McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 1971. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, and William Devane. SYNOPSIS: Robert Altman’s classic McCabe & Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in what could be called an anti-western movie, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Criterion Collection. The film and nearly all […]
Blu-ray Review – The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Long Goodbye, 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, and Warren Berlinger. SYNOPSIS: Robert Altman brought his maverick filmmaking sensibilities to a staid property in his adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye, using Elliott Gould to turn hardboiled detective […]
Blu-ray Review – Nashville (1975)
Nashville, 1975. Directed by Robert Altman Starring David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and […]
Popeye coming to Blu-ray for 40th anniversary this December
Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that Robert Altman’s 1980 musical comedy Popeye is set to arrive on Blu-ray for the first ever time this December in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary; check out the cover artwork and details below…. The beloved anvil-armed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life in POPEYE, arriving […]
Blu-ray Review – Images (1972)
Images, 1972. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Susannah York, Cathryn Harrison, Hugh Millais, Rene Auberjonois, and Marcel Bozzuffi. SYNOPSIS: A schizophrenic housewife has visions of different people in her life and starts to kill them off, not being sure if they are real or not. Essentially, Images is a horror film from a director not […]
Blu-ray Review – That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
That Cold Day in the Park, 1969. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns and Lauana Anders. SYNOPSIS: A lonely middle-aged woman sees a homeless young man sitting in the park opposite her apartment, and in a moment of pity invites him in. Many would consider the late Robert Altman’s first recognised masterpiece to […]
BFI Review – The Player (1992)
The Player, 1992. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Vincent D’Onofrio and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: A Hollywood executive is delivered a death threat and seeks to track down the screenwriter who sent it… Hail Caesar! received a considerable amount of praise in the […]
Blu-ray Review – 3 Women (1977)
3 Women, 1977. Directed by Robert Altman Starring: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier, Ruth Nelson, John Cromwell and Craig Richard Nelson. SYNOPSIS: An awkward adolescent begins work at a spa in the Californian desert. The shy and reserved young woman becomes overly attached to her more confident co-worker and eventual room-mate. 3 […]
Movie Review – The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Long Goodbye, 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt and Sterling Hayden. SYNOPSIS: Private investigator Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is asked by his old pal Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) for a ride to Mexico. He obliges, and when he returns to Los Angeles is questioned by police about the death of Terry’s wife… The cat. […]
