Thursday, November 11, 2010

"When Dino die, everybody cry," - R.I.P. Dino De Laurentiis


Dino De Laurentiis is dead, alas. Yes, the name has a certain infamy among cineastes - but let's be honest here - yes, he produced a lot of crap, but most of it was highly entertaining crap. He also produced a lot of good films, and helped a lot of directors get a leg up - David Lynch, David Cronenberg, Michael Cimino, Richard Fleischer, amongst a very long list.

And most of those films are die-hard favorites of most audiences out there.

The Bible




Danger Diabolik




Barbarella



Serpico



3 Days of the Condor



Mandingo



Drum



Buffalo Bill and the Indians




The White Buffalo



Conan The Barbarian



The Dead Zone



Dune



Maximum Overdrive



Blue Velvet



Flash Gordon



We will never see his like again in this world - and woe is us.