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Robert Altman: Calvin Company
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After his discharge from military service, Robert Altman worked for the Calvin Company. There, in the 1950s, he began making industrial and sports documentary as well as employee training films and advertisements. He left the Calvin Company in 1955.
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The way Altman made his films initially didn't sit well with audiences. In 1976, he attempted to expand his artistic freedom by founding Lions Gate Films. The films he made for the company include A Wedding, 3 Women, and Quintet.
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One of the few constants in Mr. Altman's constantly shifting career was the Sandcastle 5 name for his production company, which he used for nearly 25 years. "Making these films is like building sandcastles," he said in the Globe interview. "You make them, with your friends, and then you sit up, admire your work, and drink a beer. Then the tide comes in and there's nothing left."
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The Magic Bond (1956) - A documentary film sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, one of Calvin's and Altman's highest budgets to date, and one of Altman's last Calvin films. Also includes a startling opening sequence not only using the later Altman trademarks of an ensemble cast and overlapping dialogue, but ... the sort of anti-war message later featured in Altman's episodes of the TV series Combat!,
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