Robert Altman - RIP

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_on_en_mo/obit_altman

There are directors and there are legends. Robert Altman is a textbook definition of the latter. His latest movie, A Prairie Home Companion serves as an apt final bow for him as it focuses on a radio show on its final broadcast. M*A*S*H, Short Cuts, Nashville, The Player elevated cinema and even his stumbles are fascinating in their own way (though I thought Gosford Park's acclaim was primarily due to the director's name and not for the actual picture).

A sad day in filmmaking, but dang - what a life...