Tin Men

...weren't about gags, but they had these great deeper meanings and they were also incredibly funny. If they had thrown TIN MEN in there, it would have been the perfect mix. RD: Do you know the story behind ONCE AROUND? RD: Yes. Anyways, a PA...

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Tin Men is a 1987 comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson . It is part of Levinson's series of "Baltimore Films," set in his hometown during the 40's through the 60's. The series, in order, is Diner '', ''Tin Men,...

In this article: Cadillac, Tin, Barry Levinson, Mark Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Tucker, and Diner

...Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Levinson's other films as director include a "Baltimore trilogy" that grew into a quartet: "Diner" (1982), "Tin Men" (1987), "Avalon" (1990) and the less-seen "Liberty Heights" (1999). Years earlier, he got his...

In this article: Barry Levinson, Liberty Heights, Avalon, Polarization, Hollywood, Stephen Baldwin, Mel Brooks, Minneapolis, and Richard Nixon

...instead of repeatedly edging over into a lecture on the dangers of television. Levinson, the superb writer/director of "Diner," "Tin Men," "Rain Man," "Wag the Dog," "Toys" and other films, sets out to explore the intertwining of Hollywood...

In this article: Barry Levinson, Hollywood, Tim Daly, Anne Hathaway, Annette Bening, Toys, Richard Schiff, and Patricia Heaton

So does The Goods deliver the er... goods? The jokes come thick and fast in a strong opening that evokes memories of Barry Levinson's Tin Men but this early promise isn't sustained. The Goods does have its moments and an edgy left of...

In this article: Carey Mulligan, The Goods, Meryl Streep, An Education, Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, and George Clooney

...doesn't just need a new ad agency, it needs a new thought process; a partner to redefine the problem and the solution. In the movie "Tin Men," aluminum siding salesmen think of their Cadillacs as the badge of their success. Every one of...

In this article: Cadillac, GM, Caddy, Modernista!, Don Draper, Detroit, and Mad Men

...in the late '70s and early '80s, Dreyfuss scored a huge comeback with 1986's Down And Out In Beverly Hills. Memorable roles in 1987's Tin Men and Stakeout, 1991's What About Bob?, and 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus followed, along with...

In this article: Richard Dreyfuss, Josh Brolin, Democracy, The A.V. Club, and Dick Cheney

...as a free spirit who moves in next door to a blind man (Edward Albert) in the 1972 romantic comedy "Butterflies Are Free" (7 p.m. TCM). Tin Men: Barry Levinson wrote and directed this comedy-drama set in 1960s Baltimore about two aluminum...

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THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING As he did in "Diner,'' "Tin Men,'' and "Avalon,'' Barry Levinson returns to the 1950s Baltimore of his youth, this time with more focus on societal context and currents. The characters seem...

In this article: Barry Levinson, Avalon, Fanboys, Kristen Bell, George Lucas, Diner, and Star Wars

Barry Levinson's finest films - Diner and Tin Men - preyed on the anxieties of small-time operators in his native Baltimore. This droll satire dwells on the insecurities, cruelties and vanities of "big-time" LA movie folk. Robert De Niro's...

In this article: Bruce Willis, Barry Levinson, Dog, Robert De Niro, Robin Wright Penn, DVD, What Just Happened?, and Hollywood