Obits

Jill Clayburgh has passed away at the age of 66, the New York Times reported. Clayburgh died from chronic leukemia....

A shocking bit of news today. Director George Hickenlooper, whose Casino Jack starring Kevin Spacey was opening this year, has...

MSNBC: Curtis appeared in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, and received an Oscar...

David Kehr, New York Times: A pioneering director of live television drama in the 1950s and a Broadway powerhouse in...

The Los Angeles Times just reported the death of Tarantino's editor, Sally Menke, after she took a hike with her...

This tribute for Gloria Stuart's 100th birthday now serves as a wonderful eulogy to her life, with a career spanning...

It's finally safe to sleep. R.I.P. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, after the cut.

The Telegraph obit, as linked by Ebert on Twitter, is likely the best online. Chabrol died today at the age...

Patricia Neal's Oscar-winning performance in Hud.

The tributes for Karl Malden are pouring in. Thanks to readers Alexander and Erik for sending in the news. It's...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWBOfsXsDA Cyd Charisse has died. No other dancer shook me awake as a kid like Cyd Charisse. No, I am...

After staying alive a short time during a terrible illness, the great Mr. Pollack gives in. From the New York...

Since the thing these days seems to be to make lists when there isn't much happening in the news, I've...

Breaking news: Charlton Heston, the Oscar-winning actor who achieved stardom playing larger-than-life figures including Moses, Michelangelo and Andrew Jackson in...

Printed in Entertainment Weekly, link via HE  To Anthony I shall learn to live without you. With all we’ve done...

Even though it's been days since the announcement that Oscar-winning Paul Scofield died, it's still worth mentioning. The NY Times...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj1BlyOcmBs Though he was more successful with The English Patient, by far my favorite Anthony Minghella movie is Truly, Madly,...

Holy crap. ONTD reports that Anthony Minghella, Oscar winning director for The English Patient, has died suddenly: British film director...