NEWS: Director Robert Altman Dead

CELEB: Director Robert Altman Dead

Bad news today: legendary director Robert Altman passed away at the age of 81 on Monday. The man behind such films as Nashville and The Player died at a Los Angeles hospital. A cause of death has yet to be released.

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hmm sorry for that.

Only met the man once on the set of The Player, Brion James a friend of mine played the Studio Head, it was an honor as a filmaker myself... Very sad day!

Fuckin sad. I'm gonna make it a point to rent Nashville next week.

I just called my boyfriend at work and told him this. He got really upset. I probably should have waited till he got home. :- /

i love McCabe & Mrs. Miller and M*A*S*H. RIP.

A sad day indeed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Altman

great casting.

sad news, but what an amazing gift to cinema. Especially for the tracking shot at the start of "The Player". Insane. Altman's example also bodes really well for staying super creative until the day you die, very inspirational. R.I.P.

oh no :[ that sucks. <3 RIP altman.

For some reason I didn't realise he was that old.

goddamn, he was one of my favorites

Perhaps this sad occasion will finally spur the DVD release of Brewster McCloud...

That really really sucks...
R.I.P <3

drag.
he was a creative fella.

One of the greats. He will be sorely missed.

Well you could say he was the most well equipped dentist in the army medical core...

That's a shame. A great man. Rest in peace, Robert

Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be,
The pains that are withheld for me,
I realize and I can see...

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

I try to find a way to make,
All our little joys relate,
Without that ever-present hate,
But now I know that it's too late, and...

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The game of life is hard to play,
I'm going to loose it anyway,
The loosin' card I'll someday lay;
So this is all I have to say...

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I'm beat
And to another give my seat
For that's the only painless feat.

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

The sword of time will pierce our skins.
It doesn't hurt when it begins.
But as it works its way on in,
The pain grows stronger...watch it grin, but...

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

A brave man once requested me
to answer questions that are key
is it to be or not to be
and I replied 'oh why ask me?'

That suicide is painless,
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please.

...and you can do the same thing if you please.

Another great one gone; another great legacy left behind

These are nine films that create a bond between you and the great, kind, drunken souls that somehow pass their days with some measure of grace in this sadistic, craven world. All of them were directed by Robert Altman.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
California Split
Nashville
The Long Goodbye
3 Women
M*A*S*H
The Player
Short Cuts
Brewster McCloud