Robert Duvall

Actor's Actor: A Birthday Salute to Robert Duvall

John Farr | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Elliott Gould, Robert Redford, Marlon Brando, Best Movies by Farr, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Sidney Lumet, Dustin Hoffman, Francis Ford Coppola, The Academy Awards, Donald Sutherland, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies, Dennis Hopper, Robert Altman, Steve McQueen, Robert De Niro, Entertainment News

Duvall can look back with pride on a rich and colorful life, and his contributions to film should never be underestimated, as the following ten titles demonstrate.

Read Post

Evangelicals Save Hollywood

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessie Heyman | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Christian Movies, Sherwood Church, Soul Surfer, Video, Courageous, Seven-Days-in-Utopia, Alex Kendrick, Christianity, Higher Ground, Melissa Leo, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

From the cast, you’d think it was an Oscar contender. There’s Melissa Leo, who took home an Academy Award last year for portraying the brash, hair...

Read Whole Story

Seven Days In Utopia Is a Week Too Long

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Faith, Texas, Lucas Black, Alcoholism, Melissa Leo, Professional Golf Circuit, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

Seven Days In Utopia is a faith-based film that has a top-notch cast and a muddled message. The ambiguous pronouncements made by Robert Duvall's character will have believers scratching their heads.

Read Post

10 Black & White Movies for People Who Won't Watch Black & White Movies

John Farr | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Fred MacMurray, ?the Best Years of Our Lives?, The Grapes of Wrath, Academy Awards, Harper Lee, All About Eve, Fredric March, The Apartment, Best Movies by Farr, Rod Steiger, Citizen Kane, Walter Huston, Robert Duvall, Pulitzer Prize, Marilyn Monroe, Black and White, Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin, Jack Lemmon, Duck Soup, Gregory Peck, On the Waterfront, Elia Kazan, American Film Institute, Humphrey Bogart, John Steinbeck, Movie Recommendations, Orson Welles, Movie Suggestions, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies, Casablanca, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, John Huston, Schindler's List, Shirley MacLaine, Sidney Lumet, 12 Angry Men, William Wyler, The Marx Brothers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Myrna Loy, Marlon Brando, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bette Davis, Culture News

If I could get all those black and white haters out there to watch just ten titles -- movies that constituted absolutely essential viewing -- which would they be?

Read Post

Acting Vet Duvall Wins High Praise for Get Low & Gets Noms

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar Nominations, Get Low, True Grit, Lucas Black, The Oscars, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

Robert Duvall is now considered one of the Olympians of Hollywood. With a crinkle to his eyes, a big smile and that good ol' boy geniality, the Texas native makes for a perfect interview subject.

Read Post

When the Vows Break: Hefner Engagement a Celebration of Life

Steve Lake | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Esquire, Marriage, Hugh Hefner, Playboy, Engaged, Holly Madison, May December Romance, Robert Duvall, Wilford Brimley, Crystal Harris, Chicago News

I'm certain Hefner is sophisticated enough to know he should protect himself. Besides, money isn't everything.

Read Post

Wal-Mart Collapses on Civil War Battlefield

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wilderness Battlefield, Robert E. Lee, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Wal-Mart, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Duvall, Walmart, Business News

Wal-Mart's surrender ended their 26-month siege of the Wilderness Battlefield, an attack that sparked national attention, activated numerous historic preservation groups, and aimed a barrage of bad press towards Wal-Mart headquarters.

Read Post

On Her 70th Birthday, a Tribute to Faye Dunaway

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Sydney Pollack, Joan Crawford, Academy Awards, William Holden, Gene Wilder, Michel Legrand, Mommie Dearest, Best Movies on DVD, Faye Dunaway, Katharine Hepburn, The Thomas Crown Affair, Best Movies by Farr, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, John Huston, Sidney Lumet, Peter Finch, Paddy Chayefsky, Warren Beatty, Hilary Duff, Bonnie and Clyde, Robert Evans, Arthur Penn, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Entertainment News

To paraphrase a famous quote: "Hilary -- I've seen you act, and I've seen Faye Dunaway act, and Miss Duff -- you're no Faye Dunaway." This truth is of course self-evident if you watch Faye in her prime.

Read Post

Robert Duvall Cemented In Hollywood History At Grauman's Chinese

Huffington Post | Nicole Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Caan, Grauman's Chinese, Slidepollajax, La Around Town, Billy Bob Thornton, Andy Garcia, Hand and Footprint Ceremony, Robert Duvall, Los Angeles News

Actor Robert Duvall has starred in numerous movies like The Godfather, Crazy Heart, and Get Low, but he left his official mark on Hollywood on Wednesd...

Read Whole Story

Year-End Wisdom That Matters

Ryan D'Agostino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Esquire Magazine, Esquire, Celebrities, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, Aaron Sorkin, Mary-Louise Parker, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

The Me Generation has given way to the Hear Me Generation, and it's getting a little annoying. When all are talking at the same volume we can't hear anyone. And who wants to, anyway?

Read Post

Astoria Characters: The Pilates Performer

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New South Wales, Nurse, Astoria, Achilles Tendonitis, Chris Noth, Outback, Emma Bryant, Julliard, Meisner Technique, Pilates, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Robert Duvall, London, Nancy Ruhling, Equinox, Tony Randall, Down Under, Actress, Collective Theatre Company, Dance, Doctor, Italian, CD Player, New York News, Pekinese, Sheltie, Dubbo, Neighborhood Piltates NYC, New York News

Emma Bryant is an actress. She's not waiting on tables. She's not waiting for the big break. So far, what Emma has made happen are a theater production company and an in-home Pilates studio.

