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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Film Review  December 19, 2003
Description: An authoritative film study of the career of the Little Tramp by the esteemed journalist Richard Schickel.

"...Schickel, Time magazine’s longtime film critic, has crafted what must be the final word on Chaplin’s life and work. Narrated by Sydney Pollack and more than two hours long, it’s both a veritable treasure trove of little-seen footage from both Chaplin’s screen work and his none-too-private life, and it goes a tremendous way toward explaining why the recent re-release of Chaplin’s masterpiece Modern Times (opening in Austin next week at the Dobie) still somehow holds sway over the imagination of audiences like few, if any, modern comedies can..."

Opie on Top
Screens Blog  July 14, 2009
Description: AFF to honor Ron Howard's extraordinary contribution to filmmaking

"...Previous Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award recipients are Danny Boyle, Oliver Stone and Sydney Pollack...."

Developing Story
Screens Blog  July 6, 2009
Description: AFF honors Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz

"...Focusing on the art and commerce of film and television writing and production, it provides registrants unparalleled access to the best writers in the field. Past participants include John Milius (Apocalypse Now), Sydney Pollack (Tootsie), Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day), Barry Levinson (Diner), Robert Altman (Nashville), Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich), Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson (Rushmore), Joel & Ethan Coen (Fargo), Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (Shrek), Bryan Singer (X-Men), Oliver Stone (Platoon), and Chris & Paul Weitz (About a Boy)..."

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade
Screens Story  May 8, 2009
Description: 'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...He didn't remember that he'd even read it. So he read this one that afternoon, and he said, 'Hell, Wiatt, I want to make this movie.' And he called Wiatt, who called Sydney Pollack..."

Recounting Recount
The Gay Place Blog  June 18, 2008
Description: Laura Dern's outrageous "Kitty" Harris hits the mark.

"...Supreme Court's coronation of King George II (paint me donkey and color me biased). Sydney Pollack was originally set to direct, but after his passing, the torch went to Austin Powers' director Jay Roach..."

Made of Honor
Film Review  May 2, 2008
Description: Heart-on-the-sleeve sweets mix with pure raunch as Dr. McDreamy stars in this mean-spirited and uncomfortably blue romantic comedy.

"...Directed by: Paul Weiland. Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kadeem Hardison, Chris Messina, Busy Philipps and Sydney Pollack..."

Michael Clayton
Film Review  October 12, 2007
Description: This smart and thoroughly entertaining film asks the question of where a lawyer’s ethical responsibility to zealously represent a client ends and the societal interest in achieving justice begins.

"...Directed by: Tony Gilroy. Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O’Keefe, Denis O’Hare and Ken Howard..."

Avenue Montaigne
Film Review  April 20, 2007
Description: A young Frenchwoman moves to Paris from with nothing but the knapsack on her back and the innocent gleam in her eye.

"...Directed by: Danièle Thompson. Starring: Cécile de France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Claude Brasseur, Christopher Thompson, Dani, Annelise Hesme and Sydney Pollack..."

Safe Cracking
Screens Story  March 30, 2007
Description: Longtime screenwriter and first-time director Scott Frank on The Lookout

"...Frank (Dead Again, Little Man Tate, Get Shorty) is no stranger to American cinema. For the last two decades, his screenplays have been touched by the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Jodie Foster, Sydney Pollack, and Stevens Soderbergh and Spielberg..."

The Image Formed
Screens Story  October 20, 2006
Description: Previewing the 12th Austin Film Festival

"...22. At the conference, David Milch (NYPD Blue, Deadwood) will receive the Outstanding Television Writer Award, Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) will receive the Distinguished Screenwriter Award, and Sydney Pollack (Tootsie) will receive the award for Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking..."

The Interpreter
Film Review  April 22, 2005
Description: Although The Interpreter is intelligent, intriguing, and topical, it's hampered by its own good intentions, too many plot convolutions, and character ambiguities that try to pass for suspense.

"...Directed by: Sydney Pollack. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, Jesper Christensen, George Harris and Byron Utley..."

Young, Strong, and Getting Stronger
Screens Story  October 10, 2003

"...In the best moments, Martin Scorsese gives a shot-by-shot analysis of A Woman of Paris, and Milos Forman explains how The Great Dictator liberated Europe spiritually after World War II. Schickel's voiceover (narrated by Sydney Pollack) overstates itself from time to time, but Chaplin's work speaks for itself..."

Short Cuts
Screens Column  August 1, 2003

"...The 10th annual Austin Film Festival has announced the first batch of films they'll be screening at this year's fest (Oct. 9-16), including Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, Peter Hedges' Pieces of April, Prey for Rock & Roll with Gina Gershon, and the Charlie Chaplin documentary Charles: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, narrated by the essential Sydney Pollack..."

Hot Fun in the Summertime
Screens Story  May 23, 2003

"...The Way We Were (D: Sydney Pollack, 1973): Sat, 8/2,7:15 & 9:45pm; Sun, 8/3, 2:30pm (All tickets increased by 50 cents. Passes & Flix-Tix OK.)..."

Sabrina
Film Review  May 7, 2002
Description: Pollack’s remake of the 1954 Billy Wilder romance movie poses no threat to the original Sabrina’s charm, glamour, and wit. While it can’t hold a candle to Wilder’s film, the...

"...Directed by: Sydney Pollack. Starring: Lauren Holly, Nancy Marchand, Greg Kinnear, Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford..."

Changing Lanes
Film Review  April 12, 2002
Description: Roger Michell's previous film, the romantic comedy Notting Hill, gave no indication that the director knew his way around the urban suspense drama as well as the harrowing Changing Lanes...

"...Directed by: Roger Michell. Starring: William Hurt, Amanda Peet, Sydney Pollack, Toni Collette, Kim Staunton, Samuel L..."

Video Reviews
Screens Review  July 6, 2001
Description: For ex-Army soldier Jeremiah Johnson (Redford), the silent, rugged mountains function as the perfect environment in which to fulfill his enigmatic goal -- total secession from the human race.

"...D: Sydney Pollack (1972); with Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch, Allyn Ann McLerie, Charles Tyner, Josh Albee...."

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Film Review  June 6, 2001
Description: Bleak but exquisitely fashioned microcosm of American life during the Depression is on display in this story of a ruthless 1930s dance marathon. Gig Young won an Oscar for his...

"...Directed by: Sydney Pollack. Starring: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern and Al Lewis..."

Something Weird
Screens Story  February 16, 2001
Description: How Tim League discovered 110 drive-in films in an East Prairie warehouse and other stories of disappearing celluloid.

"...Cable networks American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies have put resources toward film restoration and preservation. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Sydney Pollack, and George Lucas have formed the Film Foundation, which raises money for and awareness of film preservation issues (Scorsese in particular has seen it as a cultural imperative)..."

Altman Speaks!
Screens Story  October 6, 2000
Description: The ultimate indie director shoots straight about breaking into the business, staying there, and loving it.

"...RA: No, she's doing a couple of things now for Sydney Pollack. I think I'm gonna get out of Texas for a while and see what else is out there..."

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