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Hal

Hal

2018

Amy Scott

Documentary, Self: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Dustin Hoffman ...

6.3

59

Documentary Between 1970 and 1979, the films of Hal Ashby collected seven Academy Awards and 24 Academy Award nominations. He was a major player in the so called "New Hollywood" era of the '70s, and his strident rebelliousness in the face of the Hollywood studio system set the course for an utterly original body of work. But as that era came to a close, Ashby's star faded. The '80s were to usher in a corporate era of filmmaking, and Ashby's story ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] offers more clues to his work than his life."	NEU
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Amy Scott packs a lot into 90 minutes with this insightful and warm look at an artist whose best work always revealed a heightened social conscience."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"It’s a consistently engaging trip. Ms. Scott has assembled a nice, fairly well-rounded group to testify on her subject’s behalf"	POS
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"The movie is remarkably short on necessary context (...) It presents only a chummy overview of his life and career"	NEG
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'Hal' gives us a lot to take in, whether you’re an aficionado or new to Ashby’s work. Scott has done movie fans a real service."	POS

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