but I was surprised at how hard it hit me when the reports came out that he had collapsed. I was beyond relieved when I saw the "He's going to be okay" tweet.
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