Director Anthony Minghella passes away

[Van Basten II]

Although he got famous for directing The English patient, i'll mostly foundly remember him for The Talented Mr Ripley.

Here are more details

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/...nghella.legacy/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7304603.stm

[sidewinder]

Damn tragic - that was an operation he should have survived, just total bad luck. RIP to a very decent person, by all account - and quite the opposite to these typical Hollywood fat cat pandered self-osessives. 'Ripley' is the one film of his that I really enjoyed.

[BillF]

'Ripley' is the one film of his that I really enjoyed.

I'm reading a volume of three Ripley novels at the moment, so am looking forward to seeing the film for the first time.

[sidewinder]

'Ripley' is the one film of his that I really enjoyed.

I'm reading a volume of three Ripley novels at the moment, so am looking forward to seeing the film for the first time.

and check out the original vinyl sleeves that make 'casting appearances' in the film. At least one of the Chet Bakers and 'Saxophone Colossus' I think.

[kinuta]

Terrible news, and an awful waste of a talented writer and director.

[Shawn]

'Ripley' is the one film of his that I really enjoyed.

I'm reading a volume of three Ripley novels at the moment, so am looking forward to seeing the film for the first time.

and check out the original vinyl sleeves that make 'casting appearances' in the film. At least one of the Chet Bakers and 'Saxophone Colossus' I think.

if you look closely you'll also see Miles Davis' Tutu on the shelf...decades before it was released.

[AllenLowe]

not crazy about either of those moveis - and as I recall there are some anachronistic jazz record covers in Mr. Ripley -

[Robert J]

I got to meet him at the English Patient world premiere in Toronto. Very nice and humble man. Worked well with author Michael Ondaatje to film the "unfilmable" book.

Still not seen Ripley yet, though I never understood why Cold Mountain got snubbed as it did - pretty faithful to Frazier I felt. And good use of Nicole Kidman whom I don't usually like.

[BruceH]

Terrible shock, this. RIP