August 7, 2012
R.I.P. to the great movie composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died today after a short illness at the age of just 68.  Personally, I’m a sucker for the theme song for “The Way We Were,” but he also created the music for “The Sting,” “A Chorus Line,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and so much else. Did you have any favorites?

R.I.P. to the great movie composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died today after a short illness at the age of just 68. 

Personally, I’m a sucker for the theme song for “The Way We Were,” but he also created the music for “The Sting,” “A Chorus Line,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and so much else.

Did you have any favorites?

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Filed under: Marvin Hamlisch deaths obituaries movies film music score The Way We Were The Sting James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me 
July 10, 2012
“Twilight Saga” fan dies in accident at San Diego Comic-Con Deadline’s Dominic Patten details the sad news: Heading back to line for an upcoming panel at this week’s Con, a middle-aged fan dies in accident. Other Comic-Con news ahead of the big show:  The fast-growing Nerdist is bought by Thomas Tull, co-founder of Legendary Pictures, who doubles down on his early investment in the multi-platform site. Deadline Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke has all the details on the perfectly timed announcement. 

“Twilight Saga” fan dies in accident at San Diego Comic-Con

Deadline’s Dominic Patten details the sad news: Heading back to line for an upcoming panel at this week’s Con, a middle-aged fan dies in accident.

Other Comic-Con news ahead of the big show: 

The fast-growing Nerdist is bought by Thomas Tull, co-founder of Legendary Pictures, who doubles down on his early investment in the multi-platform site. Deadline Editor-in-Chief Nikki Finke has all the details on the perfectly timed announcement. 

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Filed under: San Diego Comic-Con Twilight Saga deaths fans Nerdist Deadline.com 
July 3, 2012
Deadline’s Nikki Finke reports on the death at 86 of legendary film and TV star Andy Griffith, who played the beloved father/authority figure in a series of successful shows and spinoffs that helped shape TV for decades. Former co-star and prominent director Ron Howard tells Nikki of Griffith’s impact on his own successful Hollywood career. 

Deadline’s Nikki Finke reports on the death at 86 of legendary film and TV star Andy Griffith, who played the beloved father/authority figure in a series of successful shows and spinoffs that helped shape TV for decades.

Former co-star and prominent director Ron Howard tells Nikki of Griffith’s impact on his own successful Hollywood career. 

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Filed under: Andy Griffith deaths Ron Howard television TV entertainment Deadline.com 
June 26, 2012
R.I.P., Nora Ephron and some of the reactions from Deadline and beyond

The passing of author/screenwriter/director/essayist/playwright/etc/etc/etc Nora Ephron has sparked an explosion of reactions about her impacts and achievements in films such as “Silkwood,” “When Harry Met Sally,” and “Sleepless in Seattle.”

At Deadline, Editor in Chief Nikki Finke reports on the passing of what she calls a “quintuple threat”.

Meanwhile, Deadline Awards Columnist Pete Hammond has separately penned a lovely appreciation of Nephron’s considerable talent and impact in Hollywood and beyond.  

Below is a quick slice of some of the many Twitter comments by Hollywood denizens posted in the first minutes after confirmed reports of Nephron’s death surfaced. 

feliciaday5:29pm via Web

Very sad about Nora Ephron passing away. She wrote some of my very favorite films and was a huge inspiration.#RIPNORA

schuker3:40pm via Web

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” - Nora Ephron

BethBehrs5:37pm via Web

so incredibly sad to hear about Nora Ephron. she wrote/directed some of my most favorite romantic comedies :(.

Toure5:36pm via TweetDeck

RT @andrewrsorkin: Nora Ephron’s best line ever: “Men & women can never be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.”


@andrewrsorkin: Remembering Nora Ephron: Here’s a compendium of some of her greatest lines bit.ly/LAw9Kx

EHolmesWSJ5:20pm via Echofon

“I don’t think any day is worth living without thinking about what you’re going to eat next at all times.” ― Nora Ephron

@emilynussbaum: So sad about Nora Ephron, the ultimate smart cookie. Thoughts are with her family.

anniewood5:43pm via Tweet Button

she inspired me. Nora Ephron: She Did It All With Styledeadline.com/2012/06/nora-e… via @NikkiFinke

AlexandraLong5:45pm via Tweet Button

R.I.P. Nora Ephron deadline.com/2012/06/nora-e… via @NikkiFinke - I’ll be eternally grateful for “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail.”

(Source: deadline.com)

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Filed under: Nora Ephron deaths film movies screenwriters books literature entertainment Deadline.com 
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