Jerry Lewis, Legendary Comic and the Original Nutty Professor, Dies at 9. Comedic legend and star of the sci fi comedy The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis passed away today at his home. He was 9. 1 years old. Drone enthusiasts take heed If you dont want to see your precious drone blasted into a million pieces, keep clear of US military installations. Tickets for Concerts, Sports, Theatre and More Online at TicketsInventory. Born in 1. 92. 6, Lewis went on to success as a comic, singer, actor and filmmaker. In 1. 96. 3, he made The Nutty Professor as a wacky parody of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, blending science fiction and romantic comedy into a winning combination. Sci Fi Thriller Movies Garfield there. John Katsilometes, columnist for The Las Vegas Review Journal, reported that the legend died at his home in Las Vegas at 9 1. Lewiss agent. Ill be updating this post throughout the day if and when more information arises. UPDATE Talking to CNN, publicist Candi Cazau sheds some light on the comedians death, saying that he was mildly ill before his final days and had had a short stay in the hospital. He had returned home in recent days, however, and was making plans for future appearances. Romantic Horror Movies Tom And Jerry Blast Off To Mars! Romantic Horror Movies Tom And Jerry Blast Off To Mars! You can watch the full segment, which includes reflection on the late Lewiss life, below. Comedic legend and star of the scifi comedy The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis passed away today at his home. He was 91 years old. Youre staring at the sky on a sunny day when you notice, in the corner of your eye, a transparent squiggle floating slowly across the blue. You try and focus on it. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. The Uncanny Sound Illusion That Creates Suspense in Christopher Nolans Movies. Ever notice how Christopher Nolans movies Interstellar, Inception, The Prestige feel like an anxiety attack Well, maybe thats overstating things a bit. But the director does have a knack for creating an unnerving degree of tension. Turns out hes using a little bit of musical magic to do it. The magic is actually a science based audio illusion called a Shepard tone. Named after psychologist Roger Shepard, a pioneer in our understanding of spatial relation, the effect sounds like an infinitely ascending or descending scale. The tones are constantly moving upwards or downwards, but they never seem to reach a pinnacle or nadir. This is accomplished by stacking scales on top of each othertypically one treble scale, one midrange, and one basswith an octave in between, then playing them in a continuous loop. A Shepard tone is sometimes referred to as the barber pole of sound. You can even see the similarity, when you hear it and look at the spectrum view of a Shepard tone. Dont listen to this too long, or you might lose your mind Anyways, Christopher Nolan just loves this. With longtime collaborator Hans Zimmer, the acclaimed director has used a Shepard tone in almost every one of his films in the last decade. He even writes his scripts to match the effect. In a recent interview, Nolan explained how he used Shepard tones in his newest film, Dunkirk The screenplay had been written according to musical principals. Theres an audio illusion, if you will, in music called a Shepard tone and with my composer David Julyan on The Prestige we explored that and based a lot of the score around that. And its an illusion where theres a continuing ascension of tone. Its a corkscrew effect. Its always going up and up and up but it never goes outside of its range. And I wrote the script according to that principle. I interwove the three timelines in such a way that theres a continual feeling of intensity. Increasing intensity. So I wanted to build the music on similar mathematical principals. Knowing this, you gain a deeper understanding of films like Interstellar, Inception, and The Prestige. It also explains why these films seem somehow inconclusive. A Shepards tone creates a conflict that cant be resolved, just like Nolans plots. Digg, Business Insider.