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THE STING
July 11, 2012  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

Someday very soon, I’ll compile a list of the movies that ensnare me like a spider web whenever they’re televised, regardless of how many times I’ve seen them, and ask for yours. (But I want to get a whole column out of this, so hold your answers for the moment.) But suffice it to say that this 1973 movie is one of them. Robert Redford, who’s being honored tonight with a lineup of movies on TCM, is wonderful here. And Paul Newman, even though he’s in more of a supporting role, is even better. Then there’s Robert Shaw, as their mob-boss target. What a cast – and what a story.

 
 
 
 
 
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