If we get lucky, Corey Feldman will duet with Jerry Lewis! Feb 25, 2008
1980: After winning the supporting-actress Oscar for Kramer vs. Kramer, Meryl Streep leaves her statuette in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion bathroom. 1984: The broadcast gets off to a bumpy start when the opening shot of arriving guests is upside-down. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
ROY SCHEIDER: 1932-2008 Feb 12, 2008
" This won him an Academy Award nomination in the best actor category. (Dustin Hoffman won that year, for "Kramer vs. Kramer. ") In 1980, Scheider returned to his first love, the stage, where his performance in a production of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" opposite Blythe Danner and Raul Julia earned him the Drama League of New York award for distinguished performance. Although he continued to be active in films, he moved from leading men to character roles. Filmography Some of the movies featuring... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Roy Scheider, 75; chased shark in 'Jaws,' fled death in 'Jazz' Feb 11, 2008
(Dustin Hoffman won that year, for "Kramer vs. Kramer."). In 1980, Mr. Scheider returned to his first love, the stage, where his performance in a production of Harold Pinter's "Betrayal" opposite Blythe Danner and Raul Julia earned him the Drama League of New York award for distinguished performance. (Boston Globe)
Valentine's Day flicks Feb 9, 2008
If you have a tyke, then any movie that threatens to separate parent from child like Kramer vs. Kramer may loosen the floodgates. If you're a gal with a tempestuous sister, then In Her Shoes. (Globe and Mail)
Academy Awards Youngest and Oldest Jan 22, 2008
In 1979, eight year-old Justin Henry became the youngest person to be nominated for best supporting actor for his role as a small boy caught in the middle of a messy divorce in Kramer vs. Kramer. He has appeared in films since Kramer, but without the same success. (Suite101.com)
'Golden' Clip Job? Jan 8, 2008
Director Robert Benton ("Places in the Heart," "Kramer vs. Kramer") got off a few laughs himself describing Bardem s cold-blooded killer in "No Country.". "I ve been in the movie business a long time," he said. (Fox News)
How I'm Not There reveals another side of Bob Dylan Dec 23, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. How I'm Not There reveals another side of Bob Dylan. (Independent)
Dustin Hoffman on sex and death Dec 15, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Stephanie BunburyDecember 15, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Looking back fondly through the purple haze Dec 9, 2007
The most sustained of these scenarios sees Howard (played as an amiable schlub by Justin Henry, who earned an Academy Award nomination as the child in 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer) visit a cousin (Curtis Armstrong), who coaches him on how to make himself as physically and mentally unfit as possible so as to avoid being inducted into the army. Interest picks up during the second part of the film, which follows the Turtles to England in the wake of Happy Together - a song that knocked the Beatles'... (Globe and Mail)
My Dinner with Jimi ** Dec 7, 2007
The most sustained of these scenarios sees Howard (played as an amiable schlub by Justin Henry, who earned an Academy Award nomination as the child in 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer) visit a cousin (Curtis Armstrong), who coaches him on how to make himself as physically and mentally unfit as possible so as to avoid being inducted into the army. Interest picks up during the second part of the film, which follows the Turtles to England in the wake of Happy Together a song that knocked the Beatles' Penny... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Meryl Streep honored by Lincoln Center Oct 16, 2007
Streep has won two Oscars (in 1980 for "Kramer vs. Kramer" and 1983 for "Sophie's Choice") and been nominated 12 other times, including earlier this year for her performance in "The Devil Wears Prada.". (Source: China Daily/Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Queen of accents Oct 13, 2007
Oscars won: two, in 1980 ( Kramer vs. Kramer ) and 1982 ( Sophie's Choice ). Nominations: 14. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Overtly sweet! Oct 8, 2007
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* 'Feast' on troubled young adults, soft-core porn and wisdom Oct 5, 2007
Benton, now in the twilight of a distinguished career (Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart), should have known better. Harry's superior insight is first glimpsed in Jitters, a Starbucks-like coffee shop owned by his friend Bradley (Greg Kinnear), who boasts of his perfect marriage to Kathryn (Selma Blair). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Movie Review: In 'Feast of Love,' an unsatisfying search for the perfect mate Oct 5, 2007
