tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post2346899397289969636..comments2024-03-28T18:32:38.243-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Aaahh... I Feel Like a Newman...Poseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-49614464229814661732016-04-25T20:53:34.383-04:002016-04-25T20:53:34.383-04:00Gingerguy, that's so neat about your nephew go...Gingerguy, that's so neat about your nephew going to the Hole in the Wall camp and how active Newman was with the kids. I had a female acquaintance once who met Newman at a charity event and he took her for a whirl on the dance floor. Needless to say it was unforgettable and she said he was so nice. I never could get through "A New Kind of Love" but I did enjoy Woodward as a champagne-blonde bitch in "From the Terrace. "Lady L" is one I still need to see, but I don't think Paul was very fond of the movie in the end. <br /><br />Roberta, I also gasped in shock during "The Verdict!" So unexpected. I think seeing that movie was when I really decided that he was an actor to be reckoned with. Most of the things I'd seen of his to that point were lighter or less-gritty things. How amazing that he was in your town filming (and that he was so kind and accessible to people!) The Cruise thing doesn't surprise me at all...<br /><br />Bless you, Armando! LOL Well... You know, my posts used to be so brief and then I began to get longer and longer. Now I can never seem to keep them reined in even when I try to! I must tell you that this one began with about 35 pictures, but as it was going along, I started to fear that this person or that was going to come along and say, "No 'Color of Money?'" or "Shame on you for omitting 'The Sting!'" or what have you... I never claim to be 100% inclusive, but there's always some shitheel (probably one who's never run a blog for six months, much less more than half a decade) to come around and point out an omission! I never mind corrections, because I do strive for accuracy, but those other types of things can be trying. Anyway, thanks much!<br /><br />A, ha ha! I'm no Eve Harrington! I couldn't begin to take over the place of a fabled star. But around these here parts I do occasionally feel like Margo Channing, with actors younger than me nipping at my heels! Glad you enjoyed this post.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-23425795915953913752016-04-23T17:29:46.389-04:002016-04-23T17:29:46.389-04:00Thanks Poseidon!
I enjoyed the whole thing (and p...Thanks Poseidon!<br /><br />I enjoyed the whole thing (and picked up just the briefest hint of Eve Harrington in you post about your Cat on a Hot Tin Roof role). A great read and wonderful pics!<br /><br /><br />AAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994860402022617403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-66453965554942517972016-04-22T14:13:19.992-04:002016-04-22T14:13:19.992-04:00Wait a minute, this is the short and easy version ...Wait a minute, this is the short and easy version of a post?! Seems pretty exhaustive to me. I often forget how much I like Paul Newman until I see him again on screen in pretty much anything, even his duds.<br /><br />I've probably seen Cat, Hud, Butch Cassidy, and The Sting the most of his movies. What a face!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-27689174435110483532016-04-22T13:37:19.821-04:002016-04-22T13:37:19.821-04:00Wow! Getting a big dose of Paul Newman was just w...Wow! Getting a big dose of Paul Newman was just what I needed today. Clearly one of the handsomest movie stars ever, he was also one of the finest actors too. While I adore the young Paul's movies, and the box office triumphs like Butch Cassidy, Towering Inferno and The Sting, my favorite Newman film is The Verdict. He doesn't play a version of the super cool anti-hero he was known for (Cat, Sweet Bird, Hustler, Hud, Luke, Sting, etc) He plays an alcoholic loser on the brink of desperation. While he still looks good, there is a sadness, shame and weatheredness that creeps onto his face and into his eyes. Really really wonderful film acting. The scene he has with Charlotte Rampling near the end of the movie is so raw and real people in the theatre where I saw it gasped.<br /><br />Just an FYI: Slap Shot was filmed in my hometown of Johnstown, PA. Paul was lovely to the local citizenry, and surprisingly small and lean. A real class act. A few years later the movie All the Right Moves was filmed in Johnstown too. It started Tom Cruise, who hadn't yet become a star. Complete opposite experience than the one with Newman. Hope Cruise learned a thing or two from Paul when they shot The Color of Money.<br /><br />Thanks for including the photo of you as Brick. After reading your blog for all this time I had conjured an image of you in my mind. Now I can put a real face behind the writing!Roberta Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065433889234217024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-85902292562324282182016-04-22T13:07:16.581-04:002016-04-22T13:07:16.581-04:00I should know that when I come to the underworld t...I should know that when I come to the underworld there is always a surprise in store. LOL that picture of Paul and Joan, maybe he did teach her a thing or two. And the shot of you as Brick is pretty fab. I would love to be able to reenact my favorite movie scenes but something tells me stage acting is a bit more complicated so will leave it to you professionals. Paul was so beautiful and a really good actor, so sleazy in "Sweet Bird" and I also love "Harper". "A New Kind Of Love" is a bit weird, and Joanne looked miscast in it, maybe it was fun to make for them? I have never seen either "Lady L" and "the Verdict" so now they are on my Netflix list. I really love the Oscars photo, they were both gorgeous and that doesn't seem that long ago. I not only love his Hollywood career but he was and is a personal hero. My nephew attended his Hole In The Wall Camp for several successive Summers and had the time of his life. Paul posed with all the children individually. I treasure that photograph to this day. He really did good with his fame and left the world a better place, and luckily for us left a lot of film to enjoy. Great post.<br />Gingerguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989371210392669145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-86136204848217233482016-04-22T12:01:05.225-04:002016-04-22T12:01:05.225-04:00and i played the bob redford role in, "barefo...and i played the bob redford role in, "barefoot in the park." <br />isn't it wonderful?normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.com