Robert Altman Passed Away (11/21/06)
11-21-06, 10:35 AM
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Robert Altman Passed Away (11/21/06)
Just announced a few minutes ago.
11-21-06, 10:42 AM
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Sad, he was an innovator. Interesting that his last movie, A Prairie Home Companion, was more or less about coming to grips with mortality.
While some may disagree with my opinion, I still get a smile when I watch Popeye.
Childhood thing I guess. May he RIP
Interesting that his last movie, A Prairie Home Companion, was more or less about coming to grips with mortality. While some may disagree with my opinion, I still get a smile when I watch Popeye.
Childhood thing I guess. May he RIP
11-21-06, 10:55 AM
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APHC is a somewhat fitting feature to go out on.
11-21-06, 11:02 AM
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Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When a director dies, that director goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run, play and shoot stock footage together. There is plenty of food, water (craft services is amazing), sunshine, and 70mm film and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the directors who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The directors are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, usually a mistress, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
The mistress, holding an Oscar, have been spotted, they finally meet, the director and the mistress cling the Oscar together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain; the mistress administers beloved head, and the director looks once more into a camera lens, his art of motiojn pictures so long gone from life but never absent from the heart.
Then all cross Rainbow Bridge together....
When a director dies, that director goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run, play and shoot stock footage together. There is plenty of food, water (craft services is amazing), sunshine, and 70mm film and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the directors who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The directors are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, usually a mistress, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
The mistress, holding an Oscar, have been spotted, they finally meet, the director and the mistress cling the Oscar together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain; the mistress administers beloved head, and the director looks once more into a camera lens, his art of motiojn pictures so long gone from life but never absent from the heart.
Then all cross Rainbow Bridge together....
11-21-06, 11:02 AM
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What Altman done extremely well was the ability to follow multiple storylines together at the same time in one movie. This was particularly effective in The Player and Nashville. He will be sorely missed. 
11-21-06, 11:20 AM
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A sad day.
He was one of the greats.
I always felt that "A Prairie Home Companion" was his way of saying that he was going to be around much longer.
He was one of the greats.
I always felt that "A Prairie Home Companion" was his way of saying that he was going to be around much longer.
11-21-06, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RayChuang
What Altman done extremely well was the ability to follow multiple storylines together at the same time in one movie. This was particularly effective in The Player and Nashville. He will be sorely missed.
One of my favorite directors, he was active right up to the end. I liked his last movie. Seemed like sort of a mini-Nashville. An amazing career.
11-21-06, 12:51 PM
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His carreer had many ups and downs, but he made fascinating work up to the end. He will be missed.
I will use this space to plug The Long Goodbye which I feel is his best and most underrated work. If you've never seen one of his films and wandered in here wondering who Robert Altman is, check our The Player.
I will use this space to plug The Long Goodbye which I feel is his best and most underrated work. If you've never seen one of his films and wandered in here wondering who Robert Altman is, check our The Player.
