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Levinson in talks to direct Gotti biopic - report -
2 May 2011
-Rain Man and The Natural moviemaker Barry Levinson is in talks to replace Nick Cassavetes as the director of John Travolta's Gotti family biopic.-Cassavetes quit Gotti: Three Generations, due to a scheduling conflict, just a week after staging a press conference to ann
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Levinson's son lands Barkin for directorial debut -
1 July 2010
-Diner director Barry Levinson's son Sam is following in his dad's filmmaking footsteps - he's landed Hollywood actress Ellen Barkin as the lead star for his directorial movie debut. -
-Sam Levinson's dad filmed Diner in 1982 with Barkin as his leading lady. -
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Barry Levinson - what members say
review by A customer from London
Neither comedy nor drama 10 November 2003
review by FartStickWhistle from London
a gem 11 January 2005
review by A customer from UK
The Best TV Series ever !!!! 17 April 2005
Barry Levinson - filmography
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The Bay
(2011)
Starring: Christopher Denham, Michael Beasley, Lauren Cohn
Director: Barry Levinson
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The quaint seaside town of Chesapeake Bay thrives on water it is the lifeblood of the community. When two biological researchers from France find a staggering level of toxicity in the water, they attempt to alert the mayor, but he refuses to create a panic in the docile town. As a result, a deadly ..read more »
 
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You Don't Know Jack
(2010)
Starring: Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccaro, John Goodman
Director: Barry Levinson
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1928 - ) in the 1990s, when he defies Michigan law assisting the suicide of terminally-ill persons. Support comes from his sister, a lab tech, the Hemlock Society president, and a lawyer. The child of survivors of the Armenian genocide interviews applicants: his sister video ..read more »
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What Just Happened?
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: John Turturro, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn
Director: Barry Levinson
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"What Just Happened" is about two nail-biting, back-stabbing, roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middle-aged Hollywood producer-as he tries to juggle an actual life with an outrageous series of crises in his day job. This is the tale of a man besieged by people who want him all to be sorts of ..read more »
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from 5,825 members
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The Outsider - A Film About James Toback
(2005)
Starring: Woody Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Neve Campbell
Director: Nicholas Jarecki
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Documentary chronicling the turbulent production of writer/director James Toback's film WHEN WILL I BE LOVED. Woody Allen, Brooke Shields, Harvey Keitel, and boxer Mike Tyson are among the stars who speak about Toback's life, his chronic gambling addiction, and extraordinary career.
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from 28 members
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Envy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz
Director: Barry Levinson
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Sensible, hardworking Tim is climbing the managerial ladder, while daydreamer Nick can't seem to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But all of that changes when one of Nick's seemingly hairbrained ideas--a spray that makes dog poop disappear--takes off, making him filthy rich. Rather than leaving ..read more »
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from 15,258 members
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Bandits
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett
Director: Barry Levinson
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Following a spur-of-the-moment escape from an Oregon prison, macho ladies man Joe Blake (Bruce Willis) and sensitive, hypochondriac Terry Collins (Billy Bob Thornton) become the best-known thieves in the country. Deemed "The Sleepover Bandits," Joe and Terry add a twist to conventional bank ..read more »
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from 3,850 members
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An Everlasting Piece
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Brian F. O'Byrne, Anna Friel, Billy Connolly
Director: Barry Levinson
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In the tradition of Waking Ned, An Everlasting Piece is a wicked and witty original comedy from director Barry Levinson. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, the Catholic Colm (Barry McEvoy) and Protestant George (Brian F. OÂ’Byrne) convince a criminally insane wig salesman ..read more »
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from 586 members
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Liberty Heights
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Richard Kline, Orlando Jones, Ben Foster
Director: Barry Levinson
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Returning once again to the Baltimore of his youth, director Barry Levinson adds another installment to his Baltimore Trilogy (DINER, TIN MEN, AVALON), tackling the emotionally charged subjects of anti-Semitism and racism--in addition to his standard themes of family, friendship, and loyalty--in ..read more »
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from 789 members
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Barry Levinson
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When psychologist Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) wrote a report for the government on how to deal with extraterrestrial life forces, he didn't expect his recommendations to be used. Now that a secret government agency is investigating what may be an alien spaceship that has been discovered ..read more »
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from 8,451 members
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Wag the Dog
(1997)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche
Director: Barry Levinson
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The president of the United States is caught up in a scandal so his White House advisor decides a war is needed to divert attention. Unfortunately there is no war - so they decide to fake one...
