RIP BILL PAXTON
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I think he is the ONLY actor that was killed on screen by a Terminator, an Alien, and a Predator. That doesn't even begin to speak on all the roles he brought life to. I dunno what was going on with the Training Day tv show but Big Love was the shit. His film Frailty was GREAT piece of work too.
Just a regular Joe Schmoe that made it, man he will be missed.
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Just a regular Joe Schmoe that made it, man he will be missed.
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I liked him in that movie good movie well I enjoyed it damn what the rest might say.
Oh shit I didn't know he was in Titanic
I'mma have to watch that again
yeah a lot of people did..it use to come on after dark all the time back in the late 80's on hbo.. bout a squad of vampires drafting a new person to their team and pretty much goin on a killing spree.. it was dark, violent, and kinda cheesy.. to some horror junkies it was the other vampire movie that came out in 87 other than lost boys...like i said in an earlier post paxton character was a nutsoDamn I missed this one as well
James Cameron Remembers Bill Paxton: “The World Is a Lesser Place For His Passing”
The actor and director met while building sets for low-budget films, and forged one of the most memorable creative partnerships in movie history.
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FEBRUARY 26, 2017 12:29 PM
James Cameron and Bill Paxton at the 2003 premiere of Ghosts of the Abyss.
By Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
James Cameron and Bill Paxton built their careers in tandem. The director of True Lies and Titanic met the actor who would star in those films while building sets together for ultra-low-budget director Roger Corman; Cameron’s work for Corman would eventually lead to his first directorial credit, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. “We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends,“ Cameron wrote in an e-mail to Vanity Fair today, after news broke that Paxton had died of complications from surgery, at the age of 61.
When Cameron began work on his first true passion project, The Terminator, he gave a bit part to his friend Paxton as one of the punks who comes to a bad end at the hands of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s killer robot. From there Paxton had iconic supporting turns in Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, and was at the center of Cameron’s undersea documentary Ghosts of the Abyss. Below is Cameron’s full statement on Paxton’s passing:
I've been reeling from this for the past half hour, trying to wrap my mind and heart around it. Bill leaves such a void. He and I were close friends for 36 years, since we met on the set of a Roger Corman ultra-low budget movie. He came in to work on set, and I slapped a paint brush in his hand and pointed to a wall, saying "Paint that!" We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends. What followed was 36 years of making films together, helping develop each others projects, going on scuba diving trips together, watching each others kids growing up, even diving the Titanic wreck together in Russian subs. It was a friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect. Bill wrote beautiful heartfelt and thoughtful letters, an anachronism in this age of digital shorthand. He took good care of his relationships with people, always caring and present for others. He was a good man, a great actor, and a creative dynamo. I hope that amid the gaudy din of Oscar night, people will take a moment to remember this wonderful man, not just for all the hours of joy he brought to us with his vivid screen presence, but for the great human that he was.
The world is a lesser place for his passing, and I will profoundly miss him.
Paxton’s family confirmed the news of his death on Sunday morning, writing, “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable. We ask to please respect the family's wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their adored husband and father.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/james-cameron-bill-paxton
The actor and director met while building sets for low-budget films, and forged one of the most memorable creative partnerships in movie history.
by
FEBRUARY 26, 2017 12:29 PM
James Cameron and Bill Paxton at the 2003 premiere of Ghosts of the Abyss.
By Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
James Cameron and Bill Paxton built their careers in tandem. The director of True Lies and Titanic met the actor who would star in those films while building sets together for ultra-low-budget director Roger Corman; Cameron’s work for Corman would eventually lead to his first directorial credit, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning. “We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends,“ Cameron wrote in an e-mail to Vanity Fair today, after news broke that Paxton had died of complications from surgery, at the age of 61.
