I was just speaking with an old NYU friend while I was at Independent Film Week last Sunday and we were discussing The Hustler and The Color of Money and how they both held up. Even though my friend and I disagreed on the films, I saw The Color of Money recently and I still think it’s a great character piece — The Hustler is iconic, but one thing that we agreed on was Paul Newman. He was my first memory of what a movie star was in the first film I ever saw, The Towering Inferno. Maybe not the best display of his talents but at seven years old Paul Newman was the coolest guy in the room. Ironically, I have The Verdict and The Hustler in my stack of films to watch. I think today is a good day to remember him by screening a couple of his best performances.Take a look on IMDb and see how many films he’s been in that you have fond memories of.

The true test of a man will be how he is perceived once he is gone and this man will always be looked at as a class act. Rest in peace.

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