Benton, now in the twilight of a distinguished career ("Kramer vs. Kramer," "Places in the Heart"), should have known better. Burnett's clumsy screen adaptation of the novel has merged the author's voice with Harry's and relocated the story to Portland from Ann Arbor, Michigan. (International Herald Tribune)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Oct 1, 2007
" 750. INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING (Gee, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- In the competitive world of outsourcing, longtime giant India faces challenges from lower-wage countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines. 700. LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT LOVEDIRECTOR (Pickle, SHNS) -- Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning writer-director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart," is used to making movies in which people bare their souls. But his characters are baring a bit more in his latest, "Feast of... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
KRAMER VS. KRAMER Sep 30, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007 Last Update: 06:15 AM EDT. A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ABOUT NOTHING. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Review: Love's a sumptuous topic - and nudity doesn't hurt 'Feast' Sep 29, 2007
Dustin Hoffman (Benton's "Kramer vs. Kramer") and Sally Field ("Places in the Heart") had established careers when those Benton-directed movies were released, and filmgoers were still rewarded with a side of those actors they hadn't seen before. Greg Kinnear and Morgan Freeman are the standouts here as Bradley and Harry, an unlucky-in-love coffee shop owner and a college professor who has suffered a recent tragedy. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Feast of Love' director isn't afraid to bare all Sep 29, 2007
Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning writer-director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart," is used to making movies in which people bare their souls - and a little more ... " and memorably introduced JoBeth Williams to the big screen with a naked encounter with Dustin Hoffman's son in "Kramer vs. Kramer," it's clear that any guilt trips over having actors appear au naturel is coming late as well. Actors usually seem grateful for the chance to work in a Benton film. Although he has... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
An elegant spin on a romantic carousel Sep 28, 2007
He's been making movies about human decency and the essential need for people to get along for almost four decades ("Kramer vs. Kramer," "Places in the Heart") at a patient rate of about three every 10 years. And nothing in this new movie should work. (Boston Globe)
Also opening this weekend: 'Game Plan,' 'Feast of Love,' 'Trade' Sep 28, 2007
The story teeters on the edge of soap opera and emotional manipulation, but director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer) pulls back in the nick of time. What results is an involving and often poignant examination of love and loss. (USA Today -- Life)
The Rock Could Conquer 'The Kingdom,' In Projection Booth Sep 28, 2007
The great Robert Benton ("Kramer vs. Kramer") directs a cast that also includes Greg Kinnear and Radha Mitchell. Also this: It has gratuitous nudity. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Movies opening this week Sep 27, 2007
That it comes from Robert Benton, a veteran whose output has slowly, steadily declined in quality since writing "Bonnie and Clyde" and writing and directing "Kramer vs. Kramer," is just plain sad. But what's truly troubling is the way the film, written by Allison Burnett based on the novel by Charles Baxter, regards women as idiots and objects. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Love is one rancid Feast Sep 27, 2007
For its talented ensemble cast and notable director (Robert Benton, of Kramer vs. Kramer and Nobodys Fool fame), Feast of Love is the kind of movie that gets conveniently omitted from rsums. This is the sort of movie thats set in an idyllic college town Portland, Ore. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Freeman's 'Feast' feeds soul Sep 26, 2007
Directed by Robert Benton (The Human Stain, Kramer vs. Kramer), the movie opens Friday and co-stars Greg Kinnear and Jane Alexander. We talked with Freeman about his character, Harry Scott, a wise professor who helps the other characters face the challenges of love and life. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
In 35 years and 11 films, Robert Benton has focused on family Sep 23, 2007
One way he got venerable was by winning three Academy Awards, for writing and directing "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979) and writing "Places in the Heart" (1984). Another was through having co-written, with David Newman, what remains among the three or four most influential American movies of the past 50 years, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). (Boston Globe)
All's Bare In 'Love' Sep 23, 2007
