Robert Altman has died.

[Maddy McCall]

:(

Director Robert Altman Dead At 81

(AP) LOS ANGELES Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind “MASH,” “Nashville” and “The Player” who made a career out of bucking Hollywood management and story conventions, died at a Los Angeles Hospital, his Sandcastle 5 Productions Company said Tuesday. He was 81.

The director died Monday night, Joshua Astrachan, a producer at Altman’s Sandcastle 5 Productions in New York City, told The Associated Press.

The cause of death wasn’t disclosed. A news release was expected later in the day, Astrachan said.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/topstories_story_325113845.html



Also being discussed in the GD and LBN.

Date of birth (location)
20 February 1925
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Most recent films:

Director - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Tanner on Tanner (2004) (TV)
The Company (2003)
... aka The Company - Das Ensemble (Germany)
Gosford Park (2001)
... aka Gosford Park (Germany) (Italy)
Dr T and the Women (2000)
... aka Dr. T and the Women (Germany) (USA: alternative spelling)
Cookie's Fortune (1999)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
"Gun" (1997) TV Series
... aka Robert Altman's Gun

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000265/
Kansas City (1996)
Jazz '34 (1996)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

1. We've lost a great and very talented person

My deepest, most sincere, profound and heartfelt thoughts, prayers, condolences and sympathies to his family and friends. The world is better for having someone as talented as Robert Altman in it

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. Kick. This should get more responses.

Altman was one of the greatest directors of all time. Short Cuts was my favorite.

Prairie Home Companion is at the top of my Netflix queue right now. :cry:

[wildhorses]

3. this is a different thread--thought i had responded to it...

fine talent, may he rest in peace :patriot:

[Sugar Smack]

4. Oh, NO. I truly loved his work.

Short Cuts and The Player were two of my favorite movies. He was a brilliant man, and he'll be missed.

RIP, Robert Altman.

[Shine]

5. A bright light has gone out....

Blessed be on your journey, Robert Altman. O8)

You will be missed.

[GOPisEvil]

6. That is so sad.

He truly was one of a kind. May he rest in peace.

[MoseyWalker]

7. No No No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh, man. What a guy.

[yellowdogintexas]

8. I am truly sorry to hear this. I loved his films. nt

[Lautremont]

9. The Long Goodbye

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Three Women
M*A*S*H
Nashville
The Player
and, yes
O.C. and Stiggs

How is it possible for one guy to have made so many fucking great movies?

[bigwillq]

10. How very sad.

:( :cry:

[peekaloo]

11. Sad news.

One of my favorite directors. A true iconoclast and, at times, brilliant director.

M*A*S*H, The Player, Shortcuts and even Brewster McCloud are my favorites. When I first moved to Houston I asked people who worked at the Astrodome about the filming of Brewster McCloud and MANY of them were pissed off because they felt he had "desecrated a national monument". Apparently Mr. A wasn't too discreet about his love for weed while filming. :rofl: Made me love him even more.

Tonight I shall burn one in his honor. :smoke:

[CrazyOrangeCat]

13. me too . . . for a KC native son . . .

:smoke:

[firefox_fan]

15. I cried, actually

[peekaloo]

18. *hug*

Welcome to DU! :hi:

He'll live forever via his films. :-)

[libnnc]

12. I saw "A Wedding" on tv just the other day

I'd never seen it before. It was brilliant and quirky...I couldn't stop watching.

What a great talent.

[firefox_fan]

14. It was brilliant indeed.

[BlueIris]

16. Damnit. Glad they got that Oscar to him in time, though.

Nice timing, Academy.

[madrchsod]

17. i think i`ll put on phc right now...

[tigereye]

19. wow. The end of an era. What a great film-maker.

:(