Big Al Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) I have no idea if the following is a true story, but it sure sounds like something he'd do: A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited. One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone. She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village, and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor. There was only one other patron in the store: Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee. The woman's heart skipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those famous baby-blue eyes. The actor nodded graciously, and the star-struck woman smiled demurely. Pull yourself together! she chided herself. You're a happily married woman with three children; you're forty-five years old, not a teenager! The clerk filled her order, and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction. When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty. Where's my ice cream cone? Did I leave it in the store? Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in a holder on the counter or something. No ice cream cone was in sight. With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman. His face broke into his familiar warm friendly grin and he said to the woman: "You put it in your purse." Edited October 17, 2008 by Big Al Quote
ejp626 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 Between the commercials and the censorship I find it's hardly worth watching anything on AMC these days. Yep. TCM or bust. Quote
Quincy Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 I have no idea if the following is a true story, but it sure sounds like something he'd do: It's a good story, but that's all it is. It's "The Dreamsicle" story that's been used on Redford, Nicholson, etc. Sorry to be a poop. Quote
Big Al Posted October 17, 2008 Report Posted October 17, 2008 I have no idea if the following is a true story, but it sure sounds like something he'd do: It's a good story, but that's all it is. It's "The Dreamsicle" story that's been used on Redford, Nicholson, etc. Sorry to be a poop. That's cool. The story just sounded like it was in line with his personality, so I figured it might be true. Quote
king ubu Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 Caught Robert Benton's "Twilight" recently. Very good film, old-fashioned, well-crafted... just what I like about the rare good Hollywood flick. Of course there were plenty of elderly women in the audience that night... Sarandon, Hackman and Newman... (and James Garner) - what more could you possibly want? Quote
Big Al Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 Caught Robert Benton's "Twilight" recently. Very good film, old-fashioned, well-crafted... just what I like about the rare good Hollywood flick. Of course there were plenty of elderly women in the audience that night... Sarandon, Hackman and Newman... (and James Garner) - what more could you possibly want? Sarandon unclothed? Quote
king ubu Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 nope... but still quite... fatale as for "Harper", I found that one quite a letdown - expected far more from it! Quote
BruceH Posted October 22, 2008 Report Posted October 22, 2008 nope... but still quite... fatale as for "Harper", I found that one quite a letdown - expected far more from it! The first time I saw it I had no expectations. And I admit to liking it more for style than substance. One of my favorite parts are those mid-60's opening credits! Quote
king ubu Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 nope... but still quite... fatale as for "Harper", I found that one quite a letdown - expected far more from it! The first time I saw it I had no expectations. And I admit to liking it more for style than substance. One of my favorite parts are those mid-60's opening credits! Well, I had quite some expectations of course... it was on the big screen as part of a larger Newman series, and before catching "Harper" I'd seen films like "Sweet Bird of Youth", "Exodus" (dubious film but great Newman performance), as well as some good later filmes including "Mackendrick Man" and that hilarious "Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean"... and being a big fan of early Lauren Bacall films and noirs in general, I found "Harper" lacking in many respects, including screenplay/dialogues, construction of the plot, and also, I regret to say, general style. Quote
BruceH Posted October 24, 2008 Report Posted October 24, 2008 nope... but still quite... fatale as for "Harper", I found that one quite a letdown - expected far more from it! The first time I saw it I had no expectations. And I admit to liking it more for style than substance. One of my favorite parts are those mid-60's opening credits! Well, I had quite some expectations of course... it was on the big screen as part of a larger Newman series, and before catching "Harper" I'd seen films like "Sweet Bird of Youth", "Exodus" (dubious film but great Newman performance), as well as some good later filmes including "Mackendrick Man" and that hilarious "Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean"... and being a big fan of early Lauren Bacall films and noirs in general, I found "Harper" lacking in many respects, including screenplay/dialogues, construction of the plot, and also, I regret to say, general style. Still better than The Drowning Pool! ...And don't you mean "The MacKintosh Man"? Quote
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