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‘Feast of Love’ filmmaker keeps it real

by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[28.Sep.07] :. DALLAS—Robert Benton turns 75 on Saturday. He’s an avuncular man, soft-spoken and gentle of nature, and when you talk with him you can’t help but see him as a particularly cool...

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Feast of Love

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Sep.07] :. Because Morgan Freeman is so good at such voiceovers, in which he patiently explains the good intentions of "humans" (usually white humans) who make terrible mistakes and hurt one another, the role is the one he seems destined to play -- for the rest of his life.

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The Human Stain (2003)

by Philip Booth

[10.Nov.03] :. All of these circumstances amplify the irony of Silk's tragic downfall, stemming from his own Achilles' heel.

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Nobody’s Fool (1994)

by Jesse Hassenger

[9.Sep.03] :. Paul Newman plays Donald 'Sully' Sullivan, a shiftless 60-year-old forever dodging his responsibilities.

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