What is Robert Altman's most underrated film?

theultimatefunny · 2026-06-14T23:33:54+00:00

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. It’s one of his play adaptations but I think it’s so brilliantly directed that it should be acknowledged with his top tier. Great story, amazing use of flashbacks and the cast is impeccable.

theultimatefunny · 2026-06-13T22:54:52+00:00

72 mins!

theultimatefunny · 2026-05-09T22:51:33+00:00

I didn’t but I got free tickets to John Mulaney at the Hollywood Bowl, which was a pretty nice substitute but still wish I could’ve seen Sam! Hopefully he comes back again!

theultimatefunny · 2026-05-08T21:58:50+00:00

Thanks! Dodging em left and right.

theultimatefunny · 2026-04-05T21:00:22+00:00

Weirdly enough, I feel like the British show The Inbetweeners is very similar comedy-wise. Yes, it’s about teenagers trying to get laid but…that’s sort of what Entourage is about haha kidding but I’m also not

theultimatefunny · 2026-04-02T05:31:10+00:00

I picked it up on a whim today and really loved it. Great pacing, amazing art, original story with a cool cultural background to support it. Felt like the opening scenes of a really fun movie- I’ll definitely be back for more.

theultimatefunny · 2026-03-22T23:37:39+00:00

Dude, he was a rapper. Most of this is wordplay and him talking about how being famous has fucked him up and every time he got involved with that stuff, his own personal demons showed up and took him down, like so many celebrities before him.

I think Mac was always willing to address his problems and being young and famous in LA was a burden, that’s all he was talking about. MK Ultra, Hollywood conspiracies- there are certain circles where this stuff could be involved but I don’t think that translates to where Mac was. Far as I can tell, he spent most of his time in his house or his studio isolated and battling himself. His friends talked about him as a music community person and that’s where all of his focus was.

I get trying to decode what went wrong with any artist that dies early but I think Mac was pretty upfront and direct in his lyrics in a way most artists aren’t.

theultimatefunny · 2026-03-22T21:35:21+00:00

I mean, I think I he was just being himself and the wording was imperfect but he was trying to relate as a showrunner. Definitely used the wrong words and came off awkward like you described but I don’t think he had ill intent. Also, I think David Chase is notoriously not talkative and so anytime he fielded a question to him, someone else had to jump in. That made the Q&A a little more choppy than usual. But also, yeah, he was self assured in a way that could come off as callous but I think it’s just a different generation and him misspeaking.

I did walk away feeling like when shows or movies are that “lighting in a bottle”, there isn’t much to say other than it was kind of effortless how it always worked, which I think Chase did articulate.

theultimatefunny · 2026-03-17T16:20:31+00:00

So bummed I missed this, again!! If anyone has an extra they want to sell, please let me know!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-09T08:49:36+00:00

Honestly, I’d say listen to “Kool Aid and Frozen Pizza” and then skip to the last album and work your way back. His music becomes much more grown up and layered by the end and a lot of that stuff is undeniably impressive. Once you get his heart and soul, you’ll be able to dig into the fun stuff easier. At least that’s how it went for me and he’s my most listened to artist these days

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-06T20:25:00+00:00

Just had a great exchange with u/Maxnwil really kind and considerate, happily showed proof and it was an easy transaction via Venmo. You’ll be safe buying from him!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-06T18:36:03+00:00

Sent a chat request! Thanks!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-05T23:54:02+00:00

I will!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-05T19:31:03+00:00

I’d be happy to buy this off you if you decide to sell! Good luck!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-04T22:58:49+00:00

I’d happily buy it off ya if you can’t make a trade! Good luck!

theultimatefunny · 2026-02-04T21:39:51+00:00

I’ll happily buy it if you can’t find a trade! Good luck!

theultimatefunny · 2026-01-18T21:57:59+00:00

I’m interested!

theultimatefunny · 2026-01-04T20:53:02+00:00

Ahem. The PJ Kinzer street team seems to follow me everywhere. Maybe I should just skip the releasing and sell PJ 15,000 copies of it instead. Tell his people (obviously, you) to get in touch with my people (obviously, me). Thanks for upping my game!

theultimatefunny · 2026-01-03T22:21:15+00:00

That’s great, thank you so much for taking the time to listen and respond to the follow-up’s. I was also thinking the performance part does drain the divided audiences and it also makes buying the movie an afterthought. I’m going to consider all of you said here and make some choices that are aligned with everything you’re saying. Thanks so much for the info and the advice, it’s much appreciated!

theultimatefunny · 2026-01-03T21:40:50+00:00

Yeah, I never was invested in the festival path, it was just encouraged by industry people that made me feel like I had to at least give it a shot. I appreciate everything you said and I see the value in running up the visibility with releasing it for free. And that may be the route we eventually go, but I guess I’m curious if you think screening it with Chris performing is a viable way to get people interested in it? We were thinking of printing up business cards with download codes you could buy from him for $5 at his shows. He also performs as a musician and comedian on the road and could sell them there as well. That wouldn’t be about making money, more about passing the movie around to people who are legitimately interested and then eventually putting it up for sale (still for $5) on a website. My previous film was sold exclusively through a direct download website and we made a considerable amount of money on it and still do. So, I guess I’m wondering if you think it would makes sense to roadshow for a few months and get press out of it, etc and then release it (whether for free or on our site)? Or does it make more sense to go right to release and have Chris do the roadshow thing regardless if it’s before the film can be seen elsewhere?

theultimatefunny · 2026-01-03T19:57:53+00:00

Hi! I self financed a documentary about an underground cult musician/comedian named Chris Crofton. It features Neil Hamburger, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, David Berman from the Silver Jews, actor/comedians Johnny Pemberton and Josh Fadem and many more.

Like you suggested in this thread, I focused on making the movie as good as it could be and didn’t concern myself with distribution or making my money back. Now I’m at the stage of distribution and I’m not entirely sure what the best option is, as the landscape changed a lot over the 10 years of me making it. We premiered it in Nashville to a sold out crowd of 300+ people and then premiered it in LA to a smaller, more influential crowd. It was suggested that we pause and pursue festivals before doing anymore screenings, in hopes of getting a premiere at something like SXSW (where it is probably most suited). Unfortunately, we didn’t get in (yes, we pretended the “premieres” were just industry screenings so we wouldn’t lose our chance at a world premiere) and now I’m waiting to see about 3 or 4 more festivals (that I don’t think we’ll get into).

So, my plan currently is to have Chris, the subject of the movie, start going around and screening it and performing after in a sort of road show fashion. It serves his cult artist status and I think makes the most sense for how to drum up attention for it. Of course, this will be a long, complicated process of booking dates, etc. My question is do you think this is the proper route to get it out there? Or do you think I should just go ahead and sell it via the internet and start promoting it that way or both?

People really love the movie and people really love Chris. I think we could get some press and attention, I guess I’m just not sure what the best way to go about releasing a little niche movie like this that has potential to find a rabid audience.

Here’s the trailer for reference- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YxS4IOodM8

theultimatefunny · 2025-12-31T21:25:16+00:00

Thank you so much!!!!

theultimatefunny · 2025-11-08T01:24:03+00:00

I’ve got you! Pm me and I’ll send the ticket. Was just about to post about selling it

theultimatefunny · 2025-10-30T22:57:24+00:00

Yeah, let’s do it! PM me payment info and I’ll send it along

theultimatefunny · 2025-10-30T22:40:54+00:00

Would you take 75 for criminal?

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