aGuiltySoul — 12 years ago(November 09, 2013 03:39 PM)

On the 20th anniversary of "Short Cuts," Mike Kaplan, a longtime colleague of the director, recalls the difficult search for financing, the party atmosphere at the dailies and a rare moment of uncertainty for the helmer.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/remembering-robert-altman-best-p art-654874
Mike Kaplan, who served as as associate producer on Short Cuts and produced the documentary, enjoyed a long friendship with Altman and here recounts the difficult search for financing, the production's complex logistics, Altman's mastery of his sets and a rare moment of uncertainty on the part of the director, who died in 2006.
It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it. RIP Roger Ebert