For five highly charged minutes, Mitchell and Burke demonstrate why the film's director, Robert Benton, won an Oscar for filming the seminal 1979 divorce drama "Kramer vs. Kramer." ... Mitchell recently watched "Kramer vs. Kramer," Benton's case study in compellingly flawed characters, and came away impressed with its modern take on domestic dysfunction. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
More of this story Sep 14, 2007
FEAST OF LOVE: Oscar-winning director Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer ) looks at love and its many complications through the eyes of Morgan Freeman, a professor whose closest friends all seem to be falling in and out of love. INTO THE WILD: Sean Penn puts his politics on hold long enough to direct a true coming-of-age tale about a recent college grad (Emile Hirsch) who chucks everything and sets off to live in the Alaskan wilderness. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Iraq and terrorism figure on screen - but so do bees, Beatles, and multiple Bob Dylans Sep 12, 2007
Directed by Robert Benton ("Kramer vs. Kramer," "Places in the Heart"), adapted by Allison Burnett from the novel by Charles Baxter. "The Game Plan" Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays an ex-NFL bachelor who discovers he has a 7-year-old daughter. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Feast of Love Sep 11, 2007
In a coffee shop in a tight-knit Oregon community, local professor Harry Stevenson (Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman) witnesses love and attraction whipping up mischief among the town's residents. From the unlucky in love, die-hard romantic coffee shop owner Bradley (Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear) who has a serial habit of looking for love in all the wrong places, including with his current wife Kathryn (Selma Blair); to the edgy real estate agent Diana (Radha Mitchell) who is caught... (FOX19.com, OH)
Watch That '70s Show on FOX19 To Win "Feast of Love" Advance Screening Tickets Sep 11, 2007
From venerable, multiple Academy Award winning director Robert Benton (KRAMER VS. KRAMER, PLACES IN THE HEART), comes a kaleidoscopic ode to life and love in all its funny, sad, sexy, crazy, heartbreaking and life sustaining facets: FEAST OF LOVE.. In a coffee shop in a tight-knit Oregon community, local professor Harry Stevenson (Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman) witnesses love and attraction whipping up mischief among the town's residents. (FOX19.com, OH)
Pascal, Lynton fuel box office fireworks Sep 7, 2007
He notes the fourth-floor lobby of Sony headquarters has been remade into a showroom for the company's Oscar-winning films, with the walls outside of his office adorned with posters of past Columbia best picture winners like "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Lawrence of Arabia" and "From Here to Eternity.". "The implicit message is that we haven't won any recently," Stringer observes. (Variety)
Dates are subject to change. SEPT. 14 Across the Universe Sep 3, 2007
Academy Award-winner Robert Benton ("Kramer vs. Kramer") directs this ensemble drama charting the romantic ups and downs of a group of acquaintances in a small Oregon town. With Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Selma Blair, Radha Mitchell, Billy Burke, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway and Jane Alexander. (Chicago Tribune)
Television movies for the week of Sept. 2 Sep 2, 2007
TV Movies: Sept. 2-8. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
I Like to Watch Sep 2, 2007
Sure, you could find them at the movie theater, where everyone was falling apart ("Ordinary People") or getting divorced ("Kramer vs. Kramer") or becoming crippled for life ("Ice Castles") or falling straight into the San Andreas fault ("Earthquake"). But on TV, it was nothing but smiles and sweetness, all tied up with a big, important lesson at the end. (Salon)
The Film Library Aug 26, 2007
Director Robert Benton ("The Human Stain," "Kramer vs. Kramer") casts Greg Kinnear (rather an ensemble expert, at this point), Morgan Freeman, Selma Blair, Radha Mitchell and Fred Ward. Fast-forward through a nonbookish October to Nov. 16, when Mike Newell's film "Love in the Time of Cholera," from the 1985 Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel, wins the award for longest-anticipated adaptation of the season. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
How violent taboos were blown away Aug 26, 2007
The professional high points of his directorial career are the Oscar-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), which brought him an Oscar for original screenplay. David Newman (b. (Guardian Unlimited)
Fall of the gunslinger Aug 25, 2007
A group of friends become tangled up in a web of romances and heartbreaks in this comedic drama from "Kramer vs. Kramer" Oscar winner Robert Benton. Stars: Morgan Freeman, Selma Blair, Greg Kinnear. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Film Weekly goes to America - and cries Jul 29, 2007
I've been getting choked up watching Maggie Gyllenhaal in Sherrybaby and a moving doc about Simon Wiesenthal. What makes you cry in the movies. (Guardian Unlimited)
Farrelly loves Nantucket Film Festival Jun 18, 2007
