Gone, But Not Forgotten

Further on from our recent Tony Wilson obituary, we feel it's important to pay our respects to three more highly important figures of film and music who have sadly passed away within the past fortnight. Firstly there was the great Ingmar Bergman who passed away on July 30th.

Bergman was one of the true auteur's of European Cinema and helped influence many generations of filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch and Woody Allen. He had a distinctive style, and a tendency to focus on more sombre themes. However, his work always had heart and his subjects proved to be thought provoking and engaging. Bergman was fascinated by the human condition, and this was reflected by his intimate style of film making. He left a body of work that is second to none in a career spanning over fifty years.

On the same day, Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni, also died. Antonioni was most famous for his English language films such as Blow Up and the counter culture film Zabriskie Point. He would later go on to collect a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1996.

Lastly, but by no means least, Lee Hazlewood sadly lost his fight with renal cancer on August the 4th. Hazlewood achieved a renaissance in recent years largely due to his work with Nancy Sinatra is the late 60s. He wrote her biggest hit 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' in 1966, but it's for their collaborations that he will be most fondly remembered. The 1968 album 'Nancy & Lee' (pictured) is considered a classic and contains the haunting duet 'Some Velvet Morning' which was recently covered by Primal Scream. Hazlewood was also a fine producer, and made a series of records with guitar legend Duane Eddy.

Arm's Reach would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of these extraordinary people who touched our lives with their films and music.