Paul Newman

Another tribute, this one from the WSJ film critic.

Paul Newman dead at age 83

3 different stories on this great actor and liberal activist from the Times, Journal and NY Daily News.

Madame X

Good movie. Made in 1937, before soundtracks. Gladys George delivers a stunning performance as a 'cheatin' wife' who is turned out by her husband, becomes a lush, sorta circles the globe, and winds up back in France as a murderess defended by her son (who has no idea he's defending his own Mum, or, rather, Mahmah). Why she did not go on to have a successful career is a riddle I need to answer for my own satisfaction, at the least.

Party girl

Saw the movie last night. Mary is quite the party girl, but needs money to pay the rent. She goes to see her godmother, Judy, the only family she has, who works at a public library. She gets hired as a library clerk. And, through travails and challenges, she learns to love the Dewey Decimal System. Nice movie, a little dated, by real fun.

Playing the enemy

Playing the enemy : Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation.
Carlin, John. (2008). New York: Penguin Press.