robert altman dies

jon boy · 11.21.2006, 11:56 AM

just on the news. very sad.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6170376.stm

gmku · 11.21.2006, 11:57 AM

Bummer.

But, hey, people die all the time. He was in a bad way, wasn't he, near the end?

jon boy · 11.21.2006, 11:58 AM

i have no idea. he was quite old.

he made some great films though, the player and shortcuts etc.

atari 2600 · 11.21.2006, 11:59 AM

He was always quite drunk too it is said.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a great movie.
Vincent & Theo is good, and The Player is okay.

That's about all I can really praise Altman's work.

screamingskull · 11.21.2006, 12:08 PM

81 though, wow.

LittlePuppetBoy · 11.21.2006, 12:24 PM

damn. Now my grandfather has outlived tons of people (he is 96)

luxinterior · 11.21.2006, 12:42 PM

MASH is great, of course. Nashville is wonderful.

gmku · 11.21.2006, 12:48 PM

I was never an Altman fan. Kubrick meant much more to me.

Tokolosh · 11.21.2006, 01:36 PM

Haven't seen most of his films. Mash was good and Popeye was poor but funny when I was a kid. Robin Williams played the spinach sailor very well.

jon boy · 11.21.2006, 01:41 PM

checkout the player, very good.

!@#$%! · 11.21.2006, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

I was never an Altman fan. Kubrick meant much more to me.

chocolate, vanilla, it's all ice cream and it's all good.

i recently watched "gosford park" and loved it. altman was a really really important director. sure i like kubrick a lot more. but altman did a lot i think for ensemble movies and character-driven pieces, so he was more of an actor's director, while kubrick had the soul of a cinematographer above all else. anyway, what was the story... oh shit, i'm sad altman has died, but that was a decent career he had. oh, i saw "brewster mccloud" some years ago and that was one weird movie! i loved it.

Tokolosh · 11.21.2006, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jon boy

checkout the player, very good.

Will do.

toxic johnny · 11.21.2006, 02:30 PM

Aaaah Fuck... this is really sad news.

Nashville is one of my all time favourite movies... I got to see it on the big screen as a special treat at the National Film Theatre for my birthday 2 years ago and it was breathtaking. Apparently his last movie 'A Prairie Home Companion' is a return to his 70's style of filmmaking which is a very exciting prospect. It hasn't had a cinema release in Britain yet so I'll just have to wait and see... RIP Robert.

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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Bummer. But, hey, people die all the time. He was in a bad way, wasn't he, near the end?
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	He was always quite drunk too it is said. McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a great movie. Vincent & Theo is good, and The Player is okay. That's about all I can really praise Altman's work.
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screamingskull invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: england Posts: 5,580	81 though, wow.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I was never an Altman fan. Kubrick meant much more to me.
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toxic johnny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,657	Aaaah Fuck... this is really sad news. Nashville is one of my all time favourite movies... I got to see it on the big screen as a special treat at the National Film Theatre for my birthday 2 years ago and it was breathtaking. Apparently his last movie 'A Prairie Home Companion' is a return to his 70's style of filmmaking which is a very exciting prospect. It hasn't had a cinema release in Britain yet so I'll just have to wait and see... RIP Robert. __________________ Built Toxic J Tough Optic Disc
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