The long goodbye

Back in 1973, when I first saw The Long Goodbye, at the Trans-Lux East on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan, I did not like it. My mind set at that point in time was pure Bogart. I left the theater thinking …

Elliot Gould

Elvis called him crazy; Streisand called him hubbie; Groucho Marx called him to change a lightbulb. Tinseltown legend Elliott Gould, never short of an A-list anecdote, talks free love, fractious marriages… and how he bounced back after making himself unemployable.

Vitals Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe, wisecracking private investigator and “born loser” Los Angeles, Summer 1972 Film: The Long Goodbye Release Date: March 7, 1973 Director: Robert Altman Men’s Costume Designer: Kent James (uncredited) WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background I’m pleased to address a repeated request from BAMF Style leaders like Brandon and Craig to take a look […]

High resolution official theatrical movie poster (#5 of 5) for The Long Goodbye (1973). Image dimensions: 1338 x 2000. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell

The late filmmaker, FSLC’s 1994 Chaplin Award Gala honoree, offers his take on 1973's The Long Goodbye