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12-01-2026 Vol 19

Category: Tributes

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Poetry in the Abyss: Béla Tarr (1955-2026)

We must find another word for what happens to us during the films of Béla Tarr. We don’t observe them…

A Brilliant Actor and Even Better Person: Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954-2025)

The world was startled and saddened over the New Year’s holiday week to learn of the passing of the great…

Sexual Liberation: Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025)

Can you remember the sweepingly melancholy and even depressive romantic tone of the music that Georges Delerue composed for Jean-Luc…

How Come They Don’t Fly Away?: James Ransone (1979-2025)

I first remember seeing James Ransone on my screen when I was eleven, while watching Larry Clark’s “Ken Park” on…

The 8 Essential Films of Rob Reiner’s Career

As the world grieves the sudden, shocking loss of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, it’s allowed film lovers to…

As You Wish: Rob Reiner (1947-2025)

As the world was mourning the antisemitic murders on the first night of Hannukah in Australia and the all-too-common gun…

Joy in Racing to Keep Up: Tom Stoppard (1937-2025)

Tom Stoppard didn’t wait for you to catch up. He trusted that you would, but he was a brilliant writer…

What I Know is What I Am: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)

Anyone who found themselves at a checkout counter in May of 2003 might have had occasion to flip through Entertainment…

Swan Song: Udo Kier (1944-2025)

“Beware!” Udo Kier shouts at Madonna in German from behind the camera in the opening seconds of her music video…

Flying with Her Angels: Diane Ladd (1935-2025)

On November 30th, on what would have been her 90th birthday, TCM is airing a double feature of two of…