All Obituaries articles
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NewsUK industry pays tribute to Stan Fishman: “A tough but fair negotiator who loved the film business”
Stan Fishman was the renowned former chief booker at Odeon Cinemas during a pivotal time in UK cinemagoing.
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NewsGiornate degli Autori founder Giorgio Gosetti dies aged 70
“There’s only one word to associate with him: cinema,” said Italian news agency ANSA, where Gosetti also worked
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NewsRevered documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies, aged 96
The American director and producer won an honourary Oscar and prizes at festivals around the world.
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NewsOscar winner Robert Duvall dies, aged 95
Duvall appeared in classics including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Tender Mercies.
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NewsJames Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ star, dies aged 48
Van Der Beek also appeared in films including Scary Movie and Downsizing.
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News‘Harold And Maude’ star Bud Cort dies, aged 77
Cort’s later work included roles in Heat, Dogma and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
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News“She was generational”: Tributes paid to Catherine O’Hara, who has died at 71
She died at her home on Friday following a brief illness, according to her agent.
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NewsHungarian director Béla Tarr dies aged 70
Tarr directed ’Satantango’, ’Werckmeister Harmonies’ and Berlinale award winner ’The Turin Horse’.
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NewsBrigitte Bardot, French cinema icon, dies aged 91
A leading light of international cinema in the 1950s and 60s, Bardot dedicated her later life to animal welfare.
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NewsDavid Matalon, TriStar Regency exec, dies at 82
Independent credits included What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Color Of Night.
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NewsTammie Rosen, Sundance and Tribeca head of comms and indie champion, dies at 49
“We will forever be in awe of her tireless dedication, her impeccable ethics … her love of Bruce Springsteen, her trademark red lipstick.”
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NewsValladolid director José Luis Cienfuegos dies aged 60
Popular Spanish industry veteran recently presided over 70th edition of Seminci.
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NewsOscar-winning screenwriter and playwright Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Stoppard’s film credits included ‘Shakespeare In Love’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’.
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NewsFilmax founder Julio Fernández dies aged 78
Fernández turned the Barcelona-based company into one of Spain’s leading entertainment groups.
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News“His was the face everyone wanted to see”: UK industry remembers the late Film Four exec Bill Stephens
The much-loved and colourful sales executive died this week aged 76.
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News‘Once Were Warriors’ director Lee Tamahori dies at 75
His other films included ’Along Came A Spider’ and ’Die Another Day’.
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NewsDiane Ladd, three-time Oscar nominee and mother of Laura Dern, dies at 89
Mississippi-born star earned Academy recognition for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Wild At Heart, Rambling Rose
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NewsFrench actor Tcheky Karyo, star of ‘La Femme Nikita,’ ‘Amelie’, dies aged 72
His death sparked tributes from the French industry.
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NewsDiane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall’ Oscar winner and star of ‘Godfather’ trilogy, dies aged 79
Stylish talent earned four acting Oscar nominations.