Hal Ashby: Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) - Softcover

Nick Dawson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604735651 ISBN 13: 9781604735659

Publisher: UPM, 2010

Synopsis

Hal Ashby (1929-1988) is considered by many to he lost genius of the New Hollywood generation. While his name does not bear the familiarity of Robert Altman or Martin Scorsese, his diverse films are among the best known and most beloved of the era. From the cult classic Harold and Maude (1971) to the iconic political satire Being There (1979), from the subversive sex comedy Shampoo (1975) to the anti-Vietnam romance Coming Home (1979), Ashby rejected mainstream conventions while his films attracted both popular and critical acclaim. A true actors director, Ashby was able to power performances from a number of A-list stars, such as Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail (1973), Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in Shampoo, and Peter Sellers in Being There. Hal Ashby: Interviews brings together the most informative interviews conducted throughout Ashbys career in which he discusses his filmmaking philosophy, working his way up the Hollywood ladder, and his troubled productions in the 1980s.

About this title

About the Author

Nick Dawson is a contributing editor for Filmmaker magazine. He is also the associate editor for the FilminFocus website, a freelance film journalist, and author of Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel, the first biography of the director.

From the Back Cover

Collected interviews with the director who is sometimes called the "lost genius of the New Hollywood generation" for creating such films as Harold and Maude, Being There, Shampoo, and Coming Home

Edition details

• Publisher: UPM
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604735651
• ISBN 13: 9781604735659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Nick Dawson