Sydney Pollack :(

I'm not eloquent enough to write big sweeping eulogies, but this is really sad. Tootsie alone would make me love Sydney, but he's also got stuff like They Shoot Horses Don't They? and The Way We Were. Recently, when he showed up in Michael Clayton, a role that highlighted his dependability, I smiled, thinking of his four-plus decades of life in the movie industry, directing, acting, and producing. Rest in peace, Mr. Pollack. You'll be missed.

those sort-of sexy lists

Top 10 of the '60s and '80s, prone to rapid change at any time.

1960s
1. The Graduate
2. 8 1/2
3. Belle du jour
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
5. Midnight Cowboy (I just rewatched this a few days ago. Wow. Those filmmakers were on drugs. Still a great movie)
6. Blow-up
7. Repulsion
8. The Apartment
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
10. La dolce vita

1980s
1. Amadeus
2. Raging Bull
3. Do the Right Thing
4. Tootsie
5. Hannah and Her Sisters
6. When Harry Met Sally...
7. Wings of Desire
8. The King of Comedy
9. The Shining
10. The Princess Bride

Let's all note that according to AFI, all of those movies except Raging Bull and Tootsie are apparently inferior to Sophie's Choice.

Tootsie

Okay so we all know Tootsie is awesome right. And if the answer is not "right," then you might as well not read my blog any more (not that anyone does to begin with but whatever). However, the movie gets a weensy bit... "ruined"... by the fact that it was made in the 80s. Like, you'll be watching some wonderful scene and out of nowhere, some gawdawful 80s song will come on. Gar!!!

happy birthday Dustin Hoffman!!!

I didn't realize how frickin' old you are, but you're still one of my very very favorites!

PS. The Graduate is like the best movie ever!
PPS. So is Tootsie!
PPPS. So is Midnight Cowboy!
PPPPS. So is Marathon Man!
PPPPPS. Kramer vs. Kramer and Lenny and All the President's Men and Wag the Dog and I Heart Huckabees ain't too shabby either!
PPPPPPS. I may have a secret hidden spot for Hook but you didn't hear it from me!
PPPPPPPS. Rain Man not so much.

One of my favorite scenes ever.

Embedding YouTube videos never works for me, so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UykfuV5i7F0

Hysterical. Dustin Hoffman is awesome and Bill Murray's reaction is one of the best line readings ever.

Still debatably my favorite Bill Murray line reading

"That is one nutty hospital."