{"product_id":"hal-ashby-interviews-paperback","title":"Hal Ashby: Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Ashby (1929-1988) is considered to be the lost genius of the New Hollywood generation. While his name does not bear the familiarity of, say, Robert Altman or Martin Scorsese, his diverse films are among the best known and most beloved of the era. From the cult classic \u003cem\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) to the iconic political satire \u003cem\u003eBeing There\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), from the subversive sex comedy \u003cem\u003eShampoo\u003c\/em\u003e (1975) to the anti-Vietnam romance \u003cem\u003eComing Home\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), Ashby rejected mainstream conventions while his films attracted both popular and critical praise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true actors' director, Ashby drew A-list stars and elicited powerful performances from Jack Nicholson in \u003cem\u003eThe Last Detail\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in \u003cem\u003eShampoo\u003c\/em\u003e, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda in \u003cem\u003eComing Home\u003c\/em\u003e, and Peter Sellers in \u003cem\u003eBeing There\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHal Ashby: Interviews\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time brings together the best interviews conducted over the course of Ashby's career. Ashby discusses his filmmaking philosophy, memories of working his way up the Hollywood ladder in the 1950s, and his troubled productions in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected interviews with the director who is sometimes called the \"lost genius of the New Hollywood generation\" for creating such films as \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude, Being There, Shampoo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eComing Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eFilmmaker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is also the associate editor for the \u003ci\u003eFilminFocus\u003c\/i\u003e website, a freelance film journalist, and author of \u003ci\u003eBeing Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel\u003c\/i\u003e, the first biography of the director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.96 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166703128711,"sku":"9781604735659","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2622a5a88160a6cebba963ec74e60d92.webp?v=1733322556","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hal-ashby-interviews-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}