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Barry Levinson - news / articles
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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
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Christopher Denham, Michael Beasley, Lauren Cohn
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate: 
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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The Bay - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Christopher Denham, Michael Beasley, Lauren Cohn
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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
Certificate:
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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 6,079 members
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Envy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Sam Lerner
Director: Barry Levinson
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Goofball comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black as Tim Dingman and Nick Vanderpark: best friends, next-door neighbours and co-workers at a sandpaper factory. However, when Nick (Black) comes up with a seemingly hare-brained get-rich-quick idea for a cleaning product, 'Vapoorizer', that makes ..read more »
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Possession
(2002)
Starring: Lena Headey, Jeremy Northam, Aaron Eckhart
Director: Neil LaBute
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When laid back American scholar Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) discovers a collection of love letters between two prominent Victorian poets, he recognises that he's on to a big literary find. Enlisting the help of sceptical British academic Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow), the two embark on a journey ..read more »
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from 3,198 members
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Bandits
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Brian F. O'Byrne, Azura Skye
Director: Barry Levinson
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Escaped convicts Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) have come up with a new way to approach to bank robbery: they will take the bank manager hostage the night before, and then accompany him or her to the bank in the morning and clear out the vaults. Amazingly, the plan works, and the ..read more »
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from 3,976 members
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An Everlasting Piece
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Desmond McAleer, Brian F. O'Byrne, Billy Connolly
Director: Barry Levinson
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Belfast, the 1980s. Protestant George (Brian F. O'Byrne) and Catholic Colm (Barry McEvoy) try to overcome their religious differences when they come up with a sure-fire money-making idea. They will get insane wig salesman 'The Scalper' (Billy Connolly) to give them insider information on the wig ..read more »
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from 597 members
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Liberty Heights
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Rebekah Johnson, Vincent Guastaferro, Bebe Neuwirth
Director: Barry Levinson
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Baltimore, 1954. Jewish teenager Ben (Ben Foster) has fallen for Sylvia (Rebekah Johnson), a black girl at his school, but they face opposition from both of their families. Meanwhile, Ben's brother Van (Adrien Brody) is pursuing rich WASP Dubbie (Carolyn Murphy) and his racketeer father Nate (Joe ..read more »
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from 808 members
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Saving Private Ryan
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Ted Danson, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diese
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning, epic, World War 2 drama is set against the backdrop of the Normandy landings. A squad of American soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), receive top-level instructions to undertake an unusual mission: to rescue Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose ..read more »
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from 67,800 members
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Sphere
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Michael Keys Hall
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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A mysterious deadly force has been discovered beneath the surface of the Pacific. Psychologist Dr. Norman Goodman (Dustin Hoffman) is sent by the government to investigate with a specialist team, including Beth Halperin (Sharon Stone), a biochemist, and Harry Adams (Samuel L. Jackson), a sceptical ..read more »
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from 8,738 members
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Saving Private Ryan - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Giovanni, Ted Danson, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning, epic, World War 2 drama is set against the backdrop of the Normandy landings. A squad of American soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), receive top-level instructions to undertake an unusual mission: to rescue Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose ..read more »
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from 3,178 members
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Wag the Dog
(1997)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary
Director: Barry Levinson
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In a 29-day shoot, Barry Levinson filmed this $15 million political and media satire, adapted by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet from Larry Beinhart's novel, American Hero. Two weeks prior to re-election, the President (Michael Belson) is accused of cornering an underage girl in the Oval Office. To ..read more »
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from 5,307 members
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Donnie Brasco
(1997)
Starring: Bruno Kirby, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen
Director: Mike Newell
Certificate: 
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In the 1970s, FBI undecover agent Joe Pistone infiltrates the mob, leaving his family behind and assuming the false persona of the jewel man Donnie Brasco. His assignment: to become a trusted insider with the infamous Bonanno family by gaining the confidence of a low-level gangster. Lefty Ruggiero ..read more »
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from 26,606 members
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Sleepers
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Billy Crudup
Director: Barry Levinson
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In Sixties New York, four young boys, Lorenzo, Michael, John and Tommy, grow up in Hell's Kitchen, befriended by both the local priest and the gang boss. However, when a prank has near-fatal consequences the boys are sent to reform school, where they are sexually abused and beaten by a quartet of ..read more »
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from 18,852 members
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Sleepers - Blu-ray
(1996)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Billy Crudup
Director: Barry Levinson
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In Sixties New York, four young boys, Lorenzo, Michael, John and Tommy, grow up in Hell's Kitchen, befriended by both the local priest and the gang boss. However, when a prank has near-fatal consequences the boys are sent to reform school, where they are sexually abused and beaten by a quartet of ..read more »
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from 213 members
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Disclosure
