Crossposted at Daily Kos
What makes a movie memorable? Is it the talented cast of actors who engross themselves in unforgettable roles, the producers who spare no expense to achieve perfection, the technical production staff who polish the film’s rough edges, the magical sound makers who captivate an audience, the advertising geniuses who convince a skeptical public, or something else?
The most compelling case can be made for someone who brings all these diverse people together and meshes their talents into a compelling and coherent whole
(Peter Lewis, Politicalcartoons.com, Buy this cartoon)Sydney Pollack directed such high-profile and critically-acclaimed movies as They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, Three Days of the Condor, Absence of Malice, Out of Africa, Tootsie, and Havana
