9 years ago

Watch: Rare 1960s Documentary ‘The New Cinema’ 

New Hollywood had arrived with Bonnie and Clyde in 1967, and already by 1968 it was changing how Hollywood thought and acted. The student film scene was getting ready to explode, and it knew it….

  • “Between the French La Nouvelle Vague and the Italian Neorealismo, Europe had been undergoing a continuous cinema transformation since the 1950s, while the ailing American studio system groaned under its own weight and inertia.”

By Michael Heilemann  |  Kitbashed

  • “Directed by Gary Young, “The New Cinema” (1968 TV Movie) features some great impromptu interviews from the likes of Roman Polanski, Andy Warhol, Dustin Hoffman, Francis Ford Coppola, and the up-and-coming at the time George Lucas. And while the doc is interesting in its own right, it’s amazing to see this particular collection of filmmakers, most of whom would make some of the greatest movies in history.” 

By Gary Garrison | The Playlist 

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Also recommend! A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (63 min.) Directed by Gary Leva, The film illuminates the creation of Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark San Francisco film company American Zoetrope, set against the changing landscape of American cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. A Legacy of Filmmakers features short interviews with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola. 

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Thank you for uploading Michael Heilemann and Gary Leva. Also have a peek at ‘George Lucas: Maker of Film,’ a unique 1971 interview by Gene Youngblood (FULL INTERVIEW – VIMEO). Photo credit: Michael Heilemann