The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 12th, 2000
For Altman, screenplay is just a blueprint
By DUANE DUDEK
Journal Sentinel film critic
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Screenwriter Anne Rapp wrote Robert Altman's new film, "Dr. T and the Women," and the actors -- Richard Gere, Kate Hudson, Farrah Fawcett and Shelley Long, among others -- improvised scenes.
What exactly, then, does Altman do? The question is only slightly facetious.
The 75-year-old Altman, director of such classics as "MASH" and "Nashville," started directing television almost 50 years ago. He admits he has refined the process to fit his personality.
"It's certainly a colla...
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