Sad news. The great American director-producer-actor, Sydney Pollack, has died. His major films included The Way We Were, Tootsie, and Out of Africa - but Eyewear enjoyed, even more, his acting, often in small-yet-potent roles, as powerhouse heavies, often fuelled by masculine drives, as in the strange, masterful and undervalued last film by Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut.
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Sydney Pollack Has Died
Sad news. The great American director-producer-actor, Sydney Pollack, has died. His major films included The Way We Were, Tootsie, and Out of Africa - but Eyewear enjoyed, even more, his acting, often in small-yet-potent roles, as powerhouse heavies, often fuelled by masculine drives, as in the strange, masterful and undervalued last film by Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut.
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