Robert Altman on The Medium Of Film | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett welcomes seven times Oscar nominee film director Robert Altman to the show where they discuss working with new actors, the medium of film and Robert Altman's lifestyle.
Date aired - January 21 1972 - Robert Altman
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.

Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favourite Robert Altman movie?

[@Roonlovesfish3874]

That Cold Day in the Park (1969)

[@davidwoolf3069]

Okay this is the obvious one...but Nashville is just too good

[@Gabriel-gv1mx]

Nashville, with 3 Women coming in a very close second.

[@muchomuchomaas]

The Long Goodbye

[@Schwumbel]

Vincent & Theo

[@maxdembo3970]

My favorite director, love him!

[@AlexandreWarners]

This being an Altman interview I’m surprised he and Dick weren’t talking over one another throughout

[@Danuta628]

Exactly! McCabe and Mrs. Miller is a clear indication of just that. Probably my personal fave of his. From the time period to the acting leads - not to mention Leonard Cohen’ music for the film. Just perfection sans the poor quality of audio due to the overlapping- But his technique is exactly what makes it so great

[@AlexandreWarners]

@@Danuta628 I really need to check out McCabe and Mrs. Miller! Leonard Cohen is one of my fav musicians. I think my favorite Altman film is probably Nashville at the moment. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@sianwarwick633]

Clever and dumb comment, at the same time. But Altman is good at thinking about how he's gonna answer that question which brings up the critic's opinion

[@Gannooch]

Is this channel ever going to show Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason and/or Art Carney? I don’t have the Decades channel.

[@thehouseofcm]

One of the most underrated directors. Seen the Long Goodbye, Three Women, Short Cuts, they cut so deep. Haven't seen his two legendary ones, Nashville and M.A.S.H can't wait.

[@maxdembo3970]

You should also watch Mccabe and Mrs Miller and The Player ✌

[@georgesetzer5283]

Watch The Player and Gosford Park as well

[@thehouseofcm]

@@georgesetzer5283 Thank you for the suggestions.

[@drainel9707]

Just watch them all. Especially cain mutiny court marshall

[@nuworldremix]

Nashville is like a comfort movie for me. Definitely check that one out

[@chitown1782]

R.I.P Robert Altman!

[@donniedarko979]

Film today is in the toilet.

[@mackereltacos2850]

There's plenty of great films!

[@johnnybaker347]

Please post the final Bobby Fischer interview from after he won the world championship!

[@williamshaw9047]

Anyone else see this come up in their feed and think "Those crazy '70s...Altman's doing the interview shirtless!"

[@rayhill5767]

Love love The Long Goodbye And MASH is probably on of the great American movies

[@Billkwando]

It's kinda disappointing how Dick will have a guest back on the show, and ask the same question, and basically have the same conversation that he did the previous time they were on. I've seen something similar with Groucho (pretty sure Groucho told the same exact story on 3 different appearances) and I believe with Lucille Ball as well. I know it was before the age of reruns, so they never expected anyone to see these shows again, but you'd think Dick would remember something as bizarre as Altman telling him he's afraid of the dark.

[@JayBuff19]

pre Popeye. Altman was hit or miss for me. Short Cuts and The Player are wonderful.

[@Tmanaz480]

I liked Beyond Therepy.

[@Billkwando]

Short Cuts is the only movie of his I can point to and say I've seen. Lyle Lovett was amazing.

[@JayBuff19]

@Robert Smith Yes, this came right after The Player which was Altman's return to the spotlight after being away for a while. He had no problems casting as I think everyone wanted to work with him. I saw it when it played at the Chicago Int'l Film Festival, the audience was packed that night. Sadly, by the following film Pret a Porter, the magic seemed to wear off for me.

[@Gannooch]

have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all of these.

[@GR8FLMD3AD]

❤

[@GorilieVR]

2:00 his prediction came true with modern cinema

[@mahfuzul082]

He thought of Film as an extension of other art-form even after the release of 2001? Strange.

[@mikephalen3162]

Same thought occurred to me.

[@Ofinfinitejest]

I think he almost certainly realized Kubrick did it with "2001: A Space Odyssey," but was just not mentioning it for whatever reason. In fact Kubrick (from that film on with his works), and later Terrence Malick and David Lynch created films that are much less theatrical and much more visual and sound experiences that go very far beyond the idea of a simple stage play type of story and people talking at one another.

[@Rainy_Day12234]

MASH is a great movie

[@UrDomb]

Wonderful interview. PLEASE STOP LETTERBOXING THESE CLIPS. You don’t need to export these with black bars on the side to make them 16:9. KZbin optimizes 4:3 clips for any screen . Currently, when viewing all these clips on a 4:3 screen they are completely bordered by an ugly thick black bar.

[@drdickphd]

Based Altman