To this day, Robin Williams remains a comedy icon, and even though he is gone, the legacy of his film work lives on. That legacy is a large part of the new documentary “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind,” which is currently showing and streaming on HBO. Equally adept at outrageous comedy and sensitive drama, Williams was a one-of-a-kind performer, one whose unique style will likely never be equaled. He tragically died on August 11, 2014.
After success as a stand-up comic and television stardom via “Mork and Mindy,” Williams turned to film and achieved success far beyond what his TV success could have indicated. He won an Academy Award for “Good Will Hunting” (1997), one of four Oscar nominations he earned in his career. Williams also earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards (for 1996’s “The Birdcage” and “Good Will Hunting”) and received nine Golden Globe nominations, winning statues for 1987’s “Good Morning, Vietnam,...
After success as a stand-up comic and television stardom via “Mork and Mindy,” Williams turned to film and achieved success far beyond what his TV success could have indicated. He won an Academy Award for “Good Will Hunting” (1997), one of four Oscar nominations he earned in his career. Williams also earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards (for 1996’s “The Birdcage” and “Good Will Hunting”) and received nine Golden Globe nominations, winning statues for 1987’s “Good Morning, Vietnam,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Jack Nielson of Salt Lake City always wanted a job, but nobody would give him a chance because of his disabilities. Tom Landis, a businessman from Dallas, always wanted to help people like Jack after growing up with a mom who had polio.
Now together the two are raising awareness through Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, a unique Texas-based company started by Landis, 48, to give people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a chance to earn a living and gain valuable life experiences they were often denied before.
Jack, 21, who is developmentally disabled, now spends several hours a day scooping ice cream into cups,...
Now together the two are raising awareness through Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, a unique Texas-based company started by Landis, 48, to give people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a chance to earn a living and gain valuable life experiences they were often denied before.
Jack, 21, who is developmentally disabled, now spends several hours a day scooping ice cream into cups,...
- 12/7/2017
- by Cathy Free
- PEOPLE.com
In the short time since Robin Williams passed away, you’ve probably learned more about him than you ever expected. From the wonderful story Norm MacDonald told via Twitter, to all the improvisation that became the roles he played, to his altruistic efforts throughout his life, to statement after statement that he was a comedic genius with film roles, routines, and more offered as evidence.
You can now find clips of his best roles, moments within those roles, sudden cover bits when Ted Talks suffered technical difficulties, and list after list of his best movies, lesser-known movies, greatest hits, favorite recipes, and everything else you can imagine.
I don’t usually go in for things like tributes to celebrities who die, but this one is a little more personal to me, and there seems to be part of the conversation that’s missing. Sure, Robin Williams was hilarious, almost to...
You can now find clips of his best roles, moments within those roles, sudden cover bits when Ted Talks suffered technical difficulties, and list after list of his best movies, lesser-known movies, greatest hits, favorite recipes, and everything else you can imagine.
I don’t usually go in for things like tributes to celebrities who die, but this one is a little more personal to me, and there seems to be part of the conversation that’s missing. Sure, Robin Williams was hilarious, almost to...
- 8/14/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Paramount Pictures
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: C+
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Written By: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, from Alice Sebold.s novel
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Imperioli
Screened at: Paramount, NYC, 12/3/09
Opens: December 11, 2009
The rape and murder of a young girl is among the most atrocious and sordid of all crimes, hardly a walk in the park, though when you watch scenes of Peter Jackson.s victim looking beatifically down on earth against a background of limitless beauty, you might be tempted to say: hey, maybe there is a walk in the park to comfort those whose lives are taken from them just as they are beginning to bloom. There.s a considerable amount of emotion in Alice Sebold.s novel of the same name, but Peter Jackson, known to broad swaths of moviegoers for his momentous .Lord of the Rings. trilogy,...
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: C+
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Written By: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, from Alice Sebold.s novel
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Imperioli
Screened at: Paramount, NYC, 12/3/09
Opens: December 11, 2009
The rape and murder of a young girl is among the most atrocious and sordid of all crimes, hardly a walk in the park, though when you watch scenes of Peter Jackson.s victim looking beatifically down on earth against a background of limitless beauty, you might be tempted to say: hey, maybe there is a walk in the park to comfort those whose lives are taken from them just as they are beginning to bloom. There.s a considerable amount of emotion in Alice Sebold.s novel of the same name, but Peter Jackson, known to broad swaths of moviegoers for his momentous .Lord of the Rings. trilogy,...
- 12/9/2009
- Arizona Reporter
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