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Pat Hingle, or better recognized as Commissioner Gordon of the popular Batman series, passed away Saturday, January 3rd around 10 p.m.  He died in his home of more than 15 years, which is located in Carolina Beach.

He starred in many films over his career, but he is best known as Commissioner Gordon throughout Tim Burton’s Batman and Batman Returns, as well as Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.

Already the new year has started with another loss to the acting community. Let’s hope that everyone stays healthy for the rest of the year!

Source:

http://www.moviehole.net/200917186-batman-star-dies

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Wow. Another enormous loss for the entire media world came today after news of famous Science Fiction author Michael Crichton had passed away at the age of 66 in Los Angles.

Crichton was a phenomenal author, and is best known for writing Jurassic Park, a worldwide best-seller and one of the most grossing movies in recent time. Also in his resume are: creating the hit TV series ER and writing The Andromeda Strain, which is an excellent book and movie in its own right.

He passed away on November 5, 2008 after a private battle with cancer. Family and friends told reporters that he was happy and went peacefully. Here’s to hoping he lives the sci-fi world he always shared with us in the afterlife! =)

See the article

I have yet to feature Jurassic Park or The Andromeda Strain in reviews, but I have added them to the big list of reviews-to-be-made!

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Today the motion picture industry lost another great artist. You may have never seen him or heard of his name, but you have heard his unmistakable voice in many commercials, promos, and movie trailers.

Mr. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, said Vanessa Gilbert, his agent. (Sources say that he suffered a collapsed lung.) He was 68 years old.

He has made more than 5,000 trailers in his 33-year career while working for the top studios and television networks of the world.

He was featured in a Geico ad series that used hired celebrities to paraphrase actual customer experiences. That’s the commercial below.

I also came across another video that was an interview of the man that will forever be known as ‘King of the Movie Trailer Voices‘.

May he rest in peace.

More information:

AP News by Google
MSNBC

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