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Actor Robin Williams dies
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Why should we treat the dead differently?
There are so many life lesson/meaning of life exploration type of movies that Robin Williams did. How the f did he decide to take his own life based on his life experience and seeing he had kids and a wife.
Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, What dreams may come, Good morning Vietnam, Patch Adams, August Rush, The Fisher king, Bicentennial man, The final cut, Awakenings.
The mind boggles. Is the moral we're supposed to get is that there is no meaning in life if a guy who has done so many movies exploring it, takes his own?
Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, What dreams may come, Good morning Vietnam, Patch Adams, August Rush, The Fisher king, Bicentennial man, The final cut, Awakenings.
The mind boggles. Is the moral we're supposed to get is that there is no meaning in life if a guy who has done so many movies exploring it, takes his own?
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I will download a couple of good Robin Williams films to honour his memories tonight. I've never watched Good Will HuntingI will rectify that tonight.
Good Will Hunting is on Netflix on the following countries:
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Chevron
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So it's not available in SA. Thanks for the heads-up
It is by changing your region in Unotelly
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Fudzy
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I just think having it in this thread is in poor taste.
You're getting too deep here, acting/comedy was his job. Secondly it sounds like he suffered from depression, from what I gather it's a nasty disease which pretty much leaves you numb and without any hope.
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HOLLYWOOD LIONIZES ROBIN WILLIAMS AS SUICIDE PROBED
A new generation of Hollywood royalty led by Oscar-winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon joined the greats of stand-up comedy Tuesday in hailing Robin Williams, after his apparent suicide.
In a tribute to the 63-year-old comic actor's influence on younger celebrities, Williams' co-stars from "Good Will Hunting" -- the film that won him his Oscar -- joined the global outpouring of emotion.
"Heartbroken. Thanks chief - for your friendship and for what you gave the world," said Affleck.
"Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything."
Damon, in a separate statement, said: "Robin brought so much joy into my life and I will carry that joy with me forever. He was such a beautiful man."
Further from the rarefied air of Hollywood, the stand-up performers who shared the comedy circuit with Williams also chimed in.
"Goodbye pal. Thanks for everything," wrote Louis C.K., who cast Williams to play himself in an episode of his sitcom.
"So sad. So funny," added Chris Rock, one of the few stand-ups who could fill an arena-sized venue like Williams.
The doctor and clown whose life story formed the basis of the 1998 movie "Patch Adams," for which Williams earned a Golden Globe nomination, also paid tribute.
"The terrible news of the passing of Robin Williams reached me here in the Peruvian Amazon late last night with tremendous sadness," Hunter Doherty Adams wrote on Facebook.
Williams was also saluted by many military veterans, hailed as one of the most dedicated of the performers to tour overseas war theaters like Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain US troops.
A formal investigation is under way, but the local sheriff's office in Marin County, California said all the evidence points to Williams having taken his own life by hanging himself with his belt.
"His life ended due to asphyxia due to hanging," said assistant coroner Lieutenant Keith Boyd, revealing that Williams' personal assistant had found him slumped in his home near San Francisco on Monday.
"Mr Williams, at that time, was cool to the touch with rigor mortis present in his body," Boyd told reporters, adding that the inside of Williams' left wrist bore superficial cuts.
Boyd refused to say whether a note was found, but a pocket knife with signs of dried blood on its blade is being examined. A cause of death will not be declared until toxicology tests are complete.
Williams -- star of such hit films as "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Mrs Doubtfire" -- had last been seen alive Sunday by his wife Susan Schneider before she went to bed, he said.
She left the house on Monday assuming he was still asleep in a separate room in the home in Tiburon, north of San Francisco.
Father-of-three Williams had spoken openly in the past about his battles with alcoholism and drug abuse -- and often drew on them in his stand-up comedy routines.
The comedian's daughter, Zelda Williams, wrote in a Tumblr post that while she would "never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, theres (sic) minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions."
President Barack Obama led public tributes to an entertainer he described as "one of a kind" and Hollywood titan Steven Spielberg hailed his close friend as a "lightning storm of comic genius."
Former US president Bill Clinton meanwhile tweeted: "Grateful for the life of Robin Williams, a true talent and a wonderful friend. He will be missed by so many."
Fans worldwide united in grief via social media, with #RobinWilliams trending on Twitter throughout the day.
Miniature shrines popped up at Williams' star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, a park bench in Boston that was featured in "Good Will Hunting" and the Victorian house in Colorado where his breakthrough 1970s space-alien sitcom "Mork & Mindy" was recorded.
"He was a giant heart, a fireball friend, a wondrous gift from the gods," said British actor, director and Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam. "Now the selfish bastards have taken him back."
Source : Sapa-AFP /mr
Date : 13 Aug 2014 06:13
A new generation of Hollywood royalty led by Oscar-winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon joined the greats of stand-up comedy Tuesday in hailing Robin Williams, after his apparent suicide.
In a tribute to the 63-year-old comic actor's influence on younger celebrities, Williams' co-stars from "Good Will Hunting" -- the film that won him his Oscar -- joined the global outpouring of emotion.
"Heartbroken. Thanks chief - for your friendship and for what you gave the world," said Affleck.
"Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything."
Damon, in a separate statement, said: "Robin brought so much joy into my life and I will carry that joy with me forever. He was such a beautiful man."
Further from the rarefied air of Hollywood, the stand-up performers who shared the comedy circuit with Williams also chimed in.
"Goodbye pal. Thanks for everything," wrote Louis C.K., who cast Williams to play himself in an episode of his sitcom.
