Being There
1980
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May 6, 2024 · Hal Ashby (born September 2, 1929, Ogden, Utah, U.S.—died December 27, 1988, Malibu, California) was an American filmmaker who was one of the preeminent directors of the 1970s. He was especially noted for such films as Harold and Maude (1971), Shampoo (1975), and Being There (1979). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film ...
Sep 6, 2018 · Directed by Amy Scott. Documentary, Biography. 1h 30m. By Manohla Dargis. Sept. 6, 2018. When the director Hal Ashby is mentioned now, he’s often squeezed into a cohort called New Hollywood, or...
Sep 6, 2018 · Hal Ashby’s American Pictures: The Realistic Magic of the 1970s’ Finest Director. With a new documentary about the often overlooked filmmaker about to hit theaters, we revisit the life and...
Sep 7, 2018 · The Many Faces of Hal Ashby: A Conversation with Amy Scott. By Hillary Weston. Interviews —. Sep 7, 2018. F. ew filmographies encapsulate the rebellious spirit of American cinema in the seventies better than that of Hal Ashby, who crafted an astonishing string of movies that stretched across the span of the decade.
William Hal Ashby was an American film director and editor. His work exemplified the countercultural attitude of the era. He directed wide ranging films featuring iconic performances. He is associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Mike Nichols, and Sidney Lumet.
May 6, 2011 · Hal Ashby was that editor. His career divides into three phases. The promising 1960s: Ashby edited five of Norman Jewison’s finest films (“The Cincinnati Kid,” “The Russians Are Coming! The...
Jan 31, 2018 · Jan 30, 2018 7:17pm PT. Film Review: ‘Hal’. A once-over-lightly documentary about Hal Ashby, fabled '70s director of 'The Last Detail' and 'Shampoo,' offers more clues to his work than his...
