| "it's no surprise that this is the only film he returned to sequelise,", BIG MISTAKE EMPIRE |
"it's no surprise that this is the only film he returned to sequelise," Empire on Paul Newman in Hustler.
Now I'm not one to normally moan about things like this but I find it appalling that when remembering a great mans career such a silly error can be made. Any Newman fan knows that he "sequelised" the character of Lew Harper in the films Harper and later The Drowning Pool. The fact that Drowning Pool was made over 10years before The Colour Of Money only makes this worse... Read More
tocororo About me |
| 23:13, 12 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Long Hot Summer |
My all time favourite performance. ... Read More
sumonkey About me |
| 15:40, 06 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Other 'lesser' movies |
Perhaps it's indicative of the period when I grew up and mainly being familiar with his roles from TV showings, but films such as Harper, its sequel The Drowning Pool, Fort Apache: The Bronx, Judge Roy Bean and The Macintosh Man spring to mind as ones I enjoyed and have fond memories of. Hombre is his movie that I loved the most from his youthful period and from his later years, I go with Twilight. All that witty sparring with Gene Hackman... ... Read More
jmr1909 About me |
| 15:51, 03 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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Cool Hand Luke, The Sting and Butch Cassidy were perfect vehicles for Newman's smouldering charisma and endless class, yet it is Road To Perdition that perfectly captures the boundless talent that he came to rely upon in his later years.
After the looks had faded and the voice grown ragged, Newman was still able to dominate the screen, his blue eyes shining like gimlets, his raw, God-given gift for acting burning like hot coals. Mendes's film was a beautiful, haunting vision, memorable for i... Read More
Eomer_King About me |
| 11:32, 01 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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| RE: Nobody's Fool |
Another one to check out: Sometimes A Great Notion. Directed by Newman as well, with Henry Fonda and Lee Remick. It's an underrated adaptation of the book by Ken Kesey. Not on DVD and hard to find. ... Read More
benskelly About me |
| 07:28, 01 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Nobody's Fool |
Nobody's Fool is, in my opinion, his greatest performance. ... Read More
Vignir About me |
| 00:22, 01 October 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Roy Bean et all |
what about The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ? Slap Shot ? Somebody Up There Likes Me ? Hombre ? ... Read More
duluman About me |
| 22:49, 30 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Nobody's Fool |
Glad to see this film getting mentioned in the comments. Hardly anyone knows it (not helped by no region 2 release) and it is wonderful. Newman looks like he's having the best time sparring with Jessica Tandy and Bruce Willis, but proves his worth in the scene at the old house. Thoroughly recommended even if you have to import it. ... Read More
Najemikon About me |
| 13:27, 30 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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Although not his best, I would have to have his performance as Rocky in Somebody up there likes me somewhere in the top 10. Favourite has to be the Hustler, he without doubt should have got the oscar for that. Giving it to him for Color of Money went some way to rectifying the oversight. ... Read More
JonathanMardukas About me |
| 09:52, 30 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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| greatest role... |
Even though his and for that matter everyone else's, save joanne woodward a real Georgia peach, southern accent is horrendous i would say Ben Quick from 'A Long Hot Summer' is his best performance. but it's tough to to pick 'the best'.... ... Read More
nearside81 About me |
| 20:11, 29 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Re: 10 Greatest Paul Newman roles |
Have to say i think that Paul's role in Nobody's Fool deserves a mention, but hey there are so many to choose from. ... Read More
empiregers About me |
| 20:08, 29 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Hollywood very rarely makes a movies for older leading men. |
Paul Newman showed them the error of their ways in 'Nobody's Fool', another stellar performance opposite an equally brilliant Bruce Willis.
Did you know that at aged 54, Paul came second in the Le Mans 24 Hour race?! What a man! There are very few like him left. ... Read More
Cameron1975Williams About me |
| 16:38, 29 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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| Hollywood very rarely makes movies for older leading men. |
Paul Newman showed them the error of their ways in 'Nobody's Fool', another stellar performance opposite an equally brilliant Bruce Willis.
Did you know that at aged 54, Paul came second in the Le Mans 24 Hour race?! What a man! There are very few like him left. ... Read More
Cameron1975Williams About me |
| 16:37, 29 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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Without a doubt for me it must be Butch Cassidy, one of those timeless films of my bank holiday youth. I never saw him in a film I didnt thoroughly enjoy. There are still a few on there that i havent seen yet, The Hustler is also amazing but never saw the Colour of Money, Going to bump it to the top of my must see list for this great actor. ... Read More
sleepwalker About me |
| 14:46, 29 September 2008 | Report This Post |
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