Film Director, Nicolas Roeg, has died aged 90

Director Nicolas Roeg dies aged 90

 

One of my favourite directors, and one of the all time greats.

 

He was 90, but what an incredible and unique film maker he was. The run from Performance to Insignificance was extraordinary. So many brilliant, memorable images from his films. I had the opportunity to see him being interviewed several years ago in front of an audience, and I have to admit I was in awe. Although there haven’t been many in recent years, I’ll miss the fact that there will be no more Nic Roeg films. RIP sir.

 

And this year is the 50th anniversary of the extraordinary Performance.

'Performance? I still don't fully understand it' – behind the scenes photos from the cult classic

 

Sad to see him go. One of my all-time favourites. His run of films from Performance through Insignificance is magnificent.

 

One of my favorite directors. The first 4 are great
Performance
Walkabout
Don't Look Now
Man who Fell to Earth
Not sure if I like Bad Timing
Witches is good but not a classic like the others
Nicolas Roeg, Director of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' Dies at 90

 

RIP. Walkabout is a classic, among others. Introduces the world to David Gulpilil, an aborigine of staggering talent and character. We might not have known him if not for Roeg.

 

Very sad

 

Very sad. Walkabout, Don't Look Now and - in particular - Bad Timing are three of my all-time favourites.

 

We were in Venice last Xmas. Spent a day hunting down over a dozen Don’t Look Now locations.

1973:



2017:



N.B. There is an alternate shot with me stood where Donald Sutherland was, but modesty prevents me from posting it.

 

Never understood why he wasn't discussed or ranked with the all time great film directors.
I have an old copy of Entertainment Weekly that ranks the top 100 directors. It somehow has Spike Lee and Tim Burton on the list but not Nicholas Roeg

 

Great Stepeanut. More please!

 

Well, that’s a travesty jo.

 

He was terrific in Walkabout.

 

Most of his films are challenging, to say the least, but justify extended ruminations. His editing was so fluid and elegant that his films seemed to lift right out of time. He really did push cinema into a new realm and form of expression. Personally, I think his perhaps least known film "Eureka' is his best. (Critereon - get on that!)

Too bad some of his projects, like a film of J.G. Ballards 'High Rise', fell through.

 

That particular period of British cinema: Roeg, Lindsay Anderson, Ken Russell etc
You have to wonder where we went wrong.

 

A true visionary.

A few years ago my then local arthouse cinema put on a screening of 'Bad Timing' and had Mr Roeg in attendance. He came into the auditorium carrying a plastic bag looking more like a pensioner on a day trip than one of the great directors. He spoke after the film for about an hour and I could have happily listened for several hours more. A very unassuming man, but as long as people care about cinema they will care about the films of Nicolas Roeg.

 

A sad day but what an incredible life and career to celebrate. One of those rare film makers that really understood the power of splicing a great piece of music with the moving image. I shall dig out The Koln Concert later to mark the day.

 

I have a lot of admiration for Director's what can make an interesting and enduring movie, without a huge budget.

Walkabout is a classic example of this. Excellent casting. I watched it just a couple of month's back.

 

Walkabout was where I first heard Stockhausen, at a time in the early '90s when the German composer's music wasn't that easy to get hold of.

 

A brilliant director who developed his own distinct filmmaking style, Nic Roeg iconoclastic style when it came to the rules of cinema and narrative style, I cherish "Don't Look Now" (a gothic moody thriller using unusual allusive editing choices), "The Man Who Fell To Earth", "Bad Timing", and ventured into whimsical"Insignificance" plus his work as a cinematographer made him among my favorite directors.

 

This is why most people don't give him consideration. They don't like people who drawn outside the lines.

 

I find that Director's who have worked in other area's of the movie making process, often have a better prospective on the creative end of the film making process.