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Monday Nov 2 | Inside Bay Area

John Horgan: Just show us the money

It doesn't take a visionary to stomp his foot and declare, "No way, pal - it's my way or the highway." But that seems to be the illogical posture being considered these days by some members of the Menlo Park City Council.

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Related Topix: Menlo Park, CA, Redwood City, CA, Foster City, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Ruth Gordon

IMAGES Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude , directed by Hal Ashby.[Credits : © 1971 Paramount Pictures Corporation; photograph from a private collection] Main American writer and actress in full Ruth Gordon Jones born October 30, 1896, Wollaston, Mass., U.S. died August 28, 1985, Edgartown, Mass.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Two-Faced Woman, Horror Movies, Biography Movies, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Inside Daisy Clover, Rosemary's Baby, Where's Poppa?

Sun Oct 11, 2009

New York Magazine

Wild Thang: Karen O

O spoke with Logan Hill. Were you a wild child? I guess everyone has their wild side, and mine was halfway between being really shy and kind of a goofy spazoid.

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Related Topix: Where the Wild Things Are, Family, Kids, Folk, Simon & Garfunkel, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock, Movies, Entertainment

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

a Movie a Day: Brain Dead (1990) My brains are individuals. Theya re special; theya re unique.

A Movie A Day: BRAIN DEAD My brains are individuals. They're special; they're unique.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Brain Damage, Brewster McCloud, Drama Movies, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort

Fri Sep 25, 2009

NOLA.com

Live music a new twist for 'Deliverance'

Certain films' identities are linked directly to their soundtracks. Is it possible to imagine "The Graduate" without Simon and Garfunkel? "Harold and Maude" sans Cat Stevens? "2001: A Space Odyssey" without "Thus Spake Zarathustra" bookending the action? "Deliverance" with something other than its dueling banjos? Courtesy of Clint Maedgen Helen ...

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Related Topix: Thriller, Deliverance, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Adventure, Comedy Movies, Folk, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock, New Orleans, LA, Music, Entertainment

Tue Sep 22, 2009

Slate

Being There, Coming Home, and how Hal Ashby became a master of the message movie.

This should have been a big year for Hal Ashby. In February, a 30th anniversary edition of his masterpiece, Being There , was released.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Bound for Glory, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, The Last Detail, Animation Movies, Short, Family, War Movies, Coming Home, Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon

Thu Sep 17, 2009

Paste Magazine

Cat Stevens Announces First Tour Dates in 33 Years

For awhile there, it seemed like Cat Stevens was gone forever. After converting to Islam in the late '70s, Stevens changed his name to Yusuf Islam and more or less disappeared from the pop-music map.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Rotten Tomatoes

Total Recall: Offbeat Romantic Comedies

"What is it, a quirky comedy?" Michael Cera asks Charlyne Yi about the film she's making in next week's docu-rom-com Paper Heart .

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Related Topix: Paper Heart, (500) Days of Summer, Punch-Drunk Love, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Movie Reviews

Fri Sep 04, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

Warren Oates and Hal Ashby get the Hollywood biographies they deserve

Two ideal Hollywood bios: Actor Warren Oates and director Hal Ashby September 3, 2009 at 3:08 pm by William McKeen James Stewart once said that the reason we love the movies is that "they give us little, tiny pieces of time that we never forget." Too true, Mr.

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Related Topix: Stripes, Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Music!, Bound for Glory, Crime Movies, Smith!, Western, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Coming Home, The Last Detail

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Sun-Times News Group

Oak Park Public Library

The Oak Park Public Library, main building is at 834 Lake St., 383-8200; Maze Branch is at 845 S. Gunderson, 386-4751; Dole Branch is at 255 Augusta, 386-9032. Registration is required unless otherwise noted; www.oppl.org . All events free and open to public.

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Related Topix: Oak Park, IL, iPod, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies

Fri Aug 28, 2009

SF Gate

'Lookin' to Get Out!'

Although Hal Ashby was a leading director during the 1970s - "Harold and Maude," "Shampoo" and "Coming Home" stand out among his best work - this character study of two small-time New York City gamblers showing up in Las Vegas to make dough at the blackjack table sat on the shelf two years.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Coming Home, Shampoo, Jon Voight, Burt Young, Games, Blackjack

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Hollywood.com

Tom Skerritt

A ruggedly handsome leading man with the omnipresent moustache, Tom Skerritt first gained audience's attention as the irreverent Southern doctor Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" . Going on to lead an.... A ruggedly handsome leading man with the omnipresent moustache, Tom Skerritt first gained audience's attention as the irreverent Southern ...

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Related Topix: Top Gun, Western, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Biography Movies, A River Runs Through It, Steel Magnolias, Comedy Movies, Horror Movies, Thriller, Alien³, Science Fiction Movies, Comedy, Picket Fences, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Thu Aug 13, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

The best film soundtracks only need one songwriter

Forget asking 15 bands of the moment to soundtrack the new Hollywood blockbuster, the greatest collaborations are when a single songwriter tailors their music to suit a director's vision Cat Stevens ... his music perfectly complemented Hal Ashby's cinematic vision.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock, Rushmore, Bud Cort

Tue Aug 11, 2009

ABC News

'Funny People' Star's Top 5 Romantic Movies

Despite her conventional good looks, Leslie Mann has gravitated toward some very unconventional characters, and her latest role is no exception.

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Related Topix: Funny People, Leslie Mann, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Short, Tootsie, Movies, Entertainment

Wed Jul 22, 2009

DVD Talk

Lookin' to Get Out

The curse comes off Hal Ashby's offbeat comedy thriller -- and Angelina Jolie gets a new screen credit.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Coming Home, Shampoo, Angelina Jolie, Hot Chicks, Jon Voight, Burt Young

Fri Jul 17, 2009

New York Post

FILM

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: Ryan and Tatum O'Neal star in the 1973 comedy "Paper Moon," part of the park's summer film series "Movies With a View." 1 Main St., at Plymouth St., Brooklyn; 718-802-0603. BRYANT PARK: Hal Ashby's dark comedy "Harold and Maude" airs Monday at sunset.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Paper Moon, Tatum O'Neal, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Film Noir, Mystery Movies, In a Lonely Place, Entertainment

Mon Jul 13, 2009

StarTribune

TV critic's picks

Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon are just fine in 1971's cult favorite "Harold and Maude" , but the real star is Cat Stevens .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock, Eagle Eye

Sat Jul 11, 2009

JamBase

Sat Eye Candy: Cat Stevens

Today, like every other day, We wake up empty and frightened. Don't open the door to the study.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Cat Stevens, Pop/Rock

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

Coming-of-age film soundtracks: The '70s

Take your seats, class: It's time to get schooled in pop culture by the staff of Entertainment Weekly! This week, we continue looking at the role of music in seminal coming-of-age films.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, The Bee Gees, Pop/Rock, Music!, Almost Famous, Adventure, Texas

Thu Jul 02, 2009

DVD Verdict

Lookin' To Get Out

The comedy that treats you like a kingfor a day. Critically panned and a commercial failure upon its original release in 1982, Lookin' to Get Out! was one of the final films directed by the superb Hal Ashby.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Family, War Movies, Drama Movies, Coming Home, Shampoo, Sport Movies, The Slugger's Wife, Music!, The Last Detail, Heat, Thriller, Crime Movies, Action Movies

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Directed by Hal Ashby

Starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort

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