|
It's an absolutely amazing set: great transfer and sound; great extras on the film and on Carver? All beautifully packaged to include the book of short stories? Impeccable. Well... almost: I really would have loved an Altman commentary, but boo-hoo!
Does anyone have any idea why the Moving Pictures documentary ends so abrubtly?
2004 has been a great year for Altman buffs. It would be asking a lot to ask for more in 2005, but there are still a few gems from his fascinating oeuvre. I'd love to see SEs of Thieves Like Us and Brewster McCloud.
Excellent review, as ever, Herb.
Short Cuts is a brutally honest evocation of Modern Life and all the delusions it contains. Human Society is a tightly interwoven, yet frail network of - for the most part - selfish individuals who, nevertheless, must rely on the efforts and communications of others. Carver's work exposes the banal contrivances of everyday life in all its illusive decadence, yet his work is hopeful, as is Altman's film. It may just be a modern masterpiece of American Cinema, a medium that now relies too heavily on illusions and delusions.
|