Watch This: TCM's Tribute to the Departed of 2008
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Every December, Turner Classic Movies produces a lovely montage honoring the actors and filmmakers who died that year, and here's the one for 2008. Apparently they released it around Dec. 10, then updated it to include Van Johnson, who died Dec. 15, but now it's incomplete again because Eartha Kitt died. Maybe they should wait until the year's actually over? I'm just sayin'.
Anyway, TCM's montages are always classy and elegant, putting the ones at the Academy Awards to shame. If you're interested, you can see previous years' montages here: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
And now here's 2008. The song is "God Only Knows," by Joe Henry, from his 2007 album Civilians.
[Via /Film.]
Anyway, TCM's montages are always classy and elegant, putting the ones at the Academy Awards to shame. If you're interested, you can see previous years' montages here: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
And now here's 2008. The song is "God Only Knows," by Joe Henry, from his 2007 album Civilians.
[Via /Film.]
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1-05-2009 @ 2:16PM
MCW said...
I didn't know Robert DoQui had passed... he was a memorable actor. It's also still hard to see Bernie Mac in that... hard to believe, rather. He was too young.
That is a good video... it may seem morbid to praise it, but they were respectful with this. Hopefully the Academy Awards can have something similar... with more clips from their most famous performances.
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1-05-2009 @ 5:25PM
AJ Wiley said...
Yeah, a great video. However, I think that the Estelle Reiner dialogue kind of interrupts the flow; I understand that she is specifically remembered for that one line, but it does break the mood a little.
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1-05-2009 @ 5:44PM
John said...
Any wagers that Ackerman is going to be left off the Academy's tribute? I can see it either way.
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