What Hath Eagle Wrought?

After the smoke cleared, 'The Whole Shootin' Match' helped give rise to the contemporary indie

"...The Whole Shootin' Match was directly responsible for Robert Redford creating the Sundance Film Festival. As regional films, they..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

In Print

Sure, Peter Biskind had his targets. But did he hit them?

"...the influence, deterioration, and chronic mismanagement of Sundance; however, Redford refused to sit for interviews, and that absence is..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...meditation on media totalitarianism in The Truman Show, Robert Redford's intelligent reworking of romantic pulp fiction in The Horse..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Tragedias de la Frontera

"...20, 1997, another loss was incurred that people in Redford, Texas, could not measure in dollars. That day, 18-year-old..."

May 28, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Scanlines

"...(l-r) River Phoenix, Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd and Sidney Poitier turn to a computer..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature

Pete's Dragon

Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic

"...Directed by: David Lowery. Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban and..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 List

"...things down to the basics, J.C. Chandor and Robert Redford create a titanic adventure...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marc Savlov's Top 10 List

"...All Is Lost The old man (the old Robert Redford) and the sea go white-knuckle to whitecap and call..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Second Shot at 'Shootin' Match'

On the eve of the pending DVD release and Friday night's premiere of the restored and remastered The Whole Shootin' Match, Sonny Carl Davis and Lou Perryman reminisce about the late Eagle Pennell and the films they made together

"...writer and ex-Austinite Paul Cullum talks about how Robert Redford watched the film at the Egyptian Theater in Park..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Jeremiah Johnson

For ex-Army soldier Jeremiah Johnson (Redford), the silent, rugged mountains function as the perfect environment in which to fulfill his enigmatic goal -- total secession from the human race.

"...D: Sydney Pollack (1972); with Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch, Allyn Ann McLerie, Charles Tyner,..."

July 6, 2001 Screens Review by Marcel Meyer

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Starring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie,..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things That Are Must-Sees at ATX TV Fest

From the newest crime drama to the return of your favorite family

"...Robert Redford has spent over three decades trying to bring Tony..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...Rain – Hope For Earth, directed by Sibylle Szaggars Redford with narration by Robert Redford. Houston area..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Tarantino takes Tinseltown head-on

"...lower-rent version of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid-era Redford and Newman, all laconically snappy patented QT dialogue, Red..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Iron Orchard

Texas wildcatter literary classic is a sometimes too-faithful adaptation

"...date, inspiring legendary filmmakers like Paul Newman and Robert Redford to flirt with the idea of a big-screen adaptation...."

March 1, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...and salt-water sprays than the ascetic dynamics of Robert Redford’s late-career masterpiece All Is Lost – which, at least,..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Filmmaker David Lowery Updates Pete's Dragon

Reimagining the Disney classic

"...in the woods. It's in the eyes of Robert Redford as an old woodsman, talking about the time he..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Roger Ebert Added a Star to His The Whole Shootin' Match Rating

Last Night at the Alamo restoration revives Eagle Pennell's early promise for posterity

"...a beginning, if not quite the beginning, specifically: Robert Redford was inspired to start Sundance after seeing Eagle Pennell's..."

March 11, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Feeling an Elephant

The Toronto International Film Festival's inexhaustible breadth

"...investigation into the pedophile-priest scandal, and Truth stars Robert Redford as Dan Rather and Cate Blanchett in an Oscar-eligible..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.

"...Starring: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Toby Jones and..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 List

"...Bale (American Hustle), Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Robert Redford (All Is Lost)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wizard World: The Brothers of Destruction of 'The Walking Dead'

Reedus and Rooker talk hunting, fishing, and zombie killing

"...Powell. During one scene, he said, "Every time (Robert) Redford would shout 'action,' my horse would trot backwards into..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...All the President’s Men (both of which starred Robert Redford, who, perhaps not coincidentally, is a handsome leading man..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gold for Green

Laura Dunn's environmental doc wins UT award

"...environmental policy. Executive produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, the movie revisits some of the city's most defining..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Unforeseen

Executive-produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick, Dunn's award-winning documentary looks at the history of Barton Springs, Gary Bradley's role in development issues, and the relationship of Austin's environmental activism to the world at large.

"...development lobbyist Marshall Kuykendall) and others (co-executive producer Robert Redford speaks of learning to swim as a child in..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Daddy Day Camp

Someone should blow "Taps" for this outing and put it out of its misery.

"...the gathering spot for the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford's annual celebration of independent filmmaking. Though we see little..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Scratching the Surface

Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest

"...which was that it was directly responsible for Robert Redford creating the Sundance Film Festival. "I thought a real..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Hustle and Snow

At Sundance, the proving ground just got a lot more slippery

"...initiatives, this year's lineup was hailed by founder Robert Redford and Director Geoff Gilmore as a "return to roots,"..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Around the Bend

Family elixir is by turns weepy and hilarious, a little bit Caine and a whole lotta Walken.

"...an exquisite fine-tunedness to the screenplay (thank you Mr. Redford) that belies the occasional gush of sentimentality, and a..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Sundance, Slamdance, and South by Southwest: The 411 on upcoming fests is right here.

"...which runs Jan. 16-24 at whatever venue the Robert Redford brainchild/trust isn't. Occasional Chronicle scribe Bryan Poyser's Dear Pillow..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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