Sydney Pollack, director of movies such as "The Swimmer", "They Shoot Horses Don't They?" and "Three Days of the Condor", died Monday afternoon. He was remembered not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents. He played Victor Ziegler in Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut".
In "They shoot Horses, Don't They?", Jane Fonda plays a suicidal failed actress who enters a Depression-era dance marathon where the last couple standing wins. This film predicted the tragedy of reality tv, where has-beens' & never-was' put their health & dignity at risk for money and fame. It also inspired Steven Meisel's March 1997 Italian Vogue editorial and Alexander McQueen's Spring 2004 fashion show.
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