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I read the news today, oh boy. Robert Altman, director extraordinaire, died.
While the press will certainly mention his wellknown flics like Nashville, MASH, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Player, Shortcuts, etc., I must rave about his early, awesome but rarely remembered Brewster McCloud.
He was old and finally received a ‘lifetime achievement’ academy award just this year (?!), thankfully before he died. (Uh-oh, Altman was 81 and my father is 82!… a scary realization.)
I would never hesitate to see an Altman film. What I liked about his style was, he did not hew to standard formulas. He pursued characters, in the full sense of the word. He found good actors and gave them free reign. And his films were frequently damn good.
Besides Brewstser, I also liked one of his later films Cookie’s Fortune. Altman had a full length career so it is no tragedy that the end arrived. But I will surely miss his work, and hope (and expect) many others were inspired by his craft.
Good bye Robert, and thanks for sharing.