Torn Curtain (1966): Hitchcock’s Muted Cold War Thriller, Starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova

One of Hitchcock’s weaker and least commercially successful films, “Torn Curtain” was his 5oth feature, which received a lot of publicity.

Absence of Malice (1981): Sydney Pollack’s Melodrama about (Damaging) Power of the Press, Starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melinda Dillon

Paul Newman and Sally Field star in Sydney Pollack's controversial drama about the power of the press, written by former journalist Kurt Luedtke and dealing with reporters' language, zeal and single-mindedness.