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Whatever side of the fence you may fall on, jan stuart has written an interesting, insightful account of the making of a complex film. Perhaps his bestknown film was his first and biggest commercial. Among his major works are mash, the long goodbye, nashville, the player, short cuts, and gosford park. Interviews edited by robert horton always daring hollywood censors limits on content, billy wilder directed such greats as marilyn monroe, jack lemmon, ginger rogers, marlene dietrich, kirk douglas, audrey hepburn, and gary cooper.
Cited as an influence by such envelopepushing directors as spike jonze and p. Robert altman is one of the most inventive, unpredictable, and hotly debated american filmmakers of the past thirty years. An exciting collection of original interviews with the infamously outspoken director of short cuts. Nov 20, 2006 robert bernard altman was an american film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. While his name does not bear the familiarity of, say, robert altman or martin scorsese, his diverse films are among the best known and most beloved of the era. Signed by director of film adaptation robert altman on bookplate on inside cover. Acclaimed for both his daring artistic innovations and his irrepressible showmanship, hitchcock blended suspense, humor, and psychologically unsettling themes to create an. Buy a cheap copy of altman on altman book by robert altman.
In 2006, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences recognized his body of work with an academy honorary award. Wes anderson is the writerdirector of the films bottle rocket, rushmore, the royal tenenbaums for which he was nominated for an academy award, the life aquatic with steve zissou, and the darjeeling limited. See all books authored by robert altman, including short cuts. Interviews 2000, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. About the author raymond carver was born in clatskanie, oregon, in 1938.
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