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Since I am old enough to remember the beginning of Joanne and Paul's career, I thoroughly enjoyed this mini series documentary. I wish after going over all of Paul's 10 Oscar nominations, I wish Paul had been at the Oscars to accept. It was so wonderful that they showed the total Kennedy Center Honors Presentation. All I can say is so many very ill children have benefited from their charitable endeavors. I know I always buy Newman Popcorn, salad dressing etc. Two great actors/ who gave back to their craft as well as humanity. I am sure I will rewatch this documentary at some time. It was thoroughly enjoyable.

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.

There was so much video and audio of these 2 actors. WHY did they have to insert Hawke, Clooney, Linney, etc?

This documentary was fragmented and a bit chaotic. What a shame!

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.

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 💪