Category: Deathwatch
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JOHN SINGLETON (1968-2019)
John Singleton passed away, way too young, in April of this year, having directed only 10 features. We look back at some of the most important, from Boyz n the Hood to 2 Fast 2 Furious.
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AGNÈS VARDA (1928-2019)
The film world mourns as the funny old cat lady with the red and white fringe goes to the great beyond. Agnès Varda was one of the most influential (and, until relatively recently, undersung) French filmmakers of the 20th century, who continued to work right up until her death. To celebrate her life, we watch…
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STANLEY DONEN (1924-2019)
The last surviving director of Hollywood’s “Golden Age” died in February and we’re gonna talk about it, by way of Stanley Donen’s films Indiscreet and Two For The Road.
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ALBERT FINNEY (1936-2019)
An actor who made a mark in six consecutive decades of film, Albert Finney is the first 2019 death to make it to Deathwatch. We look at his films Under The Volcano and Tom Jones while discussing the impact of his career as a whole.
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PENNY MARSHALL (1943-2018)
The first female director to break the $100M-grossing club, Penny Marshall got her start in TV before transitioning into a weirdly brief, highly beloved career as a feature film director. For today’s episode we look at her debut feature, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, before moving on to the one she’ll be remembered for, A League Of…
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GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018)
The 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush presided over one of the greatest health emergencies in American history and was directly or indirectly responsible for well north of a million people. Here at Deathwatch, that’s worth a show.
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RAYMOND CHOW (1927-2018)
With his Golden Harvest production company, Raymond Chow turned the kung fu movie into an international phenomenon and gave us such megastars as Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, and (of course) Bruce Lee. Today the Deathwatch team looks at ENTER THE DRAGON and FIST OF FURY… or is it THE BIG BOSS?
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BURT REYNOLDS (1936-2018)
What about Burt? Arguably the biggest moviestar of the 1970s, Burt Reynolds’ career had its ups and downs in the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, but we’re going straight to the good stuff for this episode with a look at Deliverance and Hooper.
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ARETHA FRANKLIN (1942-2018)
The Queen of Soul passed away last month and we are here to talk about it. Who are we? D-E-A-T-H-W-A-T-C-H. Sing a song about it.
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Deathwatch: SHINOBU HASHIMOTO (1918-2018)
This prolific screenwriter collaborated with Akira Kurosawa through the most fruitful period of that director’s career; accidentally helped birth STAR WARS; and with RASHOMON, may have permanently redefined the concept and structure of narrative itself. This month we look at THE OUTRAGE (1964, an American remake of RASHOMON) and Masaki Kobayashi’s masterful 1962 film HARA…