tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post116416114276720480..comments2024-03-14T02:51:06.342-07:00Comments on DETAILED TWANG: ROBERT ALTMAN & WHAT HE LEFT USJay H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06153081608332918241noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1165929042485664892006-12-12T05:10:00.000-08:002006-12-12T05:10:00.000-08:00'Three Women' was the first Altman film I saw and ...'Three Women' was the first Altman film I saw and remains my all-time favourite. I personally found it especially amazing for displaying the art (in the emptied swimming pools) of Marti Klarwein who, famously, did the cover art for Miles Davis' seminal 'Bitches Brew' LP.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277049342933763194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1165359684947241702006-12-05T15:01:00.000-08:002006-12-05T15:01:00.000-08:00I read somewhere that California Split is now out ...I read somewhere that California Split is now out of print on DVD. But there are still new copies on ebay for under $10. Great deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164919820320326852006-11-30T12:50:00.000-08:002006-11-30T12:50:00.000-08:00I'll just have my double whiskeyand a raw egg.-McC...I'll just have my double whiskey<BR/>and a raw egg.<BR/><BR/>-McCabeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164824210023158492006-11-29T10:16:00.000-08:002006-11-29T10:16:00.000-08:00I'll second California Split, but I have a thing f...I'll second California Split, but I have a thing for desparate gambler movies anyway (see also The Gambler with Jimmy Caan). Ups also for MASH, Nashville, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Long Goodbye and Gosford Park (a double-feature with Rules of the Game would be a treat).<BR/><BR/>Saw Three Women the other day and it is perhaps my new favorite Altman flick. Look forward to your upcoming post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164653287551274762006-11-27T10:48:00.000-08:002006-11-27T10:48:00.000-08:00Hey, my kids liked "Popeye" and so did I! It is o...Hey, my kids liked "Popeye" and so did I! It is odd and somewhat inaudible, but it has a pleasurable vibe after about 3-4 viewings. My older son watched it over and over when he was about four. And "Everything is Food" is a great song -- a classic cover song waiting to happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164612499106606052006-11-26T23:28:00.000-08:002006-11-26T23:28:00.000-08:00hey jay, thanks for the new blog... check out cali...hey jay, thanks for the new blog... check out california split when u get the chance, you can usually catch it on encore/flix/ etc..mike kellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164503726436860432006-11-25T17:15:00.000-08:002006-11-25T17:15:00.000-08:00The Long Goodbye is one of my favorite films ever ...The Long Goodbye is one of my favorite films ever -- totally brilliant and as much a recasting/reimagining of the American detective movie as McCabe was of the American western. Highly, highly recommended (Elliot Gould's best performance by far).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164389783852775392006-11-24T09:36:00.000-08:002006-11-24T09:36:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Armen Svadjianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435388593438477659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164344615669703312006-11-23T21:03:00.000-08:002006-11-23T21:03:00.000-08:00I'm not so sure about Altman being "truly one of t...I'm not so sure about Altman being "truly one of the greats", Jay. Intermittently great, sure, but he made stinkers throughout his whole career, not just later on. No doubt his desire to be a "film artist" in the European mold resulted in his interesting use of the zoom lens, long takes, etc., but I think it also kept him from mustering much affection for his characters (that would be too Hollywood). Any rate, I'm certainly with you on 3 Women, and what the hey, I'll also put in a good word for The Long Goodbye.Armen Svadjianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435388593438477659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164334415619220192006-11-23T18:13:00.000-08:002006-11-23T18:13:00.000-08:00And don't forget "Short Cuts", one of the great fi...And don't forget "Short Cuts", one of the great films of the 1990s. Have you ever seen "Popeye"? It's staggeringly weird and awful: worth watching for those factors. Still can't get my head around "Nashville", much to the disgust of various friends of mine, but I promise to give it another go... one day.<BR/><BR/> - Dave LangAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274466.post-1164318926390165772006-11-23T13:55:00.000-08:002006-11-23T13:55:00.000-08:00Maybe check out Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game" ...Maybe check out Jean Renoir's "Rules of the Game" (1939) for someone who made a decent stab at making "a multi-dimensional, interlocking-story film with an ensemble cast." <BR/><BR/>McCabe and Mrs. Miller is great, all Leonard Cohen songs, great lighting, and Julie Christie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com