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Caroline Goodall, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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Computer executive Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) misses out on promotion to a new face in the company - the power-dressing go-getter Meredith Johnson (Demi Moore). Coincidentally an ex-lover of now happily married Tom, Meredith attempts to revive old passions, but when her advances are spurned she ..read more »
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from 4,614 members
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Jimmy Hollywood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jason Beghe, John Cothran Jr., Christian Slater
Director: Barry Levinson
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Comedy starring Christian Slater and Joe Pesci which satirises the fame game. Jimmy is an actor from New Jersey who spends his days in Hollywood dreaming by the pool. When his car radio is stolen Jimmy is provoked into revenge, capturing the thief and dumping him outside a police station. this ..read more »
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from 92 members
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The Larry Sanders Show - Series 2 - Complete
(3 discs)
(1993)
Starring: Helen Hunt, Barry Levinson, Corbin Bernsen
Director: Roy London, Dennis Erdman, Todd Holland
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The complete second season of the highly-influential cult 1990s US sitcom based around the antics of chat show host Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling). Episodes are: 'The Breakdown (Part 1)', 'The Breakdown (Part 2)', 'The List', 'The Stalker', 'Larry's Agent', 'The Hankerciser 200', 'Life Behind ..read more »
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from 66 members
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Toys
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Joan Cusack, LL Cool J, Robin Williams
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate: 
When a benevolent toymaker dies, he leaves his factory in the care of his army general brother, until his son (Robin Williams) is mature enough to assume control. The General, however, re-structures the factory, and in a break with tradition begins to manufacture war toys, many of which are more ..read more »
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from 2,190 members
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Bugsy
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Harvey Keitel, Warren Beatty
Director: Barry Levinson
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Warren Beatty stars in the life story of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel, the Hollywood-obsessed, hot-tempered gangster who dreamt of a desert gambling paradise that would one day become Las Vegas. When Bugsy embarks on an affair with beautiful starlet Virginia 'The Flamingo' Hill (Annette Bening), the ..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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from 26 members
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Good Morning, Vietnam
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Tung Thanh Tran, Forest Whitaker, Robert Wuhl
Director: Barry Levinson
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DJ Adrian Cronauer (an Oscar-nominated Robin Williams) causes uproar when he arrives in war-torn 1965 Saigon to take over the early morning radio show. His irreverent humour soon offends the top brass, in the form of Lt. Steven Hauk (Bruno Kirby), but Cronauer becomes a hit with the GIs. Meanwhile, ..read more »
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Rain Man - Blu-ray
(1988)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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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 199 members
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Rain Man
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Lucinda J, Bonnie Hunt
Director: Barry Levinson
Certificate:
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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 42,786 members
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Suspicion
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Vivian Pickles, Betsy Blair, Jane Curtin
Director: Andrew Grieve
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1987 remake of the 1941 Hitchcock classic, starring Anthony Andrews and Jane Curtin in the roles originally played by Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. Lina McLaidlaw (Curtin) meets the suave, charming playboy Johnnie Aysgarth (Andrews) on a train and the two fall head-over-heels in love. It's not long ..read more »
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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 the year 1963, Bill 'B.B.' Babowsky (Richard Dreyfuss) accidentally backs his car into that of Ernest Tilley (Danny DeVito), who has been distracted by an argument he is having with his wife, Nora (Barbara Hershey). Each man blames the other for the collision, and when it transpires that they ..read more »
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from 732 members
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The Natural
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Glenn Close, Barbara Hershey, Robert Duvall
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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from 1,662 member
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And Justice For All
(1979)
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, Christine Lahti
Director: Norman Jewison
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Norman Jewison's blackly satirical look at the American justice system has gained in stature as one of the more incisive social commentaries of its time. Al Pacino plays Arthur Kirkland, an incorruptible attorney who attempts to initiate reforms in the Maryland justice system. Kirkland is haunted ..read more »
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High Anxiety
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Barry Levinson, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman
Director: Mel Brooks
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Mel Brooks stars in his spoof of several Hitchcock films as a psychiatrist with a morbid fear of heights who is hired to replace the murdered head of a sanatorium.
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The Catholics
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Cyril Cusack, Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard
Director: Jack Gold
Certificate: 
1970's made-for-TV drama in which a papal emissary is sent to Ireland to try and quell the unrest caused by a group of priests who aren't following the Vatican's line. Set at an unspecified point in the future where the Catholic hierarchy has liberalised elements of its doctrine and practice, ..read more »
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The Amazing Mr Blunden
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Laurence Naismith, Diana Dors, Lynne Frederick
Director: Lionel Jeffries
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Supernatural children's feature. Near destitute after the death of her husband, a widow and her young children are approached by an elderly and mysterious solicitor, Mr. Blunden (Laurence Naismith), who asks the family to become the caretakers of a derelict, partly fire-damaged country mansion. The ..read more »
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from 1,264 member
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The Internecine Project
on DVD
Starring: Lee Grant, James Coburn, Ian Hendry
Director: Ken Hughes
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James Coburn stars in this political thriller as Robert Elliot, a retired secret agent soon to be appointed as personal consultant to the President. Before he can take up his new position, he has to deal with four people who are witnesses to his murky past, each of whom could easily destroy his 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....
