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Mike Teutsch November 21st, 2006 10:54 AM

Robert Altman passed away yesterday
 
Boy did I love his work, and will miss him!

Mike


http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/n...11350001194983

Emre Safak November 21st, 2006 11:06 AM

Wow, that is big news! I like my copy of Short Cuts. Not many directors left who have the clout to tell a story without a coat of gloss:(

Philip Williams November 21st, 2006 01:04 PM

Robert Altman passed away yesterday
 
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

I haven't seen this mentioned here, so I thought I'd post it. I'm sure his work has influenced many contributors to this board.

Marco Leavitt November 21st, 2006 03:27 PM

This just stinks. I was going to try and write something poignant, but all I can think of is how much this stinks.

Keith Loh November 21st, 2006 04:49 PM

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a great, brilliant movie. The ending sticks with you like knife in the gut.

Douglas Spotted Eagle November 21st, 2006 06:48 PM

Sad to see this television/film icon leave us. His techniques spawned entirely new kinds of film and television. Probably only known for M*A*S*H*, he was the first director to openly encourage improvisation for television. "Popeye" was not all as bad as many thought it to be; I still enjoy seeing it from time to time.

Ken Diewert November 21st, 2006 07:09 PM

I just watched 'The Company' a couple of weeks ago. Now this is a ballet movie and I'm no ballet fan, but I always loved the way Altman could contrive a seemingly effortless authenticity in his movies. Often with that overlapping dialogue or as in the case of 'The Company', there is a scene where weather threatens an outdoor ballet, and you're near certain someone will slip and end their career, yet nothing happens. Later, a dancer's career ends to no fanfare whatsoever.

Can you imagine still being productive and relevant at age 80?

Definitely, one of my favorite directors.

Jipsi Kinnear November 21st, 2006 07:51 PM

My fave of his was M*A*S*H* and The Player as well as Short Cuts. That long tracking shot in The Player was awesome, kind of the pre-cursor to all those long walking and talking shots used today.

R.I.P. Mr. Altman

PS: Popeye was fun in a strange, surreal kind of way.

Mike Teutsch November 21st, 2006 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philip Williams
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

I haven't seen this mentioned here, so I thought I'd post it. I'm sure his work has influenced many contributors to this board.


If you didn't see it, it was posted here before by me.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=80117

Maybe we can cancel one of these threads and or combine them out of respect for Mr. Altman.

Mike

Christopher Witz November 22nd, 2006 07:21 AM

he was amazing! I'm a huge fan!

His segways in "short cuts" were amazing! He was able to make poetry out of chaos.

also.... his last film.... "lonesome home companion" was shot intirely on F900's... so was "the company" he loved the new digital HD and the instant dailies!

see artical here:
http://digitalcontentproducer.com/mi...deo_filmic_hd/

Gary Chavez November 30th, 2006 01:28 PM

A nice Altman story here.

http://www.b-roll.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16733


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