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...these artists took on dual identities, says author and comic book historian Didier Pasamonik, a consultant on the exhibit: "There was a kind of diffused anti-Semitism at the time, and it was better to use a good American commercial name to reach the wider public." Even as Robert Kahn had become Bob Kane and Jacob Kurtzberg worked as Jack Kirby, their superheroes reflected some of the identity they were masking, evoking Jewish concepts such as tikkun olam (repairing the world through social action) and legends such as the Golem of Prague, the medieval superhero of Jewish folklore...
Lions For Lambs is a small, bold, very political film with three of the biggest stars of the past 20, 30 and 40 years: Tom Cruise, 45; Meryl Streep, 58; and Robert Redford, 70. The movie comprises three conversations that take place simultaneously and, more or less, in real time. In Washington, a Republican Senator (Cruise) reveals a new wrinkle in the war on terrorism to a skeptical journalist (Streep). In Southern California, a college professor (Redford) tries to prod a restless student (Andrew Garfield) from apathy to engagement. In Afghanistan, two of the teacher's former students (Derek Luke...
...ROBERT REDFORD And I got kicked out of school, so I want to play a teacher ... I was attracted to it for a personal reason. At this point in my career, I wanted to express my own feelings about my country and where it is. That's the first thing. The other is that there weren't that many [serious] films coming out, because the film business has gone a little more toward straight-out entertainment. So when I saw the script, I thought, This is smart. It's also tricky, because it's a triptych. How do you balance...
CRUISE No, I think the success is in making this picture--in its quality. It's a gift to start the studio out with Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and this picture that's reflective of society on all different levels. Robert Redford's Ordinary People had a great influence on me, as did Meryl Streep. There was a moment on the set where I'm looking at Meryl across from me with...
CRUISE ? And I was watching this, and I just thought, Oh, f___! And he'd say something, [and] I'd go, Uh, what did he say? I felt like an idiot at times. I've wanted to be in a Robert Redford picture. I've wanted to work with Meryl Streep. Everyone does. And I'm just grateful to have had this opportunity...