As a Connecticut resident, I had the rare privilege of meeting film great's Art Carney (who I best remember for TV's The Honeymooners and the Oscar-winning "Harry and Tonto"), Katharine Hepburn (who I best remember for "African Queen" and "The Philadelphia Story"), and Paul Newman (who I best remember for "Absence of Malice", the Oscar-winning "Color of Money", "Nobody's Fool", and "The Road to Perdition"). Eugene Wilder's "Our Town", the theater, and Westport Country Playhouse were also hallowed places for Paul Newman. He enjoyed the footlights and the stage, as well as movies. Indeed, Paul Newman is a thespian, who is a priceless one of a kind. Paul Newman's legacy lives on through his matchless performances and his wonderful deeds that continue on with Newman's Own, a exemplary example of commitment, dedication, humility, and selflessness. He gave his all, and he gave his best.
In Connecticut, Paul Newman is known as a "regular guy," but he is also known as a consummate professional, who is missed in Hollywood and around the world.
My favorite Paul Newman film is "Nobody's Fool" (1994)--and, indeed, he was "Nobody's Fool" in real life, as well as on the stage and screen. Quite frankly, I believe that Paul Newman deserves an Oscar for his moving and sensitive portrayal of Sully. The film is a tear- jerker--and my tears flow like a river, every time I view this movie.
Paul Newman is universally loved, and so it is quite a triumph for Paul Newman to play an unsympathetic, yet winsome character. Sully has got to be at least one of Paul Newman's greatest roles since the Oscar-winning "Hud".
This movie's superb qualities are definitely supported by Paul Newman's relationships with the interwoven characters throughout the film. But, it must be said that there are relationships that stand out. Jessica Tandy's superb performance, and her relationship with Paul Newman. Once again, through Jessica Tandy, we can see what is "Driving Miss Daisy". This movie is dedicated to Jessica Tandy, and this film great is also sorely missed. Sully's relationships with Rub and his own son: "Peter's my son. You're my best friend." And, then, there's Paul Newman's relationships to the matchless Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. These are electric and magnetic performances generating the reflections of another Robert Benton masterpiece, the heartwarming "Places in the Heart".
But accolades go Paul Newman whose performance melts our hearts, as he changes Sully into a functioning, loving, responsible, and vital member of his community and the human race. But, this is not a surprise to me because, like Julia Roberts, Paul Newman is a hero to myself and to all of the people he continues to touch.
As Melanie Griffith triumphantly proclaims to Paul Newman, in "Nobody's Fool" (1994): "...(Paul Newman was, and continues to be,) a man among men." Paul Newman is that, and more. I rank this film a 10 out of 10. To Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy and all of the excellent cast members, I say 'Bravo'!
In Connecticut, Paul Newman is known as a "regular guy," but he is also known as a consummate professional, who is missed in Hollywood and around the world.
My favorite Paul Newman film is "Nobody's Fool" (1994)--and, indeed, he was "Nobody's Fool" in real life, as well as on the stage and screen. Quite frankly, I believe that Paul Newman deserves an Oscar for his moving and sensitive portrayal of Sully. The film is a tear- jerker--and my tears flow like a river, every time I view this movie.
Paul Newman is universally loved, and so it is quite a triumph for Paul Newman to play an unsympathetic, yet winsome character. Sully has got to be at least one of Paul Newman's greatest roles since the Oscar-winning "Hud".
This movie's superb qualities are definitely supported by Paul Newman's relationships with the interwoven characters throughout the film. But, it must be said that there are relationships that stand out. Jessica Tandy's superb performance, and her relationship with Paul Newman. Once again, through Jessica Tandy, we can see what is "Driving Miss Daisy". This movie is dedicated to Jessica Tandy, and this film great is also sorely missed. Sully's relationships with Rub and his own son: "Peter's my son. You're my best friend." And, then, there's Paul Newman's relationships to the matchless Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. These are electric and magnetic performances generating the reflections of another Robert Benton masterpiece, the heartwarming "Places in the Heart".
But accolades go Paul Newman whose performance melts our hearts, as he changes Sully into a functioning, loving, responsible, and vital member of his community and the human race. But, this is not a surprise to me because, like Julia Roberts, Paul Newman is a hero to myself and to all of the people he continues to touch.
As Melanie Griffith triumphantly proclaims to Paul Newman, in "Nobody's Fool" (1994): "...(Paul Newman was, and continues to be,) a man among men." Paul Newman is that, and more. I rank this film a 10 out of 10. To Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy and all of the excellent cast members, I say 'Bravo'!