tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post8189114053479376397..comments2024-03-27T02:51:33.336-07:00Comments on Finding Myself in Hoboken: Happy Birthday, Paul NewmanMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-20342915953646825912008-01-27T07:47:00.000-08:002008-01-27T07:47:00.000-08:00Funny about Newman and Oscars. He should have had ...Funny about Newman and Oscars. He should have had at least three by now, but he got so discouraged being nominated and not winning that he stopped attending the ceremonies. He's only won one, I think for <I>The Color of Money</I> and he wasn't there to receive it. <BR/><BR/>By the way, women can too appreciate a "man's man." I'm here to tell ya.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-11638349121727382902008-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:002008-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:00As Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" ...As Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" and as that Mick lawyer in "The Verdict" (a role for which he should have been awarded the Oscar) he played a man's man in ways that only real men can appreciate. Happy birthday, Mr. Newman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-71626674360167752932008-01-26T05:52:00.000-08:002008-01-26T05:52:00.000-08:00Yes, a birthday appreciation is due and not merel...Yes, a birthday appreciation is due and not merely for the passing of another year. More, good thoughts come from the me because<BR/>he is one of few at such fame level that has no "rag" crap promoted. His work stands for itself and in it the characters all seem to have a warmth of personal contact. Is it the method acting or the actor himself? I think the actor, the man, his demeanor, makes me appreciate him. Even in Sweet Bird of Youth his character comes across as warm and personal while grasping for whatever he can get in a losing situation. Your email tale of him, which has come my way too, suggests to me more than just the flustered conscience of an admirer. Having obviously absorbed the woman's ice cream purchase as a watcher and enjoyer of people, his comment is voluntary, participatory, and on a personal level; in my mind's eye, the scene could be a piece of movie. <BR/>Yes , happy birthday, Paul Newman, and thanks for sharing your yourself through your work. As to sex appeal, I can't say. Women stir my pot of soup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-48941805755991319702008-01-26T00:08:00.000-08:002008-01-26T00:08:00.000-08:00Cool Hand Luke and Long Hot Summer are a couple of...Cool Hand Luke and Long Hot Summer are a couple of my favorite movies.<BR/><BR/>I also recall from a couple of years ago an interview in which he replied "sometimes less is more" when asked if he would have played roles any differently in retrospect. For some reason, this stuck in my mind.<BR/><BR/>I think the most poignant line in Cool Hand Luke is when, at the conclusion of his dying mother's visit, his brother hands him a banjo and says "Now you've got no reason to come back."<BR/><BR/>The chemistry between Newman and Joanne Woodward in Long Hot Summer is clearly evident.Elmer Gantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219215226532295453noreply@blogger.com