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Post by Audio Watchdog on Feb 5, 2020 23:45:41 GMT
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Post by muckypup on Feb 6, 2020 0:02:29 GMT
That’s sad news......
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2020 1:26:30 GMT
Sad news indeed..but what a life and what a legacy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2020 1:33:43 GMT
RIP Kirk Douglas An overused term but he dies an icon, a legend and someone who made a difference. I had an ongoing bet with someone that Kirk would outlast Olivia De Haviland, also still going well past 100, but it's a bet I'm sorry to lose as Kirk is someone who is both a megastar...yet somehow still underrated by some. He's much more than an A-lister. In an era where the stars mostly coasted, not pushing themselves but taking the easier more commercial films and therefore money, Kirk actively looked for material off the beaten path. The only star like him was his frequent co-star Burt Lancaster who wasn't, despite Hollywood ore, actually a great friend of Douglas. They, right till the end with Tough Guys their last movie together, had quite a rivalry and professional jealousy. Kirk always envied Burt's independence from the studios but in truth..Kirk stayed a major star for longer. What films! Ace In The Hole is one of the best films ever made, I think. A perfect movie. The Bad And The Beautiful and Two Weeks In Another Town may be the best films about filmaking ever produced. Spartacus and 20,000 Leagues are perfect blockbusters and TV perennials. Paths Of Glory is one of the angriest, most powerful films about the futility and cruelty of war, damning not just war but the bureaucracy of our own side. Seven Days In May is a terrific political thriller that features a fascist general looking to overthrow a liberal President and Kirk is the man caught between friendship, duty and conspiracy. It's probably my favourite role of his. The aforementioned Tough Guys is a wonderful watch with Kirk still trying to appear sharper and better than his frenemey Burt Lancaster. There's a legend that Kirk insisted, way into his 60s on Tough Guys and Saturn 3 to have shirtless scenes as he wanted people to know he still had a great physique. His last role that really means something was probably his wonderful guest turn in the Simpsons as Chester Lampwick, the homeless man Bart takes a shine to who it turns out actually invented Itchy And Scratchy. Hilarious stuff and on the DVD Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart and producer Bill Oakley go into a lot of depth commenting about Douglas...he was quite the diva and only gave two takes per line. Lucklily he nailed every single one, giving a classic performance in the shows golden age of the mid 90s. So....LOTS to explore if you don't know the extent of his filmography. It's a lot bolder and broader than you'd think. As somewhat of a faux-savant of a film fan growing up I used to think he stood in Lancaster's shadow. Then I saw some of the films named above. Douglas, to paraphrase an early film of his, Stands Alone. And hey...Lonely Are The Brave, to quote another. Goodbye. And thanks Kirk, Yours A film fan. Like you were.  |
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Post by Timelord007 on Feb 6, 2020 6:56:08 GMT
"Spartacus" enough said.
R.i.p to a acting legend who's movies will forever entertain us.
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Post by frisby78 on Feb 6, 2020 8:29:15 GMT
A pretty loathsome man but a fabulous actor.
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Feb 6, 2020 10:36:05 GMT
I am Spartacus
RIP
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Post by number13 on Feb 6, 2020 12:43:58 GMT
RIP Kirk Douglas An overused term but he dies an icon, a legend and someone who made a difference. I had an ongoing bet with someone that Kirk would outlast Olivia De Haviland, also still going well past 100, but it's a bet I'm sorry to lose as Kirk is someone who is both a megastar...yet somehow still underrated by some. He's much more than an A-lister. In an era where the stars mostly coasted, not pushing themselves but taking the easier more commercial films and therefore money, Kirk actively looked for material off the beaten path. The only star like him was his frequent co-star Burt Lancaster who wasn't, despite Hollywood ore, actually a great friend of Douglas. They, right till the end with Tough Guys their last movie together, had quite a rivalry and professional jealousy. Kirk always envied Burt's independence from the studios but in truth..Kirk stayed a major star for longer. What films! Ace In The Hole is one of the best films ever made, I think. A perfect movie. The Bad And The Beautiful and Two Weeks In Another Town may be the best films about filmaking ever produced. Spartacus and 20,000 Leagues are perfect blockbusters and TV perennials. Paths Of Glory is one of the angriest, most powerful films about the futility and cruelty of war, damning not just war but the bureaucracy of our own side. Seven Days In May is a terrific political thriller that features a fascist general looking to overthrow a liberal President and Kirk is the man caught between friendship, duty and conspiracy. It's probably my favourite role of his. The aforementioned Tough Guys is a wonderful watch with Kirk still trying to appear sharper and better than his frenemey Burt Lancaster. There's a legend that Kirk insisted, way into his 60s on Tough Guys and Saturn 3 to have shirtless scenes as he wanted people to know he still had a great physique. His last role that really means something was probably his wonderful guest turn in the Simpsons as Chester Lampwick, the homeless man Bart takes a shine to who it turns out actually invented Itchy And Scratchy. Hilarious stuff and on the DVD Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart and producer Bill Oakley go into a lot of depth commenting about Douglas...he was quite the diva and only gave two takes per line. Lucklily he nailed every single one, giving a classic performance in the shows golden age of the mid 90s. So....LOTS to explore if you don't know the extent of his filmography. It's a lot bolder and broader than you'd think. As somewhat of a faux-savant of a film fan growing up I used to think he stood in Lancaster's shadow. Then I saw some of the films named above. Douglas, to paraphrase an early film of his, Stands Alone. And hey...Lonely Are The Brave, to quote another. Goodbye. And thanks Kirk, Yours A film fan. Like you were. So well said Davy, thanks. And off-screen, a man who challenged anti-Semitism and the notorious McCarthy-era 'Hollywood blacklist', was a philanthropist and a special ambassador for several Presidents. |
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 6, 2020 14:06:54 GMT
#IAmSpartacus
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