Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Val Kilmer Merges With The Infinite



Actor, writer and  Val Kilmer has passed at the age of 65.  

Kilmer had been ill for some time, suffering from throat cancer.

I first saw him in Real Genius on home video, saw his great turn in Top Gun: Maverick, and most recently saw him when I rewatched Heat.    

I always thought he was great.  Sure, you heard he was a method actor/ was difficult, but whatever.  When I saw him in a movie, he was always stellar - and for some reason I always think of how great he was in The Ghost and the Darkness.  But that was one of maybe two dozen things I saw him in.  Actually, a scan of IMDB tells me that it's likely far more films and roles than that.  Whether it was playing Jim Morrison, Batman, or Doc Holliday, or whatever... he was always a strength to whatever movie he was in. 

He'll be missed.


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