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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Genres:
Starring:
Amy Adams,
Jennifer Aniston,
Alan Arkin,
Julia Bantner,
Eric Barba,
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Hugh Jackman had a great time as host of this year's Academy awards,
and so did we. His joy was infectious. The staging and set up is
probably one of the best I've seen in all my years of watching these
shows. The pre-show done by Jackman and Anne Hathaway was passable, but
the whole production came across as so real and human, it astounded us.
This actually was very we...
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Documentary
Starring:
Paul Newman,
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Let the wildlife documentaries roll in. I suppose it's lucrative enough
to make a film based on animals both in wildlife, or in captivity,
protecting them from the threat of extinction. You can name such films
with ease, starting from the award winning March of the Penguins, to
the fictional story The Fox and the Child and to the latest screened
here in Panda Diary. The Me...
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Genres:
Animation
Short
Family
Starring:
Larry The Cable Guy,
Owen Wilson,
Michael Wallis,
Bonnie Hunt,
Paul Newman,
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Takes place straight after the movie. In one calm night, Mater was
roaming around Radiator Springs and pulling off some scares and pranks
on all his friends. After doing it on everyone, he and the rest of them
listen to the tale of the Ghost Light which is a ghostly orb that comes
out on dark and deserted nights like this one.After hearing the story, Mater is too scared to go back ...
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Genres:
Animation
Comedy
Family
Sport
Adventure
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Paul Newman,
Bonnie Hunt,
Larry The Cable Guy,
Cheech Marin,
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I had my doubts. I knew that Pixar would fail this time around. No way
were they going to pull this off for a seventh time.I was very, very wrong.I went to see a special screening of "Cars" a few weeks ago, and this
movie blew me away. The animation is gorgeous, the story brings a smile
to your face, and you can't help falling in love with all of the
colorful characters. It def...
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Genres:
Animation
Comedy
Family
Sport
Adventure
Starring:
Owen Wilson,
Paul Newman,
Bonnie Hunt,
Larry The Cable Guy,
Cheech Marin,
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I had my doubts. I knew that Pixar would fail this time around. No way
were they going to pull this off for a seventh time.I was very, very wrong.I went to see a special screening of "Cars" a few weeks ago, and this
movie blew me away. The animation is gorgeous, the story brings a smile
to your face, and you can't help falling in love with all of the
colorful characters. It def...
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Genres:
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Tyler Hoechlin,
Rob Maxey,
Paul Newman,
Liam Aiken,
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Road to Perdition, a movie undeservedly overlooked at that year Oscars
is the second work of Sam Mendes (and in my opinion his best work), a
director who three years before won Oscar for his widely acclaimed but
controversial American Beauty. This is a terrific movie, and at the
same time ultimately poignant and sad.It's a story of a relatively wealthy and happy family from outward...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Kevin Costner,
Robin Wright,
Paul Newman,
John Savage,
Illeana Douglas,
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While on vacation, a single mother identified as Theresa discovers a
'message in a bottle' on the shore that has moving honest words of love
addressed to a woman named Catherine… The trail leads her to a sailboat builder named Garrett and also to his
father, Dodge in a small North Carolina coastal town… It turns out that
Catherine is Garret's deceased wife, an...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Jessica Tandy,
Bruce Willis,
Melanie Griffith,
Dylan Walsh,
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Newman uses a lifetime of acting experience to give a burnished, affecting
portrayal of Sully, a dysfunctional father and husband who is basically
well-intentioned but has never been able to connect with anyone or live up
to his responsibilities. His family arrives back in town and he begins the
long-delayed process of reconnecting with his son and grandsons.Like "Mr. & Mrs. Bridge...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Starring:
Tim Robbins,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Paul Newman,
Charles Durning,
John Mahoney,
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Another fascinating piece from the Coen Brothers, 'The Hudsucker Proxy'
is an homage to the films of the 1930s. From the grey faux-Gothic
cityscape to the over-the-top acting and rapid fire dialogue to the
subdued colors to the stark sets, this film hearkens back to an earlier
era of films. The plot is simple enough. When company president Waring Hudsucker
commits suicide, the ...
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Genres:
Drama
Sport
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Tom Cruise,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Helen Shaver,
John Turturro,
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People misunderstood "The Color of Money," I think. There are a few
things to keep in mind: 1) This was a Martin Scorsese film. Scorsese was fresh off "Taxi
Driver," "Raging Bull," and other such successes from less than a
decade before. People were expecting a lot.2) It starred Paul Newman, returning to his character from "The
Hustler," in a sequel that was twenty-five years in th...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Charlotte Rampling,
Jack Warden,
James Mason,
Milo O'Shea,
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The title of this movie is deceiving. THE VERDICT suggests a courtroom
drama, something like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, or INHERIT THE WIND. It does
have some riveting court scenes, but what happens outside of court and to
Paul Newman is the real attraction here. The title not only refers to the
inevitable decision of the important case of the film, but also to how the
Newman ch...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Edward Asner,
Ken Wahl,
Danny Aiello,
Rachel Ticotin,
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In the war zone of the South Bronx, the police of the 41st Precinct
have the worst absentee record in the city, the most disability record
claims, the least conviction per arrests, and there's nobody doing
anything and the men aren't motivated… The first petition of the new captain Dennis Connolly (Ed Asner) was to
make it clear that there is zero progress on the inves...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Sport
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Strother Martin,
Michael Ontkean,
Jennifer Warren,
Lindsay Crouse,
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Mostly hated by critics on its release, as much for its cynical viewpoint
as
its relentless profanity, "Slap Shot" has since become something of a cult
classic.Set in the low-rent world of minor-league hockey, the movie follows the
efforts of player-coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) to turn around the
Charlestown Chiefs' final, losing season in a dying Pennsylvania steel
to...
