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Thursday Nov 5 | Arizona Daily Star

Robert Shaw back in town to salute Sun Records at Berger on Monday

The roots of rock will be celebrated Monday at the Berger Performing Arts Center.

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Related Topix: Chorus, Rock-N-Roll, Jerry Lee Lewis

Tue Nov 03, 2009

DVD Talk

review

Recommended The Film: It is crucial to understand that the 1974 version of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is, in every way imaginable, a truly great film.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

City Pages

The Sting

This Newman/Redford vehicle dominated the Oscars in 1974, but, looking at the film today, it hardly resembles a masterpiece.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, The Sting, Oscars, Jazz, Marvin Hamlisch, Movies, Entertainment

Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Columbian

Washougal man missing off Oregon coast

A search continues off the north Oregon coast for a Washougal fisherman whose overturned boat was discovered two miles offshore Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News

Sun Sep 20, 2009

Booksteve's Library

The Deep vs. Star Wars

THE DEEP was a 1977 film about underwater treasure hunting that starred Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte, and--if you were to believe any of the ads at the time--Jacqueline Bisset's breasts.

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Related Topix: The Deep, Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Adventure, Jaws, Nick Nolte, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Bullitt, Jacqueline Bisset

Mon Sep 14, 2009

WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

Respected Conductor in Cincinnati Gets Prestigious Position

A respected conductor in the tri-state has been appointed Music Director of New York City's renowned Collegiate Chorale, founded by Robert Shaw.

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Related Topix: Cincinnati, OH, Chorus

Fri Sep 04, 2009

Shelter Island Reporter

Shark fishing legend celebrated in Greenport

COURTESY OF GORDON RYNDERS The museum exhibit on Captain Mundus was put together by his daughter, Pat Mundus The name Mundus might elicit awe among East Enders who know of the exploits of Montauk shark hunter Capt.

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Related Topix: East End, AR

Fri Jul 31, 2009

NewMexiKen

The Indianapolis

If you saw Jaws or read it, you will remember the harrowing story Quint tells of surviving the sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster

Wed Jul 29, 2009

NME.com

The Taking Of Pelham 1,2,3 - Review

Remakes don't exist anymore. Only re-imaginings. With this in mind the new version of the 1974 hit 'The Taking Of Pelham One, Two, Three' succeeds.

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Related Topix: Walter Matthau

Wed Jul 22, 2009

SuperbikePlanet.com

Scar Tissue

Oh man, looks like a poor, emaciated and starving West Virginia hill child has suffered a very nasty ... Oh, wait, that's Ben Bostrom's arm after Laguna.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Jaws, Richard Dreyfuss

Mon Jul 20, 2009

American Chronicle

The Sting Teaches a Good Political Lesson, Too

In the 1973 Academy Award winning movie The Sting there s a poignant scene where small-time crook Johnny Hooker searches out veteran con-man Henry Gondorff to help him seek revenge on a big-time Chicago crime boss Doyle Lonnegan for the murder of one of their gang members.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, The Sting, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Indie, US News, Opinion

Fri Jul 17, 2009

New York Post

Weekend Hot Picks

Upon first seeing the great white shark they'd soon have to hunt in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film "Jaws," Roy Scheider famously told Robert Shaw, "You're going to need a bigger boat." The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ought to do the trick.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Jaws, Steven Spielberg, Roy Scheider, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Jazz, Joe Chambers, Entertainment

Wed Jul 08, 2009

DVD Talk

The Deep [Blu-ray]

After a couple of early 1970s shows that became enormous blockbusters -- Love Story , The Godfather -- Universal's Jaws dominated the summer box office in 1975, inaugurating the trend toward massive crowd-pleasing event movies.

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Related Topix: The Deep, Horror Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Mystery Movies, Jaws, Peter Benchley

Tue Jul 07, 2009

DVD Verdict

The Deep

Is anything worth the terror of The Deep? For a few years there in the late 1970s, it looked like Robert Shaw might have a career renaissance based entirely on playing memorable supporting roles in film adaptations of Peter Benchley's oceanic adventure novels.

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Related Topix: The Deep, Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Adventure, Jaws, Peter Benchley, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Bullitt, Steven Spielberg

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

The perils of food and wine matching

No match for 007: Baddy Red Grant , right, gives the game away by ordering chianti with fish in the Bond classic 'From Russia With Love' Photo: Allstar/Cinetext/UNITED ARTISTS Something curious has just happened.

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Related Topix: Wine, Drink, Dining, Life, Food

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Tower.com

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (DVD) ~ Walter Matthau (actor)$9.89

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Related Topix: Walter Matthau, A Thousand Clowns, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Martin Balsam, Bay Park, NY

Fri Jun 19, 2009

News Observer

Film Picks

After taking a time-out last month, the Carolina Theatre's Retrofantasma film series will be up and running tonight.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Jaws, Steven Spielberg, Star!, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Musical Movies, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss

Tue Jun 16, 2009

USA Today

A 'Pelham' remake? Maybe not. Re-do these films? Definitely.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a sturdy thriller that didn't necessarily cry out for a makeover.

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Related Topix: Walter Matthau, Movies, Entertainment

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

A simple plan, as easy as 1, 2, 3

Lt. Garber Walter Matthau Blue Robert Shaw Green Martin Balsam Grey Hector Elizondo Brown Earl Hindman Denny Doyle James Broderick Paramount presents a film directed by Joseph Sargent.

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Related Topix: Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Globe and Mail

The Taking of Pelham 123

Liam Lacey Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009 04:33PM EDT T he Taking of Pelham 123 Directed by Tony Scott Written by Brian Helgeland Classification: 14A The crime, the squalor, the political corruption, the boiling ethnic melting pot: No wonder New York was such a great place for movies in the seventies.

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Related Topix: The Taking of Pelham 123, Thriller, Documentary Movies, Enemy of the State, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Walter Matthau, Reservoir Dogs, Crime Movies, Quentin Tarantino

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