BAMcinematek presents Elliot Gould: Star for an Uptight Age August 1-21th. What a great idea for a festival. Brooklyn-born, Elliot Gould starred in a bunch of iconic films of the 1970’s: MASH, The Long Goodbye, Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice, California Split, I Love My Wife.

He was even in a 1971 Ingmar Bergman film called The Touch. Perhaps he is best known for his work with the great Robert Altman. Check the BAM website for the full schedule. Gould will do a Q&A after the 6:30 showing of Little Murders (written by Jules Feiffer and directed by Alan Arkin) on Friday August 8th. He will will also do a &A  after the 6:30 showing of The Long Goodbye (directed by Altman) on August 9th. Here’s the BAM blurgage:

1970: the year of M*A*S*H,
when Brooklyn-born Elliott Gould became a full-fledged movie
star. Time Magazine christened him “Star for an Uptight Age,”
suggesting that the audiences of the 70s, with their own insecurities
and neuroses now reflected onscreen, were welcoming a new kind of
leading man who possessed a greater depth, complexity and a willingness
to go further as a performer. We are pleased to welcome Elliott Gould
to BAMcinématek with this special focus on his extraordinary work in
the 70s, including his three legendary collaborations with Robert
Altman and a rare screening of Bergman’s The Touch.