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Date : Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:35:21 PST The New York Times December 15, 2009 Tuesday Late Edition - Final Val Avery, 85, Tough-Guy Actor in Movies By WILLIAM GRIMES Val Avery, whose craggy features and threatening aura ensured him nearly 50 years of work playing tough guys on both sides of the law in dozens of television series and films like ''Hud,'' ...

Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5, Thump of 4.5 The film "Hud" was released in 1963.

It's all Paul all the time on Saturday and Sunday at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art .

Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Academy Award opposite Paul Newman in "Hud, " will perform in "A Christmas Memory" at the Auburn Public Theater in December.

We do not choose movie books for their fine prose and elegant style. No, give us the gossip, and give it to us fast.

Sep 28, 2009 Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection may not be definitive - only MGM/Fox titles are included here, so iconic turns of his like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Cool Hand Luke are nowhere to be found - but as a crash course in an impressively panoramic selection of Newman's output, it's a godsend.

Like a lot of prolific stars or star directors with very long careers, Paul Newman's movies have been collected ed in many different DVD packages, collections emphasizing this studio or that period in his career.

This weekend, I'm off for an annual tradition: the Port Townsend Film Festival .

Patricia Neal will present AS I AM at the Vineyard Playhouse August 30th as part of the "Monday Night Specials" series.

On the road of life, it's about the music. George Barron is a successful real estate developer who has hit some troubled times.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: The first of I-House's month of outdoor Paul Newman screenings finds the late thesp's notoriously blue eyes matched, if not exceeded, by those of Elizabeth Taylor, as they tear through a cleaned-up version of Tennessee Williams' barn-burner. Burl Ives and the always terrifying Judith Anderson play the 'rents. Wed., Aug.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: The first of I-House's month of outdoor Paul Newman screenings finds the late thesp's notoriously blue eyes matched, if not exceeded, by those of Elizabeth Taylor, as they tear through a cleaned-up version of Tennessee Williams' barn-burner. Burl Ives and the always terrifying Judith Anderson play the 'rents. Wed., Aug.

Born in Macon, Georgia as Melvyn Edouard Heselberg, Douglas went on to become one of the more accomplished stage actors of his generation.

Martin Ritt's Hombre brings to a close what could be called Paul Newman's "H-picture" days - The Hustler , Hud , Harper , Hombre - and sometimes gets overlooked because it came out the same year as the more iconic Cool Hand Luke .

This week's new releases on DVD, led by the fitfully amusing Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" and the totally unnecessary remake of "Friday the 13th," have little to offer.

Prolific author and screenwriter McMurtry has carved a niche as the chronicler of a fictional West in transition.