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Category Archives: RIP
R.I.P. Jean-Jacques Beineix
The hits keep coming. Jean-Jacques Beineix’s Diva (1982) and Betty Blue (1986) (which I just re-watched last year!) had a massive impact on me back in the day. The delirious chase in DIVA, through the Paris subways, is almost unmatched. … Continue reading
R.I.P. Ronnie Spector
I can’t keep up. Just one month has brought so many losses, so many people who shaped our culture and our world in indelible ink. From Sondheim to Bogdanovich. And now Ronnie Spector, inspiration to three generations, from the Stones … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Bob Saget
I was not a watcher of Full House, although I have always kept track of John Stamos, since he first showed up on “my show” General Hospital when I was in high school. But Full House wasn’t my thing, nor … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Betty White
What a career. I grew up watching her on the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Her comic timing was impeccable. Otherworldly. She was a STAPLE. And then came the juggernaut-phenom that was The Golden Girls, one of the best and funniest … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Joan Didion
I can’t believe it. Sometimes it’s hard for me to find the words. It’s amazing that the two chronicler-poets of California – very different writers with very different points of view about their home state would die the same week. … Continue reading
R.I.P. Eve Babitz
“What I wanted, although at the time I didn’t understand what the thing was because no one ever tells you anything until you already know it, was everything. Or as much as I could get with what I had to … Continue reading
R.I.P. Stephen Sondheim
An American Shakespeare. Yesterday there was a massive gathering in Times Square to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim. I’ve been watching footage of it and it’s overwhelming. My friend Alex was there. It’s not enough to dim the lights of … Continue reading
R.I.P. Dean Stockwell
I knew this day would come, but I’ve been low-key dreading it. But since it has arrived, there was nothing to do except write the best tribute I possibly could to this actor and his 70+-years long career. The Mystery … Continue reading
R.I.P. Jerry Remy
The Red Sox won’t be the same without RemDawg. I miss him already.
R.I.P. Halyna Hutchins
The death of Halyna Hutchins is devastating news. I cannot even imagine the trauma of everyone who was there, who witnessed it. Horror. Hutchins was just getting started. A graduate of AFI – just 6 years ago! – and part … Continue reading