/Film (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Scott Rudin has walked away from The Reader, and will no longer be involved in The Weinstein Co’s December release. Here is the situation, as I understand it. A couple weeks ago, Nikki Finke made claims that Harvey Weinstein had harassed both Sydney Pollack while on his deathbed and the widow of the late Anthony [...]
MARRIAGEDEBATE.COM--MAIN BLOG (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
blogs here: ...Take Husbands and Wives , which has the difficult thesis that any given divorce might be perfectly wise, but a culture of divorce, like the one that existed at that place and time, is more emotionally disastrous than the sum of its parts. From Sydney Pollack and Judy Davis's point of view, their separation made perfect sense. In fact, it made perfect sense from anyone's point of view,...
The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Scott Rudin has admitted that he lied to Page Six about an email that Harvey Weinstein supposedly sent to producer Sydney Pollack on his deathbed, along with the widow of another producer, Anthony Minghella , over issues related to the upcoming release of The Reader. [ Gawker ] During a talk about the joys of philanthropy featuring Bill Clinton , The Economist's Matthew Bishop noted, "Neuroscientists...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
POOR Harvey Weinstein claims he's being unfairly portrayed as a heartless ghoul who'll stop at nothing to get a movie finished in time for Oscar consideration. The mogul, known for his volcanic persuasiveness, denies he badgered Sydney Pollack...
Deadline Hollywood Daily (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The New York Post's Page Six just called me saying Harvey Weinstein has told them he'll give $1 million to charity if I can produce the Scott Rudin email about HW's alleged callous treatment of Anthony Minghella's and Sydney Pollack's families. (I've blacked out the receipient of the email as well as SR's email address):
Brokedown Palace (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
I saw Absence of Malice earlier this year for the first time. It’s a slowburner and feels timeworn. But Sydney Pollack was fresh in the brain after I caught him in Michael Clayton , chewing scenery magnificently, shark-like menace gulping down Clooney in every showdown. So I caught it on TCM. In the 1981 thriller Paul Newman and Sally Field star as a man done wrong by a newspaper and a reporter from...
MilkandCookies.com (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 film that stars Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Richardson, and Max von Sydow. Sydney Pollack directed it.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Film News: Weinsteins plan December release for 'Reader' -- The last film produced by the late Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack is looking for a December date. After a successful screening in New York of "The Reader," the Weinstein Co. has decided to release the film for Oscar contention this year. The film stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes and was directed by Stephen Daldry.
In Case You Didn't Know (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Meryl Streep will always be ashamed of the lengths she went too to land the lead role in hit film Out Of Africa - after director Sydney Pollack revealed he didn’t think she was sexy enough...
greylocknews (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
North Adams, MA - The late Sydney Pollack's "Out of Africa," appears on the biggest movie screen in the Berkshires as the second installment in MASS MoCA's Moonlit Movie series on Thursday, August 7, at 9 PM. Call MoCA at...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
The late director Sydney Pollack said the ability to relax in front of the camera is a key to great film acting. Nobody chills out for the lens better than Kevin Costner, especially when he's playing a character he calls "the American rascal," in movies like Bull Durham and Tin Cup, The Upside of Anger and the new political comedy-drama Swing Vote.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
TV News: Nominees reflect on their nods -- “I, without question, will be raising a glass today to Sydney Pollack. He was the first person who called me about ‘Recount’ and he was such an extraordinary man." -- Kevin Spacey
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
I n the first episode of Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence , the former New York Times film critic interviews the late director Sydney Pollack and elicits the sort of practical yet also profound knowledge that found its way into Pollack movies such as Tootsie .
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Rank Search Term Volume 1. kimberly Caldwell 0.02% 2. danica patrick 0.01% 3. chances of getting married after 40 0.01% 4. nasa 0.01% 5. kimbo slice 0.01% 6. harry potter 0.01% 7. katie couric 0.01% 8. harvey korman 0.01% 9. sydney pollack 0.01% 10. denise richards 0.01% Source: Hitwise
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
8 tonight TCM Ex-New York Times film critic Mitchell (right) has a new series where he chats with celebs about movies. His first guest is Sydney Pollack, in one of the director's last interviews before his recent death. Pollack's "Tootsie" follows at 8:30.
