http://news.yahoo.co...obit_peter_falk
Rest In peace.
He has ties to John Williams as he starred in Penelope.
But he was a very good actor and appeared in several of my favorite films, The Great Race, Princess Bride and It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. And who could forget Columbo?
Rest In Peace Peter Falk.
Started by Mark Olivarez, Jun 24 2011 06:21 PM
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:21 PM
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:23 PM
R.I.P. 
I watched Columbo when I was little and not so long time ago I rewatched some episodes. I liked that show.
Karol
I watched Columbo when I was little and not so long time ago I rewatched some episodes. I liked that show.
Karol
From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:25 PM
R.I.P. It's so sad he will never come back for one more thing.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:25 PM
I enjoyed him in the only thing I've seen him in:
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:38 PM
RIP. Goodbye sweet Columbo.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 06:50 PM
What a shame
RIP
He was great in Murder By Death.
RIP
He was great in Murder By Death.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 07:02 PM
Love the line, "If the umpire ruled me out on a bad call, I'd take the fake eye out and hand it to him." Now, that's arguing a call.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 07:03 PM
Spielberg directed an episode of Columbo.
OH God, Joe is posting again, someone hand me my pills!
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 07:07 PM
The tv pilot.
Aww, sad news. I always had a soft-spot for Columbo and Falk was always very very watchable in the role he made his own. RIP
Aww, sad news. I always had a soft-spot for Columbo and Falk was always very very watchable in the role he made his own. RIP
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 07:21 PM
Oh no 
But wouldn't it be a great comedic homage if while wrapping up the funeral proceedings, there is a "Er, just one more thing Sir" by an attendee wearing one of his famous long coats.
But wouldn't it be a great comedic homage if while wrapping up the funeral proceedings, there is a "Er, just one more thing Sir" by an attendee wearing one of his famous long coats.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 07:51 PM
I enjoyed him in the only thing I've seen him in:
RIP, Mr. Falk.
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 05:50 AM
As far as I remember, Columbo was one of the few well written TV series of the '70s. A show that you can still watch today.
Alex
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 06:34 AM
I watched an early one last weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 10:21 AM
The tv pilot.
Not quite. Spielberg directed Season 1, Episode 1. Both pilots were directed by Richard Irving.
Falk put in a very touching performance to one of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen: "The Princess Bride".
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 12:33 PM
Ah, I stand corrected.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 04:25 PM
The tv pilot.
Not quite. Spielberg directed Season 1, Episode 1. Both pilots were directed by Richard Irving.
Falk put in a very touching performance to one of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen: "The Princess Bride".
yea, I mentioned that in the 4th post of the thread. A Princess Bride really is a spectacular movie. And as popular as it is, I still feel like its kind of underrated.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:11 PM
One of the very few exceptions where the movie is better than the book. By far.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:12 PM
I think I could agree to that.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:14 PM
Are you sure? Maybe you wanna sleep on it. No obligations.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:14 PM
Hmm, yeah, better give me some time to think it over. Kind of a big decision.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:20 PM
Make sure you get 7-8 hours before returning with your verdict. Though I don't want to hear how my claim wormed its way into Voldemort's monologue tonight.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:45 PM
I've never read the book. Are you guys saying I shouldn't bother?
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 05:51 PM
Uh, no, I didn't mean it quite like that. It's worth at least one read-through. It's still a very good story.
It just gets very long-winded by making far too many references to how Florin and Guilder fit into world history, and how S. Morgenstern was this great literary genius that everyone heard of with regards to the story. The movie makes one or two references to this and moves on, and Peter Falk interacting with the boy from Wonder Years never grows tired.
But in the book, William Goldman beats you over the head with this literary device throughout the novel as he reminds that the reader is reading an abridged account of the much larger tale, which involves a lot of specific measurements and details about the impending wedding or geography that are "graciously" left out of what you are reading.
I read it once. I can say I read it. I have no desire to read it again, unless somehow they got the movie cast to read the book in audio format. So I'd much rather watch the movie.
It just gets very long-winded by making far too many references to how Florin and Guilder fit into world history, and how S. Morgenstern was this great literary genius that everyone heard of with regards to the story. The movie makes one or two references to this and moves on, and Peter Falk interacting with the boy from Wonder Years never grows tired.
But in the book, William Goldman beats you over the head with this literary device throughout the novel as he reminds that the reader is reading an abridged account of the much larger tale, which involves a lot of specific measurements and details about the impending wedding or geography that are "graciously" left out of what you are reading.
I read it once. I can say I read it. I have no desire to read it again, unless somehow they got the movie cast to read the book in audio format. So I'd much rather watch the movie.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
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Posted 27 June 2011 - 06:07 PM
True story: I had a friend once who believed that S Morgenstern and that longer version of the story was real, and asked me to track it down for her. And we weren't kids - we were 17 at the time!
-Jay
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