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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 06:46 PM

    Amazing work

    He could splash characters onto the screen with what seemed like mad abandon, yet each, under his hand, popped out into three dimensions and breathed on his or her own. He didn't "do" throwaway characters. His eye and his heart helped to define a generation.

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