Hal Ashby

Hal Ashby

Date of Birth

1929-09-02

Date of Death

1988-12-27

Place of Birth

Ogden, Utah, USA

Known for

Harold and Maude, Lookin’ to Get Out

Most Popular Stories

Deal revives The Hawkline Monster, Gothic Western that stumped Ashby, Burton

Posted 7 years ago

I have a memory from my youth of reading a horror magazine, maybe it was an issue of Fangoria, in which there was a reference to Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood starring in a Gothic Western about gunslingers being hired...

Why It Works: Being There

Posted 9 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** In my time analyzing movies, one film that has always...

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From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

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Top 10 Best Sylvester Stallone Movies Ranked

Posted 3 days ago

From Rocky to Rambo, discover the 10 best Sylvester Stallone movies and the performances that made him a Hollywood icon

Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

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Top 10 Greatest Science Fiction Masterpieces of All Time

Posted 1 day ago

Explore our picks for the 10 greatest science fiction masterpieces ever made, from Blade Runner and 2001 to Children of Men and Moon

The Odyssey

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Has The Odyssey received its rating?

Posted 16 hours ago

The MPA has yet to confirm, but Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic might not have the audience-friendly rating that you'd expect.

Quentin Tarantino, The RIP

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Quentin Tarantino slams modern Hollywood, but has nothing but praise for Joe Carnahan’s The Rip

Posted 1 day ago

Quentin Tarantino hasn't been a fan of what Hollywood has had to offer over the last few years, but Joe Carnahan's The Rip is the exception.

A full trailer has been released for director Eli Roth's new horror movie, Ice Cream Man, coming to theatres in August

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Ice Cream Man trailer: Eli Roth warns to watch out for children this August

Posted 2 days ago

A full trailer has been released for director Eli Roth's new horror movie, Ice Cream Man, coming to theatres in August

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The Top 5 Action Movie Match-Ups of the 90s

Posted 3 weeks ago

It's star vs star. We rank those movies that pit name actors against each other in devilishly fun, heated rivalries.

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Five action stars who deserved bigger movies

Posted 1 month ago

In a world of Schwarzeneggers, Stallones and Van Dammes, there are more stars that could have graced us with big action classics.

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The Top 10 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games Ranked

Posted 1 week ago

With video games on the rise in Hollywood, we decided to look back on old school systems and rank the Top 10 Games of the NES era!

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Superman Actors Ranked: Which Actors Were the Best At Playing The Man of Steel?

Posted 3 weeks ago

We rank all of the Superman actors from worst to best!

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The Top 10 Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Ranked

Posted 4 weeks ago

We're back with a bold list that ranks the Top 10 Super Nintendo games, from beat 'em ups to platformers, Metroidvanias, and more!

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes

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Why Terminator 2: Judgment Day Still Feels Ahead of Its Time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Discover why Terminator 2: Judgment Day was decades ahead of its time, from groundbreaking VFX to its eerily relevant AI themes