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Articles tagged "robert redford" NewsIraq War-themed films can’t find an audienceby Soren Andersen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][2.Jan.08] :. What if they made a war movie and nobody came to see it? No biggie. Individual films fail all the time for all kinds of reasons. Filmmaking is a crapshoot. Always has been. Always will be. The...  NewsIn ‘Lions for Lambs,’ cool icon turns passionate political advocateby Carrie Rickey [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][9.Nov.07] :. PHILADELPHIA—Sundance fever. Happens every time Robert Redford comes to the University of Pennsylvania. Back in `98, the president and deans panted like fangirls. This time, undergrads are... Film ReviewLions for Lambsby Cynthia Fuchs[9.Nov.07] :. Though Lions barely considers the soldiers' choices, it's clear they've been egregiously misinformed, turned into terms in someone else's argument.  NewsToday’s foreign wars are Hollywood hellby Lewis Beale [Newsday (MCT)][9.Nov.07] :. This is not your grandfather’s war. This war is unpopular and controversial, seemingly endless. But that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from releasing a series of films about Iraq and its evil... NewsRedford says ‘Lions for Lambs’ isn’t just another Iraq war movieby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][6.Nov.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—Actor and political activist Robert Redford learned a lifelong lesson when he was a teenager. “At 18, I went to the University of Colorado. I was asked to leave after a...  DVDs FeatureKids’ DVDs: June 2007by Roger Holland[6.Jun.07] :. Given that babies and young children love nothing more than repetition, repetition, and... um.... repetition, I can't understand why even the pointiest of heads would think children between the ages of six months and three years could possible need 23 different Baby Einstein DVDs. Charlottes Web (2006)by Daynah Burnett[14.Dec.06] :. Surprise! There is nothing even remotely offensive or ironic or postmodern about Charlotte's Web. Inside The Actors Studio - Iconsby Matt Mazur[1.Dec.06] :. Tuning in to see stars at their most bat-shit loony is one of the most pure forms of contemporary American entertainment, so there is a grain of merit to be found in each episode. Featured Article Film DVD ReviewButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)by Glenn McDonald[25.Jul.06] :. Historians and pulp comic fans knew their story, but most didn't. The enduring image of the affable outlaws was born in this classic 1969 film. That the story is fairly true to life is even more remarkable. An Unfinished Life (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[10.Apr.06] :. For his part, Lasse Hallström likes the subtler strokes, as the scene when Redford sits in his truck and is unable to start it. An Unfinished Life (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Sep.05] :. For all its attention to fading landscapes and independence, cowboys and loyalties, the movie is more quaintly melodramatic than adventurous. The Clearing (2004)by Kevin Jagernauth[29.Nov.04] :. The kidnapping sets in motion a thriller that doubles as a character study, delving into Wayne and Eileen's strained marriage. The Clearing (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[2.Jul.04] :. As wealthy, world-weary Pittsburgh businessman Wayne Hayes, Robert Redford is typically low-key. The Great Gatsby (1974)by Jesse Hassenger[15.Dec.03] :. Raises a perennial question: if they can make a decent movie out of The Bridges of Madison County, why not a great one out of one of the best novels of the 20th century?" Spy Game (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[11.Apr.02] :. The film's assumptions about the Agency, are, in a word, Before September 11, before top secret government agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.) were revealed as not doing what they've been pretending to be doing all this time. Spy Game (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Nov.01] :. The film's assumptions about the Agency, are, in a word, Before September 11, before top secret government agencies (CIA, FBI, etc.) were revealed as not doing what they've been pretending to be doing all thi The Last Castle (2001)by Renee Scolaro RathkeWhat makes 'The Last Castle' worth talking about is something the filmmakers could never have foreseen: the alarming timeliness of its release. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe image of lanky, boyishly handsome Will Smith sauntering through the misty dark toward the camera is no doubt a lovely one, but it bodes all kinds of ill for director Robert Redford’s new... The Last Castle (2001)by Cynthia FuchsRobin Wright Penn appears in The Last Castle for about four minutes. She plays Rosalie, the beautiful, angry daughter of 3-star General and mostly absent father Eugene Irwin (Robert Redford).... |
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