Oscar-winning director and writer Anthony Minghella died on Tuesday at age 54. The Guardian reports that the director suffered a fatal hemorrhage after a “routine operation” was motivated by a growth on his neck which was suspected to be “cancer of the tonsils and neck.” The surgery took place last week and everything looked good, until “he developed a haemorrhage last night and they were not able to stop it.”
Minghella’s Memorable Film Credits include:

The English Patient (1996) 9 Oscar Wins including Best Picture. Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Nominated for 5 Oscars
Cold Mountain (2003) Nominated for 7 Oscars
Breaking and Entering (2006)

The severe void of female directors in Hollywood needs to cease, so maybe actresses with the urge like Drew Barrymore and now Scarlett Johansson can be a catalyst. Johansson, a New Yorker, is attached to direct one of the twelve short films that will make up New York, I Love You, a bookend to the recent swooning hit Paris, je t’aime. Like dirty pigeons flocking together to form a feathery heart, the shorts will take a look at “the universal theme of encountering love within the five boroughs of New York City.” And if you haven’t yet confessed your love to a semi-stranger in one of the city’s [...]