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...that the camera is actually where the script says it is. Director Mark Rydell opted to shoot the upcoming film The River in Tennessee because he wanted real local color. "Though great things get created on studio back lots, the East does look different from the West," says Barry Levinson, director of Diner, which was shot in Baltimore, and The Natural, which was made in Buffalo. "At one time Hollywood was crucial. But that has changed with better communication, new methods of distribution, lighter cameras and smaller crews...
...Sarah R. Levinson...
...women in Levinson's film either disrupt Hobbs' career or propel him towards success. But perhaps it is this enormous power they have on his life that lifts them from mere accessories to almost magical superhumans. When Hobbs and the Knights are on a sudden losing streak, Roy's hometown sweetheart (Glenn Close) comes to one of his games after not having seen him in years. Dressed in white, standing next to hundreds of almost darkened fans, she stands up in the stands as Hobbs waits for the ball after two strikes. In this make-it-or-break-it moment...
...LEVINSON'S SPECTACULAR use of light makes the film truly magnificent--light that creeps into darkened rooms, the moonlight that illuminates the expansive midwestern farmland or even the bright glare in the stadium. This light in fuses many scenes in a breathtaking moments transports possibly melodramatic moments into fantasy. And Redford as Hobbs gives the film its American epic quality. Redford plays the store and wholesome Hobbs wonderfully. Oddly enough, Redford does not have many lines or verbally revealing moments. In fact, the screenplay is one of the film's weakest points. Yet it is Redford's captivating screen presence...
...Levinson has directed The Natural deftly, continuing the success of his first film, Diner, but utilizing a more expansive space. He coordinates scenes, particulary the baseball scenes, expertly, and although almost always predictable, they are all nevertheless exhilarating...