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Old 07-31-07 | 04:53 AM
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RIP Michaelangelo Antonioni

Cannot believe it...two great masters in 2 days.
Old 07-31-07 | 05:24 AM
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Oh man. What a blow this week. RIP
Old 07-31-07 | 05:31 AM
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They're dropping like flies... Godard better watch his back!
Old 07-31-07 | 05:50 AM
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And now Uwe Boll is 2 steps closer to being the world's greatest living director
Old 07-31-07 | 05:54 AM
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Oh, man. This is terrible.
Old 07-31-07 | 06:19 AM
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What a sad way to end July of 2007. We have lost the two best female protagonist directors of all time. Antonioni say "hello" to Bergman for us!
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I can't believe two of the greatest director's have died in the same week, This is a very sad week for the movie industry.

R.I.P. Antonioni & Bergman , Thanks for bringing some brilliance to the big screen.
Old 07-31-07 | 08:24 AM
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Another incredible loss. BLOW UP, still fscinates me after all these years!
Old 07-31-07 | 09:36 AM
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Oh man... RIP
Old 07-31-07 | 09:38 AM
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Sad week.
Old 07-31-07 | 09:48 AM
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Any thoughts on who #3 will be?

This sucks
Old 07-31-07 | 10:38 AM
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Bill Walsh?
Old 07-31-07 | 11:30 AM
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While certainly not a huge shock, considering his age, another master of cinema has passed away. It's a little weird that both Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni would both die on the very same day, but there you have it. My favorite Antonioni film is quite possibly The Passenger with Jack Nicholson. Not only is it beautifully shot, but it's just a great film from start to finish. It has one of my favorite quotes of all time, and the last seven minutes or so are fantastic.
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Man I love what he did with the Cystine Chapel. He will be missed.
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Bill Walsh?
Or Tom Snyder? They always say these things happen in fours.
Old 07-31-07 | 12:03 PM
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Old 07-31-07 | 01:02 PM
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Dammit. Two of the greatest directors of the past century gone in 1 day.
Old 07-31-07 | 01:30 PM
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Man I love what he did with the Cystine Chapel. He will be missed.
What is this? Some kind of disease or pilgrimage site?
Old 07-31-07 | 01:37 PM
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Such a great artist. He will be missed.
Old 07-31-07 | 02:08 PM
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A real visionary. All time favorites of mine include L'Avventura, Blow Up, Red Desert, The Passenger and even Zabriskie Point (which I'm awaiting to see on a R1 DVD).
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I've loved BlowUp ever since I saw it in a film class in college - what a strange, mesmerizing movie. And I finally saw The Passenger for the first time a few months back and thought it was nearly as great. What a terrible week for film fans.
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Jesus! I'm not a superstitious person, but what were the odds of two of the greatest directors dying on the same day? Just dumbfounded about the double sad news.
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L'Avventura was one of those movies that opened me up to foreign films.

R.I.P.
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RIP

I was just talking to friends yesterday how he and Godard were the last 2 greats left. Two of my favorite directors who I felt made quality films throughout their entire careers now gone. Shame.
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