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...original Sting was remarkable because it combined the most unlikely twists of plot with entirely plausible characters. At the close of the movie, when the Robert Redford and Paul Newman characters turn out only to be feigning death, the twist is a shock because those actors portray such genuine. killable men. The viewer believes he is watching real-world scenes in which such a tragedy could occur. The movie itself is a con game, the audience its victims, and everyone falls...

Author: By Frances T. Ruml, | Title: Fool Me Twice | 2/9/1983 | See Source »

Since its start in 1975, the Learning From Performers program has brought a range of artistic luminaries 'o Harvard, including playwright Arthur Miller, actor Robert Redford, and classical cellist Mstislav Rostropovich

Author: By Stuart A. Anfang, | Title: TV Producer Lear Comes to Harvard | 2/5/1983 | See Source »

Even with two men pursuing her, Dorothy can't think of herself as attractive. Says Pollack: "Dustin has said to me that if he just didn't have that face, if he looked like Robert Redford, he'd be the world's greatest actor, so he incorporated his lack of confidence about his looks into Dorothy. Finally, we're looking at the story of an actor who, when he had to play the part of a woman, was skilled enough to get in touch with the woman in himself. That is why, when Jessica says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Tootsie on a Roll to the Top | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

...seasoned TIME interviewer of celebrities as diverse as Meryl Streep, Bette Midler and Robert Redford, Dutka remarked on the visible solidity of the Newmans' relationship. Says she: "Humor is evidently its mainstay. Her dry, self-deprecating wit complements his broader, almost raunchy jokes. There's an obvious bond of respect and affection between them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Dec. 6, 1982 | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

...stories with not-now-Dad looks flashed across the room. After years of complaining that Robert Altman's cheap white wine tasted like goat pee, he gave the director a baby goat, saying, "Here, now you have your own vineyard." In a similar mood, he once had Robert Redford's face printed on every sheet of 150 cartons of toilet paper (which, on second thought, he did not send to Redford because the two are, as Newman says, merely "close acquaintances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Newman: Verdict on a Superstar | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

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