Hal Ashby Articles

Marki Bey, Beau Bridges in The Landlord Hal Ashby Tribute The schedule/synopses below are from the Academy's press release: Friday, June 26, 7 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater The Landlord (1970) Ashby made his directorial debut with this poignant comedy in which a wealthy young man buys a Brooklyn apartment building and plans to displace the mostly black tenants, before personal relationships cause him [...]

Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude (top); Julie Christie, Warren Beatty in Shampoo (bottom) Cameron Crowe and Peter Bart will host a panel discussion with Haskell Wexler, Jon Voight, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Diablo Cody, and Ashby's agent Jeff Berg as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences salute to Oscar-winning film editor and director Hal Ashby (right) on Thursday, [...]

David Carradine in Bound for Glory David Carradine, the star of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu (right), was found hanged in his Bangkok hotel room early this morning. According to reports, there was no evidence of foul play at the scene. Carradine, who was in the Thai capital working on a film, was 72. Born in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 1936, Carradine was [...]