December 16th, 2003

The Library of Congress names Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to the National Film Registry. Click here to read the seemingly random list of the other 2003 inductees.
2007-03-13 22:44:43 GMT

December 2003: Michael Moore's Shout Out

Finished reading Moore's latest "Dude, Where's My Country?" and noticed a plea from Moore to PLN for a presidential bid. See page 209 for: "Or what about Paul Newman? He'd beat Bush too. If Reagan could do it at his age, just think of how cool it would be to have the elder statesman Paul Newman calling the shots. Free salad dressing for everyone! And Joanne Woodward as first lady! No wait - Joanne Woodward for president!" c. 2003 Warner Books
2007-03-13 22:44:08 GMT

November 19th, 2003: High on Yourself???

Just finished watching the DVD rental The Kid Stays In the Picture, the documentary of movie maker Robert Evans' rise and fall from fame. From bad B-actor to taking 9th place Paramount Studios to 1st in the early 1970s, Evans was responsible for creating such favorites as Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, and The Godfather. What's this all got to do with PLN you may ask? After a drug bust in the early 1980s, Evans' lawyer Robert Shapiro was able to plea bargain his sentence to community service related punishment. What Evans created from this drug debacle is nothing short of hillarious. A weekly special called "Get High on Yourself" where he enlisted the services of celebrities like Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Herve Villachez, Scott Baio, Donny Osmond, and yes, PLN in a "We Are the World" type sing-along. This DVD was well worth the rental for the sight of seeing PLN singing his heart out (next to what looks like the kid who played Rusty in the 2nd National Lampoon's Vacation movie). Evans deadpanly describes this experience as "the Woodstock of the 80s". Though I can understand PLN's connection to the cause, seeing this footage 20 years later, is just kinda... well, surreal.
2007-03-13 22:43:26 GMT

June 3rd, 2003: AFI Lists Top 100 Movie Heroes and Villains

Paul was listed twice under the heroes list: #20 for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and #30 for Lucas Jackson in Cool Hand Luke. BC&SK was also listed at #54 on AFI's 100 Greatest Thrills and #50 on their Greatest Movies of All Time.
2007-03-13 22:41:36 GMT