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Redford's Accent Demands Left McAvoy Exhausted

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:46:09 GMT

Scottish actor James McAvoy found his boss Robert Redford a tough taskmaster while working on the star's latest movie - after the Hollywood veteran ordered him to speak in an American accent at all times. The Last King of Scotland star is playing U.S.
Source: Original Signal: Movies

James Earl Jones Talks CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF & Why He Loves Commericials with U.K.'s Guardian

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:37:26 GMT

James Earl Jones, one of the most internationally celebrated stars of all time, fancies himself a "journeyman actor."
Source: Broadway World

Movie could be set for face-off at film festival

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:20:27 GMT

A WORCESTERSHIRE film has been put forward for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Sundance, established by Hollywood actor Robert Redford, is the largest festival for independent films in the world and is considered second only to Cannes.
Source: Worcester News

Geithner's pragmatism has served nation well

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:10:17 GMT

It's amazing to go back and read what people were saying about Timothy Geithner in the spring. Many people said he looked terrified as the Treasury secretary, like Bambi in the headlights. The New Republic ran an essay called "The Geithner Disaster."
Source: Columbus Dispatch

James Earl Jones: confessions of Big Daddy

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:01 GMT

'I am a redneck, too. I am a Mississippi farm person' … James Earl Jones. Photograph: Linda Nylind The septuagenarian walking slowly through the Novello theatre in London looks like an archetypal American tourist.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Quoted in 'James Earl Jones: confessions of Big Daddy'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:01 GMT

said in Guardian Unlimited:

Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise: those guys have well-planned careers. I'm just on a journey. Wherever I run across a job, I say, 'OK, I'll do that.'

Self Styled Siren and TCM

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:16:46 GMT

Many of my real life friendships were forged on Makeupalley. We all managed to stumble across MUA at a great moment in time. It was the golden age. The boards were shimmering with a fabulous group of women who had a great love of beauty products.
Source: Blogdorf Goodman

Redford and Pitt

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:19:11 GMT

Dear Mr. Inman: I am sure I saw a movie with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt in which Redford played Pitt's father. I thought the movie was A River Runs Through It, but I recently saw that on TV and Robert Redford was not in it; he only did a voice-over.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

David Brooks: Geithner was mostly right, his critics mostly wrong

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:42 GMT

mobilized to improve the presentation of the policy. The political team worked hard to deflect criticism from Geithner onto themselves. It's amazing to go back and read what people were saying about Timothy Geithner in the spring.
Source: TwinCities.com

Quoted in 'Sundance hits the road with new initiative'

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:09:13 GMT

Robert Redford said in Hollywood Reporter:

The concept behind Sundance Film Festival U.S.A. is to ignite dialogue as people across the country engage in a collective film experience. It is an extension, really, of the work we have done for decades: supporting the independent voice, bringing artists to the table and inserting art more and more into the social context of how we live

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:45:36 GMT

Actor Robert Redford (R) arrives with Sibylle Szaggars to attend the 2009 Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards in New York October 5, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:38:49 GMT

Actor Robert Redford arrives with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to attend the 2009 Americans for the Arts National Arts Awards in New York October 5, 2009.

ICONOCLASTS Season 1: Robert Redford on Paul Newman

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:24:05 GMT