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  DVD Review - The Hustler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
But to Eddie, the halls are havens for a certain diversity, a smorgasbord of both professional pool hustlers and the 9 to 5 working man looking for a small respite from his redundant everyday life.
Presented in anamorphic widescreen, this is a wonderful THX-certified transfer of "The Hustler." Its striking fl and white cinematography by Eugene Shuftan is represented with very nice fls and generally excellent contrast.
We’re also treated to a new 30-minute featurette, "The Hustler: The Inside Story," a fascinating look at the history of the sport and the effect the film had on the pool world.
www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_hustler.shtml   (1216 words)

  
 Dave the Hustler - Producer - DJ
Dave the Hustler - Producer - DJ Tiny and quiet Switzerland, early 21st century: rumbling bass seeps out of thousands of fallout shelters deep under the Alps, where producers patiently craft hits waiting to happen.
With their first release “Hackin’ The Disco-tech”, Evil C and The Hustler formed Paparazzi Records in 1998, and Dave’s sound took shape: vintage keys and big samples backed with tough beats for the dance floors he was DJing to in Paris, Barcelona, Zurich or London.
The Housecat and Hustler alliance continues with their “Rude Photo” production team collaborations on Felix's Devin Dazzle and The Neon Fever full-length on Emperor Norton Records ("Let Your Mind Be Your Bed", "Neon Human", "Watching Cars Go By") as well as tracks on Sean "Diddy" Combs forthcoming dance project "Divided Soul".
www.davethehustler.com /so2005.html   (568 words)

  
 Films/Classic: The Hustler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
One of the best hustlers I ever played had a very, very slow stroke but because of his skill with folo he was able to do remarkable things with it, although unfortunately his game deteriorated as the stakes increased despite his wonderful skills and abilities.
I had been playing a lot with hustlers at McGirr's, a much nicer pool hall a block away on Eighth Avenue in a large basement, a place often frequented by actor Peter Falk, who was a very good player.
Fast Eddy is hustler who thinks he is good enough to take on Minnesota Fats, the best there is. He is obsessed with his goal and when he gets his challenge in the middle of the film in a very long scene he loses because he gets cocky while Fats stays cool.
www.thecityreview.com /hustler.html   (2799 words)

  
 The Hustler (1961)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
"The Hustler" and "The Color of Money" are movies for two different generations and ought not to be considered as a movie and its sequel.
He seems to have survived in "Color" but it is unfortunate he did not allude to anyone who was in the first movie, particularly Sarah.
I first saw "The Hustler" when it came out in 1961, and now that I own the DVD, I plan to enjoy it many times.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0054997   (545 words)

  
 The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler really concerns a tragic love story, and the relationship between Eddie and Sarah remains at the heart of the film.
The Hustler appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
We find both the US and Spanish-subtitled theatrical trailers for The Hustler as well as clips for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hombre and The Verdict.
www.dvdmg.com /hustler.shtml   (2485 words)

  
 Kurto's Favorites: "The Hustler"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
But in The Hustler, there are no glittering casinos or pool halls — no hyper-jazzed up editing or POV shots of one billiard ball violently crashing into another.
The Hustler isn't a big number with gay men, any more than it is a hit with butch lesbians.
In a still photograph, you can take a picture of a rapidly fading beauty crossing the street to her apartment on a Sunday morning with groceries, and the viewer can sort of side with the photographer — yes, this is poignant, whatever.
www.kurtwahlner.com /hustler.htm   (2015 words)

  
 The Hustler - Movie Review
The Hustler has always stood out as not just a great movie about the con game, but as a great movie, period.
Paul Newman's study of a pool hustler who goes through the highest highs and the lowest lows is so dazzling that an hour will go by before you look at the clock and realize...
While the love story (as it were) is somewhat less successful than the rest of the film, The Hustler is an astonishing achievement.
www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/thehustler   (504 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Hustler [1961]: DVD: Paul Newman,Jackie Gleason,Piper Laurie,George C. Scott,Myron McCormick,Murray ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Instead, there’s Bert Gordon played by George C Scott, who really is another hustler, much more dangerous as he gambles over the lives of other people.
I bought color of money and was blown away, later on i heard that the hustler was its prequel and i just had to have it.
The Hustler was Robert Rossen's cimematic masterpiece, and, for all the stylistics and photography employed, it is the contest of talent over self-assurance that makes the lasting immpression.
www.amazon.co.uk /Hustler-Paul-Newman/dp/B000069JF6   (1391 words)

