Tag Archives: Tim Robbins

Anticipation, Disappointment, and the Coen Brothers

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

As I sit and anticipate the release of True Grit (2010), I am reminded of my friends, who, over a decade ago, anticipated the release of the first episode of Star Wars. When Star Wars: Episode I (1999) was released, … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film | Tagged A Serious Man, anticipation, Barton Fink, Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, disappointment, Ethan Coen, Fargo, George Clooney, Intolerable Cruelty, J.K. Simmons, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joel Coen, Ladykillers, No Country for Old Men, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Paul Newman, Richard Jenkins, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Taco Bell, The Big Lebowski, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Man Who Wasn't There, Tim Robbins, Tom Hanks, True Grit | 4 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Prison Movies

Posted on November 4, 2010 by F.T. Rea

Jailhouse flicks have always appealed to me. In one way or another they are usually about escape, which may have been the original lure. I began liking movies about prisoners when I was a kid and in those days I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Alan Parker, Birdman of Alcatraz, Bo Hopkins, Brad Davis, Burt Lancaster, Cool Hand Luke, Dead Man Walking, Dustin Hoffman, Five Film Favorites, Franklin J. Schaffner, George Kennedy, Irene Miracle, John Frankenheimer, Karl Malden, Midnight Express, Papillon, Paul Newman, Robert Prosky, Sean Penn, Steve McQueen, Strother Martin, Stuart Rosenberg, Susan Sarandon, Thelma Ritter, Tim Robbins, Victor Jory | 1 Comment

Five Film Favorites: American Politics

Posted on October 21, 2010 by F.T. Rea

With the midterm elections just 12 days away, the scent of politics is in the air. Can’t you smell the tea brewing? Yes, this is the year of the Tea Party Effect. No doubt, some of this year’s unusual politicians … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Alan Rickman, All the King’s Men, American Politics, Anne Heche, Barry Levinson, Bob Roberts, Broderick Crawford, Candidate, Dianne Foster, Dustin Hoffman, Five Film Favorites, Giancarlo Esposito, Jeffrey Hunter, John Ford, John Ireland, Last Hurrah, Melvin Douglas, Mercedes McCambridge, Michael Ritchie, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Robert Rossen, Spencer Tracy, Tim Robbins, Wag the Dog | 2 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Sports Movies

Posted on September 2, 2010 by F.T. Rea

There are plenty of movies about sports. Alas, although there are few gems, most of the movies in this category aren’t particularly good. Hard to say why there are so many bad pictures about sports. But there are a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Anthony Perkins, Bang the Drum Slowly, Barbara Hershey, Barry Levinson, Baseball, Bull Durham, David Anspaugh, Dennis Hopper, Five Film Favorites, Gene Hackman, Glenn Close, Hoosiers, James Caan, John Hancock, John Houseman, Ken Burns, Kevin Costner, Kim Basinger, Maud Adams, Michael Moriarty, Natural, Norman Jewison, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford, Rollerball, Ron Shelton, Susan Sarandon, Tall Story, Tim Robbins, Vincent Gardenia | 1 Comment

Five Film Favorites: Movies About Making Movies

Posted on August 19, 2010 by F.T. Rea

Like many other film buffs I enjoy making lists of movies. In my cinema managing days (Biograph Theatre 1972-83) we used to kill a lot of time between shows putting together such lists and comparing them. We learned then to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Anouk Aimée, Billy Wilder, Claudia Cardinale, Donald Sutherland, Erich von Stroheim, Federico Fellini, film lists, Five Film Favorites, François Truffaut, Fred Ward, Gloria Swanson, Greta Scacchi, Jacqueline Bisset, John Schlesinger, Karen Black, Marcello Mastroianni, Robert Altman, Tim Robbins, Valentina Cortese, William Atherton, William Holden | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Tim Robbins

Anticipation, Disappointment, and the Coen Brothers

Five Film Favorites: Prison Movies

Five Film Favorites: American Politics

Five Film Favorites: Sports Movies

Five Film Favorites: Movies About Making Movies

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