January 10, 2015, 4:00 p.m. — Ebb Tide (1966), MASH (1970)
MASH
1970. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Ring Lardner Jr., based on the novel by Richard Hooker. With Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Corey Fischer. Set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War, MASH chronicles the romantic escapades, after-hours tricks, and behind-the-battle-lines sports adventures of three hedonistic surgeons. Altman debuted several of his now-signature techniques—overlapping dialogue, tight close-ups, and rich performances by an ensemble cast—creating a carefully constructed sense of chaos. This antiwar dispatch earned an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Altman’s star began to rise with the arc of the counterculture. 116 min.
