Grade-A cigarette acting by Gould. Interesting neo-noir with shocking ending. But the Altman touches (zooms, mumbled dialogue, soft focus, dramatic distance) does wear some. Watch out for Arnold Schwarzenegger is a bit part, actually in the film's best scene -- the heavy (director Mark Rydell in a rare acting role) making his henchmen strip. Hilariously absurd moment.
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Images 1972
The closest toa horror film that Altman made (and part of an unofficial trilogy with That Cold Day in the Park (1969) and 3Women (1977), all of which were psychological dramas echoing Bergman’s Persona). For me, it became a bit tedious and repetitive. And the shocking ending could be seen a mile away (though the breaking of the fourth wall was effective). Would have worked better in shorter format, such as one if UK 70s era horror shows like Dead of Night.
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Outrage 1973
I am a huge fan of 70s TV movies. Not only are they entertaining, compact and brisk, but as a historian, I find them a fascinating distillation of the fears, anxieties, and attitudes of the time. Unfortunately, despite good effort by Culp, this felt more like the exaggerated Cold War era juvenile delinquent flicks of the fifties than any genuine 70s concerns. From the opening shot of the "teens" (they look mid-to-late 20s) dumping debris into a (rather nonplussed) old…
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