Remembering Robert Altman
Author Mitchell Zuckoff joins Larry Mantle to talk about legendary Hollywood movie maker Robert Altman who burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1970 with the movie M*A*S*H. In a decade, Altman revolutionized American filmmaking producing masterpieces like McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Long Good-bye and Nashville. The visionary director’s outsized life and unique career are revealed in a new biography by Zuckoff who was working with Altman on his memoirs before he died.
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Mitchell Zuckoff's biography of Robert Altman
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Mitchell Zuckoff, author of “Robert Altman: The Oral Biography” (Knopf)
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3 weeks ago
i have noticed several references to leonard cohen in altman's films like the long goodbye and mccabe & mrs. miller. did you interview him for the book?
3 weeks ago
Larry, you have to bring up the L.A. Times review (10/22) by Richard Schickel. The heading was something like "Don't read any further if you like Robert Altman." They were not kidding. The critique of Altman was withering!
3 weeks ago
Never mind. Just read Patrick Goldstein's response today to the original book review. I wonder why they hired someone who had such obvious animosity toward Altman to write that review.