Bmore: Robert Altman 35mm Revival @ The Charles!

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An 11-film Robert Altman series begins this Saturday at the Charles Theatre (1711 N. Charles Street).www.thecharles.comThis series offers the best of the miraculous streak of films that made his reputation in the 1970s, along with a selection of his later work, beginning with The Player, that marked the final, fruitful phase of his long career. Each film screens three times over the course of a week: Saturdays at noon*;Mondays at 7 PM;Thursdays at 9 PM.This week: Bud Cort and Shelley Duvall in BREWSTER MCCLOUD.Brewster McCloudSaturday, March 14 Noon ($6);Monday, March 16 7 PM ($8).Thursday, March 19 9 PM ($8).

March 21, 23, 26.MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER .March 28, 30; April 2.THE LONG GOODBYE April 4, 6, 9.THIEVES LIKE US April 11, 13, 16.CALIFORNIA SPLIT April 18, 20, 23. Please note: For NASHVILLE only, the Saturday screening starts at 11 AM! NASHVILLE April 25, 27, 30.BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS May 2, 4, 7.THE PLAYER May 11, 14, No Screening Saturday May 9 (Maryland Film Festival) SHORT CUTS May 16, 18, 21.KANSAS CITY May 23, 25, 28.A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION *The Saturday, April 18 screening of NASHVILLE will begin at 11 AM. No Saturday screening of SHORT CUTS.

 

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Tonight (Thursday 3/19) at 9pm is the last chance to see Brewster McCloud on the big screen.

Then you have 3 chances to see McCabe and Mrs Miller:
March 21, 23, 26 (Saturday at noon, Monday at 7, Thursday at 9).

35mm prints! Catch em while you can.

 

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tonight (thursday 3/26): last chance to see McCabe and Mrs. Miller.

Starting this Saturday: 3 chances to see THE LONG GOODBYE:

March 28, 30; April 2. SATURDAYS AT NOON; MONDAYS AT 7 PM; THURSDAYS AT 9 PM.

 

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Tonight, Thursday 4/2 = last chance for The Long Goodbye!

starting Saturday, Thieves Like Us!

35mm Altman Revival at the Charles Theatre!
www.thecharles.com
SATURDAYS AT NOON; MONDAYS AT 7 PM; THURSDAYS AT 9 PM.

April 4, 6, 9.
THIEVES LIKE US

 

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tonight (Monday 4/13, 7pm) and Thursday (4/16, 9pm): two more chances to see CALIFORNIA SPLIT on 35mm!

1974 Robert Altman. George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles, Edward Walsh, Joseph Walsh, Bert Remsen, Jeff Goldblum. 108m.

A hilarious, scathing, and relentlessly playful romp, California Split conjures the essence of gambling with its improvisatory, overlapping dialogue (featuring Altman's debut of his revolutionary 8-track mixer) and loosey-goosey narrative. This wouldn't be an Altman film without the requisite hard core of cynicism, but watching the bromance develop between Split's pair of losers on a winning streak is too exhilarating to be a downer. As we watch Charlie and Bill (Elliot Gould and George Segal at their shaggy best) roll their way through the night world of poker parlors, casinos and grungy bars, the parallels between their high-stakes game of chance and Altman's high-wire act of filmmaking multiply; it's no accident that Altman himself was a risk-taker both behind the camera and at the gaming table. Among the film's glories is a cast of finely drawn supporting characters, including a pair of sweet and goofy hookers played by the divine Gwen Welles and Ann Prentice. Long unavailable for viewing save for the occasional film festival screening, California Split is just beginning to receive the attention it deserves. See it on the big screen for the big payoff. (Linda DeLibero)

www.thecharles.com

next up:
April 18, 20, 23 --> NASHVILLE