Inside Josh's Mind

Saturday, September 27, 2008

R.I.P. Paul Newman

Today Hollywood lost one of the BEST.
Paul Newman was not just a great actor but a great man. He did more for charities than most. He used his name wisely.
He will be sorely missed.

Probably my favorite Paul Newman movie is 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with the equally amazing Robert Redford and Katherine Ross.

With Wife Joanne Woodward

With Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof'

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Number 6: 'All About Eve'

The Late Great Bette Davis

Oscar Winner in 1950. Picture, Director, Supporting Actor: George Sanders, Screenplay and Costume Design. WHAT? No Best Actress for Bette Davis. Nope. The wonderful Judy Holliday won that year for 'Born Yesterday'. Bette was robbed. Here's what happened. Anne Baxter (Eve) demanded the studio push her for Best Actress because she was the TITLE character. So they did. Hence Baxter and Bette, (Margo Channing) were up against each other and just cancelled each other out. Fools! The studio heads and Baxter not Davis. This is probably Bette's best performance ever...EVER!.
Now there are those who will argue that Gloria Swanson should have won for 'Sunset Boulevard'. Don't argue. You are wrong! LOL. Well truth is she should have won over Holliday but not over Davis.

'All About Eve' is the wittiest script ever written, directed and acted by EVERYONE in it. Period!

I give you 'All About Eve'