tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post977433427350243752..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: The Essential Bening MeNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8641760685121119162010-08-11T19:40:12.772-04:002010-08-11T19:40:12.772-04:00I just saw The Kids Are All Right, Bening was asto...I just saw The Kids Are All Right, Bening was astounding. I didn't expect to feel as emotional as I did by the end of the movie. Loved the whole cast.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5356170095220119152010-08-09T18:30:21.294-04:002010-08-09T18:30:21.294-04:00This film is so brilliant,and so well written,and ...This film is so brilliant,and so well written,and Annette Bening so right,and for any actress to expose,all of her inner being and to watch a performance go from a-z is so rare today,the close ups, the challenge of being part of a charade in everyones life,and to conquer her home and her family,no one has done that,since Anne Bancroft,in The Graduate,this is the iconic performance of the 21st.century,here to you Mrs.mom of the year.C.J.Blanda,New York and Philadelphia.C.J.Blandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33945667667979824592010-08-04T17:20:42.654-04:002010-08-04T17:20:42.654-04:00Just saw The Kids Rae All Right... really loved th...Just saw The Kids Rae All Right... really loved the whole thing .. the cast was exceptional ... to me, the standouts were Bening and Ruffalo .. Moore had her moments, but also had weak ones, whereas Bening was consistently in the role.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74967734759202649002010-08-04T13:12:06.508-04:002010-08-04T13:12:06.508-04:00If this woman does not win an Oscar. Damn, i write...If this woman does not win an Oscar. Damn, i write the perfect script and the perfect role (she, of course, make a wonderful peformance) by myself. <br /><br />They were all blind - BEING JULIA -Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149909338340886410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4984789700299114212010-08-04T12:30:21.706-04:002010-08-04T12:30:21.706-04:00You're a hot mess, Annette! Don't know wh...You're a hot mess, Annette! Don't know what that article was all about, but we still love ya, gurl! Hopefully you'll be able to defeat your arch-nemesis La Swank in "Conviction" for that elusive Oscar win that you SO desperately want! It can't just be a one-Oscar household, you know!Doriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51976301526190918662010-08-04T12:17:13.603-04:002010-08-04T12:17:13.603-04:00Best Bening - running with scissors for the cafe s...Best Bening - running with scissors for the cafe scene with her son at the end alone!!!mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-10611093448366143512010-08-04T11:22:18.493-04:002010-08-04T11:22:18.493-04:00Hand's on "The Kids are alright"Hand's on "The Kids are alright"stjeansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34153127788513851872010-08-04T09:49:44.249-04:002010-08-04T09:49:44.249-04:00Am I the only one who thought she was the weakest ...Am I the only one who thought she was the weakest part of <i>Kids</i>? That character is unbearable.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987834840694434326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82324539549107368672010-08-04T08:51:13.167-04:002010-08-04T08:51:13.167-04:00Hmmm... Not much of a fan of Bening. I like her, b...Hmmm... Not much of a fan of Bening. I like her, but I prefer Glenn Close. I guess I'm alone in it right here.dinasztiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418227830861757663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8802509374455856652010-08-04T05:17:35.280-04:002010-08-04T05:17:35.280-04:00I sooooooooooo love The Bening!!!!! And this post ...I sooooooooooo love The Bening!!!!! And this post was really hilarious!!! :-)<br />I'm dying to see "The Kids Are All Right", unfortunately it opens in January here in Italy, urgh! (I'm also missing "Mother & Child")... anyway, I hope she'll gets all the recognition she deserves for her "Kids" role!<br /><br />My own favorite performances from Mrs Bening carrer are, in order:<br />1. BEING JULIA (simply wonderful... she so deserved that fuckin' Oscar!)<br />2. THE GRIFTERS (a marvellous femme fatale in the best noir of the 1990s)<br />3. VALMONT (one my favorite films of ALL time... love her as the Marquise!)<br />4. AMERICAN BEAUTY (she's a joy to watch also in an 'unpleasent' role)<br />5. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (very funny and an excellent lead in a romantic comedy)<br />6. IN DREAMS (I didn't particurally like that film, but Bening's peformance is amazing)<br />7. RUNNING WITH SCISSORS (didn't like the film at all, but The Bening is great as always)<br />8. BUGSY (another marvellous femme fatale... she's so beautiful in that 1930s look!)<br />9. MRS. HARRIS (if not for Helen Mirren, she would be an Emmy winner by now...)<br />10.THE WOMEN (because is such and underrated film, and I'd like to see more comedy stuff by the Bening)<br /><br />You're sooo great, my darling Mrs. Bening... just hope to see you more often on screen in the next years!Stefanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28443887155171724212010-08-04T03:55:17.861-04:002010-08-04T03:55:17.861-04:00American Beauty/The Women, always awesome though.American Beauty/The Women, always awesome though.Maryhttp://missemmamm.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88644323751423786352010-08-04T02:41:03.148-04:002010-08-04T02:41:03.148-04:00She's yet to top Carolyn Burnham for me - not ...She's yet to top Carolyn Burnham for me - not that she has to necessarily.<br /><br />I did personally think Moore was best in show in Kids Are All Right (I hope she isn't eclipsed come awards season - it's an impeccable, effortless-seeming performance that deserves more attention), but that's hardly a knock against Bening. She had me shaking during that silent dinner scene centrepiece.Y Kant Goran Ritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058411467996289416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-89240503996856405072010-08-03T22:55:20.795-04:002010-08-03T22:55:20.795-04:00My goodness, I've only seen five: American Bea...My goodness, I've only seen five: American Beauty, The Women, The American President, Mars Attacks! and Richard III. I love Carolyn Burnham and...ok, I'm going to come out and say it. I LIKE THE WOMEN. I really do. When Annette says, "No one hates Saks," I feel warm and giddy inside. I love it, I say!Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72182138541840605112010-08-03T22:53:28.715-04:002010-08-03T22:53:28.715-04:00I'd say American Beauty, damn the haters! Kids...I'd say <i>American Beauty</i>, damn the haters! <i>Kids</i> is out next month so I haven't seen it yet, Annette! Forgive me.<br /><br />Y'all should see <i>Open Range</i>. It's fantastic.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08194113062830373898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-74867745319796924112010-08-03T21:46:46.426-04:002010-08-03T21:46:46.426-04:00James T -- we accept your devotional. And thanks f...James T -- we accept your devotional. And thanks for mentioning Bening Julia. It really should be mentioned more often.The Beningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26128638666692748562010-08-03T21:39:16.843-04:002010-08-03T21:39:16.843-04:00Oh God...I have a soft spot in my heart for Regard...Oh God...I have a soft spot in my heart for Regarding Henry. Harrison Ford and Annette had great chemistry. I know its shamelessly sentimental, but it's done so honestly, how can you not love it? <br /><br />Fave Bening perfs outside of RH...The Grifters, Bugsy, Mrs. Harris, and Running with Scissors. If Mrs. Harris was a feature she would've been nominated, no doubt. Tragedy she wasn't nommed for RWS - couldn't they fit her into Best Supporting Actress? <br /><br />Full disclosure - did not like her in American Beauty...I just didn't like the character...kudos to her for bravely creating someone so unlikable.SoSueMenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29983346980810825852010-08-03T21:21:16.522-04:002010-08-03T21:21:16.522-04:00American Beauty, for sure.
