On A Pale Horse

In 1985 I was banished once again to summer camp. I wasn't really thrilled about the whole camp experience until 1987 when I lost my virginity... then it wasn't so bad. But before then I wasn't really all that into it; a lot of the girls didn't like me so I spent a lot of time by myself or reading or with my friend, A. (I found out in during my last summer there that the reason why no one wanted to hang out with me was because of A - whatever). But the point is that I read a lot. I would sit in my cabin and read everything I could get my hands on. The camp had it's own little library one of the books was "The Amityville Horror". Not really a good choice when you're in the middle of the forest in a creaky cabin with no electricity. After finishing the book the slightest sound would creep me out. For awhile there I laid awake most of the nights listening to the wind, woodland creatures and A snoring. But slowly I got over and by the time I made it home in August I begged my dad to rent the movie. That wasn't such a good idea either, just because it kinda sucked, well at least for me it did. The 2005 version wasn't much better but at least it had Ryan Reynolds shirtless, mmmm.

The 1979 file was directed by Stuart Rosenberg who in 1967 directed the classic "Cool Hand Luke" (audio). His directing career was pretty prolific with directing over 300 television shows as well as "The Drowning Pool", "Brubaker" and "The Pope of Greenwich Village". He won an Emmy for directing an episode of "The Defenders" and won a couple awards at the 1961 Berlin International Film Festival for "Question 7". He directed his last film, "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys", in 1991.

He passed away from a heart attack.

August 11, 1927 - March 15, 2007

Sources

image - I think that's him, page is in French

Canada.com

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I wrote this whole beautiful tribute to Robert Altman. As I was about to hit 'publish' Foxfire crashed and I lost everything. I've got a pie baking in the oven...another one to bake. I'll write this again at a later date.

February 20, 1925 - November 20, 2006
RIP

Labels: 1925 births, 2006 November deaths, director, leukemia

Suicide is a strange thing...sometimes people don't see it coming...they see the person as being successful and happy with many things ahead of them and wonder why the hell a they would want to throw it all away. That's why many people close to Adrienne Shelly were baffled when it was reported that she was found hanging from a bed sheet in her Greenwich Village office, as well they should have been.

Ms.Shelly started her career as an actress first gaining critical acclaim in the films 'The Unbelievable Truth' and 'Trust'. Later her talents turned to writing and directing indie films and won a Film Discovery Jury Award for direction in 2000 at the US Comedy Arts Festival for the film 'I'll Take You There'.

Her death was first reported as an apparent suicide with an asterisk, because police were waiting for results of an autopsy. As it turns out the police hunches were right. On November 6th police arrested 19 year old, illegal immigrant, Diego Pillco on suspicion of murder.

June 16, 1966 - November 1, 2006
RIP

Labels: 1966 births, 2006 November deaths, actor, director, murder

What makes a person a genius? Determination? Hard Work? Timing? Talent? Luck? A set of balls the size of Texas? Who the hell knows. I know I'm not one. Hell, if you've read any of this blog you should know that by now.
I started doing this write up about how much I loved 'Citizen Kane' and that his talent was unappreciated, that was until I started doing more research on him. There is no doubt that this man was talented but I think some of the eccentricities were far more interesting.

He did the voice over for the Star Wars original trailer.
The voice of Unicron for Transformers: The Movie
The introduction to an episode of Moonlight "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"
A Pea Commericial
A commerical appearance for Paul Mason Wines

After his death a former neighbor of Elizabeth Short (a.k.a. the Black Dahlia) accused Orson Welles of being a suspect in the actresses murder.

He passed away from a heart attack in his home in the Hollywood Hills

May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985

Labels: 1915 births, 1985 October deaths, actor, director, heart attack