ROBERT REDFORD
What a life……adventurous, insightful, inspiring, unpretentious, and purposeful.
Like so many, I grew up with Robert Redford films — both which he starred in and directed. It would be hard to pick a favorite, especially considering the indelible impact on movies and culture left by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were, The Sting, Jeremiah Johnson, The Candidate, All the President’s Men, Ordinary People, and so many others.
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REVIEW: “SEVERANCE”
Severance reminds me of a once-promising courtship you realize is going nowhere. After a few dates too many, you finally start planning how to break it off.
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[NETFLIX REVIEW] CHAOS: THE MANSON MURDERS
Needing a break from the insanity of politics, I tuned to something far more tranquilizing — a new documentary on the Charles Manson murders.
Why? What’s the point of digesting cold, stale leftovers? What newly-harvested discoveries could possibly be revealed about a 56-year-old crime story that’s already been bludgeoned to death? Oops–bad word choice there.
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY:
NORTH DALLAS (1980)
Few people know, or will remember, the Dallas Cowboys Headquarters and ticket office used to be located in the very same building as the famed Playboy Club. A United Artists movie theater was also adjacent to the main building. I was lucky enough to visit them all. In 1976, I remember my dad taking me to sneak preview at the UA Cine….a new movie directed and written and starring an unknown actor named Sylvester Stallone. The title was Rocky. Saw lots of other great movies there, too.
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NETFLIX REVIEW SHORTS (2024)
Note: Very long post–I wrote this New Years Day morning while watching football.
Really? There’s a “trailer” for the fireplace loop? What does this trailer show….the highlights?
Here are some popular Netflix (and a few Prime) shows I watched during this past year–along with a short review:
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