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Long Live Rufus

One of my favorite comics of all time just passed away. When Laura and I merged our households, we had a few duplicate DVDs: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Reservoir Dogs. Another thing we both shared was a love of stand-up comedy--Foxx, Pryor, Cosby, Murphy, Rock, Seinfeld, Rickles, Smothers [...]

Goodbye, Sidney :(

Goodbye, Sidney :(

Sydney Pollack died today from his battle with cancer. I don't have a whole lot to say, except that I really loved his work and always got excited when he dropped in on a TV show in cameo role. He will be sorely missed by anyone who loves movies.  It's a sad day. I want to remind everyone of a few of his projects as a multi-talented [...]

Anthony Minghella Died on the 18th

I don't know how this got past me. I guess we've been swamped over the Guild. According to Variety, Producer-writer-director Anthony Minghella died at the age 54 of a brain hemorrhage. His credits include "Cold Mountain," "The Talented Mr Ripley," "The English Patient" and "Truly Madly Deeply." [...]