The actor, director and screenwriter, Tim Robbins, won an Oscar for his leading role in Mystic River (2003) and Oscar nomination as a film director for Dead Man Walking (1995) starring Susan Sarandon, who received an Oscar for best performance in main female role. Tim Robbins, is however known also from the luxury film The Shawsank Redemption (1994).
As is often the tradition, famous personalities do not come to Carlsbad just to pick up the luxury Crystal Globe - but also to present one of their films in which they starred or which they directed. Tim Robbins is to introduce two of his works: Bob Roberts and Petals on the Wind. Moreover, on Saturday 30thJune he shall also present at the Carlsbad summer cinema the now legendary film The Shawsank Redemption which is by many critics considered to be one of the finest films of all time!
Tim Robbins can work his magic not only on the silver screen, but also on the music stage. Of this he will convince the visitors to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival on Wednesday 4thJuly at the City Theatre, where he will perform with his band Tim Robbins and The Rogues Gallery Band.