I'm not sure how we'd describe our current era in terms of where most of the power lies?Ī lot of the characters who were mentioned in my Spielberg piece were in amongst it in this one too, plus some others. Traditionally, the producer would be in charge and the director would do their job… but this was an age where the director held more sway and pretty much called all the shots. It was also a time (perhaps late 60s to late 70s) where the director was the head honcho. Times they were a-changin' of course, with all the activity and movements shaking the world up (isn't there always, but this was a big time in our evolution).įoreign an 'artsy' films became more popular as people were looking for something a little 'different', progressive and anything that challenged the status quo. There was a bit of a lull in the industry in the early 60s and this time sparked a resurgence towards the end of the decade. Of course, the title draws on a couple of classic of the time - Easy Rider and Raging Bull, respectively.Īnother good doc focusing on that era of film making dubbed as the 'new Hollywood'.
It's called Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and was made in 2003, directed by Kenneth Bowser and based on a book of the same name by Peter Biskind. One of the commenters, mentioned another film of the same ilk that I may be interested in and very much follows the progress of the same era. This article follows on from my post a couple of days back after watching the Steven Spielberg documentary. Bogdanovich considers the entire work to be spurious as scholarship.More great actors, producers, directors and associates from a golden age in the movie industry! He's the worst kind of human being I know."įrancis Ford Coppola was similarly critical, noting that Biskind interviewed only people who had a negative view of him and that Biskind caricatured Coppola's work and life.Ĭritic Roger Ebert noted that Steven Spielberg said of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls that, ""Every single word in that book about me is either erroneous, or a lie." Ebert himself notes that, "Biskind has a way of massaging his stories to suit his agenda." When asked about Biskind's portrayal of him as "a womanizer, a tyrant, and a bully," William Friedkin said, "I've actually never read the book, but I've talked to some of my friends who are portrayed in it, and we all share the opinion that it is partial truth, partial myth and partial out-and-out lies by mostly rejected girlfriends and wives." Peter Bogdanovich was reportedly furious, saying that Biskind did not interview him extensively for the book.
We were all lured into talking to this guy because people thought he was a straight guy but he was filling a commission from the publisher for a hatchet job. Robert Altman denounced both the book and Biskind's methods, saying "It was hate mail. Several of the film-makers profiled in the book have criticized Biskind.
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