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Before a mechanical shark chomped the summer box office, before One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest became the second movie in history to sweep the major Academy Awards, another movie

Ned Beatty felt like somebody you knew. He had that fantastic everyman energy that allowed him to jump from genre to genre as one of film history’s best character actors. Not only did he always find a way to fit into whatever project needed him, but he engendered that “hey, it’s that guy” energy that can make the film experience so much better. When we saw Ned Beatty in a project, it led to a smile. Oh, this just got a little more interesting. Recent generations probably know him more ...

Robert Altman's 1975 classic is political satire at its most groovy