R.I.P.: Ken Russell (1927–2011)
Ken Russell has died. Most think of him as the director of such movies as Women in Love, Tommy, and Altered States, but he also has 34 writing credits according to his IMDB page.
Here is a scene from arguably his best effort, the 1969 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love [screenplay by Larry Kramer]:
Some notices about Russell’s death and career:
Godspeed, Ken Russell.