[lbo-talk] Altman is Dead

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Nov 21 09:12:48 PST 2006


On Nov 21, 2006, at 11:52 AM, BklynMagus wrote:


> Well, he went out with a great movie.

Sad, though 81 is not young. Nashville is one of my favorite movies of all time. I love this (from the NYT obit):


> "No other filmmaker has gotten a better shake than I have," Altman
> said while accepting the award. "I'm very fortunate in my career.
> I've never had to direct a film I didn't choose or develop. My love
> for filmmaking has given me an entree to the world and to the human
> condition."

The culture trust does recognize talent sometimes, eh?

Doug



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