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dga quarterly 81 crowd. There, ready for her big moment, is Barbara Harris, a fringe hopeful, nicknamed Albuquerque, who is lying on the side of the stage. She begins warbling the movie's closing song, the aptly titled "It Don't Worry Me." Says Barclay, "I love that, Haven hands off the mike, and the camera pulls to her. Movies are so good at metaphors. Barbara Jean sang this homespun American song, and Altman decided that was when she should die. The memory of her song is immediately erased for the people who are there by this upbeat song Barbara Harris sings. It all condenses the way we deal with politics and as- sassination. Horrible things happen, and we move on." After assorted, documentary-like pick-up shots of real concertgo- ers singing along with Harris, Altman cuts to a wide shot. "Now he does a nice little zoom out, and then we tick up to a clustered, cloudy sky with just a little break," says Barclay. "Well, it doesn't get any better than that." Another viewing under his belt, Barclay remains awed not only by the movie's prescience about the culture of celebrity, but also by Altman's distinctive there-but-not-there approach. "Nashville is very meticulously unstylized," he says. "He's about creating an environment where it's all about performance and where the direction is invisible. That is so difficult to do, because everything you do with the camera can draw attention to it. For me the ultimate in great direction is to allow the movie to be a part of you. Don't have the movie over here, and you over there. You shouldn't be thinking about the director. You should be living in the experience." ® City National C O N G R A T U L A T E S Directors Guild of America on their 80th Anniversary City National. Providing expertise to the entertainment industry for over 60 years. Beverly Hills | New York | Nashville | Atlanta CNB MEMBER FDIC City National Entertainment NEW STUFF ! The Huntington 626.405.2215 FilmHuntington.org Old favorites still available: lawns, architecture, roads, mature trees, classic and international gardens DGAad.qxp_ArtDrectr1 04 12/1/15 5:19 PM Page 1