"So sad. So funny," added Chris Rock, one of the few stand-ups who could fill an arena-sized venue like Williams.
The doctor and clown whose life story formed the basis of the 1998 movie "Patch Adams," for which Williams earned a Golden Globe nomination, also paid tribute.
"The terrible news of the passing of Robin Williams reached me here in the Peruvian Amazon late last night with tremendous sadness," Hunter Doherty Adams wrote on Facebook.
Williams was also saluted by many military veterans, hailed as one of the most dedicated of the performers to tour overseas war theaters like Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain US troops.
A formal investigation is under way, but the local sheriff's office in Marin County, California said all the evidence points to Williams having taken his own life by hanging himself with his belt.
"His life ended due to asphyxia due to hanging," said assistant coroner Lieutenant Keith Boyd, revealing that Williams' personal assistant had found him slumped in his home near San Francisco on Monday.
"Mr Williams, at that time, was cool to the touch with rigor mortis present in his body," Boyd told reporters, adding that the inside of Williams' left wrist bore superficial cuts.
Boyd refused to say whether a note was found, but a pocket knife with signs of dried blood on its blade is being examined. A cause of death will not be declared until toxicology tests are complete.
Williams -- star of such hit films as "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Mrs Doubtfire" -- had last been seen alive Sunday by his wife Susan Schneider before she went to bed, he said.
She left the house on Monday assuming he was still asleep in a separate room in the home in Tiburon, north of San Francisco.
Father-of-three Williams had spoken openly in the past about his battles with alcoholism and drug abuse -- and often drew on them in his stand-up comedy routines.
The comedian's daughter, Zelda Williams, wrote in a Tumblr post that while she would "never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, theres (sic) minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions."
President Barack Obama led public tributes to an entertainer he described as "one of a kind" and Hollywood titan Steven Spielberg hailed his close friend as a "lightning storm of comic genius."
Former US president Bill Clinton meanwhile tweeted: "Grateful for the life of Robin Williams, a true talent and a wonderful friend. He will be missed by so many."
Fans worldwide united in grief via social media, with #RobinWilliams trending on Twitter throughout the day.
Miniature shrines popped up at Williams' star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, a park bench in Boston that was featured in "Good Will Hunting" and the Victorian house in Colorado where his breakthrough 1970s space-alien sitcom "Mork & Mindy" was recorded.
"He was a giant heart, a fireball friend, a wondrous gift from the gods," said British actor, director and Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam. "Now the selfish bastards have taken him back."
Source : Sapa-AFP /mr
Date : 13 Aug 2014 06:13
neilronaldson
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Yes very sad indeed, awesome person! Some brilliant movies, infact everything he was in was brilliant! And never dark - always happy!!! Why was he so depressed??? Shame his poor wife, going to get nothing because of how he died.
Electric
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he will always be remembered for his comedic acting skills etc and so forth but he will also be remembered for the way he left the building.........suicide.
many great personalities who have died will always be remembered for the way they died e.g.
jim Morrison - drugs
elvis - drugs
Michael Jackson - drugs
amy winehouse - drugs
heath ledger - drugs
Hoffman semour - drugs
anna Nicole smith - drugs
Marilyn Monroe - drugs
the list goes on
that guy from nirvana - suicide
hutchence - suicide
l'ren scott - suicide
mindy mcready - suicide
robin Williams the latest suicide
the list goes on, one just needs to go google and you will get a list of the celebrities who have died by suicide.
now lets look at those who have died by natural causes.
Patrick Swayze
john wayne
bob hope
freddy mercury
Katherine Hepburn
Elizabeth taylor
jane wyman
john carradine
mickey rooney
james dean
Shirley temple
look at the lists and you get a whole different feeling for those who died of natural deaths.
many great personalities who have died will always be remembered for the way they died e.g.
jim Morrison - drugs
elvis - drugs
Michael Jackson - drugs
amy winehouse - drugs
heath ledger - drugs
Hoffman semour - drugs
anna Nicole smith - drugs
Marilyn Monroe - drugs
the list goes on
that guy from nirvana - suicide
hutchence - suicide
l'ren scott - suicide
mindy mcready - suicide
robin Williams the latest suicide
the list goes on, one just needs to go google and you will get a list of the celebrities who have died by suicide.
now lets look at those who have died by natural causes.
Patrick Swayze
john wayne
bob hope
freddy mercury
Katherine Hepburn
Elizabeth taylor
jane wyman
john carradine
mickey rooney
james dean
Shirley temple
look at the lists and you get a whole different feeling for those who died of natural deaths.
This seems a little judgemental...
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Fudzy
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How can AIDS be considered a natural cause of death?
Pitbull
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You know what he means. Illness is not suicide or due to drug over dose.
Feddy Mercury single handedly did more for the AIDS cause when he came out in public to admit it than any other person on earth to this date.
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Messugga
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Death due to disease isn't natural?
is cancer not a disease?
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Agreed. He'll be remembered for a lot more than how he left this world. This weekend my kids will watch Jumanji and Hook for the first time. I'll be watching with them - albeit I'll be a little sad.
I'm still trying to figure out what we are supposed to get out of that list. Its how they lived and what they left behind that is important. You can't clump Amy Whinehouse and Heath Ledger on the same list - he was getting his **** together and sadly failed. She was a diaper wearing skank who reveled in her image.
What about River Phoenix? Clean cut posterboy of all that was cool - OD's on a notoriously dangerous drug cocktail outside a club.
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See the question mark?
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Isaac Asimov died of AIDS - contracted it from tainted blood during surgery. He actually kept quiet about it - it only came out 10 years after his death. The only stupid thing that man ever did in my book.