Robert Altman Selectro-spective!

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Robert Altman Selectro-spective!

January 26 & 29: McCabe & Mrs. Miller (4K Restoration)

February 2 & 5: Nashville (4K Restoration)

February 9 & 12: The Player


Spanning 20 years in the life of 'New-hollywood' legend Robert Altman, we've picked three films highlighting the American director's career achievements.

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1970), a rarely screened classic of the early New-Hollywood era; Nashville (1975), backed by a toe-tapping soundtrack, the lives of 26 characters interweave in docu-style filmmaking; and The Player (1992), what many consider his comeback film.

See below for dates and showtimes.

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R

With this frigid anti-western, Altman depicts the closure of the frontier and the ascendance of cutthroat business in the American West.

Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents are impressed by his confident demeanor and fast talk, but crafty prostitute Constance Miller (Julie Christie) sees through McCabe's words and realizes he isn't as sharp as he seems. For a share in his profits, Mrs.

No screenings currently scheduled.

PG

Released almost 50 years ago, when the US was still reeling from the Vietnam War and Watergate, this prophetic mosaic reveals America's obsession with entertainment and politics.

Presenting a widescreen view of the country’s political and cultural landscapes, Robert Altman's Nashville weaves the stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—into a cinematic tapestry that is equal parts comedy, tragedy, and musical. 

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A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

Certain that the anonymous threats he's been receiving are the work of David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio), producer Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) tries to fix things over cocktails. Instead, Griffin ends up murdering the screenwriter and courting the dead man's girlfriend (Greta Scacchi).

No screenings currently scheduled.

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