Memoriam

Alan Arkin, Paul Reubens, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry among those remembered at the Academy Awards The Academy Awards paid tribute to Alan Arkin, Paul Reubens, Harry Belafonte, and directors William Friedkin and Norman Jewison during the In Memoriam portion of the 2024 Oscars. Andrea Bocelli and his son Mateo Bocelli led the tribute with a moving delivery of “Time to Say Goodbye.” During the segment, dozens of dancers took the stage for a performance art piece, embracing and twirling around…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBafta has issued a clarification after viewers expressed their upset at Friends star Matthew Perry’s exclusion from the televised In Memoriam segment.The Bafta Film Awards took place on Sunday (18 February) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, honouring the best releases and cinema talent of the past year.Scottish actor David Tennant, known for his starring roles in Doctor Who and…

Fans of late actor Matthew Perry expressed their disappointment after he was not included in the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards In Memoriam segment. Due to this, BAFTA faced backlash on social media. (Also Read | BAFTAs 2024: Deepika Padukone presents major award at ceremony in a saree; meets Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy) Matthew Perry died in October last year.(AFP) After Matthew, who died in October last year at the age of 54, did not appear during the tribute -- set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Lauper's Time…

Late Hollywood actor Matthew Perry`s fans expressed their disappointment after the `Friends` actor was not included in the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards In Memoriam segment. Due to this BAFTA faced backlash on social media. After Perry, who died last October at age 54, did not appear during the tribute -- set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Lauper`s "Time After Time" performed by Ted Lasso`s Hannah Waddingham -- social media users were quick to criticize the decision, as per PEOPLE. Taking to X, users called out BAFTA for…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe in memoriam tribute is not only the most melancholy part of any Oscars ceremony – it is by far the thorniest to produce. The segment, instituted in 2014, serves a noble cause: to honour members of the film industry who have died in the year preceding the event, serving as a reminder of their contributions to the arts. But when the in memoriam sequence makes headlines, it tends to…

The Recording Academy recognized many of the musicians and people who worked behind the scenes in the music industry who have died in the past year during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, Clarence Avant, Jimmy Buffet, and Tina Turner were among those celebrated. Stevie Wonder, who on Thursday presented Mariah Carey with the Global Impact Award at the Black Music Collective Ceremony, performed a touching piano-backed rendition of Bennett’s “For Once in My Life,” reviving a duet…

The Emmys 2023 In Memoriam segment was bound to be a tear-jerker, and boy, did they deliver. The tribute opened with All in the Family alum Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner, who stood in the Bunker’s beloved living room as they honored creator Norman Lear. The pioneering producer, who was also behind iconic series like The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, and Good Times, died at 101 last month. Charlie Puth then appeared on piano to perform his hit “See You Again,” backed by singers and a string arrangement. The…

We lost a lot of incredible actors in 2023, it’s honestly hard to fathom. From legendary TV actors, like Matthew Perry and Andre Braugher, to movie stars including Alan Arkin, Michael Gambon and Lance Reddick. Now, we’re taking a look back at some of the performers who died this year, and the incredible legacies they’ll always be remembered for. (Image credit: NBC/Fox)Andre Braugher TV legend Andre Braugher died at the age of 61. Best known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, Braugher’s filmography…

This year, long-time contributor Sankar Ray (7 January 1941-21 February 2023) moved on to greater, better Books pages in the unknown beyond. Ray, who lived in Kolkata, reviewed a range of books for Hindustan Times tackling those to do with the environment, pandemics, the CIA, politics, slave rebellions and Marxism with equal erudition. Every review he wrote displayed the depth of his knowledge and the breadth of his reading and his contributions enriched the Books page immensely. Sankar Ray (Courtesy the subject)…

In March 1915, public schoolboy Sidney Ellwood sends a letter to his close friend Henry Gaunt on the western front: “I am torn between wanting the War to go on so I can join you (‘We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!’), and wanting it to end so you can join the Ardents. Two such thrilling worlds! Aren’t we lucky?”Needless to say, Ellwood’s perspective on luck soon changes. Alice Winn’s debut novel, named after Tennyson’s elegiac poem, begins as Ellwood and Gaunt, seniors at Preshute College, are between two worlds.…