During last night's Academy Awards presentation, they did a video tribute to actors, actresses, directors, screen writers, stunt men, artistic producers and producers who passed away in 2007 and early 2008. They do some kind of tribute every year to honor those members of their entertainment profession that passed away.
There were two notable names missing from their tribute. Actor Brad Renfro died a week before Heath Ledger did; Ledger's name and a videoclip from "Brokeback Mountain" were shown; Renfro was not mentioned at all.
Also missing was Roy Schneider, the lead actor in "Jaws." Schneider might be mentioned at next year's Academy Awards as his death fell outside the time frame of February 1, 2007-January 31, 2008 that the Academy uses to put their video together for this year.
They also didn't mention Jonathan Brandis in last year's Academy Awards.
I don't think that they need to be members of the Academy, or a past Oscar winner. So I'm also wondering what the criteria are for this tribute, other than the time frame.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Heath Ledger Dies at Age 28: Coverage of Death is Vastly Different Than Coverage of Last Week's Death of Brad Renfro
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his apartment yesterday.
And I couldn't help but notice the difference in coverage between his death and the death of Brad Renfro last week. All of the news networks devoted a great deal of time to Ledger's death--often simultaneously. They've largely ignored the Renfro story.
But both stories pale in comparison to the death one year ago of Anna Nicole Smith and the subsequent legal proceedings pertaining to Smith's baby daughter and the courtroom antics of the crybaby judge.
It's hard to predict how/how much the media's going to cover the loss of celebrities.
And I couldn't help but notice the difference in coverage between his death and the death of Brad Renfro last week. All of the news networks devoted a great deal of time to Ledger's death--often simultaneously. They've largely ignored the Renfro story.
But both stories pale in comparison to the death one year ago of Anna Nicole Smith and the subsequent legal proceedings pertaining to Smith's baby daughter and the courtroom antics of the crybaby judge.
It's hard to predict how/how much the media's going to cover the loss of celebrities.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Actor Brad Renfro Dead at Age 25: Another Life Cut Short by Drugs and Alcohol
Actor Brad Renfro was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 25 and had been on the rebound from his drug addictions.
He'd been in trouble with the law for years; his acting career was on hold after he was busted on Skid Row for attempting to buy heroin in 2006. He was ordered by the judge to go through extensive rehab as a condition of his probation, which he did.
I have no doubt that drugs or the consequences of doing them were involved in his death. The kinds of drugs he admitted to using cause major damage to vital organs and can cause problems years later--even after the person using the drugs has stopped.
Sad story.
He'd been in trouble with the law for years; his acting career was on hold after he was busted on Skid Row for attempting to buy heroin in 2006. He was ordered by the judge to go through extensive rehab as a condition of his probation, which he did.
I have no doubt that drugs or the consequences of doing them were involved in his death. The kinds of drugs he admitted to using cause major damage to vital organs and can cause problems years later--even after the person using the drugs has stopped.
Sad story.
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