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Monday, May 26, 2008
A Legend- But Can You Remind Me Again?
Legendary director Sydney Pollack passed away today of cancer. You've probably heard his name, but I'll remind you again who he was. He directed "Out of Africa" and "Tootsie"- you know, the one where Dustin Hoffman cross-dresses? I know, that may span quite a few movies. The movie I most associate with him is "The Interpreter"- the mildly pretentious one with Nicole Kidman as the UN interpreter that came out a few years ago? I saw it on an airplane. Some of you may recognize him from those pre-movie ads by AT&T to turn of your cellphone- he was the star of them before Scorcese took over. He did some acting as well- as the boss-guy in "Michael Clayton" and apparently in "Made of Honor". Here's a bit where he played Hoffman's agent in "Tootsie":
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