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Sydney Pollack

About: Equally adept as an actor, director or producer, Sydney Pollack adds a degree of gravitas to any film he touches. Born July 1, 1934, in Lafayette, La., Pollack studied with the legendary Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse and briefly served as an acting coach.In 1962, while working on the film War Hunt, Pollack befriend a young actor making his debut in the movie -- Robert Redford. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship that would see them collaborate on seven films, including Out of Africa (1985), for which Pollack took home a Best Director Oscar.The list of films Pollack has worked on is dizzying. A partial accounting includes Three Days of the Condor, The Way We Were, Absence of Malice, The Firm, The Electric Horseman, and the Academy Award-nominated films They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Tootsie and Michael Clayton. Pollack died at age 73 on May 26, 2008, from cancer.

Avenue Montaigne

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2007

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About: Jessica's just a waitress at the local café, but her regulars need her for a lot more than coffee. Art collector Jacques anguishes over the sale of his prized collection. TV star Catherine longs to be in movies. And famous pianist Jean just wants to be left alone. Can one waitress fill such a big order? Cécile De France, Valérie Lemercier, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Claude Brasseur and Sydney Pollack star.
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A Civil Action

Rated: | Views Released Year: 1998

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About: In this true story, John Travolta stars as a personal-injury lawyer who sues a major corporation for big bucks when the drinking water in Woburn, Mass., is found to contain high levels of industrial solvents. Believing the contamination is responsible for the large number of leukemia deaths among the town's children, the citizens -- lead by a woman (Kathleen Quinlan) whose child has died -- hire a lawyer to take on the corporate polluters.
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2001

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About: Stanley Kubrick's frequent collaborator and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan, offers a fascinating inside look at the genius behind such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket and Dr. Strangelove. Narrated by Tom Cruise, the documentary features interviews with family members as well as colleagues, including Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman, Malcolm McDowell, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and more.
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A Decade Under the Influence

Rated: | Views Released Year: 2003

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About: This documentary, which premiered at Sundance in January 2003, explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that emerged from that distinctive time period, such as Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese. Director-writer Ted Demme passed away in the middle of the project; Richard LaGravenese stepped in to finish it.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

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About: A Depression-era dance marathon with a large cash prize brings out the worst in its desperate contestants in director Sydney Pollack's powerful drama starring Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin and Gig Young (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar). The competitors -- including a jaded young woman, a drifter and a pregnant farm girl -- push one another to the brink of exhaustion, and finally into the unthinkable. Susannah York and Red Buttons also star.
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