Robert Altman: Jumping Off the CliffMacmillan, 1989 M07 15 - 676 pages The most prodigal, prolific, and visionary director to emerge from post-sixties Hollywood, Robert Altman is a man whose mystique sometimes threatens to overshadow his many critically acclaimed films (including MASH). |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
Kansas City | 27 |
Wentworth | 42 |
The Calvin Company | 69 |
Friends and Lovers | 89 |
The Delinquents | 109 |
Guerilla Warfare | 129 |
The Millionaire | 139 |
That Cold Day in the Park | 278 |
MASH | 295 |
The AntiMovies | 327 |
Images | 350 |
Pure Altman | 359 |
Action Painter | 382 |
Nashville | 395 |
The Actors Nirvana | 426 |
The Troubleshooters | 150 |
Warner Brothers | 155 |
Bonanza | 172 |
Bus Stop | 186 |
Combat | 198 |
As Bland as Its Cheese | 215 |
The Talent Trust | 227 |
WhatIffing | 240 |
Riches to Rags | 254 |
Countdown | 271 |
Buffaloed Bill | 439 |
FlickoftheWrist Movies | 449 |
Lions Gate | 477 |
I Yam What I Yam | 491 |
The Eighties | 517 |
EPILOGUE | 541 |
NOTES AND CREDITS | 553 |
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