FAREWELL SPARTACUS - R.I.P. KIRK DOUGLAS (1916-2020)

               We've all thrilled to the scene where Spartacus's followers, in an act of selfless courage, brotherhood and defiance of authority, stood up and declared "I am Spartacus!"

                As stirring as that gesture may be........we knew there was only one Spartacus.

                He didn't live forever, as much as we wanted him too........but he came damn close at 103 years on this earth.

                And left us a lifetime of monumental performances, forever  preserved on film.

                 Dedicated to his art, as intensely driven and engaged by life as any human being could be, Kirk Douglas was one of the few remaining icons of what's come to be known as cinema's Golden Age.......

                  .......an era well-named, because we doubt anyone will ever experience anything like it again......the actors, the filmmakers.......and the films.

                   For anyone who might wonder who it is and what it is we lost with the passing of Kirk Douglas.......watch "Champion", "Lust For Life", "Ace In The Hole", "Detective Story", "The Vikings", "The Devil's Disciple", "Lonely Are The Brave", "Gunfight At The O.K.Corral", "Paths Of Glory"........

                   ......and of course, the film where we knew without question......
.......that Kirk Douglas was Spartacus.