There’s got to be some kind of story behind Nadine, one explaining why it makes no sense in its plotting, why the ending makes no sense and why it only runs seventy-eight minutes. Unfortunately, I can’t find any reference online to those issues, so I guess they’ll remain a mystery.
As it stands, Nadine is a […]
Entries Tagged as 'Robert Benton'
Nadine (1987, Robert Benton)
September 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Tagged: Jeff Bridges· Robert Benton· Tri-Star Pictures· ★
Superman (1978, Richard Donner)
March 8th, 2007 · No Comments
I love how the end of Superman, with the spinning back of the earth, causes so much trouble for people. My fiancée–before Marlon Brando had even gotten the kid into the spaceship–made me stop the movie twice (I had to tell her to stop, though I love her line about Superman having just as many […]
Tagged: Christopher Reeve· David Newman· Gene Hackman· Glenn Ford· Jerry Siegel· Joe Shuster· Leslie Newman· Margot Kidder· Mario Puzo· Marlon Brando· Ned Beatty· Richard Donner· Robert Benton· Susannah York· Warner Bros.· ★★★★
The Ice Harvest (2005, Harold Ramis)
February 12th, 2007 · No Comments
In the few reviews of The Ice Harvest I looked at before renting the DVD, the reviewers all called John Cusack’s lawyer character dumb. Watching the film, however, I noticed John Cusack was doing what he always does… playing John Cusack. So, I didn’t really see his character as stupid (I was trying to read […]
Tagged: Billy Bob Thornton· Harold Ramis· John Cusack· Oliver Platt· Randy Quaid· Richard Russo· Robert Benton· Scott Phillips· ★★½



