Festival Divisions Visible at Funeral of Busan Programmer Kim Ji-seok
Some 400 leading figures from the Asian cinema business attended a memorial service on Monday for Busan festival programmer and co-founder Kim Ji-seok. But the large attendance did little to mask the...
View ArticleSouth Korean Actor Kim Joo-hyuk Dies in Car Crash
South Korean actor Kim Joo-hyuk, a veteran performer who starred in Hong Sang-soo’s “Yourself and Yours” and “The Truth Beneath” (pictured), was killed in a car accident Monday. He was 45. Local TV...
View ArticleShinobu Hashimoto, Scriptwriter for Akira Kurosawa, Dies at 100
Shinobu Hashimoto, a prominent scriptwriter, director and producer, best known for his work with Akira Kurosawa, died in Tokyo Thursday from pneumonia. He was 100. During the war years Hashimoto...
View ArticleMrinal Sen, Veteran Indian Director, Dies at 95
Legendary Indian filmmaker, Mrinal Sen died of a cardiac failure in Kolkata on Sunday. He was 95. Sen was born in 1923 in Faridpur, British India (now Bangladesh). He debuted in 1955 with “Raat Bhore”...
View ArticleLouisa Moritz, Actress and Cosby Accuser, Dies at 72
One of the first seven women to come forward and accuse Bill Cosby of rape, actress, television personality and producer Louisa Moritz has died of natural causes in Los Angeles. She was 72. Moritz was...
View ArticleMachiko Kyo, Japanese Actress, Dies at 95
Machiko Kyo, an actress who starred in some of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese films of the postwar era, died in Tokyo on Sunday at age 95, her former studio Toho announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleEdith Gonzalez, Telenovela Star, Dies at 54
Mexican soap opera star Edith González died after three years of battling cancer on Thursday. She was 54. González’s telenovela credits include “Corazón Salvaje,” “Mujer de Madera,” “Doña Barbara,”...
View ArticleJudith Krantz, Best-Selling Author and Columnist, Dies at 91
Judith Krantz, a best-selling author known for her novels “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy,” died Saturday from natural causes, surrounded by family, friends and her four dogs at her Bel Air, California...
View ArticleJoão Gilberto, Father of Bossa Nova, Dies at 88
João Gilberto, a Brazilian musician best known for his pioneering work within the Bossa Nova genre, died Saturday, his son confirmed on Facebook. He was 88. “My father has passed. His fight was noble,...
View ArticleBanjiro Uemura, Founder of Tohokushinsha, Dies at 90
Banjiro Uemura, founder of Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, one of Japan’s longest operating film companies, has died. He was 90. The company, which is listed on the JASDAQ stock market made the...
View ArticleHollywood Boulevard’s Superman Christopher Dennis Dies at 52
Christopher Dennis, known for performing as Superman on Hollywood Boulevard, died Saturday in the San Fernando Valley at the age of 52. His cause of death is currently unknown. The Super Museum, a...
View Article‘Fireball’ Director Thanakorn Pongsuwan Dies at 46
Thai film maker Thanakorn Pongsuwan, best known for 2009 film “Fireball,” died on Friday. He was 46. His death was not caused by the coronavirus outbreak, though his last rites will be affected. Rather...
View ArticleJapanese Director Nobuhiko Obayashi Dies at 82
Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi died Friday in Tokyo of lung cancer. He was 82. Born in Onomichi, a port on Japan’s Inland Sea, in 1938, Obayashi began making films as a child, using a projector...
View ArticleIrrfan Khan, ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Star, Dies at 53
Irrfan Khan, the wide-eyed actor who enjoyed art house acclaim in his native India and crossover-success with major Hollywood roles including “Life of Pi,” “Jurassic World” and “Inferno,” died on...
View ArticlePaolo Lee Taiwan-Based Producer-Distributor Dies At 79
Veteran film distributor and producer Paolo Lee has died. He was 79. Born in Malaysia, he spent much of his film industry career in Taiwan where he operated multiple businesses over the years,...
View ArticleEmitt Rhodes, Singer-Songwriter and Power Pop Darling, Dies at 70
Emitt Rhodes, a singer whose career began in the 1960s but who became critically acclaimed in the 1970s as a solo artist for his Paul McCartney looks and power pop stylings, died in his sleep on July...
View ArticleMitch Slater, Concert Industry Trailblazer, Dies at 59
Mitch Slater, a trailblazer of the concert promotion business, died on July 21 following an extended illness. He was 59. His brother, former Capitol Records CEO Andy Slater, commented: “To most people...
View ArticleBilly Goldenberg, Emmy-Winning Composer and Songwriter, Dies at 84
Billy Goldenberg, the Emmy-winning composer and songwriter, died Monday night at his home in New York City. He was 84. Goldenberg wrote the themes for such 1970s TV series as “Kojak,” “Harry O” and...
View ArticleTetsuya Watari, Japanese Actor, Dies at 78
Tetsuya Watari, the Japanese actor who worked with international cult favorites Seijun Suzuki and Kinji Fukasaku on some of their best-known films, died on Aug.10 of pneumonia at age 78. His death was...
View ArticleQuinn Coleman, DJ, A&R Exec and Son of Former BET Chief Debra Lee, Dies at 31
Quinn Coleman, a DJ and A&R executive and son of former BET chief Debra Lee and Randy Coleman, died suddenly on Sunday, August 16 at the age of 31, according to a statement from his family. The...
View Article
