Daily entertainment news covering Sydney Pollack en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/01/celebrity_birthdays_july_94 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 125755@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton (1982), "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler (1977), Dutch footballer Ruud Van Nistelrooy (1976), musician Sufjan Stevens (1975), "Antitrust" actress Claire Forlani (1972),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/29/the_most_underrated_aamp_overrated_woody Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:58:21 EST Entertainment News 96873@http://www.starpulse.com/news This month, Woody Allen returned with his best film in years. The mesmerizing love triangle that is "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" takes Allen back to his world of thematic comedies

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/27/director_sydney_pollack_dies_at_73_in_lo Tue, 27 May 2008 08:34:25 EST Entertainment News 88395@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/30/review_made_of_honor_made_of_romantic_co Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:54:55 EST Entertainment News 85974@http://www.starpulse.com/news The whole point of a romantic comedy is the comfort of the ritual - the familiarity of it all, as if you're wrapping yourself in a warm, snuggly blanket of knowledge that the two attractive, charming leads will surely end up with each other in the end.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/12/meryl_streep_forced_to_get_sexy_for_out_ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:54:42 EST Entertainment News 67595@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood actress Meryl Streep did not think she was sexy enough for her role in Out Of Africa - so displayed her cleavage in an attempt to win over director Sydney Pollack. Streep feared her acting abilities were not enough to land the role of author Karen Blixon the 1985 film, so resorted to a padded bra and low-cut top to help boost her chances.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/03/movie_review_george_clooney_shows_off_hi Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:46:02 EST Entertainment News 62213@http://www.starpulse.com/news ''Michael Clayton'' might have been a standard thriller - one that's as generic and forgettable as the title itself - were it not for some sharp writing from Tony Gilroy and an intelligent, subtly powerful performance from George Clooney.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/27/man_in_the_middle_greg_kinnear_finds_bal Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:37:17 EST Entertainment News 61499@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Between the far-fetched comedies of summer and the encroaching season of heavy dramas bestrides Greg Kinnear.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/11/tom_cruise_wins_momi_honor Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:49:58 EST Entertainment News 51009@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Cruise is set to be honored at New York City's Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) in November. The Minority Report star, 45, follows in the footsteps of former honorees Sidney Lumet, Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, Al Pacino, Sidney Poitier, Julia Roberts and James Stewart.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/01/celebrity_birthdays_july_33 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46629@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton (1982), "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler (1977), Dutch footballer Ruud Van Nistelrooy (1976), musician Sufjan Stevens (1975), "Antitrust" actress Claire Forlani (1972), hip-hop singer Missy Elliott (1971), "Ally McBeal" actress Julianne Nicholson (1971), ultimate "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson (1967), Canadian singer Michelle Wright (1961), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961; d. 1997), singer Evelyn King (1960), comedic actor Dan Aykroyd (1952), B-52s singer Fred Schneider (1951), Blondie singer Deborah Harry (1945), actress Karen Black (1942), director Sydney Pollack (1934), M*A*S*H actor Jamie Farr (1934), silver screen legend Olivia de Havilland (1916), and English actor Charles Laughton (1899; d. 1962).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/06/fate_of_tony_soprano_hangs_in_the_balanc Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:25:14 EST Entertainment News 45795@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Will ''The Sopranos'' end with a whack or a whimper? The HBO series on Sunday night concludes its eight years of mob maneuvering, metaphor-laden dream sequences and mad exclamations of ''Marone!''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/30/morgan_freeman_to_host_afi_s_100_years_1 Wed, 30 May 2007 14:14:40 EST Entertainment News 44751@http://www.starpulse.com/news Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will host AFI'S "100 Years ... 100 Movies — 10th Anniversary Edition," a new entertainment special counting down the greatest movies of all time, to be broadcast Wednesday, June 20 (8:0011:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/22/scorsese_begins_effort_to_restore_films_ Tue, 22 May 2007 14:32:12 EST Entertainment News 43735@http://www.starpulse.com/news CANNES, France (AP) - Martin Scorsese wants to save the world cinema. The Academy Award-winning director said Tuesday it was a ''dream come true'' to launch his international project at the Cannes Film Festival, where his ''Taxi Driver'' won the top prize in 1976.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/01/german_oscar_winner_the_lives_of_others_ Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:30:00 EST Entertainment News 32428@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Oscar-winning Best Foreign Film is to be remade as a Hollywood movie. German espionage drama The Lives Of Others will be revamped as an English-language film with moviemakers Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella coming together for the project.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/25/whoopi_goldberg_acts_as_tour_guide_for_u Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:18:07 EST Entertainment News 11169@http://www.starpulse.com/news Whoopi Goldberg thrilled visitors to Universal Studios in Hollywood last week when she took over the theme park's famous Backlot Tour and acted as a guide. The comedienne/actress has recorded a new video guide for the backstage trek at the park, which attracts 125 million visitors every year, and she launched the initiative by getting up close and personal to fans.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/01/celebrity_birthdays_july_1 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:00:47 EST Entertainment News 8409@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton (1982), "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler (1977), Dutch footballer Ruud Van Nistelrooy (1976), musician Sufjan Stevens (1975), "Antitrust" actress Claire Forlani (1972), hip-hop singer Missy Elliott (1971), "Ally McBeal" actress Julianne Nicholson (1971), ultimate "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson (1967), Canadian singer Michelle Wright (1961), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961; d. 1997), singer Evelyn King (1960), comedic actor Dan Aykroyd (1952), B-52s singer Fred Schneider (1951), Blondie singer Deborah Harry (1945), actress Karen Black (1942), director Sydney Pollack (1934), M*A*S*H actor Jamie Farr (1934), silver screen legend Olivia de Havilland (1916), and English actor Charles Laughton (1899; d. 1962).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/12/sydney_pollack_to_be_honored_with_presti Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:30:40 EST Entertainment News 1157@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sydney Pollack will receive the 2006 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Board of Governors Award, which is presented annually to an individual who has made significant and enduring contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking. He will be feted during the 20th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony on February 26, 2006, at the Century Plaza Hotel.

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