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Hoping that box-office lighting might strike twice, George Roy Hill again joined forces with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who star as con men Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in THE STING. In the Chicago of the 1930s, Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim of one of their scams who turns .. Read more

Starring	Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Eileen Brennan
Director	George Roy Hill
Genres	Comedy

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Streep and Tatum to sing at Carnegie Hall
- WENN Newsdesk
- 16 Mar 2012
Meryl Streep and Channing Tatum are set to show off their singing skills at Sting's upcoming Rainforest Fund benefit. The Hollywood stars will be joined by Sir Elton John, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash and Jennifer Hudson at the annual event on 2 April (12) at New York's Carnegie Hall. Streep has previously proved her musical talents by singing in her movies A Prairie Home Companion and Mamma Mia! but fans have yet to hear if Tatum can carry a tune. Tickets for the fundraising concert, which has... Read more
Sting lined up for new film role
- 09 Feb 2009
Ageing rocker Sting is set to return to the movies with a role in a new film written by a close friend. The singer, real name Gordon Sumner, last hit the big screen in Guy Ritchie's gangster movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998. Sumner, 58, is now lined up to play a strict headmaster in a movie written by PR guru turned author Simon Astaire. The film is based on Astaire's debut novel Private Privilege, and Astaire thinks Sumner is perfect for a role. A friend tells British... Read more
Redford 'not comfortable' watching his movies
- WENN Newsdesk
- 12 Apr 2011
Veteran actor Robert Redford rarely watches his classic movies, including multi-Oscar winner The Sting - because he feels uncomfortable "looking back" at his films. The star admits he's never been a fan of seeing himself onscreen, and there are some films in his back catalogue that he's never even watched. He tells CNN talk show host Piers Morgan, "Not often (do I watch my films). I guess it's weird. I'm not comfortable looking back on something - you've done something then you move on. Some... Read more
Jay-Z's Fela! heading to Nigeria
- 03 Jan 2011
Jay-Z's Broadway musical Fela!, about famed musician and activist Fela Kuti, is heading to the late star's native Nigeria. The Tony Award-winning show, which is currently starring Patti LaBelle in the role of Fela's mother, closed on Broadway on Sunday night (02Jan11) after 13 months in the Big Apple. Now Edward Tyler Nahem, who co-produced the Broadway run with Jay-Z and Will Smith, is taking the production to the Nigerian capital of Lagos after proving its draw by bringing big names to its... Read more
Dune stalled after director Morel quits
- 11 Nov 2010
The big screen remake of sci-fi epic Dune has been thrown into jeopardy after French director Pierre Morel walked away from the project. The Taken filmmaker quit work on the new adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic novel, penned by Quantum of Solace writer Josh Zetumer, after almost a year of development. Filming was due to begin this year (10) but now executives at Paramount Pictures are reportedly preparing to cut their losses by selling the rights if no progress is made by spring (11),... Read more

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  Hoping that box-office lighting might strike twice, George Roy Hill again joined forces with Paul Newman and Robert Redford, who star as con men Henry Gondorff and Johnny Hooker in THE STING. In the Chicago of the 1930s, Johnny's partner, Luther (Robert Earl Jones), is fatally wounded by a victim ...