Telluride: Robert Redford looks back at the progression of an industry

Posted by · 8:52 pm · August 30th, 2013

It’s interesting seeing Robert Redford receive a tribute at the Telluride Film Festival. With Sundance so ingrained in his blood and his being the face of an entire institution, his presence here — albeit in a completely warranted capacity — feels like a touch of infidelity. But it’s too good an opportunity to pass up for a fixture of Hollywood history who this year delivers an absolutely amazing, sure-fire Oscar-contending performance in J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost.”

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Sidney Lumet's 'Network' robbed by critics' Sight & Sound poll

Posted by · 7:54 pm · August 17th, 2012

846 top 10 lists from correspondents in 73 countries citing 2,045 different films, and not one of them — not a single one — thought 1976’s “Network” deserved a mention.

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