Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/robin-williams-come-inside-my-mind/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:36:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://cdn.theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/14214807/cropped-cropped-media-47-1-32x32.png Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Archives - The Playlist https://theplaylist.net/tag/robin-williams-come-inside-my-mind/ 32 32 Touching Doc ‘Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind’ Celebrates Comedian’s Incredible Life [Karlovy Vary Review] https://staging2.theplaylist.net/robin-williams-doc-review-20180717/ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/robin-williams-doc-review-20180717/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2018 14:36:35 +0000 https://theplaylist.net/?p=387314 The archetype of the tragic clown is a seductive one. And the insidious idea that somehow, the cost of giving immeasurable pleasure to millions is unbearable personal agony was given a boost on August 11, 2014, when beloved comedian and global movie star Robin Williams committed suicide. Even those of us not necessarily among the front ranks of diehard Williams fans were shocked and saddened, caught up, it feels like, in the easy narrative of “tortured genius finally succumbing to his demons.” Praise be, then, for Marina Zenovich‘s formally unadventurous but satisfyingly celebratory documentary “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind” which premieres on HBO soon.

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“You’re only given a little spark of madness and if you lose that, you’re nothing.” Not unlike today, the way the sudden tragic death of chef and storyteller Anthony Bourdain has provoked an outpouring of grief and sense of despair, August 11, 2014, similarly shook the world when we learned that legendary comedian Robin Williams took his own life.

READ MORE: In Memoriam: Robin Williams’ 10 Best Performances

Many looked up to Williams, a Chicago-born, stand-up comedian, who had an unbelievable ability to make anyone laugh.

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