Tag: Robert Redford

GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Or, how I almost became a movie star. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of my favorite authors as a teenager and a twenty-something. I would often do marathon reads, late night into dawn, absorbing the lives of Fitzgerald's "lost generation" characters. As I do with classic films, I was so immersed with those characters, I … Continue reading GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

GARRY AND GATSBY – Garry Armstrong

Or, how I almost became a movie star. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of my favorite authors as a teenager and twenty something. I would often do marathon reads, late night into dawn, absorbing the lives of Fitzgerald's "lost generation" characters. As I do with classic films, I was so immersed with those characters, I … Continue reading GARRY AND GATSBY – Garry Armstrong

GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

Or, how I almost became a movie star. F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of my favorite authors as a teenager and twenty something. I would often do marathon reads, late night into dawn, absorbing the lives of Fitzgerald's "lost generation" characters. As I do with classic films, I was so immersed with those characters, I … Continue reading GATSBY AND ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG

THE ENTERTAINER – BY SCOTT JOPLIN (POPULAR AS “THE STING” THEME)

THE STING The Sting in which Robert Redford and Paul Newman back together under the direction of George Roy Hill remains to this day, one of the more joyous movies I've ever seen. Part of energy comes from the wonderful music of Scott Joplin used as the movie's theme. Scott Joplin was long overdue for … Continue reading THE ENTERTAINER – BY SCOTT JOPLIN (POPULAR AS “THE STING” THEME)

TIMELY QUOTE: “THE CANDIDATE” (1972), ROBERT REDFORD

Listeria – Western Actors Edition

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SBI: A Thinning Crowd

I know that this edition of Listeria is coming along soon after the last edition of Listeria, but I went overboard on my last trip to the magazine stand. Besides, this one covers one of my favorite subjects – Western movies. I grew up watching them with my dad, and that experience played a role in my interest in the history of the West.

American Cowboy published a special issue called “Legends of Western Cinema” and listed the 20 greatest Western actors. However, there is one problem that needs to be addressed before I begin. When people think about Westerns, or the history of the West, they think about cowboys first. Some of the greatest Westerns don’t involve cowboys at all. They involve mountain men, Native Americans, cavalry and all sorts of characters. In the real West, not everyone were cowboys. A good way to see this? If there are…

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Garry’s Baseball Movie Picks

Summer will come. It's already officially well into springtime. To me, this means baseball. Red Sox doing pretty well, so far. What could be better? You guessed it. Baseball and movies, and especially movies about baseball that combine my two favorite pastimes. Put them together and I'm in heaven! I know it's all subjective so here … Continue reading Garry’s Baseball Movie Picks

The Company You Keep (2012)

See on Scoop.it - Movies From Mavens See on www.myfilmviews.com Surprises are the cherries on top of the cake of life (or something else if you don’t like cherries). They can brighten up your day because they show that the one giving them has taken the time to think about you and therefore are so cherished. … Continue reading The Company You Keep (2012)