I’ve weighed in on my choices for Tony Scott’s best movies. Now it’s your turn. Whether you agree with my choice that True Romance is his best picture, or think that Top Gun should be the top film, vote in the Movieline poll after the jump. We’ll update later today with the results so far. If you really think that The Last Boy Scout or Deja Vu is tops, there’s a chance to write in your choice. Take Our Poll Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter.
I’ve weighed in on my choices for Tony Scott’s best movies. Now it’s your turn. Whether you agree with my choice that True Romance is his best picture, or think that Top Gun should be the top film, vote in the Movieline poll after the jump. We’ll update later today with the results so far. If you really think that The Last Boy Scout or Deja Vu is tops, there’s a chance to write in your choice. Take Our Poll Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Tony Scott apparently had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, preliminary reports have said. The Top Gun director died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in near Los Angeles. A source close to Scott, who also directed Days of Thunder and Crimson Tide told ABC News that the British-born filmmaker had the debilitating disease. Scott, 68, left several notes to loved ones in his car, according to the Associated Press. “I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away. The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time,” Scott’s spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement, according to the AP. Scott’s body was found about 3pm Sunday. He had apparently jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the city’s harbor in San Pedro. Tony Scott was the younger brother of producer and director Ridley Scott. Their production company, Scott Free Productions produced CBS dramas NUMB3RS and The Good Wife . Prometheus was the latest to hail from their joint company. Fellow director Ron Howard tweeted Sunday: “No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.” Scott is survived by his wife Donna and their twin sons. [ Source: ABC News ]
Tony Scott apparently had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, preliminary reports have said. The Top Gun director died Sunday after jumping from a bridge in near Los Angeles. A source close to Scott, who also directed Days of Thunder and Crimson Tide told ABC News that the British-born filmmaker had the debilitating disease. Scott, 68, left several notes to loved ones in his car, according to the Associated Press. “I can confirm that Tony Scott has passed away. The family asks that their privacy is respected at this time,” Scott’s spokesman, Simon Halls, said in a statement, according to the AP. Scott’s body was found about 3pm Sunday. He had apparently jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the city’s harbor in San Pedro. Tony Scott was the younger brother of producer and director Ridley Scott. Their production company, Scott Free Productions produced CBS dramas NUMB3RS and The Good Wife . Prometheus was the latest to hail from their joint company. Fellow director Ron Howard tweeted Sunday: “No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.” Scott is survived by his wife Donna and their twin sons. [ Source: ABC News ]
The last time Karen Allen was onscreen, according to IMDB.com, was back in 2010 in White Irish Drinkers , and, if like me, you miss her soulful presence at the cineplex, it’s time to start planning a trip to New York City in October. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long announced on Monday that Allen will star in the American premiere of Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s Summer Day this fall. Sarah Cameron Sunde will translate and direct the play. In its announcement, Rattlestick described Fosse’s play as a “deep meditation on the nature of loss” that is set in two time periods in the same idyllic house. According to the theater company, “a visit to an old friend sparks the memory of a similar visit years earlier.” Allen, who stole hearts and scenes with her wide-eyed performances in Animal House and Raiders of the Lost Ark made her Broadway debut in the early 1980s where she played Helen Keller in William Gibson’s Monday After The Miracle . In 1983, she won a Theatre World Award for her performance. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
The last time Karen Allen was onscreen, according to IMDB.com, was back in 2010 in White Irish Drinkers , and, if like me, you miss her soulful presence at the cineplex, it’s time to start planning a trip to New York City in October. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Artistic Director David Van Asselt and Managing Director Brian Long announced on Monday that Allen will star in the American premiere of Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s Summer Day this fall. Sarah Cameron Sunde will translate and direct the play. In its announcement, Rattlestick described Fosse’s play as a “deep meditation on the nature of loss” that is set in two time periods in the same idyllic house. According to the theater company, “a visit to an old friend sparks the memory of a similar visit years earlier.” Allen, who stole hearts and scenes with her wide-eyed performances in Animal House and Raiders of the Lost Ark made her Broadway debut in the early 1980s where she played Helen Keller in William Gibson’s Monday After The Miracle . In 1983, she won a Theatre World Award for her performance. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
