OT: Obituaries Thread

[Gigem]

Yeah, the article I read mentioned French Connection, Hoosiers, The Firm and Unforgiven.  No Superman?  No Crimson Tide?  No Mississippi Burning?  Get Shorty?

Man made so many great movie

For some reason, French Connection is never played on TV.  Never seen it, not even caught it already playing. For such a great movie, why does it get no modern love?  

Crimson Tide and Superman are tops.  

[ELA]

For some reason, French Connection is never played on TV.  Never seen it, not even caught it already playing. For such a great movie, why does it get no modern love? 

Crimson Tide and Superman are tops. 

Feels like aside from a handful, very few movies from the 60s and 70s are shown on tv.  Usually newer ones of golden age, with a couple of exceptions, like Jaws.

I've never seen it either.  I love Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning and Unforgiven

[MikeDeTiger]

The Just Watch app says The French Connection is only available with History channel's Vault subscription service, whatever the hell that is.  But it says it's available to rent from all the digital platforms--Amazon, Apple, Google, etc.--for $3.99

[Gigem]

Feels like aside from a handful, very few movies from the 60s and 70s are shown on tv.  Usually newer ones of golden age, with a couple of exceptions, like Jaws.

I've never seen it either.  I love Hoosiers, Mississippi Burning and Unforgiven

Cool Hand Luke gets played a lot. 

[bayareabadger]

Yeah, the article I read mentioned French Connection, Hoosiers, The Firm and Unforgiven.  No Superman?  No Crimson Tide?  No Mississippi Burning?  Get Shorty?

Man made so many great movie

Royal Tenenbaums is great. I also need to see “the conversation.”

[ELA]

Royal Tenenbaums is great. I also need to see “the conversation.”

I loved Royal Tenenbaums at the time, more than Rushmore.  But the more Wes Anderson movies I watch, the more they kind of run together

[ELA]

The Just Watch app says The French Connection is only available with History channel's Vault subscription service, whatever the hell that is.  But it says it's available to rent from all the digital platforms--Amazon, Apple, Google, etc.--for $3.99

Don't let any boomers know you can buy a History Channel Vault subscription.


https://youtu.be/nckSt_QjXpY?si=M9tYhCna-cz1NqKP

[OrangeAfroMan]

This kind of ruined my mood today.  One of my 2 favorite actors.  I loved him because while he was very obviously Gene Hackman! in every role, I also believed his character in each role.  He looked so distinct, but WAS each character.  I think that's a special skill.

[MarqHusker]

The Conversation is marvelous.  Ahead of its time in many ways.   Fitting that Hackman was in Enemy of the State where his role was superb as well.

[GopherRock]

Cool Hand Luke gets played a lot.

Can you eat 50 eggs?

[FearlessF]

can't afford to

[utee94]

This story has gotten weird, and there is now the suspicion of foul play.  It wasn't just Gene, but also his wife, and one of his dogs.  Apparently medicine and cell phones are missing from the house. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/entertainment/what-we-know-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-hnk?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-02-28T18%3A17%3A55
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/entertainment/what-we-know-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-hnk?utm_medium=social&utm_source=blueskyCNN&utm_content=2025-02-28T18%3A17%3A55

[847badgerfan]

Saw that. Something fishy for sure.

[betarhoalphadelta]

Yep, my wife got home from her office yesterday and asked "Oh, did you hear about Gene Hackman?"

I said "Yeah, I heard he died."

Her: "And that's it??? Then I guess you haven't heard..."

And then started filling me in on more of the details.