BREAKING NEWS: Magnolia fan thinks Short Cuts is pretty damn groovy. More at 11.

The idea behind this film is sheer insanity. There's ensemble casting, and on an entirely different plane of existence is Short Cuts. Focusing on 9 people runs the risk of collapsing into a narrative clusterfuck, but Altman and his brass balls say "screw it" and instead focuses on 9 families. Part of the excitement of watching exists merely from trying to keep track of all the interweaving stories. Luckily, most of the individual threads are exciting enough that it never felt overwhelming, and, barring the Trainer and Wyman families' plots, never felt like an endurance test to keep up with the narrative. It's nice to be…

My 300th film this year logged this year. Good snap.

I had planned to delve into Altman's filmography fully at a later date, but with many friends recently reviewing this with a flurry of Magnolia references I couldn't help myself. I had to shove this to the top of the list. Just reading the brief synopsis it sounded just what I love to see, so I set out to fall in love with it, as I should with all but is not always the case. This film is 190 minutes long, no easy task when you stare at the ticking second hand as you begin the film, but this is one of those, many, grand intimidators that should not intimidate…

Robert Altman is best known for getting together an amazing ensemble cast for his films and this one is no exception. This has one of the most outstanding ensembles I've ever witnessed... Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Jullianne Moore, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr, Lili Taylor, Fred Ward, Lili Tomlin, Tom Waits and that's just half the cast! Nearly everyone gives such a terrific performance. Altman does a fantastic job directing. It's not easy to interweave several characters in several stories and make it work so well, but Altman pulls it off. This film is filled with some clever shots and wonderful dialogue. Every conversation feels so real and deep, like you're intruding into real people's…

Before viewing this film, I hadn't watched any films directed by Robert Altman. But that's what film clubs are all about. Discovering new films and new directors. So, I didn't really know what to expect, other than that Short Cuts is very Magnolia-esque.

Short Cuts follows 9 middle class citizens in the suburbs of Los Angeles, with all of their stories intertwining and connecting with each other. Altman brings so many great actors and actresses together for this emotional multi-storied film. The cast includes Julianne Moore, Chris Penn, Frances McDormand, and Robert Downey Jr. Just to name a few. They all gave great performances and I, for the most part, cared for what was happening to all of these people.…

This may be the weirdest film I've ever seen. It's just so out there in every way. It bounces around from being heartbreaking to humorous to just plain ridiculous. This film has no genre. It quite literally transcends genres. I honestly have no classification that can be applied to this film other than simply "life".

It goes without saying that the acting is flawless. Look at the cast. Julianne Moore, Tim Robbins, Matthew Modine, Robert Downey Jr, and the incredible Jack Lemmon. Lemmon steals every scene he's in and it is a disgrace that he wasn't nominated for best supporting actor. This film is an acting clinic.

Of course you can't attempt to make a review of this film without…

Before viewing this film, I hadn't watched any films directed by Robert Altman. But that's what film clubs are all about. Discovering new films and new directors. So, I didn't really know what to expect, other than that Short Cuts is very Magnolia-esque.

Short Cuts follows 9 middle class citizens in the suburbs of Los Angeles, with all of their stories intertwining and connecting with each other. Altman brings so many great actors and actresses together for this emotional multi-storied film. The cast includes Julianne Moore, Chris Penn, Frances McDormand, and Robert Downey Jr. Just to name a few. They all gave great performances and I, for the most part, cared for what was happening to all of these people.…

My 300th film this year logged this year. Good snap.

I had planned to delve into Altman's filmography fully at a later date, but with many friends recently reviewing this with a flurry of Magnolia references I couldn't help myself. I had to shove this to the top of the list. Just reading the brief synopsis it sounded just what I love to see, so I set out to fall in love with it, as I should with all but is not always the case. This film is 190 minutes long, no easy task when you stare at the ticking second hand as you begin the film, but this is one of those, many, grand intimidators that should not intimidate…

"Short Cuts" is here depicting a certain represensation of the american middle class, located in LA suburbs. The choice of making a choral film is natural, in order to follow a dozen people during several days. Some of them will end up crossing roads, others won't but nontheless will contribute to make a comical essay (P.T Anderson will use this concept for his "Magnolia"). Editing is here enough subtle and proves that Altman can shoot with a fluid and cohesive way. In substance, the vision of the director is quite biting as a critique, almost frightening in the first place because of how superficial, coward and disingenuous the protagonists are. But as the film goes, Altman displays an understanding and…

BREAKING NEWS: Magnolia fan thinks Short Cuts is pretty damn groovy. More at 11.

The idea behind this film is sheer insanity. There's ensemble casting, and on an entirely different plane of existence is Short Cuts. Focusing on 9 people runs the risk of collapsing into a narrative clusterfuck, but Altman and his brass balls say "screw it" and instead focuses on 9 families. Part of the excitement of watching exists merely from trying to keep track of all the interweaving stories. Luckily, most of the individual threads are exciting enough that it never felt overwhelming, and, barring the Trainer and Wyman families' plots, never felt like an endurance test to keep up with the narrative. It's nice to be…