Tuesday, May 27, 2008

New week, new T.O.D.

Hate to kick the week off with a T.O.D, but I appreciated the work of Sydney Pollack, both on screen and behind it, so I'd like an official nomination for the Lodge H.O.F. for a Hollywood Icon. It was odd that two weeks ago I commented to some members of the Lodge about one of his first roles in the 1960 season of The Twilight Zone, in an episode called "The Trouble with Temptation" and the amount of quality actors that broke on that show.

If you're unfamilar with his work, I suggest taking an hour to review the list here. He was at his best in the cameo role typically giving the protaganist of the film the reality of the plot and transitioning the film into the final third (i.e. "Eyes Wide Shut", "Michael Clayton"). Anyway here's to you Sydney Pollack, and here's to my personal favorite in your extensive catalog:

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posted by Jimbo at 11:44 AM

3 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Here's to a man that found his "niche" before he passed on.

Out Of Africa is my favorite Pollack film. His worst, easily it had to be The Firm, where he took a spectacular book and the second half so much it was almost unbearable.

Pollack's producing credits are probably the most impressive on the page though.

Tue May 27, 12:48:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Train said...

J. Johnson would also be my personal fav. He had a very memorable performance in Tootsie too.

I loved that he would pop up in places you'd never expect... He was a borderline "that guy" but with much more cred.

Tue May 27, 01:06:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Jimbo said...

forgot about "The Firm" for obvious reasons...but I also forgot about 3 Days of the Condor a 1970's top ten...

Tue May 27, 02:15:00 PM PDT  

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