"You know, no, it never gets old talking about 'Kramer vs. Kramer' or the other films. I was lucky I had Stanley Jaffe (above) as my producer," Benton told us. And yesterday, before the film events wrapped up, former Peace Corps volunteer Marc Arneson (left) won the Tony Cox Screenwriter Award for his script "Peck.". (Boston Globe)
Free Screenings Of Classic Films At UNL In July Jun 5, 2007
Opening on Friday, July 12, and continuing on the next five consecutive Thursday evenings, this years series begins with the moving and well-observed adaptation of Avery Corman's novel, Kramer vs. kramer by Robert Benton, about the aftermath of divorce, starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep ... KRAMER VS. KRAMER by Robert Benton (USA, 1979, PG, 1 hour, 45 minutes) ... Despite the titular framing of a custody trial, KRAMER VS. KRAMER steps lightly around the complex issue, essentially... (Nebraska Statepaper)
Kirstie Alley can't go "Wrong" in Lifetime movie Jun 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Between all of her weight issues and romantic woes, we forget that Kirstie Alley is pretty good at the acting stuff (Reuters)
If you like Alley's antics, 'Write' works Jun 2, 2007
But using the script of "Kramer vs. Kramer" -- retitled as "Father and Son" -- as a way to get in the door is not the best of ideas. The scam backfires, jobs are put on the line, alcohol is consumed, love is lost, and love is found. (Boston Globe)
Write & Wrong Jun 1, 2007
This causes a potential snafu when Jason submits a word-for-word copy of "Kramer vs. Kramer" (titled "Father and Son") as his writing sample, confident that airhead Stacey won't recognize it. Byrdie, meanwhile, begins her own flirtation with a suave author (Peter Cockett), which, given the other business the script needs to transact, proves at best a distraction. (Variety)
ATL band to record in NYC in big bubble May 25, 2007
Actor Justin Henry ( Kramer Vs. Kramer ) is 36. Singer Lauryn Hill is 32. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
To his stage and film credits, he's adding a book May 4, 2007
The three-time Oscar winner, who wrote and directed "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart," said in a release that he's honored to be in the company of the past recipients, who include James Schamus, Charlie Kaufman, Ring Lardner Jr., and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. The festival's opening-night film is "Evening," which was shot in Rhode Island last year and stars Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Meryl Streep, and Glenn Close, several of whom are... (Boston Globe)
Career window opening for Shia LaBeouf Apr 13, 2007
Kramer vs. Kramer, Coming Home, Midnight Cowboy, Papillon, The Wild One, Raging Bull, Rebel Without a Cause. I could go on and on. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Shia LaBeouf Interview, Disturbia Apr 10, 2007
Look at 70s actors and you dont know much about them, especially when they were doing movies like Dustin Hoffman when hes going from The Graduate to Midnight Cowboy, then he was doing Papillon, and then he was in Kramer vs. Kramer. You dont know anything about him which is why you buy him in all these roles. (MoviesOnline)
The importance of winning Oscar | Mar 3, 2007
GET IN TOUCH Any suggestions, queries or gripes, please e-mail the. GIG GUIDE Check out what's hot and happening in your town, and post your own events in our. (iAfrica.com)
Oscars: Mini-biographies of contenders for best actress Feb 27, 2007
Enter your search terms. The following is a short profile of the nominees for best actress at the 79th annual Academy Awards this Sunday. (Playfuls.com)
LESLIE CRISS: Personal picks for Oscar nods are sentimental favorites Feb 25, 2007
Here are the others: Tatum O'Neal, 10, for "Paper Moon;" Quinn Cummings was 10 when nominated for "The Goodbye Girl;" Alabamian Mary Badham was also 10 when she was nominated for her role as Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird;" and Justin Henry was 8 when nominated for "Kramer vs. Kramer.". I've seen only two of the films nominated for Best Picture - "The Queen" and "Little Miss Sunshine.". (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Rescuers of the lost Oscars Feb 25, 2007
Robert Benton, Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) - You think detailing a messy divorce and child custody case is tough. Try re-creating the Vietnam War experience as Francis Ford Coppola did in Apocalypse Now. (St. Petersburg Times)
Snub standard Feb 24, 2007
The Soviet Union: In the Everybody's a Critic category: After Kramer vs. Kramer was named best picture of 1979, Tass the official news agency of the then-Soviet Union huffed, 'The China Syndrome' was the best U.S. movie of the year and should have won an Academy Award. (The movie dramatized a U.S. nuclear meltdown. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
John Patterson: Oscar's greatest crimes Feb 23, 2007
Oscar's greatest crimes. The Academy vote doesn't always get it right. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Bring on the Boamies Feb 23, 2007
