Word: niro
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Directed by Robert De Niro...
From the opening scenes of "A Bronx Tale," we know Robert De Niro's directorial debut will cover familiar territory. Nestled in an Italian community, the initial scene is set well by De Niro; while the sweet sounds of doo-wop bring us back into the early 60s, we see the neighborhood kids playing stickball and tapping fire hydrants and the neighborhood men congregating on every street corner. Unfortunately, "A Bronx Tale" offers no surprises, rarely venturing beyond the conventions of this well-known small-time gangster genre. Positioned before and behind the camera, perhaps Robert De Niro has attempted...
Robert De Niro...
...ticket, and you have to take the ride." Tobias grumbles only a bit. He doesn't think much of Getchell's script, which seems to him "a little banal and sitcomish, with a few cheap thrills thrown in." He objects to a rough sex scene between Robert De Niro, who plays the churlish stepfather Dwight, and Ellen Barkin, who plays the mother Caroline. (The Wolff brothers' mother is Rosemary in real life.) Tobias believes the sex scene breaks the film's point of view, since otherwise the entire action is observed through the boy Toby...
...Mike Ovitz so powerful? Very simple: most of the really big movie stars are represented by him and his agency, including Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Michael Keaton, Bill Murray, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand and Robin Williams. They also represent most of the top directors, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and John Hughes. And most of the top screenwriters. The only weak spot, according to one of those reticent studio chiefs, is in music; there, CAA's client roster is peopled by such nobodies as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson and Madonna...