Movie Stars: Where are you?

This year has seen the passage of a number of stars that have chartered the landscape of cinema.  Ernest Borgnine, that charismatic actor who was awarded in the 1950's.  The multi-lingual speaker, English, Italian and German starred in the film Marty, a film largely based on a man's portrayal of self-image and relationships (as far as I have seen so far).  Andy Griffith also passed and he starred in a number of influential positions including as the Georgia barred lawyer Matlock as well as the famous Andy Griffith Show.  Donna Summer's repretoire was brought to life with songs like the Last Dance and Hot Stuff.  Robin Hugh Gibb of the Bee Gees also passed away contributing to songs like "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" "Boy's Do Fall In Love", and "Secret Agent".

The movie "Sparkle" is set to come this summer starring Whitney Houston, another cinematic wunderkind who featured in the Bodyguard, the Preacher's Wife, Cinderella among other movies.  The controversial death caused massive undertones of evangelical outcry...largely because of her church roots.

The loss of these stars that helped to centralize generations.  That centralization helped to bring together generations interested in the cinematic process that ensues.    The likeability and originality of the characters must be something to note.  Having had a writer's strike over greater remuneration for projects (especially those that are successful), there has been a steady generation of material some of which has done well at the box office.

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