One of the rare Hollywood talents who excelled at both acting and directing, Sydney Pollack fell haphazardly into a craft that eventually earned him three Oscar nominations and one Academy Award. Thanks to his early career as an acting coach, Pollack developed a reputation for being one of the best – if not the best – director for actors to work with. But his filmmaking style – or lack thereof – was without a signifying mark or defining element with which audiences could identify....