McCabe And Mrs. Miller

This Robert Altman Western falls during his post-M.A.S.H., pre-Nashville, early-1970s streak when he could practically do no wrong, but this fearless 1971 slice into America’s founding mythology is his greatest single achievement. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond’s Panavision work looks like Civil War photographs come to life, and the musty rooms and dank outdoors dominate the overwhelming mood of this simple story of a gambler/speculative businessman, McCabe (Warren Beatty), who ar...[MORE] By (Bret McCabe)