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Robert Redford retires from acting


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10 minutes ago, Brandywine said:

He’s one of the few actors that I’ll watch anything he’s in. A very talented person as well as a visionary. He opened a lot of doors for independent film makers with his Sundance Film Festival. 

Which I believe was a result of Jeremiah Johnson..  The movie, not the guy.......... still living out there..... somewhere....

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Just watched The Sting with my son last night.  Tonight is Butch and Sundance.

I would add The Natural.  He was on scholarship as a pitcher at CU, but he got kicked out for drinking.

 

His later work is pretty good too.  He did some good stuff on aging.   

A Walk in the Woods and Our Souls at Night are both good movies, once you get past how he looks.  I would guess he had plastic surgery on his eyes.     Interesting his leading lady in "Souls" was Fonda.  Maybe he thought it would be his last, so he wanted to complete the circle.

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On August 6, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Macanudo said:

Sneakers is a very underrated movie.

It would be a classic if they could've come up with a better ending. Great cast, great story, and then they go full "Hollywood liberal" with the ending. Not that I disagree with the overall intent of the message but it was just so heavy handed. That and the part about everyone giving their demands at the end was super cheesy. Awww...Leo just wants that FBI chick's number...isn't that romantic? Blecch.

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7 hours ago, South Austin said:

This probably belongs in the unpopular opinions thread, but I always thought Redford was overrated.  He always seems relatively flat, without a great range of emotions or character.  I like him okay, but don't think he belongs anywhere near the pantheon of great actors.

You mother fucker

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5 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

He learned to swim at Barton Springs. No kidding.

Yep. He talks about that in The Unforeseen, an excellent documentary about the development around Barton Springs (Redford was an executive producer on the film). If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

 

 

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On 8/10/2018 at 8:06 AM, South Austin said:

This probably belongs in the I've lost my goddamned mind thread, but I always thought Redford was overrated.  He always seems relatively flat, without a great range of emotions or character.  I like him okay, but don't think he belongs anywhere near the pantheon of great actors.

ftfy

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