Apr 8, 2008 | The Press Democrat
SR to yank some parking meters, take others solar
It won't be as dramatic as the famous introductory scene in the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke," when Paul Newman is sent to prison for cutting the heads off parking meters while drunk. via The Press Democrat
Terry Mapes Book Talk: 10 years later, 'The Big Lebowski' abides on DVD
“I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski”
Relatively few people saw 'The Big Lebowski' during its theatrical release 10 years ago, but I was one of them. via News Journal
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George Clooney , who some say has mildly appealing physical features, will be on your local movie screens today in 'Leatherheads.'
The movie is an attempt to remake a 1930s screwball comedy. The early reviews have been unkind. 'Variety' called it 'arch,' something screwball comedies should never be, and suggested Clooney fans might want to wait until it hits Netflix .
More astutely, Lisa Schwarzbaum of 'Entertainment Weekly' said it was 'one playful, self-deprecating wink too many for [Clooney].' Read more
“A wide-eyed goofball walking around and bumping into things.") That was 1983. He went on to be a production assistant for the "Miami Vice”
Miller studied at the University of Florida, planning to become a veterinarian. Favorites: Harry & Son "Just opened my eyes to a whole world of things and people." Ace Ventura: Pet Detective "That was a laugh ... via Florida Trend
“Who are those guys, and what do they want?”
Those Fools who have attained or are approaching geezer status -- certainly including yours truly -- will remember that wonderful 1969 flick, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . via Fool.com
“The Ugly American", a political drama he adapted from the novel by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer. Five years passed before Stern's next film, Paul Newman's "Rachel, Rachel”
This screenwriter does not have many credits on his resume, but Stewart Stern makes up for quantity with quality. via Hollywood.com
Coming soon: The long hot summer
The heat of summer can sap energies and make people sluggish. It can also boil them up and trigger explosions of rage and fury. via ABS-CBN News
City's meters gutted, checked to ensure fair shake
“If it's under (the time indicated), we do not pass them”
By KENT JACKSON Staff Writer The innards of 150 parking machines in Hazleton vanished Tuesday as if Cool Hand Luke had struck again. via Standard Speaker
Deep Inside the Hollywood Closet Rumor Mill Implicates Paul Newman Robert Wagner Other Bigs Stars
Font Jodie Foster's public admission of her love for another woman marked a watershed in the life of the two-time Oscar-winning actress, if not in the popular culture at large. via Associated Content
Report: Paul Newman Seeing Oncologist
“Joanne Woodward is there waiting for him and being very sweet with the assistants.”
Paul Newman has been seeing a New York oncologist for the past seven months, PageSix.com reported. via Fox News
Johnny Depp movie to begin filming today
“It's so well propped that it's magical”
A worker puts down a rubber cobblestone road in downtown Columbus on Thursday in anticipation of crews filming the movie "Public Enemies," which is set in the 1930s. via Appleton Post-Crescent
The situations in Darfur and the Middle East have been the steady studies of documentary filmmakers over the past few years. via PittsburghLIVE.com
Ask FlickChick: Sex Scandals and Politicians at the Movies
Ask FlickChick: What was that movie about a governor who resigned because of a scandal involving prostitutes? Question: I know this is shallow, but when I heard about Elliot Spitzer hiring hookers, the first ... via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ask 411 Movies for 3.10.07: This Column is for Closers
Ask 411 Movies for 3.10.07: This Column is for Closers! Posted by Leonard Hayhurst on 03.10.2008 Road to Perdition, David Mamet and his new film Redbelt, Glengarry Bob Ross and Mariah Carey wants you to touch ... via 411mania.com
Film star Paul Newman gives NHS a 10,000 thank-you
“He helped my mum by giving money to the breast cancer centre at Singleton Hospital in Swansea and now he wants to help me. "By doing this he is helping women he has never met.”
HOLLYWOOD legend Paul Newman yesterday gave 10,000 to the NHS as thanks for treating a relative. via IcWales
'The Road to Perdition' shines in certain segments
Some movies simply aren't the sum of their parts. That's 'Perdition.' Added up, it's simply a fairly good tale of revenge and death; in its individual parts, it is magnificent. via Springfield News Leader
Terrence Howard Likes the Pain
“Terrence is the kind who goes for it so hard that he does hurt himself every now and then. But it's all right. He never cries about it. He just uses it onstage.”
Howard at last night's after-party. Tennessee Williams wrote the character of Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as a man of "calm indifference," an ex-football star saddled with alcoholism, a broken leg, and an ... via New York Magazine
A while back I heard that Robert Redford and Paul Newman were going to star in a film version of Bill Bryson's hilarious romp "A Walk in the Woods." When I search on the Internet I can only find references to ... via Arizona Daily Star
“Kraft Television Theater", "The Alcoa Hour", "Four Star Playhouse”
A talented, engaging, sometimes tomboyish actress from the New York stage, Joanne Woodward began making a mark in the days of early TV anthologies like "Kraft Television Theater", "The Alcoa Hour", "Four Star ... via Hollywood.com
Wine: Paul Newman Turns Vintner
Make Newman's Your Own Although he recently announced his retirement from acting, Paul Newman's so-natural and so-good - 100 percent of the royalties are donated to charity - food company Newman's Own is still ... via Philadelphia Magazine