When Cameron began work on his first true passion project, The Terminator, he gave a bit part to his friend Paxton as one of the punks who comes to a bad end at the hands of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s killer robot. From there Paxton had iconic supporting turns in Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, and was at the center of Cameron’s undersea documentary Ghosts of the Abyss. Below is Cameron’s full statement on Paxton’s passing:
I've been reeling from this for the past half hour, trying to wrap my mind and heart around it. Bill leaves such a void. He and I were close friends for 36 years, since we met on the set of a Roger Corman ultra-low budget movie. He came in to work on set, and I slapped a paint brush in his hand and pointed to a wall, saying "Paint that!" We quickly recognized the creative spark in each other and became fast friends. What followed was 36 years of making films together, helping develop each others projects, going on scuba diving trips together, watching each others kids growing up, even diving the Titanic wreck together in Russian subs. It was a friendship of laughter, adventure, love of cinema, and mutual respect. Bill wrote beautiful heartfelt and thoughtful letters, an anachronism in this age of digital shorthand. He took good care of his relationships with people, always caring and present for others. He was a good man, a great actor, and a creative dynamo. I hope that amid the gaudy din of Oscar night, people will take a moment to remember this wonderful man, not just for all the hours of joy he brought to us with his vivid screen presence, but for the great human that he was.
The world is a lesser place for his passing, and I will profoundly miss him.
Paxton’s family confirmed the news of his death on Sunday morning, writing, “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable. We ask to please respect the family's wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their adored husband and father.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/james-cameron-bill-paxton
This really comes as a shock i just saw him on The Late Late Show with James Corden 2 weeks ago
Paxton was the go to guy for big and small roles in some great films
My brother and i quote his lines from Aliens and True Lies all the time!!!!!
One False Move,Twister,Aliens,Weird Science ,The Terminator,Vertical Limit and so much more
Going to miss seeing him in films and TV big time !!!!
RIP
Paxton was the go to guy for big and small roles in some great films
My brother and i quote his lines from Aliens and True Lies all the time!!!!!
One False Move,Twister,Aliens,Weird Science ,The Terminator,Vertical Limit and so much more
Going to miss seeing him in films and TV big time !!!!
RIP
My pop culture knowledge is insane... I completely forgot about this...
How about the Time that Bill Paxton was in a DEVO type band and James Cameron directed one of his music videos.
Martini Ranch was a new wave band conceived in 1982 by Andrew Todd Rosenthal. The band was composed of Rosenthal (vocals and guitar) and actor Bill Paxton (voices and samples), and featured a similar sound to late 1980s Devo. The Martini Ranch track "How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" featured three members of Devo.
And another video that had Cameos by Judge Reinhold and Anthony Michael Hall.
How about the Time that Bill Paxton was in a DEVO type band and James Cameron directed one of his music videos.
Martini Ranch was a new wave band conceived in 1982 by Andrew Todd Rosenthal. The band was composed of Rosenthal (vocals and guitar) and actor Bill Paxton (voices and samples), and featured a similar sound to late 1980s Devo. The Martini Ranch track "How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" featured three members of Devo.
And another video that had Cameos by Judge Reinhold and Anthony Michael Hall.
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Condolences to his fam'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4261440/Titanic-star-Bill-Paxton-dies-age-61.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4261440/Titanic-star-Bill-Paxton-dies-age-61.html
yeah, he was the "present time" guy on the ship that took the old lady out to the Titanic wreck site.
Oh shit I didn't know he was in Titanic
Well liked, constantly working character actor who was in a bunch of movies that people like...
I dont really understand why a B list White Actor is a sticky....but
There been been plenty of well liked Black celebrities that passed who haven't been a sticky
I would've gave shawty lo a sticky before this cac
...This is just an odd sticky to me
Wow...please don't be like 2016!
R.I.P. Bill
R.I.P. Bill
Says a lot for this board. Yeah, it's a lot of 'cac this' and 'cac that' on here, but when shit comes down to it, a good number of cats keep it honest around here and give credit when it's due. Barbershop shit for real but online.
That's why I continue to come here. Aside from all the bullshit, there are a lot of good Brothers on here, a lot of good people on here period.
Forgot he also worked with Mark Hamill(though Hamill was the villain in this movie)
Couldn't have said it better.......
Sometimes you have to pay respect to those that are a part of your childhood.
Three if you count H.R Giger (artist who designed the Alien)
I don't think there's a hard fast rule for sticky threads. If the deceased person or their work was especially memorable to a mod or to a member who then requests it from a mod, they may get a sticky. If a person passes and you think they should have a sticky, you can request it from a mod I guess . Did shawty Lo get turned down for one?
There been been plenty of well liked Black celebrities that passed who haven't been a sticky
I would've gave shawty lo a sticky before this cac
This is just an odd sticky to me
Rest peacefully...
Shawty Lo didn't deserve a sticky....thats kinda my point. We giving B list cacs stickys now 
going to unstick this weekend