http://dir.salon.com/topics/robert_altman/?source=rss&aim=robert_altman en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/11/22/altman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/11/22/altman/index.html?source=rss A great director, a poet, Robert Altman changed the landscape of filmmaking, and never stopped shooting. It's almost impossible to believe he's gone. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/15/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/15/btm/index.html?source=rss An international hit about a steamy Brazilian three-way. How John Ashcroft tortured Tommy Chong. And Altman's dirty joke! By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/09/prairie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/06/09/prairie/index.html?source=rss Garrison Keillor and Robert Altman gather an all-star cast to sing an ode to the good old days and an anthem for the future. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/03/12/prairie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2006/03/12/prairie/index.html?source=rss Two greats join forces for "A Prairie Home Companion" the film -- with a little help from Streep, Tomlin, Reilly and an enthusiastic Texas crowd. By Amy Reiter Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/01/06/altman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/01/06/altman/index.html?source=rss Director Robert Altman discusses getting attacked by the far right, working outside of Hollywood, and exposing the naked virtues of ballet in "The Company." By Charles Taylor Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/12/25/company/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/12/25/company/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman's surpassingly beautiful ballet movie feels lighter than air -- but in fact it's the great director's most tender and memorable film in years. By Steven Johnson Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/24/gosford_novels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/24/gosford_novels/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman doesn't just enliven the corpse of the manor-house murder mystery -- he reunites it with its vital literary forebears. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/12/26/gosford_park/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/12/26/gosford_park/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman delivers a heavily populated, slyly made romantic (and murderous) romp for the holidays. By Stephen Lemons Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/26/leigh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2001/06/26/leigh/index.html?source=rss One of America's best actors discusses her directorial debut, "The Anniversary Party," and the joy of working. By Carina Chocano Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/01/25/chpshot3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/01/25/chpshot3/index.html?source=rss After threatening to expatriate themselves if Bush won the election, most would-be celebrity defectors put the back pedal to the metal. By Bill Wyman Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2001/01/03/nashville/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2001/01/03/nashville/index.html?source=rss On this long-awaited DVD, director Robert Altman talks about the making of an American classic. By Stephen Lemons Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/08/lennon_remembered/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/08/lennon_remembered/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman, Lucianne Goldberg, Roger Ebert, Larry Flynt, T.C. Boyle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas and others recall how they felt when they heard the news of John Lennon's death. Read by Michael Sragow Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/audio/col/srag/2000/10/30/sragow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/col/srag/2000/10/30/sragow/index.html?source=rss Michael Sragow reminds us that directors aren't the only ones to praise when a movie is good. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/10/13/dr_t/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/10/13/dr_t/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman's newest film is a madcap sprawl about the women who love the men who love them. By Carina Chocano Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/09/20/starexile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/09/20/starexile/index.html?source=rss Showbiz luminaries are threatening to leave the U.S. if the Republican candidate is elected. Here's one writer's passenger list for the first flight out. By Amy Reiter Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/14/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/14/npthurs/index.html?source=rss So what's this about Philbin and his doctor? The A-word's comin' back, big time! Robert Altman uses it to describe Letterman; "Gods and Monsters" director wants Tom Hanks for new movie: "'The Right Stuff' meets SEX." Plus: One toke over the line -- Cheech & Chong are back! By Stephen Lemons Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/08/15/altman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/08/15/altman/index.html?source=rss Hollywood's ultimate outsider is at long last the Big Daddy of American cinema. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/05/nashville/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/07/05/nashville/index.html?source=rss By Ray Sawhill By Ray Sawhill Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/06/27/nashville/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/06/27/nashville/index.html?source=rss Twenty-five years ago, it looked like Robert Altman's freewheeling cinematic tapestry would change movies forever. What happened? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/03/20/beatty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/03/20/beatty/index.html?source=rss The ambitious and radical star -- actor, producer, director -- crafted a remarkable and uncompromising slate of mainstream movies. By Cintra Wilson Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/2000/03/16/problem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/2000/03/16/problem/index.html?source=rss Yes, there is life outside the L.A. music biz; two self-made troubadours tell how (and why) they live it. By Cintra Wilson Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/02/22/cher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/02/22/cher/index.html?source=rss Locked forever in Teflon celebrity, the woman with the world's most beautiful armpits always gets the last laugh ... or so she says. By Michael Sragow Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/10/21/withnails/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/10/21/withnails/index.html?source=rss "With Nails" author Richard E. Grant on auteurs, actors and the importance of being overpaid in Hollywood. By Erika Milvy Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/rewind/1999/09/04/cort/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/rewind/1999/09/04/cort/index.html?source=rss A quirky black comedy called "Harold and Maude" made him the poster boy of midnight movies. Thirty years later he said,"I've had moments where I wished I'd never done it." By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/08/27/muse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/08/27/muse/index.html?source=rss Albert Brooks proves all too effective at playing a screenwriter who's lost the golden touch.