Hal Ashby

Why Harold and Maude remains one of cinema’s great survivor stories

By Zoe Kurland

In Hal Ashby’s unconventional 1971 romance, the central protagonists have very different ideas about life and death.

Discover the anti-military allegory of this classic Jack Nicholson buddy movie

By Anton Bitel

The actor delivers arguably his finest hour in Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail.

Why I love Peter Sellers’ performance in Being There

By Adam Woodward

The titan of big screen comedy is at his understated, singular best in Hal Ashby’s tale of a simple-minded gardener.

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