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01Jul2009

Paul Newman Tribute DVD Set Due in September

DateWednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00AM
It's hard to believe that Paul Newman died almost a year ago. He was the last specimen of a certain breed of actor, as well as being a pretty damn charitable human being. He didn't care about fame and couldn't be bothered by its many trappings, although he absolutely loved the work. Anytime you give great performances over five decades - and he did right up through his TV movie Empire Falls - you don't get there by accident.

Fox Home Entertainment will release a massive Paul Newman Tribute Collection on September 22nd. For the time being, it's just a standard format DVD release, because some of the movies it includes aren't ready for Blu-ray yet. A lot of times, these movie star collections have one good flick and a bunch of B-movies or films you already know you want to avoid. Because stars make movies for different studios, it's tough for Fox to grab, say, Cool Hand Luke, which was a Warner Bros. film. On the plus side, maybe we'll get a Warner Bros. box set, too.

Fox has included the one you really want from its vaults, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, along with The Verdict, The Hustler, Hombre, The Long Hot Summer, Buffalo Bill and the Indians - or - Sitting Bull's History Lesson, Quintet, Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys, Exodus, From the Terrace, and The Towering Inferno.Inferno, Hustler, Butch and Sundance, and The Verdict are included in their previously released collector's edition forms.

To sweeten the deal, you'll also get a 136-page soft-bound book featuring never-before-seen images from the films, loads of Newman quotes, and more, all for the fairly reasonable price of $90. DVD Active has the pretty handsome artwork for the DVD box set. Not surprisingly, pale blue makes its way into the color scheme.

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You gotta love photoshopped covers!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterThe Spam Master

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