Hal (2018 film)

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]

Hal
Directed byAmy Scott
Distributed byOscilloscope Laboratories
Release date
  • January 2018 (2018-01) (Sundance)
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
[1]
Running time
88 min [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

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

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 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.[9]

It was nominated for a Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures.[10]

gollark: We did do various random practical things. Which mostly consisted of "pour thing into thing, maybe heat it, wait a bit".
gollark: Nice color.
gollark: Hmm, neat, it looks weirdly flat.
gollark: One time in Chemistry someone spilt (dilute) hydrochloric acid on my stuff and didn't tell me, which was bad.
gollark: It can be very annoying in school when you have lessons with people who don't really care (or are just kind of stupid).

See also

References
  1. The shallow Hal skims the career of the director of Harold and Maude and Being There-AV Club
  2. FilmAffinity
  3. Minow, Nell. "Hal Movie Review & Film Summary (2018) - Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
  4. Hipes, Patrick (20 March 2018). "Hal Ashby Documentary 'Hal' Will Get Theatrical Bow Via Oscilloscope".
  5. "Review: HAL, Tribute to a Lasting Cinematic Legacy". ScreenAnarchy. 6 September 2018.
  6. "Hal Movie (2018): Apr. 28, 2018 - added Amy Scott as director to credits". Movie Insider. 28 April 2018.
  7. Fear, David (12 December 2018). "10 Best Documentaries of 2018". Rolling Stone.
  8. "Sundance 2018: The best films of this year's festival". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. "Hal (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes.
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