>> there's been ensemble move ezand there's been ensemble movies, and then there's "nashville," which sits firmly at the top. >> i was talking about the kristy minstrels just this morning. >> it deals with a political campaign and the sense in which this country is both divided and deluded. >> y'all take it easy now. listen, it's nashville. >> he was taking boundaries of film making at that point and just pushing, pushing good, you know. >> i loved the work. he was a real iconoclast, crazy, stoned all the time, but a brilliant film maker. >> please! >> i knew that hal ashby would understand the weird oddities that were present. ruth gordon played an