Here’s a lot more about the remarkable life of this director seen above on the set of Gosford Park, the film I watched with my moviegoing friend last night.

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NPR has several interviews on Altman’s work with Bob Mondello, Elliot Gould and Garrison Keillor.

Patrick Goldstein of the LA Times writes this appreciation.

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The essential Altman on DVD.

A.O. Scott of the NY Times appraises Altman’s career and writes,

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. . . And then, a few months later, he released “A Prairie Home Companion,” a contemplation of last things that would be his last movie. It is tempting to declare it Mr. Altman’s valediction — especially now that his production company, Sandcastle 5 Productions, has said that he was suffering from cancer for the past 18 months. But if this movie was a last gathering of the troupe, after which the lights dim forever, and the audience disperses, it was also just another movie in a career like no other, and when it was over — in the ending I like to imagine — American cinema’s greatest gambler shrugged his shoulders and walked away.

Be sure to also check out the audio slide show with A.O. Scott on Altman’s work.

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David Edelstein of NY Magazine has this tribute. 

Mark Singer of the New Yorker visits Altman on the set of A Prairie Home Companion; in 1975 Pauline Kael reviewed Nashville for the magazine.

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Entertainment Weekly honors Altman with a slideshow of his ten best films.

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