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Topic: ACTOR PAUL NEWMAN DIES
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted September 27, 2008 01:52 PM
and will continue to, as I'm sure his wife will no doubt carry them on.
I have a print on Super 8 optical sound of "Harry and Son", which was a pet project of His, in which he starred and directed, an under-rated drama.
One of my favorite films that he did was also one of his last films ...
Twilight.
In which he played an aging detective who's made a mess of his life, divorced and now living above the garage of a famous movie star who he does a job for, (delivering a ransom for), and the job turns out to be a bloody mess. It starred good ole Paul, Gene hackman, Susan Sarrandon and James Garner. A very good detective Noir film. Some great dialogue to that film too! If you haven't seen it, see it.
His face was one of those that even guys wish they had. Ruggedly handsome and his features looked better the older he got, (in my personal opinion).
So sad to see him go. I wrote my first screenplay, a western, with him in mind first.
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Paul Adsett
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posted September 27, 2008 03:32 PM
Newman was unforgettable in so many films. My personal favourites are The Hustler and The Sting. What a great actor, and even greater person, he was. A true class act, a great humanitarian, he showed the best of America to the World.
Only a few more of the truly great film stars are left now, and will probably all be gone within five or 10 years. Paul joins a distinguished galaxy. There will never be one like him again. Thank God his films will be around forever, to remind future generations of how great Hollywood used to be.
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Osi Osgood
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posted September 28, 2008 04:47 PM
I reiterate "Twilight", which was his second to last starring role, is a must see. he starred in one last feature, "Where the Money Is", not an epic by any standard, but okay.
I really did admire the guy. One of the interesting things about his looks was that He was born "older", you even look at the younger Newman in the 60's, who wasn't afraid to have that early on-set gray hair. Perhaps that was one reason why he seemed to age so slowly.
Let us not forget his oscar winning role as the lawyer in "The Verdict", as well as his great comeback film, "Nobody's Fool".
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Barry Attwood
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From: Enfield, U.K.
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posted October 01, 2008 05:51 AM
The first thing I ever saw Paul Newman star in at the cinema was "The Towering Inferno" and I must admit that I do have a real soft spot for this film, although more an ensemble film, I thought his pairing with the other legend Steve MacQueen was inspired, and their scenes together at the end were some of the best moments in the film. In later years his prescence in "The Road to Perdition" saw him in top form once again, and he even provided a voice for the Disney/Pixar "Cars" , and I was wondering if he had done any vocal work for "Cars 2" which is in development now, as the voice track is recorded in advance to these films, I suppose we will just have to wait and see.
There are not many of the true legends of the silver screen left now, and I do wonder if any of the new crop of "Stars" will have the impact of the likes of Paul Newman in 40-50 years time, I doubt it.
R.I.P. Paul, you were a class act.
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