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Obituaries

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: The Actor, The Philosopher, The Master, The Wrestler

On Movies & Media

Philip Seymour Hoffman: The Actor, The Philosopher, The Master, The Wrestler

I feel like I've been hit by a truck this morning, trying to absorb the reports that drug addiction has apparently taken the magnificent actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from us. In a way, we mourn the deaths of actors because we love the characters we played, not because

On Songs & Albums

Farewell to Lou Reed

Rest in peace, Lou Reed. Here's the legend himself, appearing in Wim Wenders' film Faraway So Close, the sequel to my favorite film, Wings of Desire. In this scene, a fallen angel named Cassiel wanders into a club where Reed is performing the song "Why Can&

On Movies & Media

Wings of Desire's Cassiel Takes Flight: Otto Sander Dies at 72

The German actor Otto Sander died today. But he will live on in the movies he made, like the legendary submarine thriller Das Boot, and my all-time favorite film, Wim Wenders' poetic and glorious Wings of Desire.

The Auralia Thread

With Gratitude for the Life and Work of Lee Hough

Lee Hough was my friend, my counselor, my confidant, my voice of reassurance, my coach.

On Books & Writing

"It Can Entrance You For a Moment..."

"Debate doesn’t really change things. It gets you bogged in deeper. If you can address or reopen the subject with something new, something from a different angle, then there is some hope."

On Movies & Media

In Memory of James Gandolfini, 1961-2013.

On Movies & Media

Thank You, Roger Ebert. Now, Rest in Peace. [Updated April 6th.]

"A movie is not about what it is about. It is about how it is about it." - Roger Ebert, 1942-2013 Perhaps we should remember more than Martin Luther King on April 4 from here on out. King's birthday is already a national holiday. Perhaps this

On Books & Writing

Five Years Ago Today, She Passed From Chronos to Kairos...

Five years ago today, I said an unexpected farewell. Madeleine L'Engle has influenced my thoughts on art and faith as much as any other writer.

On Books & Writing

Beloved Fantasy Author Anne McCaffrey has Died.

The beloved and influential fantasy author Anne McCaffrey died yesterday after suffering a stroke. She was 85. My wife Anne began reading her novels in childhood and we have some on our shelves now. I read a couple when I was a teenager. McCaffrey created strong female characters in a

On Movies & Media

Goodbye and Thank You, Mr. Postlethwaite.

This morning, we say farewell to one of my all-time favorite actors. If all of my dreams had come true, he'd have played Krawg in a film adaptation of Auralia's Colors. I'll remember and love him most for his unforgettable, Oscar-nominated perforamance as Guiseppe

On Songs & Albums

A Great Loss: Michael Been of The Call, One of the Great Rock Singers, Has Died

A site called Buddyhead is reporting that Michael Been has died. The site says: Michael Been, Sound engineer and father of bassist Robert Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, was unwell Thursday in the backstage area of Pukkelpop. “The first aid was immediately administered by the workers of the Flemish