Myth-making that will enrage only those who take it too seriously. Like the Americanįilm Institute's instantly irritating list of the 100 greatestįilms of all time, this book is a serviceable enough piece of mainstream Mostly, Biskind wants to tell some wild stories. These movies managed to get made in Hollywood, and then how the dreamĭied. Pp.), Peter Biskind wants to tell us exactly how it all went down, how In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (Simon & Schuster, 506 Or the lunatics took over the asylum, or young filmmaking lunaticsĮventually flew too close to the sun and crashed into a sea of cocaineĪnd celluloid.

Young filmmakers were given the keys to the kingdom, And there are so many moreĪttempts at understanding this mini-renaissance often turn intoĬliche festivals. Is in the pictures: A not-so-random sampling includes two Godfathers,įive Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show, Badlands, Mean Streets, AĬlockwork Orange, Chinatown, Nashville, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver and Network. Represented the last great period of moviemaking in America. Most cinephiles would agree that the early-to-mid-'70s Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.' Retrieved from

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This is a unique portrait of an iconoclastic period of movie history when filmmakers made a huge impact on the whole of American culture. However, this newfound freedom gave birth to an explosion of ego, soaring budgets and a seemingly endless supply of drugs and the filmmakers' mutual support and encouragement degenerated into bitter rivalry. With each success the filmmakers were allowed more creative control.

Hopper, Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas were among its main heroes. This was a golden age of American cinema. It all began with Dennis Hopper's 'Easy Rider' in 1969, and came to a close with Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' in 1980. Those times gave birth to a new generation of filmmakers who breathed new life into Hollywood. Section: Landmarks of American Mass Cultureīased on Peter Biskind's best-selling book, the documentary examines 1970’s Hollywood, when the director was the star of the movie. Add to favourites Screening schedule Screenings:

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