tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post2862485948632485208..comments2024-01-31T05:21:16.492-05:00Comments on ClassicBecky's Brain Food: 1963 Best Actress Blogathon -- Patricia Neal in HudClassicBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-55671172095557684152011-03-03T21:51:36.067-05:002011-03-03T21:51:36.067-05:00A great profile of one of my favorite actresses in...A great profile of one of my favorite actresses in one of my favorite films! I think it's a bit controversial that she was even nominated for Best Actress for this film, given that it's more of a Supporting Actress role. But I try not to complain about it too much, because she is so brilliant in this part that there's still no doubt in my mind that she deserved to be most highly commended for her performance.<br /><br />-CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-62580816035460025462011-02-28T17:57:49.431-05:002011-02-28T17:57:49.431-05:00Becky, your review of HUD reminds me the film shou...Becky, your review of HUD reminds me the film should be at the top of my must see list. I admire Patricia Neal and am a big fan of the films of hers I have seen (I recently caught her in PSYCHE ’59 on TCM, and while not a great film she was the one shining element). I spend most of my time in the world of silent and 1930s films, and many of the films of the 1950s and 1960s remain to be discovered. Thanks to your light treatment of the plot, the film should be a treat to explore.Thanks again for your excellent review.whistlingypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126688373252306609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-33775126031631844502011-02-26T19:49:44.572-05:002011-02-26T19:49:44.572-05:00Becky,
I'm tardy for the Blogathon but I made...Becky, <br />I'm tardy for the Blogathon but I made it! woo hoo. This was a lovely write up on Patricia and one I bet should be very proud of.<br /><br />I haven't seen Hud in a long time but her nomination for her role was well deserved. <br /><br />I'm excited for the Oscars tomorrow night since I've actually seen every nominated film pre-broadcast this year.Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-21978652465347701492011-02-26T10:40:36.539-05:002011-02-26T10:40:36.539-05:00Thanks, Toto! I loved her in The Day the Earth St...Thanks, Toto! I loved her in The Day the Earth Stood Still too...just yesterday I had a long dental appointment and I got to watch that movie (my choice) while he worked -- the whole movie!<br /><br />Eve you are so right about Newman's Hud. I actually think he should have gotten the award, as wonderful as Poitier was in Lilies of the Field. It was Newman's greatest. And hey, I don't mind a link to my post at all - any publicity is good publicity!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-52819017905395025952011-02-25T23:53:08.443-05:002011-02-25T23:53:08.443-05:00A really fine profile of a wonderful actress who t...A really fine profile of a wonderful actress who turned in so many singular performances. Newman as Hud was my favorite of his for many years and I still consider it one of his best. I tend to think of Patricia Neal's Alma as a supporting character more than a lead, but that takes nothing away from her magnificent performance. Hope you don't mind that I tweeted a link to your post on Twitter.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-91674102766957772912011-02-25T15:35:29.102-05:002011-02-25T15:35:29.102-05:00This is an excellent post about an interesting wom...This is an excellent post about an interesting woman, on and off screen. My favorite film of hers was "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Patricia Neal made her performances seem very natural. I was intrigued by her 30 year marriage to Roald Dahl, who wrote some wonderfully imaginative children's books. They experienced some very tragic moments together.<br /><br />Your profile of "Hud" was spot on, Becky. Very well done!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-15249882564354725332011-02-25T05:39:26.156-05:002011-02-25T05:39:26.156-05:00Thanks to all for your comments and insights.
