sydney pollack had a farm in africa
sid pollack died today at 73.
it feel strange to me because for some reason he should just keep making movies.
while i've never really felt compelled by his films, he's always been a worker I've respected and appreciated. entirely adequate, working to tell stories. and while they've been functional stories, for some reason they've rarely rated to the level of captivating or compelling for me; still it is quite strange that he will no longer be doing so.
what is certainly fair to say about him is that he's always been above schlock, and that the gems he's worked on have been, for me at least, rough cut stones mounted nicely and obviously inspired and beautiful - why waste time and effort on filigree when there is a reason to tell a story. that should be enough no?
it feel strange to me because for some reason he should just keep making movies.
while i've never really felt compelled by his films, he's always been a worker I've respected and appreciated. entirely adequate, working to tell stories. and while they've been functional stories, for some reason they've rarely rated to the level of captivating or compelling for me; still it is quite strange that he will no longer be doing so.
what is certainly fair to say about him is that he's always been above schlock, and that the gems he's worked on have been, for me at least, rough cut stones mounted nicely and obviously inspired and beautiful - why waste time and effort on filigree when there is a reason to tell a story. that should be enough no?
posted by aram shumavon at 12:04 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home