list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Hud on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Hud/16263/default.aspx Title: Hud
Year: 1963
Director: Martin Ritt
Plot: Having been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman decided to star in as uncompromising a property as he could find. That property was Hud, inspired by a portion of Larry McMurtry's novel, Horseman Pass By. Hud Bannon (Newman) is a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (Melvyn Douglas) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Hud is an amoral, cold-hearted creature; his father, who holds Hud responsible for the death of his other son, tries to imbue Lon with a sense of decency and responsibility to others, but Lon is devoted to Hud and isn't inclined to listen. When hoof-and-mouth disease shows up in one of the elder Bannon's cows, Hud is all for selling the herd before the government inspectors find out. But Homer orders the cattle destroyed (the film's most harrowing sequence), driving an even deeper wedge between himself and Hud. Finally, Hud steps over the line by attempting to rape Alma (Patricia Neal), the earthy but warm-hearted housekeeper. Paul Newman was so repellantly brilliant as an unregenerate heel that his Oscar nomination for Hud was a foregone conclusion. Although Newman lost the Oscar to Sidney Poitier in Lilies of the Field, Oscars did go to Neal for Best Actress, Douglas for Best Supporting Actor, and cinematographer James Wong Howe. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47:59 GMTHud1963Martin RittHaving been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films <a href=/films/5444/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</a> and <a href=/films/33778/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Sweet Bird of Youth</a>, <a href="/players/P___104390/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Newman</a> decided to star in as uncompromising a property as he could find. That property was Hud, inspired by a portion of Larry McMurtry's novel, Horseman Pass By. Hud Bannon (Newman) is a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (<a href="/players/P____19878/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Melvyn Douglas</a>) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Hud is an amoral, cold-hearted creature; his father, who holds Hud responsible for the death of his other son, tries to imbue Lon with a sense of decency and responsibility to others, but Lon is devoted to Hud and isn't inclined to listen. When hoof-and-mouth disease shows up in one of the elder Bannon's cows, Hud is all for selling the herd before the government inspectors find out. But Homer orders the cattle destroyed (the film's most harrowing sequence), driving an even deeper wedge between himself and Hud. Finally, Hud steps over the line by attempting to rape Alma (<a href="/players/P____52027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patricia Neal</a>), the earthy but warm-hearted housekeeper. Paul Newman was so repellantly brilliant as an unregenerate heel that his Oscar nomination for Hud was a foregone conclusion. Although Newman lost the Oscar to <a href="/players/P___106725/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sidney Poitier</a> in <a href=/films/20392/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Lilies of the Field</a>, Oscars did go to Neal for Best Actress, Douglas for Best Supporting Actor, and cinematographer <a href="/players/P____94995/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>James Wong Howe</a>. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide5Slightly Tagged (1-5)11213http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t34313uynue.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Hud/16263/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/9/28/35661.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Paul Newman passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer, and he will be sorely missed. As early as May he had been planning to direct a stage version of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, but he had to cancel due to his health. He’s a winner of every major award an actor can pull down, from Oscar to Emmy, and he appeared in over 50 feature films. Besides his work in film, television and on the stage, he also served in World War II, and has been a longtime humanitarian. Paul Newman retired from acting in May of 2007, but he left behind a large body of work that should be in your Netflix queue or on your shelf at home. Here’s a look at some of his best films, and why you should be watching them in tribute. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Arguably the film Newman is the most famous for, this was the first pairing of Redford and Newman. Although originally it was to be Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, and then a handful of other stars, including Jack Lemmon, until Redford finally got the part. However, Newman was originally supposed to play Sundance, and Redford to play Butch. What a different movie that would have been. A great followup to this pairing is The Sting, but avoid the sequel that doesn’t have Newman or Redford in it. The Hustler The Hustler stands to this day as a cinematic masterpiece, and Newman’s performance in it stands among his very best. Singer/actor Bobby Darrin was supposed to star in this film, but Newman made the role his own and made “Fast Eddie” Felton into a film legend. The far inferior 1986 sequel The Color of Money with Tom Cruise doesn’t hold a candle to the original, but Newman won his Best Actor Oscar for his reprisal of the Felton role, but most critics agree this was a nod to his role in The Hustler. Hud This movie is an adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s early novella Horseman, Pass By, and saw Newman nominated for Best Actor in his portrayal of the “man with the barbed-wire soul.” It actually won for Best Supporting Actor, Actress, and Cinematography, but it is Newman’s selfishly hard-hearted modern day cowboy that holds this movie together and makes it worth watching more than once. Cool Hand Luke Newman’s portrayal of a prisoner who just won’t submit to the system and the will of the warden will be remembered forever, and it’ll come to mind every time you eat a hard-boiled egg. It’s famous for the line “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate,” and some of the best scenes ever of Newman grinning from ear to ear. If you’re a nonconformist, like Newman often was in his acting choice, you’ll love this movie. The Hudsucker Proxy This is a dark horse among the Coen Brothers films, but it’s my favorite of theirs right after Miller’s Crossing. Newman’s portrayal of a cigar-chomping business executive who growls out all of his lines is classic, although this film only grossed $3 million dollars at the box office, and was the Coens biggest flop. Still, it is well worth watching, if just for Newman. He literally chews up the scenery. Road to Perdition This was Paul Newman’s final feature film, although he did go on to star in HBO’s Empire Falls and to lend his voice to the Disney/Pixar hit Cars. Newman plays Irish mob boss John Rooney to Tom Hanks’ Michael Sullivan, and reportedly had author Frank McCourt send him tapes of himself speaking so he could get the voice right. It’s a tragic role for Newman, and a fitting swan song to his entire career. They definitely don’t make ‘em like him anymore. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:01:55 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com9/28/2008 3:01:55 PM Paul Newman passed away on Friday after a long battle with cancer, and he will be sorely missed. As early as May he had been planning to direct a stage version of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, but he had to cancel due to his health. He’s a winner of every major award an actor can pull down, from Oscar to Emmy, and he appeared in over 50 feature films. Besides his work in film, television and on the stage, he also served in World War II, and has been a longtime humanitarian. Paul Newman retired from acting in May of 2007, but he left behind a large body of work that should be in your Netflix queue or on your shelf at home. Here’s a look at some of his best films, and why you should be watching them in tribute. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Arguably the film Newman is the most famous for, this was the first pairing of Redford and Newman. Although originally it was to be Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, and then a handful of other stars, including Jack Lemmon, until Redford finally got the part. However, Newman was originally supposed to play Sundance, and Redford to play Butch. What a different movie that would have been. A great followup to this pairing is The Sting, but avoid the sequel that doesn’t have Newman or Redford in it. The Hustler The Hustler stands to this day as a cinematic masterpiece, and Newman’s performance in it stands among his very best. Singer/actor Bobby Darrin was supposed to star in this film, but Newman made the role his own and made “Fast Eddie” Felton into a film legend. The far inferior 1986 sequel The Color of Money with Tom Cruise doesn’t hold a candle to the original, but Newman won his Best Actor Oscar for his reprisal of the Felton role, but most critics agree this was a nod to his role in The Hustler. Hud This movie is an adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s early novella Horseman, Pass By, and saw Newman nominated for Best Actor in his portrayal of the “man with the barbed-wire soul.” It actually won for Best Supporting Actor, Actress, and Cinematography, but it is Newman’s selfishly hard-hearted modern day cowboy that holds this movie together and makes it worth watching more than once. Cool Hand Luke Newman’s portrayal of a prisoner who just won’t submit to the system and the will of the warden will be remembered forever, and it’ll come to mind every time you eat a hard-boiled egg. It’s famous for the line “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate,” and some of the best scenes ever of Newman grinning from ear to ear. If you’re a nonconformist, like Newman often was in his acting choice, you’ll love this movie. The Hudsucker Proxy This is a dark horse among the Coen Brothers films, but it’s my favorite of theirs right after Miller’s Crossing. Newman’s portrayal of a cigar-chomping business executive who growls out all of his lines is classic, although this film only grossed $3 million dollars at the box office, and was the Coens biggest flop. Still, it is well worth watching, if just for Newman. He literally chews up the scenery. Road to Perdition This was Paul Newman’s final feature film, although he did go on to star in HBO’s Empire Falls and to lend his voice to the Disney/Pixar hit Cars. Newman plays Irish mob boss John Rooney to Tom Hanks’ Michael Sullivan, and reportedly had author Frank McCourt send him tapes of himself speaking so he could get the voice right. It’s a tragic role for Newman, and a fitting swan song to his entire career. They definitely don’t make ‘em like him anymore. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_Westerns/190/6653/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Post Date: 4/2/2007 3:05:41 PM
