Tom Priestley, the British film editor whose work assembling the dueling-banjos sequence and hellish “squeal like a pig” attack in John Boorman’s Deliverance landed him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 91.
His death on Christmas Day was only recently revealed.
Priestley also cut two other movies helmed by Boorman: Leo the Last (1970), which won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
He also edited The Great Gatsby (1974); Blake Edwards’ The Return of the Pink Panther (1975); That Lucky Touch (1975), starring Roger Moore; Voyage of the Damned (1976), featuring an all-star cast; and Roman Polanski’s Tess (1979).
Priestley was the only son of renowned British novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley, who wrote the classic 1945 drama An Inspector Calls for the theater and served as a BBC Radio broadcaster during the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II.
Upon its release in 1972, Deliverance became the...
His death on Christmas Day was only recently revealed.
Priestley also cut two other movies helmed by Boorman: Leo the Last (1970), which won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
He also edited The Great Gatsby (1974); Blake Edwards’ The Return of the Pink Panther (1975); That Lucky Touch (1975), starring Roger Moore; Voyage of the Damned (1976), featuring an all-star cast; and Roman Polanski’s Tess (1979).
Priestley was the only son of renowned British novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley, who wrote the classic 1945 drama An Inspector Calls for the theater and served as a BBC Radio broadcaster during the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II.
Upon its release in 1972, Deliverance became the...
- 2/19/2024
- by Rhett Bartlett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the entertainment world mourns the passing of Oscar nominee Ned Beatty, many stars are recalling arguably his most famous and ominous performance as TV executive Arthur Jansen in the Paddy Chayefsky satire “Network.”
In his tweet commemorating Beatty, “Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio called “Network” one of the “greatest screenplays and films of all time” and commended Beatty’s monologue towards the end of the film as “ahead of its time.” In it, Beatty as Jansen gives a booming sermon to news anchor turned raging talking head Howard Beale for using his TV show to get his viewers to shut down his network’s merger with a Saudi conglomerate, putting the network in danger. You can watch the speech in the clip below.
Ned Beatty. Superb character actor – my fave being his brilliantness in Network (one of the greatest screenplays and films of all time) So ahead of its time.
In his tweet commemorating Beatty, “Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio called “Network” one of the “greatest screenplays and films of all time” and commended Beatty’s monologue towards the end of the film as “ahead of its time.” In it, Beatty as Jansen gives a booming sermon to news anchor turned raging talking head Howard Beale for using his TV show to get his viewers to shut down his network’s merger with a Saudi conglomerate, putting the network in danger. You can watch the speech in the clip below.
Ned Beatty. Superb character actor – my fave being his brilliantness in Network (one of the greatest screenplays and films of all time) So ahead of its time.
- 6/14/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Royal sister-in-law Pippa Middleton just wanted to have a good time.
Kate Middleton's kid sis was in Paris over the weekend, partying with a group of people at a huge birthday bash in France. In fact, she was seated next to an unidentified male in a convertible, who waved a gun at the paparazzi, causing a big stir dubbed by British tabloids "Gungate."
While this is a criminal offense in France, Pippa seems to be...
Kate Middleton's kid sis was in Paris over the weekend, partying with a group of people at a huge birthday bash in France. In fact, she was seated next to an unidentified male in a convertible, who waved a gun at the paparazzi, causing a big stir dubbed by British tabloids "Gungate."
While this is a criminal offense in France, Pippa seems to be...
- 4/17/2012
- Extra
Pippa Middleton royally screwed up. Over the weekend, an unidentified male seated next to her in a convertible waved a gun at the paparazzi in Paris. Clearly, Duchess Kate's kid sis should keep better company, but she's probably not in any trouble with the law. French police said they can't launch an investigation on Pippa's male friend based on photo evidence alone. Which means Pippa can't be called upon as a witness. "The French press is playing [this incident] on the entertainment pages if they're even playing it at all," Christopher Dickey, Newsweek's Paris bureau chief, said on this morning's Today. "They're not taking this very seriously because there are...
- 4/17/2012
- E! Online
Obama finished the job, but taking out Osama bin Laden was one of the Bush administration's top goals. W.'s top aides, from key confidante Karen Hughes to Rumsfeld deputy Steven Bucci, reflect on the kill.
Plus, full coverage of bin Laden.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
When U.S. forces finally found and killed Osama bin Laden this week, attention naturally focused on President Obama and his administration. But the chase lasted nearly a decade-and most of it spanned the bulk of George W. Bush's two terms in office. In interviews with The Daily Beast, former Bush officials reflect on the hunt-its urgency and its frustrations.
Marc Thiessen, speechwriter for Donald Rumsfeld (2001-2004) and George W. Bush (2004-2009)
"I was in the Pentagon on September 11. I was blessed to be a few corridors down from the impact. But I felt the walls of my office shake,...
Plus, full coverage of bin Laden.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Pakistan's Spy Agency and Terrorism
When U.S. forces finally found and killed Osama bin Laden this week, attention naturally focused on President Obama and his administration. But the chase lasted nearly a decade-and most of it spanned the bulk of George W. Bush's two terms in office. In interviews with The Daily Beast, former Bush officials reflect on the hunt-its urgency and its frustrations.
Marc Thiessen, speechwriter for Donald Rumsfeld (2001-2004) and George W. Bush (2004-2009)
"I was in the Pentagon on September 11. I was blessed to be a few corridors down from the impact. But I felt the walls of my office shake,...
- 5/7/2011
- by Mike Giglio & R.M. Schneiderman
- The Daily Beast
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