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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.

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

"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 .

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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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.

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 ...

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.