Monday, July 9, 2012

Way back in 1986, a movie about long-lived immortals fighting to the death for centuries seemed like such an amazing premise and really captured your imagination. Flash forward to today and years of big screen sequels, TV spin-offs and even countless other genre television series employing the same premise, and it doesn't feel as special. But back in the day I thought Highlander was a pretty cool action-fantasy movie.

Highlander costume worn by Christopher Lambert as Connor Macleod

Christopher Lambert starred as 'Connor MacLeod' of the Clan MacLeod from the Scottish Highlands in the 1500's, hence part of his tartan kilt costume designed by James Acheson on display at the London Film Museum on May 15, 2012.

As the movie's tagline says, 'There can be only one', so“They’re dead. They’re all messed up.”

One of the most iconic lines in George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was ad-libbed by Pennsylvania native George Kosana, who played Sheriff McClelland in the seminal zombie film. Today we’re sad to report that Kosana has passed away at the age of 81, his death coming in the wake of a myriad of health problems including emphysema, COPD, and macular degeneration.

Night of the Living Dead co-writer John Russo remembered his friend on Facebook:

My close friend George Kosana, who played the sheriff in NOLD, has regrettably passed away after a long battle with various illnesses. He will be greatly missed by me, by his fellow NOLD cast and crew members and by his many fans. For the past few days, I have