Peter Biskind's "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls"

List creator: thejasonholland Created on: February 3, 2004 - 12:25 PM PST Description: A concise list regarding selections from one of the best reads a film-enthusiast could get their hands on.

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	Shadows (1959)
Probably the biggest influence on these young independently minded storytellers was John Cassavetes.
	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The first big success that begat the changing of the generations who creatively controlled American cinema.
	Easy Rider (Criterion) (1969)
Why the Film School Generation was going to work.
	The Directors Series: Roger Corman (1999)			Not Rated
This is the guy who made it happen for them. One of the only one's willing to take a shot and let these kids get their feet wet in the industry.
	M*A*S*H (1970)
While the studio is busy making Patton, give Altman and crew some time and money to make one of the funniest movies about war right under their noses.
	The Last Picture Show (Criterion) (1971)
Peter Bogdanovich, meet Cybil Shepherd.
	The French Connection (Collector's Edition) (1971)
The modern chase scene is established.
	McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Robert Altman and Warren Beatty butt heads, but the outcome turns out okay.
	The Godfather (1972)
Coppola does the impossible. 'Nuff said.
	American Graffiti (1973)
Nostalgia and style from a then unkown George Lucas.
	The Exorcist (Remastered) (1973)
A huge success that once again proved these guys could draw in the crowds like in the Golden Age.
	Mean Streets (1973)
Marty Scorsese makes his mark and puts De Niro and Keitel on the map as well.
	Chinatown (1974)
Robert Towne's Chinatown or Roman Polanski's?
	The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Evans' side of the story.
	Sorcerer (1977)
A box-office disaster, but an interesting chapter in the book on the making of this.
	Jaws (1975)
The tide changes and the rest from here is history. The Summer of the Blockbuster is born.
	Taxi Driver (1976)
Enter Paul Schrader. The writer that spoke aloud what so many were not understanding about the undertones of what an individual goes through in this American society.
	The Stars of Star Wars: Interviews from the Cast (1999)
First-hand accounts.
	Carrie (1976)
De Palma and Lucas cast this and Star Wars in the same sessions. Amy Irving almost wound up wearing the buns over her ears. Christopher Walken could have been captain of the Falcon.
	Heaven's Gate (Criterion) (Disc 1 of 2) (1981)
The movie that made the momentum built throughout the 70s come to a screeching halt. Few were able to make their own movies again.
	Raging Bull (Collector's Edition) (1980)
Considered to be the last masterpiece from this generation.
	A Decade Under the Influence (2003)			Not Rated
Not the documentary based on the book, but better. While Trio Channel's adaptation documentary only covered about the first thrid of the book- Demme and LaGravenese managed to give us the same juiciness that is found in Biskind's coverage.