notcoming.com | Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
An account of Billy the Kid that foreshadows director Arthur Penn’s later work, particularly the seminal Bonnie and Clyde , The Left Handed Gun undercuts outlaw cool with grim reality just as much as it undercuts grim reality with outlaw cool. The late Paul Newman has been classed as an icon of outsider appeal in countless tributes in recent days, and you see it here in his portrayal of Billy (a role...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Paul Rennie on a rough-and-ready, student-designed poster for Arthur Penn's revisionist take on Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Material Interest (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Five things worth knowing about today - The MLB playoffs begin today. This year's big question: Can the Cubs finally end a century of futility and win the World Series? (Our guess: probably not.) - Bongos rocker Richard Barone leads...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
YOU CAN IMAGINE the greedy astonishment that Hollywood must have felt when Paul Newman started showing up for auditions in the early 1950s.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Paul Newman was an actor with real emotional traction, talent, charm and good looks, writes
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
89-year-old author and playwright AE Hotchner pays tribute to Paul Newman, his best friend for more than 50 years.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Paul Newman, the matinee idol, race car driver, and philanthropist whose cool, rebellious charm made him one of his generation's greatest movie stars and finest actors, died Friday at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn., after a long battle with cancer, according to publicist Jeff Sanderson. He was surrounded by family and close friends.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman, who passed away at age 83 after a long and hard battle with cancer, left quite a legacy.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Actress Jayne Meadows, 88 Director Arthur Penn, 86 Actress Sada Thompson, 79
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Everyone knows the American Film Institute (AFI) for their many thought-provoking (albeit somewhat predictable) Top 100 lists, and the British Film Institute (BFI) handles a similar duty for British cinema. However, in celebration of their 75th Anniversary, the BFI tried something a bit different: they asked 75 people from various professions and backgrounds in the [...]
CNN (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
"The Godfather" was supposed to be terrible. Mario Puzo wrote the book for money; the studio wanted a quick gangster film; the director, Francis Ford Coppola, didn't want to do it. How the film, now out on a cleaned-up DVD, became one of the greatest of all time is a fascinating story.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Film News: Actor to receive lifetime achievement award -- Malcolm McDowell, who starred in the 1971 film classic "A Clockwork Orange," will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 11th annual Savannah Film Festival.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Malcolm McDowell, who starred in the 1971 film classic A Clockwork Orange, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award ...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
IT may be a "family" thing, but Talia Shire likes comparing her brother to Michelangelo. At least when it comes to restoring his most celebrated film, "The Godfather." When the actress, sister of Francis Ford Coppola and portrayer of Connie...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
MADRID.- With the purpose of complementing its permanent collection, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía will diversity and double its exhibition offerings this year. The museum will bet on sculpture and works of art made by European artists including Jean Tinguely.
