Short Cuts

…again for his direction of Short Cuts (1993), an ambitious, three-hour-plus adaptation of nine short stories by Raymond Carver that was reminiscent of Nashville in its character-driven kaleidoscopic structure. Less accomplished than these two efforts was Prêt-à-Porter (1994), an impressionistic look at the world of Paris couture that reteamed iconic…

…narratives as Nashville (1975) and Short Cuts (1993) and Paul Thomas Anderson in Magnolia (1999). Italian directors have experimented with the epic form, as in Ermanno Olmi’s L’albero degli zoccoli (1979; The Tree of Wooden Clogs) and Bernardo Bertolucci’s Novecento (1976; 1900) and The Last

…films as The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Ready to Wear (1994), and The Open Road (2009). In 1996 he appeared in the made-for-television movie Bastard Out of Carolina, and he later had a recurring role on the TV series The Bridge (2013–14). Shy and unassuming by nature, Lovett was…

…in Robert Altman’s sketch collection Short Cuts (1993) as well as the minor films Beyond Rangoon and Palookaville (both 1995). McDormand’s portrayal of the methodical, folksy, and very pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson in the Coen brothers’ celebrated Fargo (1996) earned her an Academy Award for best actress. She later…

…director Robert Altman’s ensemble drama Short Cuts (1993) was particularly remarked upon. Altman had cast Moore after seeing her in a long-running New York workshop production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, which was filmed by Louis Malle as Vanya on 42nd Street (1994). Her first starring role was in Todd…

…Altman for the critically acclaimed Short Cuts. The ensemble drama was based on nine short stories by Raymond Carver, and Tomlin portrayed a waitress who fatally hits a boy with her car. Also well received was David O. Russell’s comedy Flirting with Disaster (1996), in which she played a hippie…