Oh, and a Newman story. My brother worked his way through college doing valet parking. Newman always give him a ten dollar tip (which in 1969 was like 50 or 100 today). In general he was a super-generous tipper, and because he was a generous person, not as a way of showing off.
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
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Typo Boy - Sep 28, 2008 11:05:50 am PDT #8226 of 10000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
flea - Sep 28, 2008 11:23:58 am PDT #8227 of 10000
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I have a very funny Newman story that is one of those "friend of a friend" ones and is probably apocryphal, but also seems so likely. A woman comes up to a rural roadside stand where they are scooping ice cream and orders a cone and notices that Paul Newman is standing there chatting with the proprietor and she's internally "OMG PAUL NEWMAN!" but manages to keep her cool and complete the transaction and nod in a friendly way at Newman but not get fangirly. And then she gets back to her car and can't find the ice cream cone that she's sure she bought and paid for, so she sheepishly goes back to the stand, and before she can even open her mouth, Newman smiles at her and says, "Ma'am, it's in your purse."
quester - Sep 28, 2008 3:17:30 pm PDT #8228 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Newman smiles at her and says, "Ma'am, it's in your purse."
LOL!
My friends in the theatre worked on Mr & Mrs Bridge when it was filmed here. They adored Joanne but said Paul was kind of shy.
Strega - Sep 28, 2008 7:24:30 pm PDT #8229 of 10000
Fred Pete - Sep 29, 2008 6:46:29 am PDT #8230 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
RIP Paul Newman.
Also saw an oldie this weekend to recommend: What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?. Produced and directed by Blake Edwards.
It's 1943, and the Allies have invaded Sicily. General Bolt (Carroll O'Connor) assigns aide Captain Cash (Dick Shawn) to take command of Company C and take the village of Valerno. Captain Cash's by-the-book style rubs everyone the wrong way, not least Lieutenant Christian (James Coburn). The Americans reach Valerno to find out a festival is underway, and Captain Oppo (Sergio Fantoni) is more than happy to surrender -- tomorrow, when the festival is over. The festival is a success, thanks in no small part to Gina Romano's (Giovanna Ralli) role in getting Captain Cash out of the way. Then, the next morning, Major Pott (Harry Morgan) shows up....
From there, the plot complications pile up, one on another. And it wouldn't be fair to reveal any of them. I'll just say this is incredibly fun war-as-farce, with some wonderful slapstick. Shawn and Morgan steal the show.
The main weakness -- One glaring plot hole is left open. Without revealing the story line, I'll say only that Captain Cash gets out of an incredibly messy mess at one point with no explanation whatsoever.
But aside from that, it's a great time.
Glamcookie - Sep 29, 2008 7:37:19 am PDT #8231 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
On Saturday we went to a friend's place and watched The Party (Peter Sellers) and Night of the Hunter. I'd seen NotH before (several times - love it). It was my first viewing of The Party, but it won't be my last! Laugh out loud hilarious!
Polter-Cow - Sep 29, 2008 7:52:30 am PDT #8232 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw The Happening, finally. It was better than The Lady in the Water, but it was, as one review put it, all premise and no plot. There were a bunch of genuinely unnerving scenes, though. I have to agree with the chorus of people who wonder what an M. Night movie would be like if he let someone else write it.
megan walker - Sep 29, 2008 8:06:59 am PDT #8233 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'd seen NotH before (several times - love it).
Oddly enough, this is my latest movie from Netflix. It's part of my can't-believe-I've-never-seen-it list.
DavidS - Sep 29, 2008 8:09:40 am PDT #8234 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It was my first viewing of The Party, but it won't be my last! Laugh out loud hilarious!
Birdie num nums!
Superfab party house too.
DavidS - Sep 29, 2008 8:11:50 am PDT #8235 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oddly enough, this is my latest movie from Netflix. It's part of my can't-believe-I've-never-seen-it list.
Dude! Come over and watch it at our house. I can always watch it again.
I've been listening to one of the songs from the movie a lot lately. Not that the soundtrack is available but I loved it a lot and tracked down a fantastic cover. I think you'll know which one I mean after you see it. Actually there are two great songs in the movie, the other one of which Oxford American put out on one of their collections.