As the first Sundance Film Festival gears up without him, we remember the Sundance kid who died this year at 89 but whose life as an actor, director, activist and friend is a forever inspiration.

There was so much vibrant life in this Oscar winning “Annie Hall” actress that even as the year of her death winds to a close, it’s impossible to believe she’s really gone.

The murder of Rob Reiner just 11 days before Christmas has left a shocked world in mourning.