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Old 06-18-2005, 08:15 AM   #1 of 16
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FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #121 - The Films of HAL ASHBY


THE FAMOUS DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #121 - The Films of HAL ASHBY


Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.


HAL ASHBY

Jake's Journey (1988) (TV)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Solo Trans (1984) (V)
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Being There (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Shampoo (1975)
The Last Detail (1973)
Harold and Maude (1971)
The Landlord (1970)



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Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4
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Old 06-18-2005, 08:16 AM   #2 of 16
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Own 0

Jake's Journey (1988) (TV)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Solo Trans (1984) (V)
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Being There (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Shampoo (1975)
The Last Detail (1973)
Harold and Maude (1971)
The Landlord (1970)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Casino, Cool Hand Luke, Dawn of the Dead, Death Proof, Dr No, Eastern Promises, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, The Godfather Collection, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Hulk, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Incredible Hulk, Interview with the Vampire, Iron Man, JFK, Kill Bill 1 & 2, LA Confidential, Live and Let Die, The Matrix (Ultimate Collection), The Mist, The Omen, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Thing, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E, Young Frankenstein DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Icons of Horror: The Hammer Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Rodan/War of the Gargantuas, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 06-18-2005, 08:21 AM   #3 of 16
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Jake's Journey (1988) (TV)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Solo Trans (1984) (V)
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Being There (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Shampoo (1975)
The Last Detail (1973)
Harold and Maude (1971)

The Landlord (1970)


Bolded films I've seen.



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Old 06-18-2005, 10:27 AM   #4 of 16
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HAL ASHBY

Seen: 6
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

Bound for Glory (1976)
Being There (1979)
The Last Detail (1973)
Shampoo (1975)
Coming Home (1978)
Harold and Maude (1971)


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Old 06-18-2005, 11:12 AM   #5 of 16
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Being There (1979)



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Old 06-19-2005, 12:38 AM   #6 of 16
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1. Harold And Maude - A
2. Coming Home - A-
3. Being There - B
4. The Last Detail - B
5. Shampoo - C+


Own: 0



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Days of Wine and Roses - B / Redbelt - C
Torn Curtain - C+ / The Wrong Man - B+
Dial M for Murder - B+ / I Confess - A-
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Old 06-19-2005, 01:40 AM   #7 of 16
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Rated from to
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Hal Ashby
Sep 2, 1929 - Dec 27, 1988

Jake's Journey (1988) (TV)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Solo Trans (1984) (V)
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982)
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Being There (1979) (Own the DVD)
Coming Home (1978)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Shampoo (1975)
The Last Detail (1973) (Own the DVD)
Harold and Maude (1971) (Own the DVD)
The Landlord (1970)

Seen 11
Own 3




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: (Toronto International Film Festival) Vinyan (2008,Fabrice Du Welz) 2/5, All Around Us (2008,Ryosuke Hashiguchi) 5/5, Linha de Passe (2008,Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas) 3/5, The Sky Crawlers (2008,Mamoru Oshii) 3/5, Achilles and the Tortoise (2008,Takeshi Kitano) 5/5, JCVD (2008,Mabrouk El Mechri) 1/5, Waltz with Bashir (2008,Ari Folman) 4/5, Plus Tard, tu Comprendras (2008,Amos Gitai) 2/5, Hamlet 2 (2008,Andrew Fleming) 4/5, Pineapple Express (2008,David Gordon Green) 3/5, Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (2008,Eric Brevig) 3/5, Hancock (2008,Peter Berg) 2/5, The Tin Drum (1979,Volker Schlöndorff) 5/5, The Accidental Hero (2002,Laurent Jaoui) 2/5, Cool (2004,Theo van Gogh) 3/5

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Old 06-21-2005, 10:08 AM   #8 of 16
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HAL ASHBY


The Slugger's Wife (1985) *
Let's Spend the Night Together (1982) **
Being There (1979) *****
Shampoo (1975) *****
The Last Detail (1973) *****
Harold and Maude (1971) ****
The Landlord (1970) ***



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