Sydney Pollack

Remembering Sydney Pollack Remembering Sydney Pollack

The late filmmaker was one of the last to believe in making good mainstream movies for grown-ups. He offered glimpses of what makes us human.
By Stephanie Zacharek May 27, 2008

  • "The Interpreter"

    Serious actors Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman star in this very serious movie, the first ever to be filmed inside the U.N.
    By Stephanie Zacharek April 22, 2005

  • Coming clean

    Is he or isn't he? Mr. Clean tells all; Randy on the set! Will & Grace & uncontrollable urges. And a helpful reminder from Liam: Oasis and the Beatles, different band.
    By Amy Reiter February 7, 2000

  • I, Anakin

    George Lucas is seeking an "extremely intelligent" 19-year-old actor to play Anakin Skywalker in "Episode II." He need look no further than here.
    By Matthew Sullivan November 23, 1999

  • "Random Hearts"

    Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas get caught somewhere between their cheatin' dead spouses and a banal thriller.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 8, 1999

  • Lights, cameo, action!

    Alfred Hitchcock's first rule of directing was to treat actors like cattle -- and even in his own cameos, he was no sacred cow.
    By Sarah Vowell August 11, 1999

  • "Eyes Wide Shut"

    With its pro-monogamy moralizing, Kubrick's supposedly steamy last film is ultimately anti-erotic -- nothing more than an art-house version of an army training film.
    By Charles Taylor July 16, 1999

  • From "Tootsie" to "Eyes Wide Shut"

    Sydney Pollack directed Dustin Hoffman romping around in a skirt. Now he's co-starring as the orgy master who guides Tom Cruise through the debaucherous center of Stanley Kubrick's final film.
    By Michael Sragow July 15, 1999
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