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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:00 AM

Goodbye, Mr. Altman

A great director, a poet, Robert Altman changed the landscape of filmmaking, and never stopped shooting. It's almost impossible to believe he's gone.
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Tuesday, November 21, 2006 08:30 PM

    Anonymous...

    ...has it right. And who gives a damn about her (or his) timing.

    M.A.S.H. was a sexist, racist glorification of a couple of self-absorbed, alchoholic bullies. I couldn't believe what I was seeing when it first came out, given that it was already being hailed as a "progressive, anti-war, counter-cultural anthem." Christ, it was about as counter-cultural as an evening at The Playboy Club.

    Robert Altman was very much a man of his own time...and that isn't a compliment.

    —Paul

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