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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

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Hollywood in the 1960s: the studios are in decline; aging moguls are frantic to attract an audience distracted by TV; and, in severe contrast, an explosion of creative energy in European cinema is shaking the foundations of film-making convention. By the 1970s, Hollywood falls to a new generation of filmmakers who usher in a renaissance of bold and influential films. But, as the personal visions of this "New Hollywood" flourish, drug abuse and egotism threaten to overturn its rule.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film This is a comprehensive and uncompromising look at some of the films that still influence many independent film-makers today - an absolute must for fans of Seventies cinema. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 13, 2008 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Essential. Rated: 5/5 Sep 23, 2007 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly What nobody disputes is that the "film brat" generation of Spielberg, Lucas, et al., saved Hollywood. The question now is, who's to save us from the Hollywood they created? Mar 18, 2005 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The movie works as a Cliff Notes version of the era. Rated: 3/4 May 24, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed M Not as good as the book but entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/21 Full Review andres s Really interesting to see how movies have changed with the times and the social events that were happening during that time. Especially how the late 60's and 70's introduced a new way to make films and changed filmmaking forever. I love all the stories that all these people who were involved have to tell. I love how detailed they are. It's so funny how the filmmakers the came after the Coppola's, the Altman's, the Ashby's, Hopper's, Peckinpah's were regarded as the nerds. These included Spielberg, Lucas, Scorsese, Polanski. Paul Schrader was probably one of the most interesting people in this documentary. He seems like an insightful man. Kind of crazy how off the rails Hopper became, especially with the help of drugs. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Glossed over a lot that the book explores but as a cliff notes version it's alright. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good doc, not comprehensive enough though even though it's two hours. Also it just kind of ends. Pretty anticlimactic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Graet documentary about a bunch of directors and how the film industry reinvented. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Easy Riders, Raging Bulls is an interesting snapshot of a pivotal period in film but it doesn't have quite the insight that I was hoping for. Perhaps I'll get that if I actually read the book. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Hollywood in the 1960s: the studios are in decline; aging moguls are frantic to attract an audience distracted by TV; and, in severe contrast, an explosion of creative energy in European cinema is shaking the foundations of film-making convention. By the 1970s, Hollywood falls to a new generation of filmmakers who usher in a renaissance of bold and influential films. But, as the personal visions of this "New Hollywood" flourish, drug abuse and egotism threaten to overturn its rule.
Director
Kenneth Bowser
Producer
Rachel Talbot, Kenneth Bowser
Screenwriter
Kenneth Bowser
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 11, 2004
Runtime
1h 59m