Obits
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Two-Time Academy Award Winner Olivia de Havilland Dies at Age 104
Michelle McCue | July 26, 2020(Reuters) – “Gone With the Wind” star Olivia de Havilland, considered the last surviving actress of the Golden Age...
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WAMG Tribute: José Mojica Marins, ‘Coffin Joe’, Has Died
Tom Stockman | February 19, 2020” Oh, and one last favor. If you pass by heaven, give my regards to the angels. But if...
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WAMG Tribute: Movie Superstar Kirk Douglas Has Died
Jim Batts | February 6, 2020The word rang out yesterday, vibrating through the canyons of Los Angeles, much like the echo of thousands of...
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Rutger Hauer Dead at 75. Here’s Our 2016 WAMG Interview With the Actor.
Tom Stockman | July 24, 2019R.I.P. Roy Batty. BLADE RUNNER, HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, SIN CITY, NIGHTHAWKS, and so many more. Beloved actor Rutger...
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Stan Lee 1922-2018
Jim Batts | November 12, 2018He never directed a feature film. He never had a screenplay produced. Yes, he dabbled in front of the...
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Burt Reynolds Dead at 82 – Here Are His 10 Best Films
Tom Stockman | September 6, 2018Burt Reynolds, one of We Are Movie Geeks favorite actors, has died! Burt suffered cardiac arrest and was taken...
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TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE Director Tobe Hooper Dead at 74
Tom Stockman | August 27, 2017Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE may or may not be the scariest horror movie ever made (I think...
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Actor and Playwright Sam Shepard Dead at 73
Tom Stockman | July 31, 2017Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, died Sunday at the age of 73. The winner of...
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Sir Roger Moore Dead: James Bond Actor Dies At 89
Movie Geeks | May 23, 2017James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore has died aged 89, his family has confirmed. In a statement posted on...
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A Message from Turner Classic Movies Regarding the Passing Of Robert Osborne
Tom Stockman | March 6, 2017Robert Osborne was an American film historian and former actor best known as the primary host for Turner Classic...
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Actress Mary Tyler Moore Dead at 80
Tom Stockman | January 25, 2017A TV icon for sure, star one of the best sitcoms of all time, but Mary Tyler Moore left...
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THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON, Capt. Gene Cernan, Dies (1934-2017)
Michelle McCue | January 16, 2017“We leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” —...
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Writer William Peter Blatty Dead at 89 – Wrote THE EXORCIST
Tom Stockman | January 13, 2017Responsible for one of the most iconic horror novels (and films…and posters!) of all time, THE EXORCIST author William...
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A Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Jim Batts | January 7, 20172016 claimed a long list of entertainers, but the grim reaper’s most unexpected one-two punch came between the final...
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American Hero And Astronaut John Glenn Dies at 95
Michelle McCue | December 8, 2016“The Beatles were eight months away from releasing their first single, “Love Me Do,” when John Glenn rocketed into...
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Director Herschell Gordon Lewis Dead at 87 – The “Godfather of Gore”
Tom Stockman | September 26, 2016“Herschell Gordon Lewis is the man who put red meat into the American cinematic diet. Ultimately Herschell made Quentin...
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Director Curtis Hanson Dies at Age 71
Jim Batts | September 23, 2016One of the most celebrated film makers of the last four decades has died. Here’s how the New...
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Iconic Comic Actor Gene Wilder Dies at Age 83
Jim Batts | August 30, 2016The sad news for fans of film comedy spread like wildfire earlier this week. Here’s the opening paragraph facts...