This year, AFI FEST will present the work of Robert Altman, with screenings and discussions of 12 films — historically the most programmed in the festival for one filmmaker. For the retrospective, legendary director/producer/writer Altman (1925–2006) will be honored with screenings and discussions of his classic films, including: M*A*S*H (1970), MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971), […]
by shael stolberg for FILMbuttton What can you say about M*A*S*H? What can you say about Robert Altman? What can you say about Ring Lardner, Jr? It would be very simplistic to say one was a film, the other a director and the latter a screenwriter. A more realistic statement could be that one is […]
by shael stolberg for FILMbuttton What can you say about M*A*S*H? What can you say about Robert Altman? What can you say about Ring Lardner, Jr? It would be very simplistic to say one was a film, the other a director and the latter a screenwriter. A more realistic statement could be that one is […]
In the month of August TIFF Cinematheque will present a tribute to one of the great filmmaker of the 20th & 21st century, Robert Altman, with Company Man – The Best of Robert Altman. This tribute will include classics like M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye, Nashville, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, California Split, The Player and Short […]
On August 1, 2014 the new documentary portrait Altman directed by the Canadian documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Comic Book Confidential, Grass) will screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in there Summer Special Events Program with both Kathryn Reed (Robert Altman’s widow) & Ron Mann in attendance. One of the great filmmaker of the 20th & […]