Monday, November 27, 2006

Fugitive

The following lists, alone, stand as mere fan inventories. Together, I hope, they signify something greater: the kinship between spiritual father Robert Altman and son Alan Rudolph, as reflected in the consciousness of a devoted film lover.

To appreciate the works of these two filmmakers as a whole is to imaginatively apply the truths they reveal. These oeuvres validate the spiritual, evidenced in the multiplicity of expressions of Desire -- hilarious or heartbreaking. They make spectacle -- semiotic felicity -- of life's trials. In doing so, they represent the shared sensitivity of comrades. In life: the struggle. . . strugggles.

American cinema gets no richer.

Ten Best Robert Altman Films

1. Nashville (1975)
2. Short Cuts (1993)
3. Kansas City (1996)
4. M*A*S*H (1970)
5. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
6. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
7. The Long Goodbye (1973)
8. California Split (1974)
9. Streamers (1983)
10. Gosford Park (2001)


Ten Best Alan Rudolph Films

1. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
2. Equinox (1992)
3. Afterglow (1997)
4. Trixie (2000)
5. Choose Me (1984)
6. Trouble in Mind (1985)
7. Songwriter (1984)
8. Mortal Thoughts (1991)
9. Made in Heaven (1987)
10. Love at Large (1990)