Few authors are associated with a single period of film history as Hal Ashby with New Hollywood. In 1970s he made series of remarkable films, many of them now considered classics. In 1980s, after the end of New Hollywood, Ashby had serious problems adapting to new circumstances and his films were forgettable. That included 1986 crime thriller *8 Millions Ways to Die*, which is now known mostly as his last film. The…







