Hate to be the first but...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html)
Got online and saw the news this morning.
A sad day, not just for moviegoers, but for all who knew this remarkable and heroic man.
RIP, you had a good ride.
http://youtu.be/qaya3VrbkDI (http://youtu.be/qaya3VrbkDI)
The second best Dracula has left us. :bluesad:
I'll always remember him as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man With the Golden Gun.
Quote from: bob on June 12, 2015, 02:23:31 PM
The second best Dracula has left us. :bluesad:
I'll always remember him as Francisco Scaramanga in The Man With the Golden Gun.
Bob-I wouldnt call him the second best Dracula.
Thats like saying that new guy who plays Spock in the new movies is the "second best Spock"
Nimoy OWNS that role-but Christopher Lee-he had a hard time as well-Lugosi WAS Dracula-Carradine never nailed it.
BUT-Lee took a hard job of making it HIS role-and did it so well-he made a Dracula for a new generation-he was-DRACULA.
He is-for my money-with Bela-on his own terms the best DRACULA as well.
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GOD: Yes, he may come in... because he's been invited.
I was quite sad to hear this news. Christopher Lee has been a mainstay in many a movie I have loved, beginning with Man With The Golden Gun. RIP, good sir.
RIP... a unique presence in the film world
mark Kermode shares an amusing anecdote from when he worked with Lee
http://youtu.be/FZIl5xZ2wFw (http://youtu.be/FZIl5xZ2wFw)
I have a letter from his agent (from 1995) when I was doing research for my book: it makes quite interesting reading. *
* And I was embarrassed too. :wink:
FYI
QuoteTurner Classic Movies Pays Tribute to Christopher Lee on Monday, June 22 with the following festival of films. This program will replace the previously scheduled movies for that day so please take note.
The new schedule for Monday, June 22 will be:
6:15 AM The Mummy (1959)
8:00 AM The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
9:30 AM Horror of Dracula (1958)
11:00 AM Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
12:45 PM Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1969)
2:30 PM Horror Express (1972)
4:00 PM The Three Musketeers (1972)
6:00 PM The Four Musketeers (1975)
I'll always remember him as Saruman, Count Dooku, Doctor Catheter (Gremlins 2), Dracula and Stefan Croscoe (Howling II).
Of course I will always remember him for his numerous turns as Count Dracula, but my favorite role of his will always be his turn as Saruman in LOTR, because nobody else could have possibly nailed that role home the way that he did. :cheers: