Absolutely shocked to hear Val Kilmer has passed away due to pneumonia. He'd been battling throat cancer in recent years which was devastating to his career. But with a compelling autobiographical documentary called Val and a cameo in the excellent Top Gun: Maverick he had reappeared onto our screens, albeit short lived. For me there is one film where his performance blew me away and that was with his portrayal as the ailing Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone. It was an astonishing performance which I always felt deserved much more recognition by the film industry, in my eyes fully deserving a best supporting actor Oscar nomination, if not winning the whole bloody thing in my opinion. But alas no nomination came. Appearing in other great films such as True Romance, Top Gun, Willow, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, TopSecret, The Doors, Déjà Vu and the undoubted Micheal Mann masterpiece Heat, Val Kilmer will leave his legacy to masses of cinephiles and will forever be remembered as a great character actor who had a reputation for being a little problematic on set, but yeah, he'll always be my Huckleberry.
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Absolutely shocked to hear Val Kilmer has passed away due to pneumonia. He'd been battling throat cancer in recent years which was devastating to his career. But with a compelling autobiographical documentary called Val and a cameo in the excellent Top Gun: Maverick he had reappeared onto our screens, albeit short lived.
For me there is one film where his performance blew me away and that was with his portrayal as the ailing Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone. It was an astonishing performance which I always felt deserved much more recognition by the film industry, in my eyes fully deserving a best supporting actor Oscar nomination, if not winning the whole bloody thing in my opinion. But alas no nomination came.
Appearing in other great films such as True Romance, Top Gun, Willow, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, TopSecret, The Doors, Déjà Vu and the undoubted Micheal Mann masterpiece Heat, Val Kilmer will leave his legacy to masses of cinephiles and will forever be remembered as a great character actor who had a reputation for being a little problematic on set, but yeah, he'll always be my Huckleberry.
R.I.P. Val Kilmer.
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