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The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Featured, Songs | Comments Off on The Way We Were, by Barbra Streisand

  Barbra Streisand was at the height of her popularity when she paired with Robert Redford in The Way We Were. Movie: yawn. Song:...

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Film: Movies of 1976

Posted by on Apr 1, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Movies of 1976

  Maybe it was the Bicentennial that inspired so many excellent movies. Okay, probably not. All I know is that 1976 was one of those...

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Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Posted by on Jan 10, 2011 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Paul Newman (Great American Things, May 17, 2009) and Robert Redford starred in just two films together — this one and The Sting...

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Film: All the President's Men

Posted by on Oct 7, 2010 in Film | 2 comments

  Typically, when you’ve read a book and then see the movie adaptation of that book, the film leaves much to be desired. So much...

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Film: The Natural

Posted by on Sep 23, 2010 in Film | Comments Off on Film: The Natural

Robert Redford was at his best as Roy Hobbs, the “natural” baseball player whose career was changed forever by an encounter...

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Film: The Sting

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Film | Comments Off on Film: The Sting

Paul Newman (Great American Things, May 17, 2009) and Robert Redford co-starred in two blockbuster movies, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance...

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TV Show: The Twilight Zone

Posted by on Jul 25, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Twilight Zone

Offered for your consideration. A blog post about a classic TV show. An introduction in clipped tones you can still hear after all these...

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