The Silver screen revolution American cinema 1960-1980

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Summary: Rejecting Hollywood's traditions, young American filmmakers in the 1960s forged a new cinema that held sway for two decades. This program revisits that period through detailed interviews with directors Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) and Lee Schatzberg (The Panic in Needle Park) and production designer Dean Tavoularis (The Godfather trilogy, Apocolypse Now) Scorcese talks at length about the upheaval of the Vietnam era and the challenges of getting Mean Streets made; Schatzberg, in conjunction with legendary producer Dominick Dunne, describes how studio management changes affected Panic; and Tavoularis shares recollections from his long collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2009], c2008.

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General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Mar. 01, 2009. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Film History: New Film Inspiration (5:35) -- Development of the Hollywood Antihero (4:01) -- Public Unrest and Protest (5:24) -- Filmmakers and Politics in the 1970s (1:21) -- New Hollywood Stars (4:23) -- Producer Dominick Dunne (3:12) -- Making of "The Godfather" (5:36) -- Martin Scorsese: In the Beginning (4:03) -- Financial Backing for Film (4:56) -- Biographical Film: "Mean Streets" (4:23) -- "Apocalypse Now" (1979) (2:54) -- Challenges of Making "Apocalypse Now" (2:03) -- George Lucas' "Star Wars" (1977) (2:00)
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Target Audience Note:	12 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
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