Read Post

Live Blogging the 20th Anniversary Gotham Awards

Samantha Zalaznick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Independent Film, Winter's Bone, James Schamus, Hilary Swank, Tiny Furniture, Blue Valentine, Gotham Awards, The KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Black Swan, Let Me In, Robert Duvall, Gotham Independent Film Awards, Entertainment News

Follow me tonight as I take you inside the 20th Anniversary Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wallstreet in Lower Manhattan. Join me in the chatroom!

Read Post

Blackberries Off: Ten Essential Movies For Easily Distracted Twenty-Somethings

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, George C. Scott, Digital Media, Francois Truffaut, Bicycle Thieves, Academy Awards, Harper Lee, Eva Marie Saint, All About Eve, Rashomon, Thanksgiving, The 400 Blows, Best Movies by Farr, Akira Kurosawa, Rod Steiger, Brian Dennehy, Robert Duvall, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, George Sanders, Theatre, Duck Soup, Gregory Peck, On the Waterfront, Elia Kazan, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Mulligan, Preston Sturges, Matt Richtel, The New York Times, Veronica Lake, Best Movies on DVD, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Vittorio De Sica, Sidney Lumet, Joel Mcrea, 12 Angry Men, Digital Age, The Marx Brothers, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Marlon Brando, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Bette Davis, Entertainment News

What if we only had a month in which to force our young adult offspring to see ten essential movies before they succumbed entirely to short-form digital content? My own personal picks.

Read Post

Mighty Movie Podcast: Aaron Schneider on Get Low

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Low, Debut Feature, Justice, Acting Legend, Emotion, Sissy Spacek, Drama, Death, Indie, Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Entertainment News

This summer has been something of a bummer as far as the tent-poles are concerned (and I'm writing this scant hours after seeing Cats and Dogs: The Re...

Read Post

HuffPost Interview: Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek, Get Low

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Enrico Caruso, Get Low, Rip Torn, Marshall Fine Interview, The Apostle, Sissy Spacek Interview, Robert Duvall Interview, Broken Trail, Big Love, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Get Low Movie, Entertainment News

Get Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall together in a New York hotel room, and it's less an interview than a directed conversation, with the reporter as a privileged guest.

Read Post

ARTISTS SPEAK: Southern Exposure: An Interview With The Cast And Crew Of 'Get Low'

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Schneider, Get Low, Dean Zanuck, Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Arts News

If Robert Duvall has a favorite flavor of acting, it's Southern discomfort. From Tender Mercies to The Apostle, he has always had a knack for inhabit...

Read Post

'Get Low' Premiere: Sissy Spacek, Robert Duvall, Mira Sorvino & More (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Low, Christopher Backus, Sissy Spacek, Celebrity Kids, Mira Sorvino, Luciana Pedraza, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

'Get Low' had its Los Angeles premiere Tuesday night. Star Sissy Spacek brought daughter Madison Fisk as her date, while Robert Duvall had his Argent...

Read Whole Story

HuffPost Review: Get Low

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lucas Black, Get Low Movie Review, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Get Low, Get Low Movie, Entertainment News

Get Low is the kind of understated comedy that they don't seem to make very often, for fear the audience won't have the patience (and because the film's stars are almost all candidates for AARP membership).

Read Post

Wal-Mart's Civil War Battle Gets Bloodier

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert E. Lee, Gov. Tim Kaine, Congressman Peter Welch, George Washington, Ken Burns, Wal-Mart Realty, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert Duvall, The Wilderness Battlefield, Business News

This week, the first shot in a long legal battle over a 138,000 square foot Wal-superstore near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield, a site of immense historic significance, has hit Wal-Mart -- but its just a superficial wound.

Read Post

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, & Bill Murray at the Premiere of "Get Low"

Liz Glover | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Low, Caddy Shack, Blackbook, Sissy Spacek, Liz Glover, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

from BlackBook ...

Read Post

Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek & Robert Duvall Celebrate 'Get Low' (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Low, Video, Tribeca Film Festival, Sissy Spacek, Slideshow, Film, Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall celebrated the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of their film 'Get Low' Tuesday night at a dinner at downtow...

Read Whole Story

For Memorial Day, the Best War Movies Ever

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

These special movies not only recreate the horror of combat, but also portray the human toll war takes beyond those who fall on the field of battle.

Read Post

Hollywood's Glorious Bad Boy: A Tribute to Dennis Hopper

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Here then are eight outstanding films that trace the arc of Dennis Hopper's colorful legacy, and give us even more reason to celebrate the man.

Read Post

Chat with Legendary Actor, James Caan TODAY!

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Rydell, Oscars, Openfilm, Misery, Sean Caan, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Entertainment News

PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN Legendary actor, James Caan (Misery, Godfather) still remembers his struggling days as an actor in New York when he got fired ...

Read Post

Live from Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day 2

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Get Low, Entourage, Teenage Paparazzo, Ron Galella, Nowhere Boy, Sissy Spacek, Sundance Film Festival 2010, Animal Kingdom, Adrian Grenier, Smash His Camera, Marshall Fine Commentary, Shot in the Dark, Catfish, Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Entertainment News

One of the most unique films is Adrian Grenier's Teenage Paparazzo, a documentary in which the Entourage star explores the world of modern paparazzi.

Read Post