![]() ![]() This is a unique portrait of an iconoclastic period of movie history when filmmakers made a huge impact on the whole of American culture. You wont find any dodgy Z-listers here - or at least, if. Thankfully, this informative romp through 70s cinema has chosen its talking heads carefully. 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. Its only when you watch an in-depth documentary such as Easy Riders, Raging Bulls that you realise how much second-rate rubbish TV-makers now foist on us in the name of factual entertainment. 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. ![]() Like the American Film Institutes instantly irritating list of the 100 greatest films of all time, this book. Add to favourites Screening schedule Screenings: Mostly, Biskind wants to tell some wild stories. ![]()
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