The (in)complete Robert Altman (27 titles)
A great director who recently passed away. Quite poorly represented on dvd in the UK.
84% from 5 members
James Dean - The James Dean Story
Worth a look for the James Dean fan but not particularly important.
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James Dean - The James Dean Story
on DVD
Starring: James Dean
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James Dean was a rocket too hot to keep flying, so his trajectory ultimately pointed him earthward where he crashed tragically. But before he flamed out, he made an impression on the world of entertainment and popular culture which only grows in magnitude as the years pile up upon his grave.
42%
from 49 members
M.A.S.H.
His most praised film. My least favourite of his 70s work.
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M.A.S.H.
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt
Director: Robert Altman
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Widely considered to be one of the best comedies ever made. The story focusses on surgeons during the Korean War and their madcap antics to degrade the U.S. military bureaucracy. A Best Screenplay Oscar went to Ring Lardner Jr.
68%
from 6,672 members
McCabe And Mrs Miller
One hell of a Western, not like any other of the genre. Great use of Leonard Cohen.
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McCabe And Mrs Miller
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
Director: Robert Altman
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A haunting, poetic anti-Western based on the 1959 novel by Edmund Naughton, Robert Altman's MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER is a deeply moving motion picture concerning love and the pursuit of wealth in early America. John McCabe (Warren Beatty), a determined businessman with a mysterious past, settles in ..read more »
64%
from 1,776 member
Images
Where's the dvd for this? It looks fantastic. Distribution is so arbitrary.
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Images
(1972)
Starring: Susannah York, Rene Auberjonois, Marcel Bozzuffi
Director: Robert Altman
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Schizophrenic housewife, engulfed by terrorizing apparitions, kills off each, unknowing if these demons are merely figments of her hallucinatory imagination or part of reality.
44%
from 15 members
The Long Goodbye
One of my favourite films EVER. One of the best of its genre. Elliot Gould is beyond amazing.
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The Long Goodbye
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Elliott Gould, Sterling Hayden, Jim Bouton
Director: Robert Altman
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Director Robert Altman, famous for his ability to turn any genre inside out, takes aim at film noir with this evocative adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Altman's Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is a relatively unsuccessful private eye living and working in 1970s Los Angeles. Stepping into the ..read more »
67%
from 2,620 members
Thieves Like Us
A pretty good crime caper with good performances from Shelley Duvall and Keith Carradine. It is an extremely faithful remake of Nick Ray's They Live by Night though. Perhaps too much so.
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Thieves Like Us
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Louise Fletcher
Director: Robert Altman
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Classic romantic melodrama about three convicted killers, Bowie (Carradine), Chicamaw (Schuck), and T-Dub (Remsen), who escape prison in 1937 rural Mississippi.
58%
from 216 members
Nashville
How can a film this acclaimed not be on dvd?
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Nashville
(1975)
Starring: David Arkin, Barbara Baxley
Director: Robert Altman
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In the wake of JFK's assassination, under the shadow of the Vietnam war, an independent presidential candidate is running, bold and cheap, under the banner of the Replacement Party: their unbelievable platform includes banning lawyers from Congress and re-writing the national anthem.
73%
from 437 members
Buffalo Bill And The Indians
Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill. Genius casting. Nowhere near as bad as some people say. Another VERY different western.
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Buffalo Bill And The Indians
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Joel Grey
Director: Robert Altman
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Comedy-Western story of how the legend of the Wild West has been re-written to suit popular appeal.
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from 236 members
3 Women
The landscapes of Antonioni and the psychology of Bergman. Yet very unique.
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3 Women
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule
Director: Robert Altman
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Shy, reclusive girl Pinky starts work at a solarium and becomes emotionally attached to her fellow worker...
61%
from 399 members
A Wedding
Underrated. Masterpiece. Two overused words for an underseen film.
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A Wedding
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Desi Arnaz Jr., Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin
Director: Robert Altman
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When the Corellis and the Brenners get together for what should be a perfect day, the families clash, and utter chaos ensues...
47%
from 454 members
Average rating for this collection:
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