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Easy riders, raging bulls : how the sex-drugs-and-rock 'n' roll generation saved Hollywood /

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A documentary of Peter Biskind's controversial, best-selling book, which chronicles edgy, impressionistic pictures made by maverick, now-legendary directors such as Scorsese, Coppola, Lucas, Altman, Polanski and Peckinpah. Includes interviews with many directors, writers, actors, etc. Bonus dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation, Fremantle Corporation, Submarine Entertainment (Firm), Cactus Three (Firm), Sony Music Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Bowser, Kenneth, Talbot, Rachel, Macy, William H., 1950-, Mailman, Paul, Akesson, Pascal, Biskind, Peter
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 2004.
Subjects:
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > United States > History.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Table of Contents:
  • disc 1. Opening : 1966 Hollywood
  • Before the revolution
  • King of the B's
  • Storming the gates
  • Freedom, man that's what it's all about
  • The man who would be king
  • Easy rider takes a spill
  • The next wave
  • The lunatics
  • The revenge of the nerds
  • Epilogue
  • End credits.
  • disc 2. The times
  • Sex and drugs
  • United Artists : Midnight cowboy
  • The film critics
  • Robert Altman : a directory's style
  • Hal Ashby : the homeless spirit
  • Peter Bogdanovich : the man who loved the movies
  • Francis Ford Coppola : director's journey
  • Dennis Hopper : actor as director
  • George Lucas : a galaxy far, far way
  • Sam Peckinpah : sensitive excess
  • Martin Scorcese : talent finding the edge
  • Steven Spielberg : innocent savant
  • The participants strike back
  • The author, Peter Biskind. Starting the book ; Telling the stories ; Getting access ; The aftermath.