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21 November 2006

Robert Altman RIP The "Nashville", "MASH" director died in Los Angeles. Link coming soon.
post by: matteo at: 11:36 | 18 comments
His last great movie, for me, is 1992's The Player, lately he was hit-and-miss for me (mostly miss), but he truly was one of the giants. And everybody has stolen stuff from him.
posted by matteo 21 November | 11:37
Oh, and my personal favorite is McCabe and Mrs Miller
posted by matteo 21 November | 11:39
"McCabe" on YouTube
posted by matteo 21 November | 11:43
"Health" was brillant for its scenes where Dick Cavett would sit in a hotel room, watching Carson.

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posted by Smart Dalek 21 November | 11:50
A legendary man. The Player is a big favorite of mine.
posted by muddgirl 21 November | 11:50
and by the way tonight I'll be watching this
posted by matteo 21 November | 11:51
Nashville is in my top three movies of all time.
posted by BoringPostcards 21 November | 11:51
And matteo, 3 Women is freakin' amazing. Definitely my favorite Altman film after Nashville.
posted by BoringPostcards 21 November | 11:53
Loved Gosford Park.
posted by Orange Swan 21 November | 11:58
Bummer.
posted by jonmc 21 November | 12:04
Every time I catch the hem of my skirt in the car door I think of Three Women. One of my favorite movies.
posted by iconomy 21 November | 12:13
Nashville influenced me in a whole bunch of ways I hadn't actually thought about until just now.

I wouldn't call it my favorite movie, but it's pretty much at the top of the "most important to me" list.
posted by tangerine 21 November | 12:22
He was a bomber pilot in WW2? Woah.
posted by item 21 November | 12:29
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posted by me3dia 21 November | 12:44
RIP. I liked Altman a lot. The unique feeling I always got from his movies was that I was actually present in the movie myself. You know, the way he mixes sounds and scenes, like being there and listening for yourself or seeing for yourself, the way he jumps from one focus to the the next, much like we really look/hear what's around us, not through the selective touch of the sound/film editor. I also liked Gosford Park, Orange, and I did enjoy Prêt-à-Porter. The player was great and I think I will be watching 3 women too tonight. Sad.
posted by carmina 21 November | 12:46
Hmm, FelliniBlank's comment from Mefi:
I hope at the funeral they let everyone deliver their eulogies at the same time, all talking amongst each other like some lovely mournful Bach 20-part invention.

Thank you for the ride and RIP man, RIP.
posted by carmina 21 November | 12:53
carmina, that's a great description of Altman's movies. They really do feel more like life than any other director's work I've ever seen.

I just saw A Prairie Home Companion over the weekend, and my friends and I were talking about how that movie seemed to be both Garrison Keillor AND Robert Altman's way of summing up, and making peace with, their careers. The movie had moments in it that reminded me of a LOT of Altman's earlier films, from Nashville to 3 Women to Come Back To The Five And Dime Jimmy Dean. What a great eulogy for Mr. Altman.
posted by BoringPostcards 21 November | 12:59
and you know BP, this was a feature in his cinema that was most negatively criticized.

His elderly posture too makes me feel like I lost a grandfather, a detached but a great storyteller grandfather.
posted by carmina 21 November | 13:08
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