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more about #obituary tamoko: I'll miss you Dan. You contributed to scaring the crap out of me as a nine year old in 79, and I never looked back... more » Wookie1972: I watched Alien again last night, and I'm amazed by the quality of the script. It's like a Howard Hawks movie, in that it's really driven by the dialo... more » joetato: He's actually not Sgt. Pinback, but I'll leave that tidbit for the folks who haven't yet seen Dark Star. Some call it slow, I call it hysterically br... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: We have used the line "When I brought you onboard, I thought you were cute" in so many situations over the past decade. He will be missed indeed. SF ... more » Wookie1972: I'd forgotten about his involvement in the Jodoworsky Dune. Now *that* was a batsh*t crazy production. (Sample tidbit: Salvador Dali was supposed to p... more » J-a-z: I thought he was brilliant in Dark Star. Laughed my ass off at several of those classic scenes. more » Wookie1972: Thinking about it, O'Bannon is responsible for many of the things that scared the crap out of me the most as a young'un. Even as an adult, I saw his z... more » RepoMan84: Computer: Sorry to interrupt your recreation, fellows, but it is time for Sgt. Pinback to feed the alien. Sgt. Pinback: Awww, I don't wanna do that! C... more » Plague: Massive loss. ROTLD was pure, unadulterated genius. more » Wookie1972: Sigh. I was just thinking about how everybody gives Cameron credit for Aliens, and if after that Giger. O'Bannon was the true author. more » LittleDragon: RIP. Your talent is valued and will be remembered. (on side note I really need to watch this clip's movie. Attacked and tickled by a giant beach ball) more » earthclanbootstrap: We who are about to have our chests burst salute you! more » BeowulfRex: Return of the Living Dead gave us the "brains" meme for zombies. Gonna be missed, Dan... more » Kenro199x: Wow... damn shame. Yeah he was old but wow... RIP Mr. Dan. more » Karmacoma: " Some claim his work on the Heavy Metal comic influenced the visual style of Blade Runner." Absolutely! His other collaboration with Moebius, "The l... more » Vexxarr: And by the way, that elevator scene from Dark Star is one of motion picture history's finest. Even when you figure out the trick - it's still so compe... more » Vexxarr: *deep inhale* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...! more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Patrick Swayze, John Hughes and now Dan O'Bannon. For goodness sake! 2009 has been a real shitter for Hollywood and the film loving comunity. losing ... more » John Hazard: Dark Star is fantastic. If you haven't seen it, there's an incredible conversation the main character has with a bomb. Like Lucas' THX1138 it started ... more » Hamslicer: Thank you Dan O'Bannon, you will be remembered. more » -
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R.I.P. Alien Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon
Whether or not you've heard Dan O'Bannon's name before, you're a fan of his work on Dark Star, Star Wars, Alien, Lifeforce, Screamers and Total Recall. He passed away yesterday, but his legacy on lives forever. More » -
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R.I.P. Phyllis Gotlieb, The Mother Of Canadian Science Fiction
Phyllis Gotlieb was a struggling poet, battling writers block in the 1950s, when her husband suggested she try her hand at science fiction. The results led to a series of novels about telepathic societies and star-cats, winning Canada's highest award. More » -
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RIP JG Ballard
The Guardian newspaper has reported that author J.G. Ballard has passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer. His agent, Margaret Hanbury, announced that Ballard died this morning. He was 78. -
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RIP Andy Hallett
News broke late last night that Andy Hallett, better known as Lorne in Joss Whedon's Angel, passed away Sunday night from heart failure in LA's Cedars-Sinai Hospital, following a five-year battle with heart disease. More » -
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R.I.P. Kim Manners, Indispensible Supernatural/X-Files Director
Supernatural and The X-Files would have lost a lot of their edge without the talents of director Kim Manners, who died on Sunday. More » -
