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BUFFALO BOB AND THE INFIDEL: ALTMAN'S LEGACY vs. SCHICKEL'S POISON PEN
sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com - 11/13/2009
BUFFALO BOB AND THE INFIDEL: ALTMAN'S LEGACY vs. SCHICKEL'S POISON PEN
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In the introduction to new his book, Robert Altman: An Oral Biography , Mitchell Zuckoff describes his friendship with the director, whom he met near the end of his life, and how Altman initially resisted the idea of doing a book with him. But the conversations Zuckoff had with the director ...
Reviewing Altman
blogs.suntimes.com - 11/11/2009
Reviewing Altman
— blogs.suntimes.com — Richard Schickel wrote a book review of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff. Except that,... rather than review the book, he chose to review Robert Altman's capacity for drinking and dope-smoking: It appears that from the ... Reviewing Altman

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The Listening Ear:  Friday the Thirteenth, is It?

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Friday the Thirteenth, is It?
The Listening Ear — ... few days... Still - habits are useful, so let's maintain this one. Links? there have been a ton in the past week or so - I should have plenty... the high point for film writing is probably David Cairn's Vertigo post from last week - actually the culmination of a series of posts on Vertigo, itself the high point of his ongoing Hitchcock series. He's already on to North by Northwest... I would hope everyone is already following along... Dennis Cozzalo is the latest to take issue with Richard Schickel's attack on Robert ...

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