In Memory Of ...

[maxhitman]

I do have 8 of Stanley Kubrick´s films on DVD and they are amazing and
fun to watch. Leon Vitali was a big part of all of these films too , as he
was involved in many of these film productions.

Thank you for all the cool films Leon Vitali.
Rest in Peace and God bless.

Filmworker – Official Trailer

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The Oral History Of Hollywood
Leon Vitali on Stanley Kubrick

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[maxhitman]

Legendary Australian star Vincent Gil dies aged 83
(1939 – 21 August 2022)

The star was best known for playing Crawford Montizano, otherwise known
as "The Nightrider", in the film MAD MAX.

His Mad Max co-star Paul Johnstone confirmed the sad news on Monday.
“Sadly, it is true... Vince Gil has left us. He’s been very frail for quite some time and
mercifully no longer needs to be constrained by his mortal form,”
he said on Facebook.

Vincent was also known for his role of Dr Death in the iconic 1974 biker film Stone.
He also appeared in many Australian television shows including Neighbours,
A Country Practice and Prisoner.
He more recently played roles in Resistance (1992), Encounter (1993),
The Bank (2001) and The Long Lunch (2003).

His death comes as production continues of Mad Max: Fury Road prequel "Furiosa".
Mad Max director George Miller is returning to the franchise to direct the film,
which stars Anya Taylor-Joy in the titular role of Imperator Furiosa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Gil

Thank You for ALL the great films and good times Vincent Gil.
Rest in Peace and God Bless

" I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am a rocker, I am a roller,
I am a out-of-controller! I'm the Nightrider, baby! "

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[Pacy]

Hugh Keays-Byrne
(18 May 1947 - 2 December 2020)

Hugh Keays-Byrne was a British-Australian actor and film director. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was best known for playing the main antagonist in two films from the Mad Max franchise: Toecutter in Mad Max (1979), and Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). He also played Toad in the 1974 biker film Stone,
and Grunchlk on the science fiction series Farscape.*

A truly versatile actor, I will remember him for his roles as "Toecutter" (Mad Max) and Mr. Stubbs (Moby Dick, 1998).

Mad Max: Toecutter & The Nightrider

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May you rest in peace, Hugh & Vincent.

* Text shamelessly taken from Wikipedia.

[maxhitman]

I did not know Hugh Keays-Byrne ("Toecutter" /"Immortan Joe")
had passed away too Very sad.
He was also a fine actor and gave these fictional characters new life.
These Mad Max films would not have been what they are without them!

Thank You for ALL the great films and good times Hugh Keays-Byrne .
Rest in Peace and God Bless

[Lando Griffin]

Originally Posted by maxhitman

Legendary Australian star Vincent Gil dies aged 83
(1939 – 21 August 2022)

The star was best known for playing Crawford Montizano, otherwise known
as "The Nightrider", in the film MAD MAX.

His Mad Max co-star Paul Johnstone confirmed the sad news on Monday.
“Sadly, it is true... Vince Gil has left us. He’s been very frail for quite some time and
mercifully no longer needs to be constrained by his mortal form,”
he said on Facebook.

Vincent was also known for his role of Dr Death in the iconic 1974 biker film Stone.
He also appeared in many Australian television shows including Neighbours,
A Country Practice and Prisoner.
He more recently played roles in Resistance (1992), Encounter (1993),
The Bank (2001) and The Long Lunch (2003).

His death comes as production continues of Mad Max: Fury Road prequel "Furiosa".
Mad Max director George Miller is returning to the franchise to direct the film,
which stars Anya Taylor-Joy in the titular role of Imperator Furiosa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Gil

Thank You for ALL the great films and good times Vincent Gil.
Rest in Peace and God Bless

" I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am a rocker, I am a roller,
I am a out-of-controller! I'm the Nightrider, baby! "

http://youtube.com/watch?v=35iqE68PKUc

"The Nightrider. That is is name. Remember him when you look at the night sky."

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[KDO]

Jerry Allison
August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022

American Musician | Drummer |
Buddy Holly | The Crickets

Jerry Allison, Who Played Drums With Buddy Holly, Dies at 82 - NYT
An original Cricket, he was also a co-writer of two signature Holly songs,
“That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue.”

