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11-21-2006, 01:54 PM
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OT - director Robert Altman died last night
He was 81. Cause of death undisclosed as of right now.
His professional highlights would generally be considered M*A*S*H*, Nashville, The Player, Short Cuts and Gosford Park. I'd say my favorites are Short Cuts and The Player. M*A*S*H* too. I just saw A Prairie Home Companion last week. Probably not one of his all-time best but a nice friendly film. He had a very distinctive movie-making style and a habit of saying **** you to critics and the Hollywood mainstream. He was more focused on vision than crowd-pleasing. Good for him. They finally did give him a well-deserved career achievement Oscar this year. To the career of Robert Altman - 
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11-21-2006, 02:01 PM
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A fantastic director to be sure. His talents will be missed. 
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11-21-2006, 02:30 PM
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. . Last edited by Sam Odom; 11-22-2006 at 10:24 PM.. |
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11-21-2006, 03:17 PM
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He leaves a great body of work. One of the last great American filmmakers.
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11-21-2006, 04:19 PM
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MASH and Short Cuts would run 1-2 on my list. He also did a lot of television stuff, including some of the old Hitchcock's.
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11-21-2006, 04:40 PM
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Very well put Mudcat. The Player is the one I remember most because for some reason at that time every friend I visited seemed to be watching so saw many times.
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