Tag: The Sting

  • Every Attempt at Adapting Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Cats Cradle’ Failed, Thankfully

    Every Attempt at Adapting Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Cats Cradle’ Failed, Thankfully

    Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most beloved authors of the 20th century, and for good reason. It’s no wonder that his works have been sought after for adaptation, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. Put the emphasis on “sought after,” because not many of his novels or short stories have…

  • The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford’s Scariest Role … Or Was It?

    The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford’s Scariest Role … Or Was It?

    There are a whole lot of things that Robert Redford is famous for: acting, directing, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival, being incredibly handsome, even running Hydra from within the United States government … the list goes on and on and on. He became a silver screen icon in classic films like “Butch Cassidy and the…

  • The 20 Best Heist Movies Of All Time

    The 20 Best Heist Movies Of All Time

    Heist movies transcend genre. You can have frivolous, fun heist movies like “The Italian Job,” or heartfelt, straight-faced ones like “Point Break.” The heist itself can be meticulously planned and meditative, like the one in “Inside Man,” or fall apart before it’s even begun, as in “Good Time.”To be clear, this is a list of…

  • Harry Connick Jr To Star In ‘The Sting’ Musical Eyeing Broadway

    Harry Connick Jr To Star In ‘The Sting’ Musical Eyeing Broadway

    Harry Connick Jr has been set to star in The Sting, a new musical in the works that will have its world premiere next month at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, with the producers eyeing a Broadway transfer. The musical, based on the 1973 Oscar-winning Warner Bros film, is set for a limited run March…