Altmania

California Split (1974)

It's time for another incredible Altman movie, this one might even be called a "deep cut", although it's got a lot of good attention in the last 10+ years. We're talking about California Split (1974), a gambling comedy starring Elliott Gould and George Segal. This one's an absolute blast and we finally let loose our love of Elliott Gould, possibly the best Altman movie opening next to The Player and talk about how little we know about gambling. 
Peace and love!!!
 
Intro music by Ryan E. Torgeson
Outro song: Rooftop Gambler - Pavement

Thieves Like Us (1974)

We get into a less recognized, but still important Altman movie, Thieves Like Us. We're talking Coca-Cola, physical media, the Carradines, all that good stuff you come here to enjoy. 
Thank you to everyone who's given us a chance so far, whether you're a friend or just coming by to hear about some movies or whatever, we love making this show so thank you.
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The Long Goodbye (1973) w/ Kurt Schiller and Chris Woodward

We took a week off for the show, but we've returned with a big episode. It's The Long Goodbye (like the song), and we've got two amazing guests to help us chat about it, Kurt and Chris from Blood Knife Magazine and Podside Picnic. There's sooo much to talk about. We get into how this movie flips the noir genre, the general malaise of this era of the '70s, and Este shares a spooky story with us. Thanks everybody!
 
Check out our guest's great work --
 
Podside Picnic
https://soundcloud.com/user-733327042
 
Blood Knife Magazine
https://bloodknife.com/
https://www.patreon.com/bloodknife
 
 

Images (1972)

We're back baby, it's time for IMAGES - Altman's only ever true horror movie, and one of the few movies he wrote himself. We talk about spaghetti and salad, mirrors, lenses, windows, and we also mess up the names of the characters at least 5 times. It's Altmania, baby! Lets go.
 
Music:
Mac DeMarco - 20210630
Lou Reed & John Cale - Images

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

We're talking about Robert Altman's masterpiece of western cinema, McCabe & Mrs. Miller. We get into the production, we talk snow and rain, the songs of Leonard Cohen, and what this movie means to us personally. Everyone should watch this movie as soon as they can, there's nothing quite like it. 

Brewster McCloud (1970) w/ Valerie Keaton

We're joined by our very first guest on the show, official Altmania eras correspondent Valerie Keaton (@stealingvalerie). We get into the magic of Brewster Mccloud, Stacy Keach's weird old man makeup, the magic of Shelley Duvall, sex scenes in movies, and a lot of other cool stuff. 

M*A*S*H (1970)

This is a big one, folks. It's Este's birthday so that means it's time to talk about Altman's big debut, we're talkin about MASH, and no not the TV show!! We get into the production, the story, and the impact that this movie made. Sorry about the length, there's a lot to talk about in this episode. Peace and love!!!!
 
Ryan (@molecularlioneI)
Este (@estebzz_)

That Cold Day in the Park (1969)

Este and Ryan return this week with Altman's second studio picture, That Cold Day in the Park. We talk about this little movie and the calm before the storm that is M*A*S*H. We get into the production and story behind this movie, the insane career of cinematographers, and the art of theft in filmmaking. Woohoooooo
 
Este (@estebzz_)Ryan (@molecularlioneI)

Countdown (1967)

Ryan (@molecularlioneI) and Este (@estebzz_) get into Altman's debut studio picture, Countdown. We talk about the troubled production, Altman's struggles with Jack Warner, and read a James Caan quote about mailing the fat producer a big box of chocolates. It's peace and love baby!

Episode 0 - The Delinquents / The James Dean Story

Ryan (@molecularlioneI) and Esté (@estebzz_) introduce the show, our relationship with Altman's movies, old / new Hollywood, and Rube Goldberg. Then we go through Robert Altman's first two pictures that released back-to-back, The Delinquents and The James Dean Story.