We're Watching Here: "The Long Goodbye"

I’m so glad Perry had the idea for us to do a deep dive into the filmography of Robert Altman this year. Altman’s been a director who’s been a blind spot for me for decades, and I’ve been a bit intimidated to go back and sift through his work. Going through his movies with Perry has allowed us to take it film by film, talk through it, and wrestle with some of his work that isn’t always easily accessible (such as the sound design with McCabe & Mrs. Miller).

For this episode of We’re Watching Here, we’re diving into his private eye film The Long Goodbye. I hope you’ll give this a listen; it was great fun to discuss how damn good Elliott Gould is as Phillip Marlowe, the visual and aural design of this movie, and how Altman once again plays with our expectations when it comes to genre. And in a super-sized “What We’re Watching” segment, we discuss Perry’s recent Monkees/Eminem double feature, Steven Soderbergh’s latest, one of Gene Hackman’s best performances, two of this year’s best picture nominees, and the guys of Jackass. Give it a listen; it’s a fun episode! And then make sure to head to iTunes or Spotify to subscribe!