"He'd smoke some pot, and he would work all night." Oscilloscope Labs has unveiled an official full-length trailer for a documentary titled Hal, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Amy Scott's first feature doc is about the iconic director Hal Ashby, "the '70s grooviest master filmmaker", who directed hit films like Harold and Maude, Being There, The Last Detail, Shampoo, and Coming Home. The film is made up of rare archival materials, interviews, personal letters, and audio recordings. And examines Hel's clash with Hollywood: "His uncompromising nature pitted him against studio meddling, particularly in the 1980s, when a string of flops tarnished his legacy, but Scott conjures the special quality Ashby's films possess—an elusive blend of honesty, irreverence, humor, and humanity." This looks so groovy & inspiring. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Amy Scott's documentary Hal, direct from YouTube: Hal Ashby's obsessive...
- 8/17/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There aren’t many American directors working today with the patience and warmth of Hal Ashby (except perhaps one) and he’s now getting an appreciation in the form on a new documentary. The director behind Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Being There, and more is the subject of Hal, which premiered at Sundance, and is now getting a release next month.
Featuring the likes of Lee Grant, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Payne, Judd Apatow, Lisa Cholodenko, David O. Russell, Norman Jewison, Robert Towne, Haskell Wexler, and Pablo Ferro, the film takes an in-depth look at his approach to filmmaking and his enormous impact. Ahead of the release, Magnolia Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Amy Scott’s documentary, which can be seen below along with the poster.
Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s—Harold And Maude,...
Featuring the likes of Lee Grant, Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Louis Gossett Jr, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Payne, Judd Apatow, Lisa Cholodenko, David O. Russell, Norman Jewison, Robert Towne, Haskell Wexler, and Pablo Ferro, the film takes an in-depth look at his approach to filmmaking and his enormous impact. Ahead of the release, Magnolia Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Amy Scott’s documentary, which can be seen below along with the poster.
Although Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s—Harold And Maude,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Hal Ashby directing a string of acclaimed movies in the 1970s, scoring an Oscar nom for Coming Home, but he’s largely overshadowed by the filmmaking kings of the Me Decade. Now a new documentary turns the lens on the iconoclast who also helmed such enduring pics as Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo and Being There.
Here’s the logline: Hal explores his curious historical oversight, using rare archival materials, interviews, personal letters and audio recordings to reveal a passionate, obsessive artist. Ashby was a Hollywood director who constantly clashed with Hollywood but also a unique soul with an unprecedented insight into the human condition and an unmatched capacity for good. His films were an elusive blend of honesty, irreverence, humor and humanity.
Directed by Amy Scott, Hal was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in January. It features on-camera interviews with Oscar-winning actors Lee Grant,...
Here’s the logline: Hal explores his curious historical oversight, using rare archival materials, interviews, personal letters and audio recordings to reveal a passionate, obsessive artist. Ashby was a Hollywood director who constantly clashed with Hollywood but also a unique soul with an unprecedented insight into the human condition and an unmatched capacity for good. His films were an elusive blend of honesty, irreverence, humor and humanity.
Directed by Amy Scott, Hal was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in January. It features on-camera interviews with Oscar-winning actors Lee Grant,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
When talking to filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers about who influences and inspires them you often hear the same well-known names being thrown around, names such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Christopher Nolan. However, among the glorified names of Hollywood, there is one unsung hero who’s compassionate and funny humanist dramas and his gentle approach to directing endeared him to everyone he worked with— Hal Ashby.
Ashby loved filmmaking and throughout his time in Hollywood wore the hats of director, writer, producer, and editor; the last of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1967 film “In the Heat of the Night.”
Read More: The Essentials: The Films Of Hal Ashby
Despite his love of the craft, his three Oscar nominations (one win), and a string of well-received and successful films, Ashby flew under the radar for most of his career, at least from the mainstream,...
Ashby loved filmmaking and throughout his time in Hollywood wore the hats of director, writer, producer, and editor; the last of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1967 film “In the Heat of the Night.”
Read More: The Essentials: The Films Of Hal Ashby
Despite his love of the craft, his three Oscar nominations (one win), and a string of well-received and successful films, Ashby flew under the radar for most of his career, at least from the mainstream,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Jamie Rogers
- The Playlist
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