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Altman at 100

Aug. 9–Sep. 27, 2025

Celebrating the maverick American filmmaker a century after his birth, the JBFC showcases the best of Robert Altman. From counter-cultural touchstones like M*A*S*H to serrated late-career satires such as The Player and Short Cuts, the series explores an idiosyncratic master who was guided by a truly independent spirit. Altman pioneered the use of overlapping dialogue, employing numerous microphones to allow for realistic and polyrhythmic conversation, which suited stories that were freely adaptive to some of the most colorful and unpredictable characters ever featured on cinema screens. “How could one person be responsible for so many good films?” once asked Paul Thomas Anderson. “Add to that, how could one person be responsible for so many truly great films?”

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M*A*S*H Aug. 9–11, 2025 Presented on 35mm M*A*S*H focuses on the men and women of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) during the Korean war. Amidst the…
The Long Goodbye Aug. 12–17, 2025 Adapted from Raymond Chandler’s novel of the same name, whose iconic detective Philip Marlowe has also been brought to screen…
California Split Aug. 12–17, 2025 Considered by some to be the greatest gambling film of all time, Robert Altman’s California Split is the funny, gritty…
3 Women Aug. 19–23, 2025 Initially inspired by a dream, Robert Altman’s 3 Women is a psychological drama centered on the relationship between Mildred “Pinky”…
Nashville Aug. 19–23, 2025 New 4K restoration! This cornerstone of 1970s American moviemaking is a kaleidoscopic view of the country’s political and cultural landscape…
McCabe and Mrs. Miller Sep. 1–6, 2025 Presented on 35mm Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents…
Popeye Sep. 9–13, 2025 Presented on 35mm Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as…
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Sep. 9–13, 2025 Presented on 35mm Based on the play directed by Robert Altman himself, the film adaption features the same principal cast of Cher, Karen…
Short Cuts Sep. 16–20, 2025 Presented on 35mm Based on the stories of Raymond Carver, Robert Altman’s Short Cuts centers on a medley of loosely connected characters who cross…
The Player Sep. 16–20, 2025 9/20 screening presented on 35mm In Robert Altman’s biting Hollywood satire, hotshot studio executive Griffin Mill (played by Tim Robbins—in one of his finest performances)…
Gosford Park Sep. 23–27, 2025 Robert Altman journeyed to England to create this unique whodunnit near the end of his career, utilizing another of his…
A Prairie Home Companion Sep. 23–27, 2025 Presented on 35mm Robert Altman’s final film is a larger-than-life backstage fable about the cast and crew of a long running radio show…

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