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from 5,107 members
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Sleepers
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Barry Levinson
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Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and ..read more »
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from 18,205 members
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Sleepers - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Barry Levinson
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Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and ..read more »
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from 97 members
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Jimmy Hollywood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Victoria Abril, Joe Pesci, Christian Slater
Director: Barry Levinson
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Unlike most people, when Jimmy Alto (Oscar winner Joe Pesci) is robbed, he sees it as a great career-boosting opportunity. The struggling actor cannot get a break in the film industry for love or money. So, with the help of best friend William (Christian Slater), he takes to secretly videotaping ..read more »
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Disclosure
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland
Director: Barry Levinson
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A thriller based around power, sex, ambition and corporate intrigue. An executive working for Digicom finds himself fighting for his career and his marriage when his female boss, a former lover, charges him with sexual harassment. Based on a book by Michael Crichton.
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Toys
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Michael Gambon
Director: Barry Levinson
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Robin Williams stars in this surreal anti-war fantasy directed by Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN, DINER). Williams plays Leslie Zevo, the son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister, Alsatia (Joan Cusack,) grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations in the fantastic factory that he ..read more »
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from 2,085 members
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Bugsy
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel
Director: Barry Levinson
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Directed by Barry Levinson, BUGSY tells the true story of legendary New York mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. Visiting Hollywood 'on business', the reckless and volatile Bugsy is drawn to Tinseltown and the glamour of the movies. Leaving his wife and kids in Scarsdale indefinitely, the womanizing ..read more »
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Avalon
(1990)
Starring: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elizabeth Perkins, Joan Plowright
Director: Barry Levinson
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The third installment in Barry Levinson's Baltimore Trilogy, AVALON tells the story of a Jewish family immigrating to the United States in pursuit of the American dream. Starting in the early 1900s, the Krichinsky brothers begin to arrive in America one at a time, scrimping and saving to pay for ..read more »
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Rain Man
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Lucinda Jenney, Jerry Molden, Tom Cruise
Director: Barry Levinson
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Self-centered, avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion of the elder Babbitt's $3 million estate, Charlie learns that all he's inherited is his dad's prize roses and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster. Discovering ..read more »
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from 41,436 members
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Good Morning, Vietnam
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Robert Wuhl
Director: Barry Levinson
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In 1965, there isn't much for military personnel serving in Vietnam to smile about--that is, until deejay Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) takes to the airwaves. In GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM, which is based on a true story, Cronauer is a nonconformist with a wicked sense of humor who is transferred ..read more »
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from 12,587 members
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Rain Man - Blu-ray
(1988)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino
Director: Barry Levinson
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Watch now: £2.49
Self-centered, avaricious Californian Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) is informed that his long-estranged father has died. Expecting at least a portion of the elder Babbitt's $3 million estate, Charlie learns that all he's inherited is his dad's prize roses and a 1949 Buick Roadmaster. Discovering ..read more »
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from 157 members
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Tin Men
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey, Danny De Vito
Director: Barry Levinson
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In 1963 two less than honest 'tin men', aluminium cladding salesmen, meet in a traffic accident. Their quick tempers turn the minor crash into an hilarious game of one-up-manship in which their cars become the targets of their mutual hot blood.
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The Natural
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close
Director: Barry Levinson
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The film version of The Natural pulls off the neat trick of conveying the spirit of the Bernard Malamud novel upon which it is based, even while changing both the outcome and the meaning of Malamud's closing chapters. In his first film appearance in four years, Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a ..read more »
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High Anxiety
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman
Director: Mel Brooks
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In this perceptive, sidesplitting homage to Hichcock films, director, star, and writer Mel Brooks plays the average American guy, psychiatrist Richard Thorndyke (as in Roger Thorndike, Cary Grant's character in NORTH BY NORTHWEST), who's terrified of heights (think VERTIGO). He becomes the new ..read more »
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...This film is a mess - its not funny and its not exciting. A sad comedown for Barry Levinson....
