R.I.P. RPTV
When Mitsubishi announced earlier this week that it is exiting the TV manufacturing business, this not only marks the end of a television brand name, but the end of an entire product category. Mitsubishi was the last company still...
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R.I.P. Larry Hagman
Welcome back from the long weekend (assuming that you got one). Unfortunately, we start this week with some sad news. ‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman passed away on Friday at the age of 81.
R.I.P. Kosty
We start today with some sad news. This week, I was informed that the High-Def Digest community has lost one of its own. Long-time forum member “Kosty” recently passed away at the too-young age of 53.
R.I.P. Michael Clarke Duncan
Hollywood’s tragedy train keeps chugging along. The film community has suffered another unexpected loss this week with the passing of actor Michael Clarke Duncan on Monday morning. He was 54-years-old.
R.I.P. Neil Armstrong – Win ‘In the Shadow of the Moo
This weekend brought us more sad news. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passed away at the age of 82 on Saturday. Armstrong’s place in history cannot be overstated. Only eleven other human beings have ever ...
R.I.P. Nintendo Power
Remember when Nintendo had power? Power of the monthly magazine variety, I mean. According to numerous sources, Nintendo Power has just one issue remaining before it joins countless other expired bits of print media. While the mag...
R.I.P. Tony Scott
In a strange and shocking turn of events, prolific action movie director Tony Scott died on Sunday from an apparent suicide. He was 68 years-old.
R.I.P. Carlo Rambaldi
Cinema has lost another of its greats this summer. Famed movie creature designer Carlo Rambaldi passed away on Friday at the age of 86.
R.I.P. Marvin Hamlisch
EGOT-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch passed away on Monday at the age of 68. In a career spanning four decades and over 40 movies, Hamlisch scored everything from Woody to Barbra to Bond.
Tragedy Strikes – Mass Shooting at ‘Dark Knight Rises’...
12 people are dead and up to 50 were injured during a mass shooting at a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colorado. I have no words to express my disgust and outrage at this horrific event. (Doe...
R.I.P. Andy Griffith and Ernest Borgnine
Over the past week, we’ve lost two beloved character actors whose lengthy careers spanned both the big screen and small. Andy Griffith passed away last Tuesday at the age of 86, and Ernest Borgnine left us this weekend at 95...
R.I.P. Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron, queen of the romantic comedy, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 71. Although the writer-director’s career in Hollywood was uneven, to put it lightly, she managed to give us the defining rom-com, a movie that ...