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 […]

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 Altman really missed the boat. I never watched the film again, that is, until just…

Elliot Gould

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

Simply saying Raymond Chandler’s name summons up a world: a slant of light, a wry grin, the sting of gin and lime, a melancholy something in the air. Few authors can match him for evocative i…

“the long goodbye (1973)”