The veteran film maker dies aged 81.
A five-time Academy Award nominee for best director, most recently for 2001’s Gosford Park, Altman finally won a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2006.
“No other filmmaker has gotten a better shake than I have,” Altman said while accepting the award. “I’m very fortunate in my career. I’ve never had to direct a film I didn’t choose or develop. My love for filmmaking has given me an entree to the world and to the human condition.”
Obituary at Seattle Pi.
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Sep 7, 2008: Straight 8 08 'ART' at Café 1001 | |
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Sep 6, 2008: The House of Viktor and Rolf at The Barbican | |
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Sep 30, 2008: BLADE RUNNER: The Final Cut at BFI Southbank | |
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Sep 6, 2008: Exclusive premiere screening of Two-Lane Blacktop & Rendevous at Serpentine Gallery Pavillion | |
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Sep 10, 2008: Peter Brook's Fragments at Young Vic | |
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Sep 9, 2008: Britishness: a values based approach is not enough at RSA, The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce | |
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Sep 6, 2008: Lipsynch at Barbican Theatre | |
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Oct 7, 2008: Government 2.0, London at Speechly Bircham LLP | |
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Sep 7, 2008: Three Mills Loop at House Mill | |
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Sep 20, 2008: Open House London at Various buildings in London | |
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‘Hugging’ lion video inspires movie - Movies- msnbc.com [First ever YouTube film pitch?] |
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Nov 11, 2008: Man & Machine: The Convergence at Bishopsgate Institute | |
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Oct 14, 2008: Art, Cybernetics and Robotics at Bishopsgate Institute | |
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Oct 24, 2008: Cut and Splice: From the Seven Days at Wilton's Music Hall | |
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Sep 13, 2008: London Design Festival 2008 at London UK | |
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Ruby Slipper Party: Celebrities, Booze & Shoes, Oh My | |
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Philips changes the mood with Warm Intimate Massager - Times Online | |
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With homeowner in doghouse, bobcats move in - Los Angeles Times [credit crunch kitties ...] |
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Gibson's Hollywood comeback on hold after De Niro quits film - News, Film & TV - The Independent | |
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The Daily Show : Palin Is "Able To Make The Choice She Doesn't Really Want Other People To Have" | |
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Siberfi's Burning Man photoset | |
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One Laptop signs up with Amazon | |
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$98 Linux Laptop - The HiVision miniNote | |
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elephant taxonomy | |
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Palin: wrong woman, wrong message - Los Angeles Times | |
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Little People - a tiny street art project | |
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America's Most Dangerous Librarians | |
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How to Handle 'IHateYourCompany.com' - WSJ.com [paranoid, much?] |
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Robert Thomson and Tina Gaudoin Unveil WSJ. | The New York Observer | |
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FT.com / Home UK / UK - Wal-Mart to deploy 'smart' TV network [Wal-Mart describes the new system, which will eventually involve 27,000 screens at 2,700 stores, as a "shopper intelligent" network that will deliver relevant information "by store, by screen, by day, and by time-of-day."] |
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Google explains its new browser, comic-book style
Hello, world.
Cute Overload’s calendar sold out in a day. We ask, what’s their secret?
Pew’s latest research on news consumption in the US.
It’s that time of year again…
UK culture minister says product placement “contaminates” TV programmes.
A bit more political transparency in the UK
From supermodel to media brand.
And how to make a business from it
Surprise! Using IM improves kids’ linguistic skills.
Microblogging officially tips over into the mainstream
No, really.
Inventor of LSD dies aged 102.
The latest contender for ‘coolest imaging/photography tool’ turns snapshots into 3D scenes. And it works!
Women in Johannesburg have been staging a miniskirted protest
What did the twentysomething guy say to the other twentysomething guy?
More Flickr zeitgeist
Stop the clock!! We saw another ad on the internet!
A choice quote from The Economist
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Sales pitch for digital animation firm features fake actress.
The late great talks to Campaign.
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