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New Hollywood List II
Chinatown [1974]Chinatown [1974]
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Excellent reworking of film noir by Roman Polanski with a script by Robert Towne....
Nashville [Us Import]Nashville [Us Import] by Original Soundtrack
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This classic by Robert Altman, possibly his best work, really ought to be reissued properly on DVD....
Jaws [1976]Jaws [1976]
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A hugely entertaining film from a so-so novel; special-effects delays lead to great acting from Shaw, Scheider & Dreyfuss...
Taxi Driver [1976]Taxi Driver [1976]
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A Scorsese-masterpiece scripted by Paul Schrader with great performances and a classic soundtrack....
Big Wednesday [1978]Big Wednesday [1978]
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Enjoyable film from John Milius, who scripted 'Apocalypse Now!' and is always good for a laugh....
Paper Moon [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC)Paper Moon [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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The last great film from Peter Bogdanovich....
Carrie [1976]Carrie [1976]
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Excellent entertainment, with hint of exploitation from Brian De Palma....
Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [1977]Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [1977]
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'Star Wars: A New Hope' changed everything for better or for worse. 'Return of the Jedi' is awful....
Blue Collar [1978] (NTSC)Blue Collar [1978] (NTSC)
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Excellent debut film from Paul Schrader starring Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor & Yaphet Kotto....
Days Of Heaven [1979]Days Of Heaven [1979]
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Gorgeous period film from the director of 'Badlands' & 'The Thin Red Line'....
Coming Home [1978]Coming Home [1978]
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A classic Vietnam-themed piece from Hal Ashby....
Close Encounters of the Third Kind--Collector's Edition (two discs) [1978]Close Encounters of the Third Kind--Collector's Edition (two discs) [1978]
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Like '2001', brilliant if you're in the right-mood; if not, ponderous and overlong. An interesting take on aliens though....
The Deer Hunter: Special Edition (2 discs) [1979]The Deer Hunter: Special Edition (2 discs) [1979]
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Michael Cimino's masterpiece based around a group of people and the effect of the Vietnam War on them.....
Apocalypse Now Redux [1979]Apocalypse Now Redux [1979]
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Mostly brilliant film, which is like Fellini colliding with 'Dispatches' after seeing 'Aguire, the Wrath of God'.....
American Gigolo [1980]American Gigolo [1980]
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Schrader's hit film that was influenced by Robert Bresson & imitated by people like Tony Scott and Adrian Lyne....
Raging Bull - 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Disc Set [1981]Raging Bull - 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Disc Set [1981]
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Another masterpiece from Scorsese, scripted by Paul Schrader (amongst others); blows me away everytime I see it....
Reds [1981]Reds [1981]
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Underrated oscar-winning biopic-epic starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman & Jack Nicholson....
Heaven's Gate [1980]Heaven's Gate [1980]
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The full-length version of this film is great! Why such a bad reputation?- cos it lost money?????? '1941' this isn't.....
Blow Out [1980]Blow Out [1980]
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De Palma's best film, influenced more by 'Blow Up' & 'The Conversation' than the usual influence of Hitchcock!
One From The Heart [1982]One From The Heart [1982]
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Visually stunning film with great music and the vixen Nastassia Kinski. Undervalued....
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [1983]Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi [1983]
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Produced by Francis Coppola, who would also co-produce 'Kagemusha', 'The Escape Artist' & 'Mishima'
Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters [1985]Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters [1985]
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Probably the last New Hollywood film- fusing art cinema motifs...
The King Of Comedy [1982]The King Of Comedy [1982]
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Excellent deranged satire from Scorsese as he approaches his wilderness years and fails to make 'The Last Temptation of Christ' in 1983....
Rumble Fish [1983]Rumble Fish [1983]
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The last great film from Francis Ford Coppola...
Out Of The Blue [1982]Out Of The Blue [1982]
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....and a dark work by Dennis Hopper, who once directed 'Easy Rider'....