{"product_id":"hal-ashby-interviews-paperback-softback-9781604735659","title":"Hal Ashby; Interviews (Paperback \/ softback) 9781604735659","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHal Ashby\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNick Dawson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781604735659\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15 x 1.3 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\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\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523157356824,"sku":"9781604735659","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hal-ashby-interviews-paperback-softback-9781604735659","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}