Word: biskind
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Dates: during 2003-2003
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...sees the 1970s in movies as an interregnum between the old studio system and today's blockbuster machine, when idiosyncratic directors were able to persuade the moneymen to bankroll dark, even cynical, movies like MASH and Network for a mass audience. It's a familiar thesis--see Peter Biskind's 1998 book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls--but well fleshed out with interviews with big names (Scorsese, Coppola, Altman) who rise to the always daunting challenge of explaining why their work was so darn brilliant. The best insights come from actress Julie Christie, who distills the theme of '70s movies...