RIP Anthony Minghella

[Jafs]

Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella dies


Anthony Minghella, a screenwriter, opera director and the Oscar-winning filmmaker of “The English Patient,” died of a hemorrhage Tuesday at age 54.
Minghella’s death came five days before the British TV premiere of his final film, “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.”
Spokesman Jonathan Rutter said Minghella died early Tuesday at London’s Charing Cross Hospital. Rutter said Minghella underwent surgery last week for a growth in his neck. He said the operation “seemed to have gone well. At 5 a.m. today he had a fatal hemorrhage.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23688941/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7302841.stm

[Caprice]

this is just awful

[BeautifulBurnout]

There was a thread in the UW forum here about this at the time.

One nice thing was that last weekend the BBC scheduled the pilot for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0874957/), which was the last thing Anthony Minghella directed. I don't know if they had already planned it, or whether they brought it forward in deference to him, as the series itself is not due to be aired until 2009.

[Jafs]

There was a thread in the UW forum here about this at the time.

totally sorry for the double post, I didn't pay attention that older threads were still on... :o

[BeautifulBurnout]

totally sorry for the double post, I didn't pay attention that older threads were still on... :o

Hey, no worries! Just sayin', is all. :)

And I meant to put the link to it and totally forgot too. :o