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Author Topic: Robert Wise has passed away Joseph L. Kleiman Master Film Handler Posts: 380 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 09-15-2005 02:39 AM                     Robert Wise passed away of heart failure this evening in Los Angeles. He was 91. A prolific director who gained his start as an editor at RKO, Wise went on to direct a variety of musicals, science fiction classics, and dramas. He also served as President of AMPAS and DGA. Here is a partial list of some of his more notable films: Citizen Kane (editor) The Curse of the Cat People The Day the Earth Stood Still I Want to Live! West Side Story The Haunting (1966 version) The Sound of Music The Sand Pebbles The Andromeda Strain The Hindenburg Star Trek: The Motion Picture  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-15-2005 09:49 AM                       So sad to hear this on George Noory this morning. The first Robert Wise film that always comes to my mind is "The Day the Earth Stood Still". I had just finished listening to Bernard Herrmann's impressive score from this picture when I heard the news. RIP  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-15-2005 09:53 AM                        "Star Trek: TMP" was and still is roundly criticized for being too slow and too serious. Yet in spite of its flaws, it remains memorable to this day. If you've ever seen it, you probably haven't forgotten it. And that's just one small sample of this great artist's work. RIP Robert Wise.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-15-2005 12:32 PM                        I met Robert Wise at a SMPTE Technical Conference years ago, where he was keynote speaker at the awards luncheon. As both film editor and director, he was an "old school" craftsman with few equals, and many of his films have stood the test of time in popularity and entertainment. RIP.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-15-2005 07:58 PM                     So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 09-16-2005 01:44 AM                        "The Sound of Music" is shown 9 October 2005 in Todd-AO (70mm DTS) on the curved screen in the Schauburg cinema, Karlsruhe, Germany. The hills are alive thanks to Mr. Wise. See: www.70mm.info Anyone from FT attending?  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-16-2005 02:57 AM                     quote: David Stambaugh "Star Trek: TMP" was and still is roundly criticized for being too slow and too serious. Yet in spite of its flaws, it remains memorable to this day Yep, can't forget "V-GER" and almost 140 minutes of "what is going on here..?" that Christmas of 1979. Yet, this movie introduced us to the new ST theme music we can't forget. Customers hated it, but was glad when "Wrath of Khan" came out in 1982 to help us forget the first one real quick, then it was definitely ST for sure from then on .. RIP, Mr.Wise .... -Monte  |  IP: Logged Andy Summers Master Film Handler Posts: 397 From: Bournemouth Dorset United kingdom Registered: Jun 2005 posted 09-17-2005 08:20 PM                 That’s low numbers man, well Robert Wise has left some good films for me to enjoy and celebrate the works of an artist in this industry, and these are a few films that I have on DVD and Laserdisc West Side Story DVD / Laserdisc The Sound of Music DVD Star Trek: The Motion Picture DVD / Laserdisc The best film I like is Star Trek: The Motion Picture only on Laserdisc, can I really trip out on this with music and sound design visual effects are totally cool, without slashing it into quick cuts; it helps the viewer to appreciate the visuals. Robert Wise, God bless you… Monte’ Did you know “V-GER” other wise know as “VOYAGER” is around +90 billion miles away, that may not impress you, but still working as we bitch and moan on this planet, sometimes I just think about how lonely it is for “VOYAGER” 1 and 2, there lots of data on the NASA web site and the JPL….  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-18-2005 01:18 PM                     Also consider the service life of those two units...pretty good as compared to most modern man-made products.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-18-2005 04:46 PM                     quote: Andy Summers Did you know “V-GER” other wise know as “VOYAGER” is around +90 billion miles away...... ....most definitely, sir! The satellite was presented in the film and it was an easy guess with the old saying of "fill in the blank spaces". Monte  |  IP: Logged Andy Summers Master Film Handler Posts: 397 From: Bournemouth Dorset United kingdom Registered: Jun 2005 posted 09-18-2005 06:08 PM                 Monte’ Sorry didn’t know you’re a huge “VOYAGER” fan as I. Steve’ You also like “VOYAGER” WOW this site is getting small now, someday they will pass by a planet and start sending back the data, the problem is the time it will take this data to reach are plant are home, for which someday we will have to give up? As climates will be so unbearable, if you all get my meaning, time to move on or be extinct just like the dinosaurs…. Get the picture Also other films that depicted the “VOYAGER” space probe is “STARMAN” 1984  |  IP: Logged

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