Comments on: Wes Anderson, Judd Apatow & More Weigh In On The Great Hal Ashby; Plus The Case For ‘The Landlord’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/wes-anderson-judd-apatow-more-weigh-in-20080710/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: chris m. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/wes-anderson-judd-apatow-more-weigh-in-20080710/#comment-1447 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=10614#comment-1447 Couldn’t agree with you more! I caught this one evening on TCM when I was flipping around and what’s-his-face was introducing it. I’d still say my favorite is probably “Coming Home,” but this is a close second, battling “Detail.” It’s a remarkable balance of humor, drama, and one of the more emotionally honest portrayals of race at the time.

There really should be a Criterion release for this (well, all Ashby essentially). He’s one of the forgotten 70s directors and a real visionary that opened a lot of proverbial doors for future filmmakers.

Cheers to you guys for bringing up the film! This is one of the best sites on the web.

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