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Robert Redford, golden boy of Hollywood, dies at 89

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    Kerry56
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    Redford was my brother's favorite actor. For years, after we'd screwed something up, he'd say "Use enough dynamite there Butch?" One of my favorite movies with Redford is not mentioned much these...

    Redford was my brother's favorite actor. For years, after we'd screwed something up, he'd say "Use enough dynamite there Butch?"

    One of my favorite movies with Redford is not mentioned much these days. It is Three Days of the Condor. He and Max von Sydow really make that movie work.

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    1. ahatlikethat
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      My partner still says, "Step aside, Butch" when he thinks he can show me how it's done.

      My partner still says, "Step aside, Butch" when he thinks he can show me how it's done.

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  2. ahatlikethat
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    He was my mom's favorite actor. Another little piece of my mom that's gone from the world. The Milagro Beanfield War was not his best work, but it's a love song to New Mexico, and a total comfort...

    He was my mom's favorite actor. Another little piece of my mom that's gone from the world.

    The Milagro Beanfield War was not his best work, but it's a love song to New Mexico, and a total comfort movie. Gonna need to watch that again.

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  3. vili
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    A truly wonderful actor and director who seemed in total control of everything that he did on screen. And yet, I would say that Redford's most important contribution to the world of cinema was his...

    A truly wonderful actor and director who seemed in total control of everything that he did on screen. And yet, I would say that Redford's most important contribution to the world of cinema was his championing of independent film through his Sundance Institute and the film festival that it organised. It created a platform that helped directors like Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Todd Field, Darren Aronofsky, Jim Jarmusch and many others to break through.

    Without Redford, I think the history of American film since the early 80s, and especially American independent film, would have been very different indeed.

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  4. JXM
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    I just watched Quiz Show for the first time in over a decade on Sunday. Not only a great actor, but a great director as well.

    I just watched Quiz Show for the first time in over a decade on Sunday. Not only a great actor, but a great director as well.

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  5. cfabbro
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    RollingStone released a decent article for anyone looking for some RR movies to watch in his honor: Robert Redford: 20 Essential Movies The only other movies I would personally add to it are: The...

    RollingStone released a decent article for anyone looking for some RR movies to watch in his honor:
    Robert Redford: 20 Essential Movies

    The only other movies I would personally add to it are:
    The Last Castle with Mark Ruffalo, and James Gandolfini (RIP)
    Spy Game with Brad Pitt
    Sneakers with Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier (RIP), and River Phoenix (RIP)

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