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:

Train of Death Special Edition: Dark Knight now has Crow-esque hype x 10

This is not my regular post, but I it did come as a little bit of a shock that Heath Ledger and a bottle of sleeping pills were found this afternoon in a NY hotel room. I'll save my typical cynisism for later, and just mention that I was a fan of his work and that it is better to fade away than to burn out.