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I loved this so much. It was very thoughtful, engaging, and well put together! I also loved the choice of voice over actors and interviews from the family. The old videos were priceless as well as scenes from movie classics I now feel the urge to see. Very impressive documentary from Mr Hawke.

WTF. I have never been so turned off by anyone as I was with Ethan Hawke in this documentary. His performance as a goofy homeless idiot was beyond distracting. Every time the film settled into something so very interesting, here come the village idiot with his goofy smile. The subject matter is as good as it gets for a movie buff like myself. It is rich with anecdotes and insights that kept me viewing despite the never ending interruptions by the so called director / moderator. Newman and Woodward stand apart as the most beloved power couple Hollywood ever saw and they gave back in more ways than one. Now I feel compelled to watch so many of their wonderful films starting with The Three Faces of Eve.

I was looking forward to this and watched the whole six. It made me search for more of their films together and separately to watch, many of the early ones I haven't seen since I was as a teen. I own the DVD for "From the Terrace" which is an interesting film but very Hollywood. The music swells a bit too much, but Newman and Woodward shone on screen and the script isn't bad. The sets are gorgeous as the story revolves around the wealthiest one-percent. Woodward's costumes are to die for, even better than Grace Kelly's in Hitchcock films. I also love "Mr & Mrs Bridge" and agree with Scorsese's opinion that "Bridge" is a masterpiece.

I am glad that Ethan Hawke took this project on. It is obvious that he loved them and their work and had great admiration for their talent. It was generous of the children of Paul and Joanne to share this intimate portrait. We are treated to family phots, home movies and early career footage.

Hawke has mentioned that many young people are unaware of many people connected with their story, like for example, Gore Vidal, the writer and one of the great minds of the 20th century. But Hawke does little to bring young people in to understand who these people were. When film clips of the actual movies are shown, they are labeled or not labeled inconsistently which is a shame. When Paul & Joanne are being interviewed, it would have served the audience well to have a caption of the interviewer, the program title and a date. As I am an older viewer, I knew some but not all. Dick Cavett was HUGE but I'll bet there are viewers who are unfamiliar with him.

Still, I am grateful for the opportunity to see these two on screen again. Their contribution was massive to both the arts and humanity due to their charity work.

At first, I thought a six-episode series about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward would turn into an excessive fan treatment, but director Ethan Hawke effectively combines film clips, archival footage, Zoom interviews with family members and close colleagues, and voiceovers from famous colleagues to present the complex though clearly loving relationship between the two icons. While Newman's professional success and personal inner demons are explored honestly, the series provides intriguing insights into Woodward's strength of character and an invaluable tribute to her considerable talents which have been greatly overlooked over the years.

I watched this doc in two days. I have a lot of different thoughts about this documentary (Not all included below).

None of my thoughts that I am contemplating have anything to do with the INTEGRITY of the purpose of this doc being made. I have no problem with the interview process, nor the substitution of voice overs for those particular folks that are no longer among us...,What the hay are you commenters talking about with negating Ethan communing with his voice over actors 🤷‍♀️...not to mention the tidbits of history shared...

About absorbing it all...P&J's lives, including the lives that they affected has hit home for me. I do think, for those of us that have been through a similar parenting and or marriage situation...right or wrong, it is life that we are observing/living, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, since we all are human beings are we not...

I know that I have seen what TCM airs of Joanne's movies because they were airing a male name (I could have missed tcm's focus on JW)...just saying that TCM needs to up their focus (I did view TCM's sit down with Ethan Hawk), and so does all of the other streamers that have access to Joanne Woodward's work. Can we get the stage plays...I'm willing to pay...

Thank you, Ethan Hawke, for following through on this documentary to its airing and then some.. I am a long time admirer of your talent and passion for your craft.

My complete empathy for the families of JW and PLN for the airing of your families "laundry" whether you agreed to it or not. I've walked your walk albeit with less the infamy. You will survive this 💪