KISS ME DEADLY???
Personal favourites: IMAGES, McCABE, NASHVILLE, SECRET HONOR not to mention
TV classics like COMBAT! and TANNER. PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION now looks more
like a knowing goodbye with Virginia Madsen as the Angel of Death.
Irreplaceable genius. RIP.
Richard
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Halegua Comic Art" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Altman gone
actually Kirby I always think of 2 films that to me speak of Altman..
Kiss Me Deadly is a favorite film of mine
but "3 Women" to me has always been the single film that relays the
director's essence.. it is a remarkable film
best
Rich===============
At 04:41 PM 11/21/2006, Kirby McDaniel wrote:
My favorite Robert Altman film is McCABE AND MRS. MILLER. To me, this is
the essence of the director's style.
Kirby McDaniel
www.movieart.net
On Nov 21, 2006, at 6:06 PM, Toochis Morin wrote:
My favorite film of his is VINCENT & THEO. The performances were
exquisite and the relationship between the two brothers was devastating.
Toochis
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Richard
I liked Popeye. The term I used was beautiful mess. The film has some
great things going on not the least of which is the casting,art
direction, costumes and its faithfullness to Segar's strip. That said,
the film, to me, is often flat in its delivery. There are some notorious
stories of Altman and company blazing thru the cocaine in Malta while the
studio wondered what was going on- a fact that may or may not have had
some influence on the final result. The film has always been a mixed bag
to me. I love the music and I love the casting. Like all great directors,
there is always something to admire in ALL of Altman's films.
---- Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote:
> I find it incredible how many people didn't like Popeye, but let me
> tell you all something..
>
> as a historian of comics what Altman did with Popeye couldn't have
> been more perfect. the film is so close to the comic strip of the
> 1930's (written & illustrated by Elzie Segar) that I doubt many films
> are as close to the source material. Yes teh film was extremely
> eclectic - but the strip was even more eclectic than the film. For my
> money, a better popeye film could not have been made by anyone .
>
> Rich==========================
>
>
>
>
> At 12:08 PM 11/21/2006,
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >I just had to post re: Altmans death. The 60's and 70's produced so
> >many big directors and everyone has their own favorites. On some
> >days I would say that Altman was my favorite. The main reason would
> >be that he, like Woody Allen, cranked films out more frequently than
> >most of his generation and the percentage of quality films was
> >higher than one would think. From 1970 to 1980 he made 14
> >films(!!) and I would call 6 of those films GREAT. There is no
> >denying he has made some beautiful messes as well (Dr. T and Popeye
> >come to mind). He was less prolific in the 80's but again made some
> >real gems along the way. In the 90's he came back with a vengance
> >and made mostly solid films all they way thru to Prairie Home
> >Companion(2006). I highly recommend almost anything from the the
> >70's especially Images and Three Women which are rarely seen or
> >talked about. He was a workhorse like Curtiz or Hawks were in the
> >studio days and yet he was an artist thru and thru.
> >
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