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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
TCM announces Paul Newman tribute
As it has always done, Turner Classic Movies has acted quickly to pay tribute to a film legend. A Paul Newman day is set for Sunday, Oct. 12, with the following lineup:
6:00 AM - The Rack
8:00 AM - Until They Sail
10:00 AM - Torn Curtain
12:15 PM - Exodus
3:45 PM - Sweet Bird of Youth
6:00 PM - Hud
8:00 PM - Somebody Up There Likes Me
10:00 PM - Cool Hand Luke
12:15 AM - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2:15 AM - Rachel, Rachel
4:00 AM - The Outrage
Darn. The Hustler isn’t on the list. Guess I’ll have to head for Netflix for that one. But I’ll be very glad to catch up to Hud, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Rachel, Rachel - that one was directed by Newman.
Any thoughts on this roster?
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Cue the Black Sabbath: Iron Man on DVD
It’s a good week for DVDs, with two very solid hits hitting shelves today.
Iron Man: Somehow, I get the strange idea that I don’t need to say much to convince people to pick this one up. Me, I the film was a touch overrated. The last third, revolving around the weak and uninteresting villain, weighs the movie down. On the whole, however, it’s still a lot of fun, with an Oscar quality performance by Robert Downey Jr. and smart direction by Jon Favreau. Full review. GRADE: B+
Forgetting Sarah Marshall: For my money, this is the best of the Judd Apatow-produced movies not directed by Apatow himself. Jason Segel, who wrote the screenplay, stars as a man devastated when his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) breaks up with him. He goes to Hawaii to forget his troubles when it turns out his girlfriend and her new beau (a hilariously smug Russell Brand) are staying at the same hotel. Sharply observed and very funny, the script makes a lot of smart moves, including not making the ex a one-dimensional witch. My only major reservation is, like a lot of Apatow movies, this one runs a little too long. GRADE: A- (Funny note: Why does the Amazon entry say it stars William Baldwin and Jason Bateman?)
And elsewhere on the shelves:
Can’t Hardly Wait (10th Annivesary Edition): Ummmm - you mean that’s something worth commemorating?
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