One of the most talented and prolific men in Hollywood, Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, died today, struck down by cancer. He was 73. As a director, his notable films include "The Firm", "Out of Africa", "Tootsie", "Absence of Malice", "Three Days of the Condor", and "The Way We Were". As an actor, his credits include memorable roles in "Michael Clayton", "Eyes Wide Shut", "The Player", and "A Civil Action". As a producer his films included "Michael Clayton", "Cold Mountain", "The Talented Mr. Ripley", "Sense and Sensibility", "Searching For Bobby Fisher", and "The Fabulous Baker Boys". The New York Times says…
Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay as director, producer and sometime actor whose star-laden were among the most successful of the 1970s and '80s, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles.
Pollack's career defined an era in which big stars (Robert Redford, Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty) and the filmmakers who knew how to wrangle them (Barry Levinson, Mike Nichols) retooled the Hollywood system. Savvy operators, they played studio against studio, staking their fortunes on pictures that served commerce without wholly abandoning art.
Hollywood honored Pollack in return. His movies received multiple Academy Award nominations, and as a director he won an Oscar for his work on the 1985 film "Out of Africa" as well as nominations for directing "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969) and "Tootsie" (1982).
Is it just me or does 73 seem kind of young to die? This isn't 1492, and it's not like he spent his days wrestling giant snakes. I'm not gonna lie, I’m strangely bummed out about this. He just seemed like a genuinely creative guy. But he’s not the only one. Look, I drew a picture of a doggy on a skateboard.
First. Oh snap, he's dead.
"memorable roles….in "Eyes Wide Shut"…."
I sat through that fucking movie in my bedroom with my 16 year old white boy dick in my hand waiting to jack off to a good fuck scene with nicole kidman and the travel gnome….even smoked a j with them when they did….got a little bit of semi during the orgy, but a confused semi at that….finally when it ended….i had to spank it to an erotic story about swingers with a snake crawling up a chicks ass in another window. and sidney pollack helped out the michael clayton, but i still never made it through without having sex 1/3 into it and then trying to figure out what happens during the aftersex cigarettes….i usually cum when his car blows up. cuz i keep it real bitches.
Sydney Pollack was a cool dude.
I am extremely bummed out.
Leftnut, if I know anything about Kubrick, the red pool table scene was the one you were supposed to masturbate to . Anyways, thanks to Sydney for teaching me how to properly treat a woman in "Three Days of the Condor". Fidelio and RIP, my man.
A good man. We'll miss you!
Jesus. Rarely I "walk" into the forum without a sarcastic remark about the cellulite on some models ass or some dumbass drunk celeb. But I must say…goodbye good sir, as a professional in the movie picture industy, you are a path that only the privileged will follow…not branch upon, but follow. Rest in piece amongst the great filmmakers of our time, in which you surely fit company.
Made some good films. No scandals. Probably even was married to the same person for a significant amount of time. Shame.
I understand your point about his age. My parents are older…RIP, Sydney.
One of the true gentlemen of Hollywood. Seemed like a guy everyone would get along with. I have quite a few of his films on DVD. They've just made this week's playlist. We'll miss you, Syd.
Farewell.
a man among ants…he will be missed
Damn shame. RIP.
Damn shame. RIP.
It is my understanding that it takes 1 Sydney Pollack to hold the hold the lightbulb and 2 Sydney Pollacks to turn the ladder.
Aaaand it took my first post to realize I've registered a misspelled name. Fail.
I never liked his movies, they all seemed pretentious.
JUSTICE!
Bummed out, please post more scandalous wank material of Miley Cyrus, poste haste!
the waaaaaaaaaay we were