Paul Newman - the man who stole our hearts

PAUL NEWMAN was a beautiful man who never seemed to notice his own beauty. He stood for a particular archetype: the shrewd guy. Practical, tough, urban. He figured angles, calculated odds, deployed distractions, manoeuvred brilliantly. He wasn't violent, he wasn't a leader, he wasn't Mr Cool with the babes, he had limited gifts for comedy and highly articulate, dialogue-driven set pieces. But nobody played shrewd... [read full story]