Streep holds a record for Oscar nominations and has a mantle full of the darn things already (Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice). Because of this Oscar love, these ladies will step aside for someone who has never won. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Oscars nods don't guarantee success for kids Feb 23, 2007
"The actress joins a select group of youngsters getting Oscar nods. She's the fourth-youngest actress to be nominated. Tatum O'Neal ("Paper Moon," 1973); Mary Badham ("To Kill a Mockingbird," 1962); and Quinn Cummings ("The Goodbye Girl," 1977) were a few months younger than Breslin when they were nominated.Other young actresses to be nominated for best supporting actress include the then 14-year-old Jodie Foster for "Taxi Driver" (1976) and 15-year-old Linda Blair for "The Exorcist" (1973).The... (Florida Today)
Eye on the Oscars: Sherry Lansing Feb 23, 2007
"But her fate as an icon of female empowerment was sealed. Lansing's track record of greenlighting pictures featuring strong women -- including box office successes "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Fatal Attraction" and "The Accused" -- telegraphed an unmistakable message to Hollywood and popular culture. "These women were not victims -- they fought back. I believed in that message and still do," she says.One of her chief role models was her mother, Margo Heimann, who fled Nazi Germany when she was 17 and... (Variety)
Young talent Feb 21, 2007
Such as Justin Henry, 35, who broke hearts as Dustin Hoffman's towheaded son, a pawn in a custody struggle, in 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer. Reminded that he still is the youngest nominee ever at age 8, the L.A. transplant says, "I think that's dope. I think it's funny that I was nominated for two Golden Globes, too, and didn't win either.". (USA Today -- Life)
Oscar's kids Feb 21, 2007
" Bonus tidbit: Has a blog, qcreport.blog spot.com, with homey entries that sound like Erma Bombeck with an edge. Columbia Pictures Justin Henry, 1979, Kramer vs. Kramer Age at nomination: 8 years, 276 days Nomination: Supporting actor, 1979's Kramer vs. Kramer Career, post-Oscars: Waited four years before acting again (TV's Fantasy Island). Films as teen include Sixteen Candles (1984), Sweet Hearts Dance (1988). Graduated from Skidmore College, 1993. Did TNT Civil War miniseries Andersonville... (USA Today -- Life)
Big hits don't always nab Oscar Feb 18, 2007
Miniver" (1942), "Casablanca" (1943), "Going My Way" (1944), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956), "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Ben-Hur" (1959), "West Side Story" (1961), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "Tom Jones" (1963), "My Fair Lady" (1964), "The Sound of Music" (1965), "A Man for All Seasons" (1966), "Midnight Cowboy" (1969), "Patton" (1970), "The French Connection" (1971),... (Florida Today)
State Of The Art: Oscar Alternatives Jan 30, 2007
"Platoon," "Chariots of Fire," "Kramer vs. Kramer" were challenging movies with very different points of view, but they were also appealing enough to draw in the fans. Over the past three years, the message from Hollywood seems to be that moviegoers are just too stupid to know what a good movie is. (Investors Business Daily)
'Dreamgirls' left out of the biggest category Jan 26, 2007
Also in the record books is best actress nominee Meryl Streep, who notched her 14th nomination, this one for playing an imperious magazine editor in "The Devil Wears Prada." Streep has won twice: for supporting actress in 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer" and best actress for 1982's "Sophie's Choice.". "It's extraordinary that anyone in the actor's branch is even speaking to me, never mind nominating me yet again," said Streep in a statement. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'Departed,' 'Babel' top Oscar noms Jan 24, 2007
At 10, Breslin isn't the youngest performer to be nominated - Justin Henry was eight when he was nominated for 1979's "Kramer Vs. Kramer" - but if she wins she'd be the second youngest Oscar winner ever. Tatum O'Neal still holds that record for 1973's "Paper Moon." (Also 10, O'Neal was just a few months younger than Breslin is now. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
Sunshine star joins lineage of kid nominees Jan 24, 2007
The youngest actor ever nominated was 8-year-old Justin Henry, who was up for best supporting actor in 1980 for Kramer vs. Kramer. Nine-year-old Jackie Cooper was nominated for best actor in 1931 for his leading performance in Skippy, adapted from a comic strip. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Golden Globe Winners Gush Backstage Jan 17, 2007
This was Streep's 21st Golden Globe nomination, her first win was back in 1980, as best supporting actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer.". "It's a thrill to win. You have to realize, I've been nominated so many times for various things, and I have lost so many more times than anyone on the face of the earth," she said. (CBS News)
