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Robert Redford has died

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Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by kilroy123 »

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.

Yup! He was a huge part in giving so many filmmakers a shot at becoming household names. Not a lot of people know about this.

I'm sad about his passing. I've always been such a huge fan of his.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by kkylin »

ascagnel_ wrote: post #34
CrulesAll wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A friend of mine that was in Desert Storm taught me this. Of course, he was on the other side One of my favourites. Great cast. Kingsley and Redford on the roof: "There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information"

They're not on the roof for that scene; they're in his office, using the computer room's air conditioning as a sound mask (and using a Cray Y-MP as a bench). While the movie takes some very early-90s liberties with technology (especially the scene where they use the chip), it's remarkably respectful of hacking -- there's a stronger emphasis on social engineering then the purely technical, and my "head canon" is that…

It's also remarkably respectful of Bay Area geography -- they got the major bridges right. None of that Dustin Hoffman going the wrong way on the Bay Bridge stuff.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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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.

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Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by ppcdeveloper »

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/

Sneakers is one of the main factors that got me into computing from Mathematics. Cryptography was new to the main stream when this movie came out. RSA was big time. Spy Games, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid and especially Jeremiah Johnson all bad ass.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by ddejohn »

stronglikedan wrote: post #83
mentalgear wrote: post #19

Oh no - we’ve lost a great defender of democracy and the environment. Throughout his personal life and professional film career, he consistently sought to spotlight government, corporate, and military-industrial corruption while shining a light on the importance of democracy. The world has lost a remarkable person! Do yourself a favor and watch some of his most important movies that represented his ideology "Truth",…

Two remarkable people in less than one week. Damn shame, but more will pick up their gauntlets and run with them!

Who is the other?

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by racktash »

Ordinary People, Redford's directorial debut, is one of my favourite movies. A movie that deceptively appears simple but that is wonderfully emotionally deep with great performances from the entire cast. I must give it a rewatch.
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