Category reviews
Robert Altman Project #5: Mash (1970)
MASH is Robert Altman’s fifth film and here is IMDB’s little blurb: The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and hijinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war. This might be the most written about Altman film and that makes it tough to write about. Not because […]
Robert Altman Project #4: That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
That Cold Day in the Park is Robert Altman’s fourth film. Here is the IMDB description: A rich but lonely woman, Frances Austen, one day invites a boy from a nearby park to her apartment and offers to let him live there. As this post’s title suggests this is #4 in my Altman chronological viewing […]
Robert Altman Project #3: Countdown (1968)
What can I say about Countdown? Not a lot, I don’t think. I’m all for films with a slow burn pace, but this one is a bit ridiculous. Here is the IMDB synopsis because I really don’t want to write one: Desperate to reach the moon first, NASA sends a man and shelter separately, one-way. […]
schmandmade handmade, my psyche was effected
The Amazing Story of Handmade Films! This book makes you realize that George Harrison was brilliant at accidentally making a lot of money, trusting someone to help him with his money, getting screwed by someone helping him with his money, losing the money he was being helped to deal with, then spending a lot more […]
Robert Altman Project #2: The James Dean Story (1957)
I wasn’t going to watch this movie at first. When I decided to take on Robert Altman’s filmography this flick was listed, but I dismissed it mainly because it was a documentary. There was also the fact that he is listed as a co-director on the production. I figured there were so many other Altman […]
Podcasts I’m digging
So here’s what I’ve enjoyed this week in the podcast realm. Some old, some new. Let’s hit it with the new! It’s unfortunate we have to have a separate podcast just for women, but at the same time I’m glad we do. In the current episode Elly Pyle, editor of Daredevil, interviews Chris Samnee […]
Robert Altman Project #1: The Delinquents (1957)
So my Robert Altman love fest has begun. Once a week I’m hoping to watch a Robert Altman movie. My plan is to watch these in chronological order if I can get my hands on a copy. Tonight’s flick was The Delinquents from 1957. Based on the cover line of: The “Babyfaces” have just taken […]
The Husky Idler 