  
 The Hustler
Paul Newman shines as cocky poolroom hustler "Fast" Eddie Felson in Robert Rossen's atmospheric adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel.
The hallmark of Robert Rossen's "The Hustler" is its performances.
In their films, Brando, Dean and Clift all longed for a sincere woman with whom they could share a separate piece; in "The Hustler", Newman is unable to accept such commitment and communication with his girl Sarah (Piper Laurie).
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 The Hustler News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Though George C. Scott's death in September 1999 came as a shock, what was probably more shocking for people who knew him is that the hard-drinking, tough-talking, thoroughly independent actor made it to almost...
For those who say that Paul Newman doesn't belong in a category with the great classic movie stars of the Golden Age -- that without his deep voice and amazing blue eyes he'd be just another action hero -- I'll...
Anyone who knows their movies will recall Paul Newman's role in The Hustler - a young buck who looks nothing like a world-class pool player is on the up and up, and turns out to be brilliant once the game has...
www.topix.net /movies/the-hustler   (765 words)

  
 The Hustler: The Classic Pool And Billiard Movie, Book by Walter Tevis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
When it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first—and the best—novel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game.
The Hustler is about the victories and losses of one “Fast” Eddie Felson, a poolroom hustler who travels from town to town conning strangers into thinking they could beat him at the game when in fact, he is a skillful player who has never lost a game.
While by now a major star, the true depths of Newman's acting abilities had yet to be fully explored; that all changed with Robert Rossen's 1961 classic The Hustler, in which he essayed one of his most memorable performances as pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson, gaining a second Oscar nomination.
www.onthecheese.com /billiardshop/movie/hustler   (2272 words)

  
 B-58 — The Hustler Survivors
This meant that each plane was essentially worth more than their weight in gold.
The Hustler did have a number of problems in service, especially a weak nose gear and a few loss of control crashes, and it had its share of opponents.
In the end, the ICBM took away their primary mission, and the Hustler could not adapt to low level penetration flight.
www.visi.com /~jweeks/b58/index.html   (619 words)

  
 The Hustler
In one bar another hustler so riles Newman that he pulls out all the stops and utterly devastates his opponent.
It's obvious to all that this is a hustler and after Newman picks up his winnings, he is dragged behind a partition where thugs break his thumbs.
Director Robert Rossen, whose personal project this was, offers a grim, dirty world to the viewer here, one where the only bright spot is the top of the pool table, but, in their lowly ways, the leads have their share of chivalry.
www.pair.com /marilynn/hustler.htm   (1286 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Hustler: DVD: Paul Newman,Jackie Gleason,Piper Laurie,George C. Scott,Myron McCormick,Murray ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The main focus is of course a character study of a pool hustler, and life in the pool halls, the other is a love story.
The Hustler spotlights one of Paul Newman's finest performances in his portrayal of Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral pool hustler who's determined to be the greatest pool player in the country by beating the legendary Minnesota Fats (played flawlessly by Jackie Gleason).
Richard Schickel hosts the too short documentary The Hustler: The Inside Story which gives us some details on how the film came to be made, and delivers some we were there stories from some of the film-makers and a few surprise guests.
www.amazon.com /Hustler-Robert-Rossen/dp/B000063US2   (2683 words)

  
 The Hustler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hustler was a 1959 novel by American writer Walter Tevis, later made into a 1961 film of the same title.
The novel The Hustler tells the story of a young pool player ("Fast" Eddie Felson) who challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats but loses.
The film version of The Hustler starred Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson, Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Piper Laurie and George C. Scott as Bert Gordon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Hustler   (496 words)

  
 The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961) is the realistic adult story of a small-time, ambitious, struggling, self-destructive pool shark, commenting on winning/success and losing, life and love, loyalty, greed, self-respect, selling out and ultimate redemption.
Rossen's shattering experience of naming names in the 1950s HUAC hearings (after being fllisted and then recanting two years later) influenced his writing for this film - the low-life, bruised film hero is both self-hating and cowardly.
He is a pool hustler, posing as a traveling salesman, who enjoys his favorite drink - J.T.S. Brown bourbon - while playing and losing a mediocre game of pool with his buddy.
www.filmsite.org /hust.html   (1789 words)

