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Tag Archives: Charles Durning
Dog Day Afternoon
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. It’s an old phrase — coined by Mark Twain according to most sources — and just occasionally it seems to be true. Certainly that seems to apply to the film Dog Day Afternoon; released … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 5 Stars, Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Dog Day Afternoon, James Broderick, John Cazale, movies, Penelope Allen, reviews, Sidney Lumet, Sully Boyar
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Favorite Films: The Muppet Movie
“Why are there so many songs about rainbows,and what’s on the other side?” In 1979, the Muppets were at the peak of their popularity. The Muppet Show had been running since 1976, and children and adults both regularly tuned in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 5 Stars, Austin Pendleton, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Caroll Spinney, Charles Durning, Cloris Leachman, Dave Goelz, Dom DeLuise, Edgar Bergen, Frank Oz, James Coburn, James Frawley, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Jim Henson Studios, Kenny Ascher, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, movies, Muppet Movie, Muppets, Orson Welles, Paul Williams, reviews, Richard Hunt, Richard Pryor, Scott Walker, Steve Martin
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The Sting
Directed by George Roy Hill, 1973’s The Sting re-teamed Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who had previously starred together in 1969’s classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It would go on to win seven Oscars (and three more nominations), … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 5 Stars, Charles Durning, George Roy Hill, Harold Gould, movies, Paul Newman, reviews, Robert Earl Jones, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Sting
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Solarbabies
Every so often, you come across a movie where it seems like the only participants who weren’t putting in a serious effort were the ones in charge. 1986’s sci-fi flick Solarbabies is such a film, where it seems like the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 3 Stars, Adrian Pasdar, Alan Johnson, Alexei Sayle, Bruce Payne, Charles Durning, Claude Brooks, James LeGros, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas, movies, Peter DeLuise, Peter Kowanko, reviews, Richard Jordan, Sarah Douglas, Solarbabies, Terrence Mann, Willoughby Gray
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Tough Guys
When it comes to directors, there are only a handful that are truly household names, names that will sell you (or dissuade you) on a movie all by themselves. Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas (albeit a mixed bag of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 5 Stars, Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning, Dana Carvey, Eli Wallach, Jeff Kanew, Kirk Douglas, movies, reviews, Tough Guys
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R.I.P. Charles Durning
Actor Charles Durning passed away on Christmas Eve at the age of 89. Though he seldom headlined a film, he should be immediately recognizable to any movie fan as a very prolific and accomplished supporting actor. Durning, whose film credits … Continue reading →