Stanley Donen, RIP

Stanley Donen, Director of Iconic Movie Musicals, Dies at 94

 

The next one. What a week, huh?

 

It will never stop from this point forward. The next 10 years are going to be quite sobering & depressing.

 

Stanley's legacy is living on through the great movies being available on video and on TCM.

 

Damn. I just watched the Blu-Ray of his Bedazzled (1967).

RIP.

 

Quite a nice tribute to this great director.

 

I hust watched my Twilight Time Blu Ray of Two For The Road for the first time a few days ago to pay tribute to Albert Finney.

I enjoyed listening to the Stanley Donen audio commentary on the disc. Crazy to think that two of the three primary people involved in the film would pass away so close to one another.

 

For Boomers and Gen Xer's you mean. My mother would probably say "hold my beer" on this particular topic.

RIP of course to Mr. Donen but he was 94 years old. Had a long and (hopefully) fulfilled life, and was well respected in the film community.

 

Very sorry to hear this. I’m a huge fan of Charade and Singin’ in the Rain.

RIP

 

I wasn't an expert on his work, but I do own copies of Charade, Saturn 3, and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers.

RIP

 

You ought to check out more of his work.

 

IIRC his "Movie/Movie" which I haven't seen since the 1978 theaterical run was pretty enjoyable.

 

Although on the more positive side, I notice that a lot more of these public figures seem to be living to well above average ages, many staying in fairly good nick well into their 90's.

 

RIP

 

I always thought it was a shame Cary Grant didn't retire after making Charade; it would've been the perfect note to end his career on, instead of the execrable Father Goose and the boring Walk, Don't Run. Charade was the perfect combination of Paris, comedy, romance, whodunit, action and Ned Glass.
RIP, Mr. Donen, you done good.

 

You got that right. The Henry Mancini score is one of the best film scores ever as well.

 

I always think of this latter-day Donen-directed piece:



(can't find a better version)

John K.

 

I watched it a couple of years ago for the first time...it's enjoyable!

 

It was the 6th episode of the 3rd season.

I think Moonlighting peaked at that episode.