MOVIES E17 LOSANGELESTIMES MOBILE USERS: For Showtimes Text LOVE with your ZIP CODE to 43KIX (43549) Now Playing In Theaters Everywhere View The Trailer At www.feastoflovefilm.com FROMTHE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR OF VS. COMES A FILM TIME MAGAZINERAVES IS DEFIANTLY years after co-writing Bonnie and Clyde nearly 30 years after winning a FISTFUL OF OSCARS for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton is now an grise one of our last remaining MASTERS OF HUMANIST DRAMA. His latest film, Feast of Love puts its focus on romance, reminding us how much life is shaped by the mystery, PASSION and disappointments of Patrick Goldstein Robert Feast of Love serves admirably as a PLAYFUL respite from the Iraq-war-driven flood of media violence that threatens to engulf us with a perpetual hangover of hopeless paranoia. With the help of an EXEMPLARY CAST they have fashioned an EXQUISITE TAPESTRY of interlocking love Andrew Sarris An elegant spin on a romantic THE BOSTON GLOBE Wesley Morris Greg Kinnear is at his most endearing.
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Everywhere one looked Wednesday night, there were legends of the film world as Jack Nicholson, Kirk Douglas, Warren Beatty, George Lucas and more walked up the red carpet at the ArcLight Theaters in Hollywood to celebrate the American Film 40th anniversary. The event was unprecedented, if only for this reason: The AFI brought together actors and filmmakers on one night to introduce screenings of their classic films. Beatty talked about his 1967 gangster film, and Julie Andrews introduced Oscar winner Sound of Nicholson, sunglasses and hair askew, discussed Flew Over the Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire were invited to share their thoughts on Oscar-winning George Lucas was there to discuss his sci-fi epic And star Billy Crystal and director Rob Reiner introduced their 1989 romantic comedy Harry Met One of the big draws on this night was Douglas, now 90, his voice impaired by a stroke but his mind lively and sharp, introducing director Stanley epic story of a slave revolt against the Roman Empire in which Douglas starred. After a standing ovation inside the Cinerama Dome, the veteran actor delivered a brief but moving speech, in which he said the most important thing about was that broke the of you people are too young to remember the McCarthy Douglas said. was a terrible time and Sen.
McCarthy kind of concentrated on Hollywood, especially the writers. Dalton Trumbo, a great writer, spent one year in jail and when he came out, no blacklisted writer could write. They had to use an assumed name. And they were never allowed to enter a studio. So, when I started I was guilty of hypocrisy because Dalton Trumbo was writing under the name Sam Jackson.
But in the middle of the picture it bothered me, this hypocrisy, and I think I was just young enough or old enough to say, end it I said, I want to send name. I want the real name of Dalton Trumbo on that And that, to me, the best memory of the good picture He also noted that the film is pertinent now, because was about freedom, and freedom is something very precious that we always have to be fighting Outside on the red carpet, the mood was upbeat. Three fans of were dressed as Roman legionnaires. Douglas said he felt like a just watching Nicholson, Eastwood, Lansbury and the others. tell you, really excited and glad to be a part of When Eastwood was answering questions put to him by a line of reporters, Douglas came up behind him and joked: believe a word he Eastwood turned and broke into a wide grin.
Spartacus Hedren flew in from Europe for the event. She said she believes remains a frightening movie because thought of all of the birds of the world banding together and deciding to take over the we have a chance. a pretty She said Hitchco*ck was not only her director but also her drama coach since was her first movie. was amazing to have that kind of Hedren noted that in the scene in which the birds come down the chimney, thought that they would come down the chimney and fly all over and they They sat on the hearth and they sat on the coffee table and the arm of the chair. I think it was the first time I saw Mr.
Hitchco*ck kind of stunned, as in do we do So, we did that whole scene and there were no birds there at all. Once it was edited and put together, it went over to Disney and they put the birds Reiner has probably been asked a million times about the famous fake org*sm scene in Harry Met Inevitably, the question was put to him again Wednesday night. He noted that Meg Ryan a little nervous about doing it at first because she was in front of strangers and crew I actually sat down and showed her what I thought the scene would And that prove embarrassing, pounding the table in ecstasy with his mother right there on set, he added. Shire was asked about the challenges she faced in She noted that since Rocky Balboa was such an extraordinary character, she wanted to make her character simple and make it partnering, if I Howard Stringer, the chief executive of Sony Corp. and chairman of the board of trustees, said selecting the movies for the event meant had to marry the movie with the star who was available.
Spielberg was out filming and loved to have had him here for any number of he said. we picked movies where actors were around and nobody turned us Does Lansbury think there will be great movies to honor 40 years from now? she said. going to run out of the desire to make movies the way we do now. going to use different techniques, every- thing we do will be faster and cheaper and we have the great stars. We have the great stars anymore, sorry, except for maybe a She looked around the red carpet and added: a few of us oldies are still robert.welkos@latimes.com LUMINARIES: From left, Sylvester Stallone, Tippi Hedren, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Kirk Douglas, Rob Reiner, Angela Lansbury, Billy Crystal, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Julie Andrews at the ArcLight Theaters in Hollywood on Wednesday.
CHATTING: Jack Nicholson and Billy Crystal on the red carpet at the American Film 40th anniversary event. AFI anniversary draws legends A 40th-year celebration for the institute brings together actors and directors to introduce screenings of their films. By Robert W. Welkos Times Staff Writer Photographs by Lawrence K. Ho Los Angeles Times AT MOVIES: Rob Reiner, left, Angela Lansbury and Warren Beatty were among the stars who talked about their films..
