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Robert Redford has died

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IndySun wrote: post #43
uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

Haven't rewatched since it was first released. As an audio person I was particularly impressed with a scene whereby someone who was locked in a trunk determined their location by remembering the sound made by bumps on a specific road. Is that right? Or am I thinking of the last time I was kidnapped?

This tends to be a favorite scene of Bay area nerds. There's not too many other Hollywood mentions of the San Mateo Bridge.

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Post by kranke155 »

javier_e06 wrote: post #90
lapcat wrote: post #21

Redford's Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival was a monumental contribution, changing the film industry for the better, a boon to indie filmmakers. IMO this is Redford's most important legacy. This is so essential now especially as Hollywood has become more consolidated and corporate.

Indeed. I read that movies like "The Blair Witch Project" and "Napoleon Dynamite" got their break at Sundance.

Quentin Tarantino went through Sundance Lab while preparing Reservoir Dogs. There is some test footage of him and Steve Buscemy he shot there reciting some dialogue.

He also met Terry Gilliam there, and he always recounts this first meeting fondly, so the festival led him into meeting an important mentor.

Outside of Quentin, Paul Thomas Anderson, a lot of people are called the Sundance Generation. Sundance changed cinema.

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Post by nickdothutton »

justin66 wrote: post #85
nickdothutton wrote: post #55

Last few minutes of Three Days Of The Condor[1] should be required watching for everyone. [1] https://youtu.be/vZNnDiDSUiI?si=6hLz0X00uDhfVdPE

Purely in terms of watching great actors at work, I think the penultimate scene is more striking. It sets up the excellent scene you shared rather well, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voPmfT09jlg

MvS a master of the art here. Completely convincing, never over acting. Always left me wanting to know more about how Joubert came to be.

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Post by the_af »

zoeysmithe wrote: post #61

I know we live in an age where if someone dies, you cannot criticize him, but Redford is famous for the blackballing of James Woods. I vehemently disagree with Woods' politics but that shouldnt preclude him from employment. Its very clear people like Redform made sure people like Woods were targeted for their political and personal views. Redford was a huge Hollywood power, not just this 'kindly grandpa' actor but a…

What evidence is there that Redford blackballed James Woods? I know Woods claims he's been blacklisted, but is this true, and where is the evidence it was Redford?

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Post by uncircle »

mrexroad wrote: post #104
JKCalhoun wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He more or less was everywhere when I was growing up in the 1970's. "The Sting", "All the President's Men", etc. "The Great Waldo Pepper" was often on T.V. "Jeremiah Johnson" though is still a favorite of mine. Got me into blackpowder. And surprised later when watching The Twilight Zone and he turned up as "Death": https://youtu.be/9tfyv4BZRug

“Spy Game” is one of be one of the best spy films I’ve seen in terms of recruiting and handling assets.

Thanks for the recommendation. If you want realistic, modern spy show, I strongly recommend “Le Bureau Des Legendes”. I heard there’s an American remake, which probably makes it over-the-top for their audience, but the original is top-tier TV.

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Post by uncircle »

sho_hn wrote: post #38
trillic wrote: post #10

"All is Lost" (2013) funny enough got me interested in offshore sailing in my late teens. Incredible performance by Redford, first film that really left an impression on me. There is only one or two lines of dialogue in the entire film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-is-lost-2013

I loved this very much, and I've seen it a couple of times. Together with "Touching the Void" it ranks high on my list of the best survival pictures ever made, a specific genre I enjoy very much. And it's very intimate. 106 minutes of just you the viewer, and Robert Redford. I might just rewatch it tonight. It feels fitting.

I got into mountaineering (movies) after reading Into Thin Air, about the disaster atop Mount Everest in 1996. Haunting story, fantastic book.

For real life lost at sea stories, there’s “438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea” telling the story of fisherman Salvador Alvarenga that spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

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trillic wrote: post #10

"All is Lost" (2013) funny enough got me interested in offshore sailing in my late teens. Incredible performance by Redford, first film that really left an impression on me. There is only one or two lines of dialogue in the entire film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-is-lost-2013

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