Movement
New Hollywood
The decade the studios lost control and handed it to film-school directors: downbeat endings, location shooting, and protagonists who lose.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola · 1972
Chinatown
Roman Polanski · 1974
Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese · 1976
Easy Rider
Dennis Hopper · 1969
More in Movement
Run this as a festival
Set the clock, pick the awards, and let your guild nominate. Six films over three months is the recommended shape.
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