You can now see “The Last Movie Stars” on HBO Max, a documentary that has been highly applauded
Ethan Hawke is a recognized figure in the American film industry, actor, writer and director who has starred in classics of the 80s such as The explorers or the Oscar winner, The death poet Society; as well as recent productions, such as The Black Phone Y north man; among other. Now, hawke directs The latest movie starsa project centered on a couple of actors both on the movie set and in real life from the golden age of Hollywood, who premiered on July 21 on the platform of streaming.
hbo max describes it as “an intimate six-part docuseries, in which actor-director Ethan Hawke explore the love story and enduring legacy of Hollywood legends, Paul Newman Y Joanne Woodward”.
Who were Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward?
Newman He was an American actor, director and producer, winner of the Oscar and the Hollywood Cinematographic Sciences; as well as several Golden Globes and BAFTA, Emmy and SAG awards; among others. In addition to being an actor, he had experience and fame as a racing driver. The star was born in 1925 and died in 2008 at the age of 83.
Secondly, Woodward is an American actress currently 92 years old, who was the winner of the Oscar for best actress in 1957 for the film The three faces of Eve and was married to Newman until his death. Woodward She holds the title of being the first person and the first woman to earn a star on the Walk of Fame. Both formed one of the most stable couples in the Hollywood industry.
The advance of the documentary series begins by making it known that just before the pandemic began, one of the couple’s children approached hawke to direct a documentary about them. “Paul had started working on a memoir and had more than 100 interviews”affirms the actor and director while he is seen telling everything about this and its protagonists to various recognized faces of the industry, through meetings via the web.
In The latest movie stars laura linney will play Joanne Woodward, while George Clooney will bring Paul to life.
critics
So far there has not been a single negative reaction to the documentary, which, on the contrary, has received much applause from the audience and the media in general. For example, The Hollywood Reporter mentioned:
“The latest movie stars is a documentary that manages to be meta and charming, cerebral and deeply felt, offering surprises at every turn.”
The latest movie stars It is a life story and a love story that are hardly told, for all lovers of gold cinema, and hbo max brought it for you.
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