https://variety.com/2025/music/news/wayne-osmond-dead-the-osmonds-original-member-1236264173/

Edited January 11, 20251 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Free Press restaurant critic Marion Warhaft

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/hudsons-bay-to-liquidate-entire-business-still-seeking-additional-capital/

oh man I better use that gift card I won from Tim Hortons fast

 

you know what sucks about this? we're going to be losing Zellers all over again. 

Edited March 17, 2025Mar 17 by iHeart

https://people.com/jan-schwieterman-best-known-for-starring-in-good-burger-dead-at-52-after-cancer-diagnosis-11700995?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=photo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term={{.ShareRef}}&fbclid=IwY2xjawJKXthleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW_OF6A_rh6cB1nSk1yawQQbpUyFDAMlwNBnuK-vnzVL8AAqqn7uYnqt8Q_aem_AtJKqrOCNhtZsFO2ChrPwg

https://ktla.com/news/americas-tallest-man-dies-george-bell/

https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/21/george-foreman-dead/

we'll always have the grills (dad got one as part of a secret Santa Prize back in 2006)

 

oh and this (that's four also rans that have passed)

 

Edited March 22, 2025Mar 22 by iHeart

https://people.com/kitty-dukakis-dead-at-88-michael-dukakis-wife-first-lady-massachusetts-8559275?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawJL0LBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaceqaANljb25MDfq2LG4wxcpEoPHDErUB10U6YiQdbhXNpXIZiE4EuyiQ_aem_2MawouPss3T1vIJTenlRhg

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https://tvline.com/news/richard-chamberlain-dead-cause-of-death-the-thorn-birds-1235423830/

Dammit and I watched the 1983 Primetime Emmy Awards yesterday, once again my crap timing with watching awards shows continues.

Edited March 30, 2025Mar 30 by iHeart

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/news/richard-chamberlain-dead-cause-of-death-the-thorn-birds-1235423830/

Thorn Birds - one of my all time favourite books 

9 hours ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/news/richard-chamberlain-dead-cause-of-death-the-thorn-birds-1235423830/

Dammit and I watched the 1983 Primetime Emmy Awards yesterday, once again my crap timing with watching awards shows continues.

I'm old enough to remember Dr. Kildare back in the early 60's. Chamberlain had a hit tv show but from what I remember he never enjoyed playing the Kildare character saying it was boring. Interestingly, Dr Leonard Gillespie was played by long term & renowned Canadian Hollywood actor Raymond Massey, the younger brother of former Governor General Vincent Massey.

 

Edited March 30, 2025Mar 30 by SpeedFlex27

9 hours ago, iHeart said:

https://tvline.com/news/richard-chamberlain-dead-cause-of-death-the-thorn-birds-1235423830/

Dammit and I watched the 1983 Primetime Emmy Awards yesterday, once again my crap timing with watching awards shows continues.

The original Jason Bourne at 53

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/val-kilmer-dead-top-gun-doors-tombstone-batman-actor-1236178966/

On 2025-03-30 at 9:04 AM, Mark H. said:

Thorn Birds - one of my all time favourite books 

Shogun too, RC was the original Thorne in the 1980 mini series.

Edited April 2, 2025Apr 2 by kelownabomberfan

I did recently add Oliver Stone's The Doors to my watchlist I just have to find a way to see it

Val Kilmer dead at 65

6 hours ago, bustamente said:

Val Kilmer dead at 65

Two of my favorite roles.  I loved the movie Real Genius too.  It's actually pretty awful but Kilmer was the funniest part of it by a mile.  RIP Iceman....

RIP Val Kilmer eventho the consensus seems to be he was a bit of a real life **** to people. I still enjoyed him in Batman Top Gun and The Doors movie. 

Kilmer didn't have a huge role in Heat - Pacino and DeNiro were the main stars - but I have watched this gun battle many times. Kilmer apparently studied for this role and was praised for his authenticity in his reload technique by military experts.

Not nearly enough love being shown to Dieter Von Cunth today........ Kilmers most important role....

 

Kilmer just had that 'something' when he played a role. He had so much charisma in every character he played. He stole the movie Tombstone as Doc Holliday. He stole the first Top Gun movie in his role as Iceman. It was the same in every movie he was in. Kilmer should have been given the lead role in the first Top Gun motion picture instead of Tom Cruise because he owned that movie. Even in Top Gun: Maverick his scene with Cruise knowing that death was coming for his character was charismatic. All Cruise had to do was know his lines, be where he was supposed to be on the set during the scene & watch Kilmer at his best even in poor health. Rest in Peace.

The Ghost and the Darkness is also a great under rated movie.  

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

The Ghost and the Darkness is also a great under rated movie.  

His best performance ,and Ive watched it 10 times ,is in Tombstone. Never fails to make me laugh. RIP.

1 hour ago, Piggy 1 said:

His best performance ,and Ive watched it 10 times ,is in Tombstone. Never fails to make me laugh. RIP.

One strange movie is The Island of Dr. Moreau. Apparently Kilmer was tough to work with as he was "going through some things" as he found out during filming that he was getting divorced. If you ever watch it, note the blue arm band Kilmer is wearing. The director begged him to take it off as it made no sense for his character to be wearing it, but he wouldn't take it off.