Hal (2018 film)
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| Directed by | Amy Scott |
| Produced by | Christine Beebe Lisa Janssen Jonathan Lynch Brian Morrow |
| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
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Running time | 88 min [2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hal is a 2018 American documentary film by Amy Scott about the film director Hal Ashby.[3] It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January and was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories[4] on September 7, 2018.[5]
Summary
[edit]The film is a celebration of his life and work set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America and an even more dramatic shift in filmmaking. Once the toast of New Hollywood, his rise and fall became another story of art against the film industry.[6]
Reception
[edit]Rolling Stone included the film in its "10 Best Documentaries of 2018"[7] and Entertainment Weekly included it in its "Sundance 2018: The 11 best films of this year's festival".[8]
It earned a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "Hal pays affectionate tribute to a filmmaker whose offscreen life proves as engaging as his best work."[9]
It was nominated for a Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The shallow Hal skims the career of the director of Harold and Maude and Being There-AV Club
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ Minow, Nell. "Hal Movie Review & Film Summary (2018) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (20 March 2018). "Hal Ashby Documentary 'Hal' Will Get Theatrical Bow Via Oscilloscope". Archived from the original on March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Review: HAL, Tribute to a Lasting Cinematic Legacy". ScreenAnarchy. 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Hal Movie (2018): Apr. 28, 2018 - added Amy Scott as director to credits". Movie Insider. 28 April 2018.
- ^ Fear, David (12 December 2018). "10 Best Documentaries of 2018". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Sundance 2018: The best films of this year's festival". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Hal (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "All Motion Picture and TV Nominations for 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards presented by Cadillac - Producers Guild of America". Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hal at IMDb
- Hal on MUBI