Name: altman on altman
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Author: David Thompson
ISBN: 9780571220892

Type

Physical Book

Author

David Thompson

Introduction by

Paul Thomas Anderson

Publisher

Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Language

English

Pages

306

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.9 x 13.6 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.35 kg.

ISBN

0571220894

ISBN13

9780571220892

Synopsis "altman on altman"

An exciting collection of original interviews with the infamously outspoken director of Short Cuts. From Nashville to The Player to Gosford Park, Robert Altman's irreverent, iconoclastic style has palpably altered the landscape of American cinema. Cited as an influence by such envelope-pushing directors as Spike Jonze and P. T. Anderson, Altman has created a genre all his own, notable for its improvised, overlapping dialogue and creative cinematography. One of the key moviemakers of the 1970s--commonly considered the heyday of American film--Altman's irrepressible combination of unorthodox vision and style is most clearly evidenced in the fourteen movies he released across that decade. By fine-tuning his talent in a diverse array of genres, including westerns, thrillers, and loopy, absurdist comedies--all subtly altered to fit his signature métier--he cemented his place as one of our most esteemed directors. In these conversations with David Thompson, Altman reflects on his start in industrial filmmaking, as well as his tenure in television directing Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Bonanza, and his big break in feature films as the director of the enormously popular M*A*S*H, a project for which he was the last possible resort behind fourteen other directors. The resulting portrait reveals a quixotic man whose films continue to delight and challenge audiences, both in the United States and beyond.

David Thompson

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Dave Thompson (born January 4, 1960) is an English writer known for his prolific literary output, with over 100 published works primarily covering rock and pop music, as well as cinema, sports, philately, numismatics, and erotica. In the 1980s, he regularly contributed to magazines such as Melody Maker and Record Collector, and has contributed to publications like Mojo, Q, and Rolling Stone

Among his most notable works are: U2: Stories for Boys (1985), the first biography of the band U2; Moonage Daydream (1987), about David Bowie; The Psychedelic Furs: Beautiful Chaos (2004); and London's Burning: True Adventures on the Frontlines of Punk, 1976–1977 (2009). His work Shadow and Light: The Story of Gothic Rock has been translated into Spanish as Sombra y luz: La historia del rock gótico

Although his work has been widely recognized, there is no information available about any literary awards he may have received.

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