Tragedy and Triumph

We are all reeling in the sad news of Tony Scott‘s apparent suicide.  RIP Tony Scott.  One of my favourite directors with such masterpieces as –

True Romance
Man on Fire
Spy Game
Top Gun
Days of Thunder
and Beverly Hill Cop II

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In other sad news, funny lady Phyllis Diller has passed away at age 95.  She is a true legend and an inspiration for funny women and people everywhere.

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Through the ashes rises a phoenix.  At long last….   It’s been 12 years since his Spin City run ended, and now finally Michael J. Fox is returning to television comedy.  MJF will play a father of three dealing with a degenerative nervous system disorder.  The as-yet-untitled series will be a 22-episode series run and will be broadcast from autumn 2013.