Cinema

Carlo Rambaldi in 2010

The great master of movies special effects Carlo Rambaldi died today. He was born on September 15, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda, Italy. During his career, he won three Oscars for visual effects and special effects: for the 1976 movie “King Kong”, the 1979 movie “Alien” and 1982 movie “ET the Extra-Terrestrial”.

News arrived of the death from cancer of English actress Mary Tamm. Born on March 22, 1950, she was famous for playing the Time Lady Romana in the famous TV show “Doctor Who” and more recently in some audio adventures connected to the saga.

Harrison Ford in 2010

Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. During his long career he had great success in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, as Indiana Jones, in the cult movie “Blade Runner” and in many other successful movies.

We received the sad news that the British actress Caroline John, who played Elizabeth “Liz” Shaw in “Doctor Who”, passed away on June 5, 2012.

Christopher Lee at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 9, 2012

Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was born May 27, 1922 in London, England. He became famous for his roles in horror movies, particularly as Dracula. However, in decades of career, he had roles in move and TV productions of all kinds. In recent years, he had roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars prequels.