I Remember Altman: Inclusive, Imposing American Dreamer

It seemed, on that hot, hazy spring day in 1974, as though the entire population of Nashville had turned out to watch Robert Altman shoot the finale of his epic film about the country-music business. The location was Centennial Park in the heart of the city. The scene was a political rally for a mysteriously Read More

TEST: Beatty! No! The Other One!

Last Wednesday morning, the actor Ned Beatty gently moved aside a woman’s purse to sit down on a couch in a midtown Manhattan hotel.

“Women always have more stuff,” he said. “I should know—I’ve been married to a few of them!”

The 69-year-old actor, white-haired and barrel-chested in a striped shirt and corduroy blazer, has Read More

Beatty! No! The Other One!

Last Wednesday morning, the actor Ned Beatty gently moved aside a woman’s purse to sit down on a couch in a midtown Manhattan hotel.

“Women always have more stuff,” he said. “I should know—I’ve been married to a few of them!”

The 69-year-old actor, white-haired and barrel-chested in a striped shirt and corduroy Read More