Robert Altman RIP

I feel really sad about this news. This isn't a film blog anymore (it never was really), but I can't let this one pass without remark. I had to pay tribute to Robert Altman. I know he was old. I know he has had heart problems. But it's still a real shock, and a huge blow to film-lovers everywhere.

I'm not sure I need to say anything else except thanks Robert for so many wonderful films, and post this list of some of his movies. Sure, there are some less-then-amazing ones here, but the consistent hight quality is self-evident. Cinema, and the world, has lost one of its greats.

MASH (1970)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Thieves Like Us (1974)
Nashville (1975)
3 Women (1977)
A Wedding (1978)
Quintet (1979)
A Perfect Couple (1979)
Health (1980)
Popeye (1980)
Streamers (1983)
Secret Honor (1984)
Fool for Love (1985)
Beyond Therapy (1987)
Vincent & Theo (1990)
The Player (1992)
Short Cuts (1993)
Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
Kansas City (1996)
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Gosford Park (2001)
The Company (2003)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)

Read his obituary in The Guardian.