Body: Some that have not been mentioned, The Ox-Bow IncidentThe Hired Hand( father and son make it here...)The Ballad of Cable HogueLittle Big Man Maybe the far, far end of the WesternHudand oh, yeahHave Gun will Traveland a couple of Paul's favorites...Dances with Wolves and Tom SelleckI would love to see any legitimate versions of Cormac McCarthy's trilogy ( the Border Trilogy )of All the Pretty HorsesThe CrossingCities of the Plainand The Blood Meridian; or the Evening Redness in the West
]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:05:41 GMTPuhnnerTop 54/2/2007 3:05:41 PMSome that have not been mentioned, The Ox-Bow IncidentThe Hired Hand( father and son make it here...)The Ballad of Cable HogueLittle Big Man Maybe the far, far end of the WesternHudand oh, yeahHave Gun will Traveland a couple of Paul&#39;s favorites...Dances with Wolves and Tom SelleckI would love to see any legitimate versions of Cormac McCarthy&#39;s trilogy ( the Border Trilogy )of All the Pretty HorsesThe CrossingCities of the Plainand The Blood Meridian; or the Evening Redness in the West http://www.spout.com/blogs/hairylime/archive/2007/3/19/6391.aspx Post By: HairyLime
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Post Date: 3/19/2007 12:38:00 PM
Body: Finding myself in a 'Paul Newman' mood lately. Recently re-watched 'The Verdict' a few weeks ago, then caught 'Hud' the other night on TCM, and then while shopping at Target the other day, I couldn't resist the 5.50 price tag on 'The Color of Money' in order to add to my Scorcese collection.The first time I watched this I would have been 24 years old, and saw it in the company of a friend 20 years my senior who fancied himself a 'pool afficienado', and I don't think I totally got the movie. It was flashy, it had a lot of great music, but being younger, I think I found myself seeing it as a 'wisdom vs. brash youth' flick with a particularly unlikable young Tom Cruise. But over the years I have come to have a certain fondness for this movie, and perhaps a clearer understanding. Like a fine scotch, it gets mellower with age. At the time I remember Scorcese getting a lot of grief for 'selling out' with this picture, it had two big hollywood stars, a lot of hollywood money behind it, it was a 'sequel' to a well respected film from the sixties (The Hustler), it seemed completely out of character with his usual style of filmmaking, very little violence or profanity, none of his usual stable of regular actors, I mean, he never uses the Stone's 'Gimme Shelter' even once. But even with a thick blanket of hollywood glitz, a bit of Scorcese still manages to find its way onto the screen, some fantastic music with the help of Robbie Robertson (who he worked with on 'The Last Waltz'), the usual expert editing help of Thelma Schoonmaker, some great supporting characterization work by John Turturro & a memorable short scene with Forrest Whittaker. Once again, Paul Newman turns in a great subtle performance in this story of redemption and self delusion, as a man so beaten down by the world, yet convincing himself that he has risen above it thanks to cynicism and a calloused heart, and only realizing it when he creates a monster in his own image. Some may feel cheated by the absense of a 'final show down', but they are missing the point, the pat hollywood ending that you've been expecting is the ultimate 'hustle', and you would have hated yourself in the morning had you gotten it.
]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:38:00 GMTHairyLimeHairyLime Blog3/19/2007 12:38:00 PMFinding myself in a &#39;Paul Newman&#39; mood lately. Recently re-watched &#39;The Verdict&#39; a few weeks ago, then caught &#39;Hud&#39; the other night on TCM, and then while shopping at Target the other day, I couldn&#39;t resist the 5.50 price tag on &#39;The Color of Money&#39; in order to add to my Scorcese collection.The first time I watched this I would have been 24 years old, and saw it in the company of a friend 20 years my senior who fancied himself a &#39;pool afficienado&#39;, and I don&#39;t think I totally got the movie. It was flashy, it had a lot of great music, but being younger, I think I found myself seeing it as a &#39;wisdom vs. brash youth&#39; flick with a particularly unlikable young Tom Cruise. But over the years I have come to have a certain fondness for this movie, and perhaps a clearer understanding. Like a fine scotch, it gets mellower with age. At the time I remember Scorcese getting a lot of grief for &#39;selling out&#39; with this picture, it had two big hollywood stars, a lot of hollywood money behind it, it was a &#39;sequel&#39; to a well respected film from the sixties (The Hustler), it seemed completely out of character with his usual style of filmmaking, very little violence or profanity, none of his usual stable of regular actors, I mean, he never uses the Stone&#39;s &#39;Gimme Shelter&#39; even once. But even with a thick blanket of hollywood glitz, a bit of Scorcese still manages to find its way onto the screen, some fantastic music with the help of Robbie Robertson (who he worked with on &#39;The Last Waltz&#39;), the usual expert editing help of Thelma Schoonmaker, some great supporting characterization work by John Turturro &amp; a memorable short scene with Forrest Whittaker. Once again, Paul Newman turns in a great subtle performance in this story of redemption and self delusion, as a man so beaten down by the world, yet convincing himself that he has risen above it thanks to cynicism and a calloused heart, and only realizing it when he creates a monster in his own image. Some may feel cheated by the absense of a &#39;final show down&#39;, but they are missing the point, the pat hollywood ending that you&#39;ve been expecting is the ultimate &#39;hustle&#39;, and you would have hated yourself in the morning had you gotten it. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/rape/MemberTagFilms.aspxrape
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