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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century
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One of the most exhilarating periods in film history began with Dennis Hopper’s groundbreaking “Easy Rider” in 1969 and ended with Scorsese’s masterpiece “Raging Bull” in 1980, with Beverly Hills shrouded under a blanket of cocaine: at least, that’s how it seemed. Based on interviews with all the Hollywood players of the time, this is the story of creativity and excess in Hollywood, when Coppola, Bogdanovich, Scorsese, Lucas, Hopper, Altman and Spielberg were at the height of their powers. Recounted with refreshing candour, those involved talk about their rise to glory and the sex, drugs and money that made so many of them crash and burn.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 21st Birthday Celebratory ed edition (2 Jan. 2007) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 528 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0747590141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0747590149 |
| Dimensions | 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm |
by BS on parade
Even if you have no idea who George Lucas and William Friedkin are, I would still recommend this book. It’s a big entertaining story of how some drugged up hedonists (with only a few exceptions) in the ’70’s made some the best movies ever made. Movies covered include Star Wars, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now, American Graffiti, Jaws, Exorcist etc.
I’ve read a lot of film books. This one stands head and shoulders above the rest. So big was its impact that few film books since don’t mention it at least twice.
At least two books have been written to argue directly with this book – the excellent “Blockbuster” by Tom Shone and the decent but unremarkable “It Don’t Worry Me” by Ryan Gilbey. Also a sequel of sorts was written called “Rebels On The Backlot” by Sharon Waxman, which concentrates on the ’90’s.
by Helen B
If you are a film buff like me this is a fantastic read. The writer has really done his research so it is packed full of information to bring that era of filmmaking to life.