R.I.P. Master Altman

Robert Altman, the prolific director of M*A*S*H, Nashville, Gosford Park, and this summer’s A Prairie Home Companion, passed away today at age 81.

Actors loved him (Altman preferred to work with large ensembles in which there were no stars per se), as did audiences and critics who enjoyed – and got – his irreverence. He will be missed.

Photo: Picturehouse (A Prairie Home Companion).