A New Kind of Love

Starring:Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor, George Tobias, Marvin Kaplan, Robert Clary, Jan Moriarty, Joan Staley, Robert F. Simon, Maurice Chevalier, George Nardelli, Ted Mapes, Winnie C. Logan, Leno Jo Francen, Anne Ross (II), Celeste Yarnall, Peter Canon, Sondra Teke, Jimmy Starr
Director: Melville Shavelson
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Description

Sent to Paris to steal fashion ideas, department store buyer Samantha Blake (Woodward) decides a complete makeover is in order so people will stop mistaking her for a boy. Instead, she is mistaken for a Parisian "Lady of the Night" and decides to play up that role. Meanwhile, American journalist Steve Sherman (Newman) is in Paris to write about the fashion shows, but decides instead to write about this mysterious "Lady of the Night" and the two find themselves falling in love.

Customer Reviews:

"I've never kissed a policeman--no wonder I'm emotionally retarded".......2007-05-26

A NEW KIND OF LOVE is a sleek and stylish romantic comedy starring Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman--as romantic cynics on working holidays in the city of Paris.

Joanne Woodward plays Sam, a fashion designer who copies her pieces from other houses and sells them in a bargain-basement department store. She's a "semi-virgin" who has given up on love--until during a buyer's trip to Paris she meets womanising journalist Steve (Paul Newman). There aren't any sparks until Sam hits the salons and reinvents herself as "Mimi", a glamorous call-girl with a neverending collection of colourful stories.

Steve syndicates a column about the misadventures of "Mimi", until Sam's double life begins to spin hilariously out of control--and Steve's real feelings are discovered...

A NEW KIND OF LOVE is a colourful trip to Paris, filled with gorgeous gowns (provided by the leading fashion houses including Magnin, Pierre Cardin, Christian Dior, Lanvin-Castille, and Yves Saint Laurent). Edith Head also provides the regular wardrobe for Joanne Woodward. Never before and never again would Ms Woodward look half as ravishing as she does here. The wigs and clothes are out of this world! Ms Woodward was Golden Globe Award-nominated for her work.

Paul Newman delivers a great comedic performance here, too. The supporting cast includes the ever-reliable Thelma Ritter (in a Laurel Award-winning performance), George Tobias (aka Abner Kravitz from "Bewitched"), Eva Gabor, and a cameo from Maurice Chevalier.

The DVD sadly does not feature any extras, but just having this forgotten gem on DVD is a joy. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).

Very thin sex comedy, dressed to kill but with nowhere to go..........2007-01-10

"A New Kind of Love" is a tasteless sex farce that must have looked bad even in script form, is Newman's worst film... It's a result of the old Hollywood cliché: a simple, mannish woman foolish1y devotes herself to a career instead of doing what women are supposed to do--hunt for husbands... But give her beauty treatments, a new hairdo and expensive clothes and she'll straighten out and find a man...

The new twist is that after her metamorphosis, the man mistakes her for a prostitute...

Although she's humiliated, she encourages his misconception, telling him sensational stories about herself until he falls in love with her! The implication: if fulfilling a man's infantile sex fantasies is the only way to get him, it's better than being an ordinary career woman...

Joanne Woodward plays a fashion designer who, with blonde wig and showy makeup, actually looks more dull than before, and Newman plays a sportswriter whose "athletics" with blonds has kept him from winning the Pulitzer Prize... He's in the usual role of alcoholic satyr, but now we're supposed to find that hilarious... As usual, he has some effective lecherous looks and self-disgusted expressions, but as in his first comedy, he's generally clumsy and graceless...

A Perfect Foil to "The Devil wears Prada".......2006-08-24

I have loved this movie since I was a kid. It is a cute 60's romantic comedy with fashion and reluctant romance thrown in. Very dated in the mores and attitudes of the time, but a great time capsule of fasion in the 60's...and in Paris. It's a great supplement to "...Prada", which is sort of a "Miss Congeniality goes to Paris". Not great drama, but wonderful fun....with Paul Newman..and Marice Chevalier! It is a delight!

