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Martin S. Bergmann has passed away, aged 100. If his name is not immediately recognisable to Woody Allen fans, you will know his minor, but acclaimmed role. He played Professor Louis Levy in Crimes And Misdemeanors, the subject of Allen’s documentary in that film. The touchingly human perofrmance in a dark film, his story anchors […]
We wanted to pay our respects to Peter O’Toole who passed away today. He was a movie star in the movie star era. Looking at the array of photos in stories about him, he never stopped looking like a movie star. O’Toole, of course, worked with Woody Allen on What’s New, Pussycat? in 1965. It […]
Casting Director Marvin Paige passed away last Wednesday, due to injuries sustained in a car crash in Laurel Canyon. The Hollywood Reporter only vaguely says he was ‘believed to be in his late 80s’. Paige’s credits include many classic TV series – ‘General Hospital‘, ‘Lassie‘ and much more. Amongst the films he worked on were […]
We were very sad to hear that Mickey Rose, a lifelong friend and early collaborator of Woody Allen’s, has passed away. The cancer related death occurred on 7th April 2013, and an obiturary was just published in the LA Times. He was 77. Allen released the following statement through his biographer, Eric Lax. Mickey was one of […]
We have just heard the sad news on the passing of Roger Ebert. What can we say but add to the chorus of people paying tribute to a giant of film, and film criticism. There are plenty of great obituaries for those who want to relive the full scope of his life – we like […]
This week brought sad news of the passing of two people who had a crucial effect on Woody Allen’s early career. Marvin Hamlisch 1944-2012 Marvin Hamlisch has had a long career and a composer, mainly in films. He has written songs that everyone knows. He is most famous for the song ‘The Way We Were‘, […]