Jerry Allison, Drummer and Songwriter for Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Dead at 82 - RollingStone[
Rock and roll pioneer helped pen some of Holly's classics, including "Peggy Sue" and “That’ll Be the Day”

Jerry Allison, last original member of Buddy Holly's Crickets, Dies - Texas Public Radio

Jerry Allison - Wikipedia

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Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (1957)
Jerry Allison / Norman Petty
from: "Peggy Sue" / "Everyday"

Rock and Roll | Rockabilly

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Personnel:
Buddy Holly: Vocals / Guitar
Joe B. Mauldin: Acoustic Bass
Jerry Allison: Drums

Produced by Norman Petty

Recorded:
@ The Norman Petty Recording Studios
in Clovis, New Mexico USA
on June, 29 and July 1, 1957

Released:
on September 20, 1957

"Jerry Allison had a prominent role in the production of the song, playing paradiddles on the drums throughout the song, the drums' sound rhythmically fading in and out as a result of real-time engineering techniques by the producer, Norman Petty."
- Wikipedia

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[Armadillot]

RIP Len Dawson (1935-2022)

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Super Bowl winner, and Hall of Famer. Glad he at least lived to see them win another one.

[L-Kabong]

Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the seemingly eternal monarch who became a bright but inscrutable beacon of continuity in the United Kingdom during more than seven decades of rule, died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She was 96.

Her death, of undisclosed causes, was announced by Buckingham Palace.

In her reign, which began in February 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth served as a constant and reassuring figure in Britain and on the world stage as she helped lead her country through a period of profound shifts in geopolitical power and national identity.

The designs of postage stamps and bank notes changed through the decades, but they all depicted the same, if aging, monarch. The British national anthem now shifts to “God Save the King,” but most Britons have only known the other version, for the queen.

Her son and heir, Charles, summed up the power of her constancy in a rare television documentary aired in 2012 to mark her 60th year as queen. “Perhaps subconsciously,” he said, “people feel encouraged, reassured by something that is always there.”

Her last major constitutional action came on Tuesday, when she accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and asked his successor, Liz Truss, to form a new government.

In a monarchy dating back to at least the 10th century with King Athelstan, Elizabeth’s reign was the longest. In 2015, she broke a record once thought unassailable, surpassing the 63-year rule of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. While Victoria retreated from her regal duties after the early death of her husband, Prince Albert, Elizabeth — with her outwardly stern demeanor, iron constitution and abiding handbag — remained fully engaged in her queenly duties for most of her life, and true to a pledge she made on her 21st birthday.

Then a fresh-faced princess on tour with her parents in South Africa, she broadcast to British Empire listeners around the globe: “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service, and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”

The length of that service, measured against that of other leading figures, proved astonishing — coinciding with that of 15 British prime ministers, 14 U.S. presidents and seven popes. As supreme governor of the Church of England, Elizabeth appointed six archbishops of Canterbury.

She also had to navigate shifting public attitudes toward the royal family as the increasingly unfettered media laid bare its troubles. The low point came in 1997 with the death in a car accident of her former daughter-in-law, Princess Diana, and public anger at the queen’s halting response to it.

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[HoHoinc]

She was a very nice lady and I just wished she would of been able to enjoy life more than being the Queen. They are saying she was taking care of things for the betterment of everyone days before her days when health wise she was not doing well at all that tells you the type of person she is.

[maxhitman]

Jean-Luc Godard, French cinema legend
dies age 91

French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard -- a key figure in
the Nouvelle Vague, the filmmaking movement that revolutionized
cinema in the late 1950s and 60s -- has died aged 91,
French media is reporting.

French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted a tribute to the director
on Tuesday, writing the country has lost a "national treasure."

"It was like an apparition in French cinema," Macron tweeted.
"Then he became one of its masters. Jean-Luc Godard, the most
iconoclastic of New Wave directors, had invented a resolutely
modern, intensely free art. We lose a national treasure,
a genius outlook."

Godard's first feature film, "À bout de souffle" ("Breathless")
in 1960, was a celebration of the nonchalant improvisational
cinematography that became synonymous with his style.
In the years that followed, his films revolved around complex
issues such as fickleness, indignity and caprice.

Among his notable later works were his "trilogy of the sublime,"
which consisted of three films that explored femininity, nature
and religion -- 1982's "Passion,"
the following year's "Prénom Carmen" ("First Name: Carmen")
and "Je vous salue, Marie" ("Hail Mary") in 1985.

Much like his filmography, Godard had an idiosyncratic, rebellious
streak. At the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, he appeared at a press
conference via video chat instead of physically attending.

During his long career, he was awarded an honorary César
in 1987 and 1998, and received an honorary Academy Award in 2010.

Jean-Luc Godard explains his rebellious film making style

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