Comments on: The Director’s Director http://www.good.is/post/the_directors_director/ GOOD Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:49:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: AmbroseChapel http://www.good.is/post/the_directors_director/comment-page-1/#comment-8064 AmbroseChapel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/the_directors_director#comment-8064 Your introductory paragraph cuts off in the middle of a word.<br><br /> <br><br /> Hint: I think your database only allows 256 characters in that field... Your introductory paragraph cuts off in the middle of a word.

Hint: I think your database only allows 256 characters in that field…

]]> By: Adam_S http://www.good.is/post/the_directors_director/comment-page-1/#comment-8068 Adam_S Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/the_directors_director#comment-8068 For those interested, we're hosting a retro of Ashby's 70's films starting on July 1. More info <a href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/cinemas/halashby.php" target="_blank"> here</a>. <br><br /> For those interested, we’re hosting a retro of Ashby’s 70’s films starting on July 1. More info here.

]]> By: DarrenHughes http://www.good.is/post/the_directors_director/comment-page-1/#comment-8070 DarrenHughes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/the_directors_director#comment-8070 I've long harbored ambitions of writing a much-needed critical biography of Hal Ashby but so far haven't gotten much further than <a href="http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/ashby.html" target="_blank">this profile</a> at Senses of Cinema. Regrettably, Biskind's caricatured portrait of Ashby is one of the very few print sources for information about his life and personality. I’ve long harbored ambitions of writing a much-needed critical biography of Hal Ashby but so far haven’t gotten much further than this profile at Senses of Cinema. Regrettably, Biskind’s caricatured portrait of Ashby is one of the very few print sources for information about his life and personality.

]]> By: kcfennessy http://www.good.is/post/the_directors_director/comment-page-1/#comment-8082 kcfennessy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/the_directors_director#comment-8082 Darren, your profile may be the best thing I've read about Ashby yet, next to Jennifer's great article above (I was particularly impressed by David O Russell's "Shampoo" testimonial). I preview the Seattle retrospective <a href="http://www.siffblog.com/plugs/hilarious_and_poignant_the_ballad_of_hal_ashby_004934.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I hope you get the chance to write your critical biography. Darren, your profile may be the best thing I’ve read about Ashby yet, next to Jennifer’s great article above (I was particularly impressed by David O Russell’s “Shampoo” testimonial). I preview the Seattle retrospective here. I hope you get the chance to write your critical biography.

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