Casual enthusiasts Martin & Sam are joined by a genuine expert, NYT film journalist Amy Nicholson, to take a look at Waits's contribution to a massive 3-hour epic over overlapping narratives, Robert Altman's Short Cuts. We debate depictions of misogyny and family disfunction, the loyalty of the performers to Altman and many other questions that surround this interlocking set of stories.
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Short Cuts Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Robert Altman, 1993)
Compilation of Tomlin/Waits scenes from Shortcuts - Parts 1, 2 & 3, via YouTube
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