Another one of the greats is gone. The producer, director, and actor died of cancer at 73 on Monday. He directed Tootsie, one of my favorite films of all time, and won Oscars for producing and directing Out of Africa in 1985. Most recently, he appeared in Michael Clayton as George Clooney's boss. He really was a good actor, too! I especially enjoyed his "Silence is Golden" ad for movie theaters- "Oh, I'm sorry, am I interrupting your phone call?". He will be missed.
Not a good year for the film industry, is it? Director Anthony Minghella also died recently. He and Pollack produced films together, including Cold Mountain.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Stewart...
100 years ago today, James Stewart was born. To celebrate, Turner Classic Movies ran a marathon of some of his best films. I only got to watch the end of Vertigo and then all of Rear Window- two of my favorite movies of all time. I remember going to see them in a theater as a child- at a Hitchcock film festival. Stewart was one of the great actors. I'm thankful for channels like TCM that continue to show the really good old movies!
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