  
 The Hustler on DVD reviewed on AudioRevolution.com
Fast Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) is a pool hustler who’s determined to make his mark on greatness.
Although shot in fl-and-white, “The Hustler” is a brilliant gem of visual entertainment.
In 1961, the world was still in flux, still looking for itself, still reaching backward and forward at the same time, and trying to hide the seamier sides of itself in the shadows.
www.avrev.com /dvd/revs/hustler.shtml   (1297 words)

  
 Hustler Conveyor Company
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Hustler Conveyor staffs an in-house Engineering Department, which utilizes the latest Computer Aided Design (CAD) to take your project from concept to reality.
Hustler Conveyor is committed to providing customer satisfaction.
www.hustler-conveyor.com   (218 words)

  
 The Hustler of Money (1988) (TV)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Plot Summary: "The Hustler of Money" was a film parody of Martin Scorsesee's "The Color Of Money";, only this time Fast Eddie is a bowler...
The old "Ben Stiller Show" and the like were less about gross out jokes and more about developing humor (though not always traditionally).
The Hustler of Money is one of the few older TV spots that my family still talks about today.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0289975   (259 words)

  
 The Hustler - Movie Info - Moviefone
Synopsis: As The Hustler's "Fast" Eddie Felson, Paul Newman created a classic anti-hero, charismatic but fundamentally flawed, and nobody's role model.
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 The Hustler
They both laugh, sharing the private joke of pool hustlers.
(To Sarah) This boy is the greatest pool hustler you ever saw.
He invites everybody from top to bottom, from high society to every tout, hustler, and tramp in town.
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 COMICON.com: THE HUSTLER — JANUARY 20th, 2004
In our last installment of The Hustler, I played a fictitious Marvel executive that was trying to put together new comics based on future Marvel movies.
Not all comics translate to the big screen, but the same can be said of television, novels, and stage plays.
I think the primary concept Jai is trying to get across here is that its not a question of whether there should be comic book adapted movies are not.
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 eBay.co.uk - The Hustler Dvd, The Hustler, DVDs, DVD, Film TV items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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 The Brady Bunch: The Hustler - TV.com
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Jim Backus must have really loved pool because when he made a guest appearance on I Dream of Jeannie where the episode centered on a game of pool and on an episode of Gilligan's Island he is seen playing a friendly game of pool with the Skipper.
Tell the world what you think of The Hustler, write a review for this episode.
www.tv.com /brady-bunch/the-hustler/episode/5019/summary.html   (285 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Hustler: Video: Paul Newman,Jackie Gleason,Piper Laurie,George C. Scott,Myron McCormick,Murray ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Paul Newman heads a superb cast featuring Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott and Piper Laurie in the riveting film that received an Academy Award®; nomination as Best Picture of 1961 and brought all four of its Oscar® nomination.
Newman (Best Actor nominee) is electrifying as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue.
Voted one of the year's ten best by "The New York Times" and "Time," and distinguished by 2 Academy Awards- Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration (B&W), The Hustler is a dazzling cinematic triumph.
www.amazon.com /Hustler-Robert-Rossen/dp/B000063UVA   (2939 words)

  
 Rom Hustler - Download Snes roms Mame roms N64 roms GBA roms Genesis roms
Though I feel a bit ashamed to ask, donations towards Rom Hustler are greatly appreciated at the moment.
I have to cope with some serious hosting bills, which is quite hard for a mere student like me. If you feel like donating, you can find the link on top of every rom download page.
Drop by on the forums to tell me what you think of it.
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 The Hustler (1961)
Forceful pool hall drama about hustler "Fast Eddie" Felton (Newman), who after a few small time hustles makes his way to the renown Ames Billiard Hall in New York hoping to enter the big leagues.
He seeks out famed, high class pool player Minnesota Fats (Gleason) and challenges him to a series of high stakes games.
If you have seen this film before and would like to express your opinion of it.
www.geocities.com /rmm413/Hustler.htm   (318 words)

  
 GolfDigest.com - The Hustler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Then I started playing the chittlin' tour -- that's when I met all the fl guys who could really play.
Hanging around Baltimore there were a lot of hustlers.
There was a course there called Clifton Park, and there were a lot of games going on -- $20, $25 a match.
www.golfdigest.com /features/index.ssf?/features/gd200203thorpe.html   (2737 words)

  
 The Hustler
The Hustler (1961) is the realistic adult story of a small-
This picture is so much better than Martin Scorsese's belated sequel The Color of Money that they don't even belong in the same category.
The Hustler is one of those films where scenes have such psychic weight that they grow in our memories.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/hustler   (462 words)

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