Totally random, but......American Beauty, for sure.<br /><br />Totally random, but... what happened to Actress Phych Contest???<br /><br />Love your blog, sorry about the bad english. Kisses from Uruguay ;)joeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-64253919604947700672010-08-03T21:00:39.265-04:002010-08-03T21:00:39.265-04:00@TheBening: I'm sorry. She's one of those ...@TheBening: I'm sorry. She's one of those peasants, holding up your train. Look behind you. She's the one dressed like a Ball-Breaking Attorney. From Connecticut.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-81081323681101614962010-08-03T20:48:01.630-04:002010-08-03T20:48:01.630-04:00Luke -- i'm afraid you forgot the other 19 per...Luke -- i'm afraid you forgot the other 19 performances!<br /><br />Scott --- why stop at 3?<br /><br />NicksPickyFlicks -- who is this Glenn Close person. One of my admirers?The Beningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85111746697333062852010-08-03T20:23:11.041-04:002010-08-03T20:23:11.041-04:00I agree with the entire spirit and most of the con...I agree with the entire spirit and most of the content of what cal roth said. Only diff is that I haven't seen <i>Open Range</i>, so my own underdog faves of Bening's perfs are in <i>Valmont</i> and <i>Running with Scissors</i>. The former is such a beautiful tonal balance, and subtler in a lot of ways than Glenn Close's hard-driving and vaguely humorless intensity (as much as I love her in her best scenes). The latter is almost too close to Bening's shrill-harridan wheelhouse, but I thought she did brilliant character work, and used her own biases as an actress to terrific effect. I was <i>sympathetic</i> to that woman in a way I'm not, always, to her gallery of resentful, acerbic bristlers.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13447086325671468642010-08-03T20:01:27.002-04:002010-08-03T20:01:27.002-04:00Haven't seen Kids yet, but my favorites so far...Haven't seen Kids yet, but my favorites so far are her performances in The Grifters and American Beauty. And if you want a third, The American President.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607567799469685872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27624469119203564972010-08-03T19:37:38.687-04:002010-08-03T19:37:38.687-04:00Oh god. Being Julia. Case closed. I guess I'...Oh god. Being Julia. Case closed. I guess I'd hand the second place trophy to the lovely Sidney Ellen Wade - she's awfully effective in that little mid-90s haircut of hers...Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607763027974538119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84236554288001248222010-08-03T19:28:40.431-04:002010-08-03T19:28:40.431-04:00Your Bening posts make me like her more tha I do. ...Your Bening posts make me like her more tha I do. I know I usually come here as "detractor", but I never mention that she looks cool and nothing diva-like when she's not acting. I think she is irritating when she tries to move this theatrical strings to overacting saturation point, but I really know she can do better. <br /><br />And here comes my surprise: I love how she is delicate in Open Range (this movie is SO good). She is ten times better in this movie than in Being Julia, and I'd really love to see her playing more natural and minimalistic roles. Something without make-up, silent and well-observed, a beautiful chamber drama or a nice comedy without screams or hysteria. <br /><br />I haven't seen The Kids Are Alright yet, but I think it'll be my favorite performance of hers. She looks so relaxed, and this tomboy look is so refreshing!cal rothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-75258561022618820712010-08-03T19:26:40.274-04:002010-08-03T19:26:40.274-04:00The fact that YOU care about OUR opinion proves ho...The fact that YOU care about OUR opinion proves how humble You are. (as if the article alone didn't)<br /><br />I haven't watched many performances by You but I think I really loved You in Be(n)ing Julia. <br /><br />Your 21 performances should be named the 21 Steps to Happiness. Random order. <br /><br />I'll go sacrifice some hair from my eyebrow in Your name.James Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055933146552583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-11064909651107387112010-08-03T19:12:06.858-04:002010-08-03T19:12:06.858-04:00"The Grifters" is my fave Bening perform..."The Grifters" is my fave Bening performance. I wish you would do more comedy.<br /><br />Also great in "Mrs. Harris" and obviously "TKAAR", "Being Julia," and "American Beauty."Joenoreply@blogger.com