Director Sydney Pollack Dies At 73
I’m not a Robert Redford fan … and the story really wasn’t all that interesting to me … But “Out Of Africa” stands as one of the most strikingly beautiful motion pictures I have ever seen.
LOS ANGELES - An agent for actor and director Sydney Pollack says the Academy Award winner has died. He was 73.
Agent Leslee Dart says Pollack died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. She says Pollack was surrounded by family.
Pollack appeared in some of the films he directed, including the gender-bending hit “Tootsie,” which starred Dustin Hoffman. Pollack won producing and directing Oscars for “Out of Africa” in 1985.
(AP)
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I thought Out of Africa was a great film.
Hated that transvestite film though.
May 26th, 2008 at 6:29 pmI agree, Out Of Africa was beautifully filmed, and the music was incredible. Redford was amazed that Merryl had Limoges china in Africa. My mother was so taken by that, that she bought Limoges for me (I lived in a very remote place high in the mountains at the time, and I’m sure my mother thought that might as well be Africa!) I still have the Limoges!
May 26th, 2008 at 6:54 pmSydney Pollack was a witty, funny person. He will be missed. Tootsie was a comedy about a guy trying to work as an actor, but the parts are all for women. Very funny.
May 26th, 2008 at 7:36 pmI’m unsure about this, but I can’t remember Pollack making or appearing in a “hate America” film…never-the-less “Out of Africa” was a masterpiece and not because the video’s on my shelf.
Sydney Pollack. RIP
May 26th, 2008 at 7:40 pmI have got to say that I greatly admired all of Pollacks works.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:54 amSearching for Bobby Fischer
Absence of Malice
The Fab Baker Boys
Three Days of the Condor
The Firm
Jeremiah Johnson
Out of Africa - whose musical score is so overwhelming, it maybe the best piece of orchestral music I have ever heard
RIP Sidney, Well Done Sir - Well Done
Three Days of the Condor. Great 70’s spy movie.
Interesting thing in that movie was that the CIA headquaters in NYC was shown as being in the WTCenter
May 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am