Fun in Paris!.......2005-04-25

This glossy and sophisticated romp with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward is delicious fluff. From the opening title song by Sinatra and the early voice-over of Newman comparing a group of bargain hunting women to a herd of cattle, we know this one is going to be fun indeed. Made in 1963 when both were at their finest, the chemistry between the two leads carries this film to make it the most entertaining piece of nonsense you're likely to ever see.

Samantha Blake (Woodward) buys, or steals, all the latest fashions from around the world for her department store. Her boss Joe Bergner (George Tobias) gets it into his head to go to Paris and 'steal' the hottest new fashions and off goes Samantha and Leena (Thelma Ritter) to the City of Lights.

Steve Sherman (Paul Newman) is a columnist who gets caught playing with the wife of his boss and promptly gets sent far away to Paris until said boss can figure out a way to break his contract and fire him. He meets pal Harry (Marvin Kaplan) in Paris and decides to save his job by writing about a Parisian 'Lady of the Night' and her escapades to send back home, which proves to be a big hit!

The problem, of course, is she ain't from Paris and she ain't no 'Lady of the Night.' Samantha gets introduced as one in a con by Hogan's Heroes Robert Clary to earn a few bucks after Samantha has a complete makeover because she's tired of being mistaken for a boy! She goes along because it helps her stay close to Steve as she makes up one wild escapade after another.

Meanwhile, Leena is competing with Fellicienne (Eva Gabor) for the affection of her boss, who doesn't seem to know she's alive. Of course, Steve falls for this 'Lady of the Night' and wants to reform her for himself, until he figures it all out! Are you having fun yet? Yes, you are! That is what this film is about. A fine cast charm their way through this most enjoyable film.

The scenery is great to look at and so are a young Woodward and Newman. Thelma Ritter and Marvin Kaplan offer nice support as well. When Steve and Harry go clubbing in Paris, Steve ends up with beautiful Jan Moriarity, in a nice but small role. The wife of actor Michael Parks, it would be her moment to shine before tragedy took her away.

When you're in the mood for some harmless fun this film will certainly do the trick. It's a reminder that a good film sometimes doesn't have to have any deeper meaning. Sometimes all a film has to do is entertain us. This one gets an A+ in that department and you'll want to see it the first chance you get.

Delicious.......2005-02-26

Only 2 gripes. If you haven't heard the title song before (I have), you still won't have heard it when the movie is over. Except the 1st 8 bars sung by Chevalier in the middle of the flick. 2nd gripe. These idiots (including the Amazon staff reviewer) who think the way to review a movie is to tell you the whole damned story, thus ruining the show. Puke! When I saw this flick on Amazon I snapped it up. I saw it when it came out and remembered only 2 things. That I loved it (particularly Woodward), and that for some reason Paul Newman is pouring her a snifter of brandy and tells her to say "when" which she does when her glass is brimful. The director/screenwriter was brilliant. The star-studded cast outdid itself. Every one of them. The jokes were at times laugh out loud funny. The special effects were perfect. The whole thing (as you now know if you've read the other reviews!) was clever and original. I loved the hell out of it. This one I'm keeping!

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If you have to see Quicksand, rent it -- don't buy it!
If you must see it -- rent; don't waste your money buying it

Quicksand
Starring: Michael Dudikoff , Brooke Theiss , Douglas Weston , Richard Kind , and Dan Hedaya
Director: Sam Firstenberg
Manufacturer: New Concorde
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00007KK2W
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Customer Reviews:

If you have to see Quicksand, rent it -- don't buy it!.......2003-06-26

This is one of the very worst movies I have ever watched. I am surprised the US Marine Corps has not sued the producers and studio for defamation of character. Plus, the actors can't act and the story author can't write.

If you must see it -- rent; don't waste your money buying it.......2003-06-24

This has to be one of the worst movies in years. I am surprised the US Marine Corp doesn't sue for defamation of character. They should have hired someone that knew something about military unifroms, insignia, customs and courtesies, bases, and on and on. And saying that, they should have hired actors and writers too.

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