Dawn...Thanks to all for your comments and insights.<br />Dawn, I know what you mean about the ending!<br /><br />R.D., I would love to have seen Neal in Suddenly, Last Summer. I think she could have been wonderful. I had heard about her turning down Mrs. Robinson, and I think it is a hoot that Doris Day had been considered. I like her very much, but Doris as Mrs. Robinson?!!<br /><br />Kevin, I'm loving this blogathon, too. I'm with you -- watching the clip made me want to sit back and watch the whole movie again on YouTube!<br /><br />Rick, I too thought Neal was just great in The Day the Earth Stood Still -- klatu barrada nikto! And how could I have forgotten A Face in the Crowd when listing her best movies!<br /><br />Thanks FlickChick. Neal's like was so difficult that it is a story in its own right.<br /><br />Classicfilmboy, I was happy to have that clip to showcase. It is the best example of her interplay with Hud, and her style of acting.<br /><br />Doc, thanks, and I do think Newman was stand-out great as Hud. He had stiff competition from Poitier that year, and it's too bad really. I think Hud was his best, meatiest role. And oh my God, The Silver Chalice! What a stinker!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-90233601274313626312011-02-25T00:52:49.131-05:002011-02-25T00:52:49.131-05:00great post, MS. REBECCA...both NEAL & DOUGLAS ...great post, MS. REBECCA...both NEAL & DOUGLAS stole this movie from PAUL NEWMAN...but he does not have to apologize for his performance like he did for THE SILVER CHALICE...lol!! NEAL was equally great in A FACE IN THE CROWD!!doctor sabelotodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753057330165133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-55192536386042892162011-02-24T19:31:44.154-05:002011-02-24T19:31:44.154-05:00Wonderful! The clip you chose perfectly shows why ...Wonderful! The clip you chose perfectly shows why she is so good in this movie. If someone had never heard of Patricia Neal and was watching "Hud" for the first time, they'd probably wonder who this amazing character actress was. She slips into Alma so easily that it's scary.Classicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-61566203516548367672011-02-24T18:52:28.189-05:002011-02-24T18:52:28.189-05:00Lovely post, Becky. Her personal story overshadows...Lovely post, Becky. Her personal story overshadows her fame, but she was one hell of an actress. Thanks for an insightful piece that does more than just relate the story.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-80241850372758686762011-02-24T17:55:01.973-05:002011-02-24T17:55:01.973-05:00Patricia Neal once said: "I think I was born ...Patricia Neal once said: "I think I was born stubborn, that's all." But I think that stubborness was really independence and it comes through in her fine performance in HUD. As you pointed out, Becky, Ms. Neal perfectly captured the conumdrum faced by her character--being attracted to Newman's Hud while knowing all too well the consequences of giving in to her emotions. My favorite Patricia Neal movie is THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, in which she makes the most of a small part--and gets to utter the film's most famous line. But I also thought she was quite good in A FACE IN THE CROWD, nicely underplaying her part (which is good, because Andy Griffith overdoes his). Another awesome review in this awesome blogathon.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-1531175219466315912011-02-24T15:45:43.562-05:002011-02-24T15:45:43.562-05:00I saw this years ago, but don't remember it. I...I saw this years ago, but don't remember it. I do need to see it again and that You Tube clip only confirmed that I need to see this ASAP. So many movies, so little time. <br /><br />I've been enjoying this blogathon immensely.Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-39957690335260308522011-02-24T15:22:45.124-05:002011-02-24T15:22:45.124-05:00Becky, this is a great post, especially as it appr...Becky, this is a great post, especially as it approaches the film from the angle of Patricia Neal's part in the film, which isn't huge but does make a big impression. I've always liked her. She was great in "A Face in the Crowd," and I agree with those who think she should have gotten a best actress nomination for her performance in it. The site notstarring.com has some interesting information about her. She played in the London stage production of "Suddenly, Last Summer" and badly wanted the movie version but lost it to Liz. She was also one of the actresses who turned down the Mrs. Robinson part in "The Graduate" (another was Doris Day). I've always wondered what she would have been like as Maggie the Cat in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." Her tough-vulnerable persona and natural Southern accent would have served her well. <br /><br />A few weeks ago, on TCM I saw her in a movie I'd never heard of before called "The Road Builder" (1971, a.k.a. "The Night Digger"), a sort of comic-grotesque update of "Night Must Fall" written by Roald Dahl, and she was excellent in it, at times reminding me of her Alma in "Hud."R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-10426320896918717362011-02-24T06:34:26.777-05:002011-02-24T06:34:26.777-05:00Becky, wonderful review of a great classic masterp...Becky, wonderful review of a great classic masterpiece! Paul Newman's, performance is one of his best. The western cinematography is beautiful. Patricia Neal, can not give a bad performance. I kept waitng for a last minute plot twist at the end of the movie...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.com