Hep Smoker Reefer
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 2:24 pm
By Alex Belth

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Mark Harris reviewed the new Robert Altman biography last weekend in the Times Book Review.

Looks like lots of fun for us Altman fans.

My favorite Altman movies are: McCabe and Mrs Miller, The Long Goodbye, M*A*S*H, Nashville, and Short Cuts.


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13 Responses to “Hep Smoker Reefer”

  1. I never really GOT “Nashville” but I think thats a generational thing more than anything, I respect it…I just didn’t enjoy it all that much.

    “Short Cuts” on the other hand, is brilliant and flawless. And also has naked Julianne Moore…before she was naked in “Boogie Nights”….which was before she was naked in “Lebowski”. Come to think of it, has a respected actress disrobed more than Julianne Moore?



  2. 2. Sliced Bread

    [1] Winslet is catching up, and I’m not complaining



  3. 3. Sliced Bread

    Halle Berry’s catching up too, thank the good lord.



  4. 4. Alex Belth

    Oh, Kate Winslet…..drrrroooooool



  5. 5. cult of basebaal

    Gotta love Altman casting Jim Bouton in the The Long Goodbye.



  6. 6. Alex Belth

    Yeah, and Bouton was good too for a non-actor. Man, Henry Gibson was great in that. And Sterling Hayden stole the movie.



  7. 7. weeping for brunnhilde

    I happen to love “Gosford Park.”



  8. 8. weeping for brunnhilde

    (And of course, Kate Winslet.)



  9. 9. matt b

    I love all the ones Alex cited, and Gosford Park too, but I need to also point out the brilliance of California Split. I also really enjoyed Secret Honor, but I haven’t seen it in years.



  10. 10. Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

    I like “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” but ultimately think Robert Altman is very over-rated. If we’re looking at the 70s I’m a John Cassvetes man.



  11. 11. Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

    Oh, and I see your Kate Winslet and raise you Salma Hayek in, well, any film she’s been in. My goodness..



  12. 12. matt b

    [10] I’m a Cassavetes fan as well, but his films can be tough going. However, he grew up in my hometown, so I’m partial to him. It was kinda thrilling as a teenager to know he’d grown up here.



  13. 13. NYYfan22

    [0] whoa… I rented The Long Goodbye last night via iTunes and watched it for the first time. I only did because of your reference and praise to it in your Coen Bros. memoir, Alex. Which, btw, is fucking awesome. I’ve read that over and over.

    I really enjoyed that movie. Popeye is the only other Alman flick I’ve ever seen. I’m excited to watch a few more. Thanks for the tip on the bio, too.



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