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Drama
Starring:
Steve McQueen,
Paul Newman,
William Holden,
Faye Dunaway,
Fred Astaire,
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Having struck box office gold two years earlier with The Poseidon Adventure,
Irwin Allen aided by the combined financing of Fox and Warner Bros., decided
to do himself one better with The Towering Inferno. No expense was spared,
as evidenced by Allen securing the services of two of the top box office
draws available in Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. Next, he hedged his bet
wit...
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Robert Redford,
Robert Shaw,
Charles Durning,
Ray Walston,
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This film deserved every Oscar thrown at it. It looks good, it's funny,
it's extremely complex but doesn't dwell on the fact for a moment: if
you can spot the twists, you haven't got time to sit back smugly as
they pop up - everything rushes on. The acting's good as is the story,
one carrying the other. I can't think of a movie where people so
obviously had as much fun - maybe ...
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Genres:
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Western
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Robert Redford,
Katharine Ross,
Strother Martin,
Henry Jones,
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OK, for those of you who aren't sure whether "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance
Kid" is a good, or even great movie, just do the following:Scroll up to "memorable quotes". Go on, do it and then read what follows.
I'll be right here when you get back.Finished? Did you read those lines? THAT, my friends, that and the fact
they are spoken by some great actors is what makes this film so w...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
George Kennedy,
J.D. Cannon,
Lou Antonio,
Robert Drivas,
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Having had the advantage of reading Donn Pearce's novel about a year before
seeing Cool Hand Luke, it was with great anticipation that I awaited it's
transfer to the big screen. I was not disappointed.Cool Hand Luke could easily be classified by the misguided as just a prison
yarn, but it is so much more than that. It is the story of a man who
refuses to be nailed down or conform...
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Genres:
Action
Western
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Fredric March,
Richard Boone,
Diane Cilento,
Cameron Mitchell,
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There has been no tougher or more formidable Western heavy than Richard
Boone... He was a fine, respected actor and powerful presence, one of
the screen's most efficient scene-stealer...In 'The Tall T,' Boone was Randolph Scott's intelligent, embittered
adversary, smooth as a rattlesnake and twice as treacherous; in 'Man
Without a Star,' he wrapped non-conforming farmers in barbed ...
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Genres:
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Julie Andrews,
Lila Kedrova,
Hansjörg Felmy,
Tamara Toumanova,
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Hitchcock made a few clunkers in his day, but this isn't one of them,
despite its reputation. I don't know if I could get away with saying
it's one of Hitchcock's ten best features, but I found it to be easily
one of his top ten most entertaining. I enjoyed watching Torn Curtain a
lot more than some of his established classics, like Notorious and the
Birds, even...
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Genres:
Crime
Mystery
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Lauren Bacall,
Julie Harris,
Arthur Hill,
Janet Leigh,
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This I don't understand- For years I've believed in how Elliot Gould's Philip Marlowe in "The Long
Goodbye" was the first effort at making a P.I. character a whacked out loser
with a post-modern attitude. Yet, I'm watching "Harper" today and my jaw is
bounding off the floor like a yo-yo. Because in the lead role Paul Newman
gives one of the ten best performances I've ever seen, an...
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Genres:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Elke Sommer,
Edward G. Robinson,
Diane Baker,
Micheline Presle,
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Director Mark Robson tilts his hat to Hitchcock with this adaptation of
an Irving Wallace novel. A slick, light-hearted thriller of
international intrigue, with a dash of sex and humour thrown in, "The
Prize" is actually BETTER than some of the stuff Hitchcock was making
around that time (eg Torn Curtain and Topaz). No doubt, part of the
reason for the Hitchcockian similarities...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Jackie Gleason,
Piper Laurie,
George C. Scott,
Myron McCormick,
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"The Hustler" is steeped in the seedy atmosphere of smoke-filled pool
halls in the ugly urban hinterland of America.
The Ames Billiard Hall is funereal in feel. When 'Fast Eddie' Felson walks
in with Charlie, his manager, Charlie remarks, "These tables are the slabs
they lay the stiffs on." The film is about the talented men who perform,
but equally about the talentless preda...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Elizabeth Taylor,
Paul Newman,
Burl Ives,
Jack Carson,
Judith Anderson,
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Burl Ives gives the greatest portrayal of a literary character in film
history, and he wasn't even recognized by an Oscar nomination, further
evidence of the Academy's complete lack of credibility as an arbiter of
screen excellence.The casting is brilliant:Tennessee Williams's Big Daddy was indeed big - larger than life,
domineering, insensitive, self-absorbed. Burl Ives's Big Dadd...
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