RIP thread

[andy]

Rob Reiner aged 78. Hollywood director of hits like When Harry Met Sally, Spinal Tap and Stand By Me. Apparently murdered.

And in LA, not that lawless London.

Their son has been arrested for murder...stabbed allegedly

[Durhamfootman]

Surprises me that even Trump's most loyal disciples accept this stuff from the head of state. Does it not seem heartless and hypocritical to them?

I presume that Trump thinks he got what was coming to him, because he was a loser, a horrible man, a terrible director and the world should say 'good riddance'

[Arthur Crabtree]

And he was very critical of Trump.

[Durhamfootman]

of course

[alfie]

Surprises me that even Trump's most loyal disciples accept this stuff from the head of state. Does it not seem heartless and hypocritical to them?

I presume that Trump thinks he got what was coming to him, because he was a loser, a horrible man, a terrible director and the world should say 'good riddance'

As if we needed any more evidence that Trump is a total arsehole...

[Durhamfootman]

Chris Rea, 74. Peacefully following a short illness

no more driving home for Christmas for him

I thought he'd be older than that, tbh

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fool if You Think it's Over is a favourite of mine. RIP.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Film star and post-WWII cultural icon Brigitte Bardot dies at 91. Her 1956 picture ...And God Created Woman is a landmark in liberated screen sexiness, but also did some arthouse, like Godard's Contempt, and Cluzot's excellent La Vérité.

A support role in Les Grandes Manoeuvres directed by René Clair is my favourite of her many early comedies. When she became famous enough to be known just by her initials.

Must have been difficult to live for so many years in the eye of a media hurricane.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Setting aside her political extremism...

[Durhamfootman]

I went to St Tropez a number of years ago. The town had images of her everywhere, literally everywhere. Many of them were silhouettes. They were clearly very proud to have her

[mikesiva]

Setting aside her political extremism...

Quite right!

After she retired from acting, Bardot became a supporter of Le Pen and the far right.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, unforgivably.

She spent her life and her wealth in a campaign against cruelty to animals. It doesn't offset her racism, but it is also true.

[GarlicJam]

Yes, unforgivably.

She spent her life and her wealth in a campaign against cruelty to animals. It doesn't offset her racism, but it is also true.

I knew of the former, but not the latter - I was confused by your earlier comment.

Oh.

[GarlicJam]

Bardot's death leaves just the three survivors from Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire.

Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan and Bernie Goetz.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great stuff! Bernie who?