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Posted on 05/14/2003 6:36:50 PM PDT by tridentine
TIM ROBBINS IN PERSON WITH "BOB ROBERTS"!! Actor/director/writer Tim Robbins will be at the Museum [of the Moving Image--http://www.ammi.org] next Monday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. for a special screening and discussion of his shockingly timely 1992 film BOB ROBERTS, a political satire that makes reference to the Gulf War, President Bush, Saddam Hussein, and weapons of mass destruction. [TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO SELL OUT QUICKLY…CALL 718-784-4520 to ORDER. SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION]. Robbins is best known for his roles in such films as BULL DURHAM, THE PLAYER, and SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, and for DEAD MAN WALKING, which earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Director. Robbins wrote, directed, and stars in BOB ROBERTS, in which he plays a right-wing, folk-singing Senate candidate who embodies the greed and self-interest of the 1980s. With its sharp views about media manipulation, corruption, and the role of money in politics, the film remains profoundly resonant. Comments Robbins, "I'm looking forward to screening BOB ROBERTS. I feel it continues to have a resonance today and should lead to an interesting post-screening discussion."
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Except for the "right-wing" reference, the film sounds like a parody of Bill Clinton.
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