`THE WAY WE WERE' STAYING THE WAY IT WAS.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Esteemed filmmaker Sydney Pollack Noun 1. Sydney Pollack - United States filmmaker (born in 1934) Pollack scoffs at the recent report of a sequel to his Robert Redford-Barbra Streisand classic, ``The Way We Were,'' heading toward production. ``We'd have to do it from wheelchairs. Everybody's getting too old,'' he says. But seriously, ``We've tried to make a sequel work. I've done two scripts myself. Ray Stark had two scripts. But we couldn't find anything that didn't sound like it was being done just to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the first film.'' Pollack extols his late pal Burt Lancaster on the American Movie Classics tribute to the star Tuesday - calling Lancaster the most ego-free actor he's ever known, as well as the man who motivated him to become a director. But the filmmaker, whose credits include such brilliant pieces as ``They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ``Tootsie toot·sie n. Slang 1. Toots. 2. A girl or young woman. 3. or toot·sy A person's foot. [Origin unknown. ,'' ``Out of Africa'' and ``The Firm,'' has no film directing assignments on his agenda. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what's the matter with me,'' he says. ``Maybe it's that I'm getting old and crotchety crotch·et·y adj. Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse. crotch  et·i·ness n. . I can't
find anything I like.''
On the other hand, Pollack has a full slate Any political party or faction that seeks to form a majority in a parliament or on a board of directors or other responsible body typically must run a full slate if only to demonstrate that they have the capacity to attract the talent to fill every position with some person, even if that of projects he's producing - including Gwyneth Paltrow's ``Sliding Doors,'' which will get under way in five weeks in London. Also the next film from ``The English Patient'' director Anthony Minghella, ``The Talented Mr. Ripley,'' set to roll in summer. Minghella has already written the script for the project that's in preproduction pre·pro·duc·tion adj. 1. Taking place or existing before production: preproduction planning. 2. . Based on a book by Patricia Highsmith (``Strangers on a Train''), ``it was filmed once in French, with Alain Delon Alain Delon (born 8 November, 1935) is a French actor, one of the best known outside his native country. Delon’s star rose quickly, and by the age of twenty-three he was garnering comparisons to French screen legends such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as , as `Purple Noon.' '' Someone to watch over me Someone to Watch over Me may refer to: In television:
An April start date has been set for the Meg Ryan-Nicolas Cage ``City of Angels'' - a freewheeling free·wheel·ing adj. 1. a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure. b. Heedless of consequences; carefree. 2. Relating to or equipped with a free wheel. update of Wim Wenders' ``Wings of Desire,'' about a guardian angel who falls in love with the woman he's assigned to watch over. (We never saw Cage as the angel type, but, hey, that's why they call it acting - and he's getting $12 million for this one.) Right now, casting is under way for numerous subordinate roles with characters of all ethnicities. The producers are looking to accurately reflect the multicultural population of L.A. Hello, goodbye ``Murphy Brown'' creator Diane English is returning to the long-running Candice Bergen series next season as a consultant. So where does that leave Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, who consider English the savior of their ``Ink'' sitcom? ``She's consulting on story lines for `Murphy Brown' and that's all, so we'll still have her pretty much full time,'' Danson says. ``It sounded pretty scary to us at first, but it's going to be OK.'' Man on the move With his big-screen Tyra Banks-Malik Yoba romantic comedy ``Love Changes'' complete, 30-year-old playwright/filmmaker David Talbert is planning a summer production start for ``Dexter.'' That film, too, will likely star Banks, the gorgeous model-turned-actress. ``Tyra and I are good friends. ... I was faxing her 10 pages a day of the new script over the Christmas holidays to get her feel for the character and stuff,'' Talbert says. Talbert has already established himself as a prolific writer/director in the legitimate theater. His fifth theatrical work, the gospel musical ``A Fool and His Money,'' is booked on a national tour through December. Now he's heavy into making his entry into the movie world. Still, one ingredient is missing in Talbert's booming life. ``Love Changes'' was inspired by Talbert's own experience, ``when my wedding was called off. ... We looked at one another and said, `This is not the thing to do.' But the film has a happy ending. The character finds the love of his life. I'm hoping maybe life will imitate art.'' It's different Look for a television ``game'' show that will involve leaving 15 people on a deserted tropical island for seven weeks. At the end of that period, one of the contestants will be deemed winner and will receive a prize of approximately $250,000. The concept for the show, tentativelRy titled ``Survive,'' was originated in England. ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. has brought American rights and a Swedish group is scouting locations for a show to air in their land. They're talking about setting up the contestants on a deserted isle in Fiji, with cameras recording the action. The creative staff would hold down the fort just across the blue lagoon - at the luxurious Turtle Island Lodge. Hey, it's a living
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